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3.00 Credits
Offered Periodically A course for students who want to experience firsthand some of Boston’s finest classical music performed in the world renowned concert halls – Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory and Symphony Hall (home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra). Discussion of music, musicians, concert protocol, what makes a great hall and a great concert. In accordance with the mission statement of Curry College, this course helps students think & analyze critically, listen and communicate, understand the contexts, and appreciate the aesthetic experience of classical music. Class will be half classroom discussions, the other half field trips to performances in Boston or by Boston musicians brought to the Curry campus. Pre-or Corequisite: FA 1000 or permission of instructor. Fee.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the musical, both Broadway and Hollywood, and how it evolved from early English opera to what we now see. Students will study examples from early operetta as well as the latest musicals. The class will attend at least one musical off campus. Pre- or Corequisite: FA 1000.
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2.00 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters The Chamber Chorale is the principal performing choir at the College, open to all students by audition. The choir rehearses 2.5 hours per week and performs a variety of musical styles on campus. Auditions should be arranged with the course instructor no later than the first class meeting. This course may be repeated.
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Offered on Demand See description on page 28 of this catalog, under Independent Study.
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3.00 Credits
Fall Semester This course introduces students to health assessment and the role of the nurse as planner and provider of care. The goal is to acquaint students with the skills and techniques necessary to accurately collect data in order to promote, maintain, or restore health. Emphasis is placed on normal findings across developmental levels with common deviations highlighted. Functional, spiritual, psychosocial, cultural, and physiological assessment is discussed, as well as the impact of the environment and life style on health status. The course includes structured learning activities and supervised practice in the laboratory. Students will develop a beginning competence with the physical examination techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Interviewing and history taking will be presented within the context of the communication process. Accountability for results of assessment is emphasized. This course meets the wellness requirement.Fee. Corequisite: NSG 2001.
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5.00 Credits
Fall Semester This course introduces students to the practice of nursing. Students learn a range of concepts and skills necessary to care for, and communicate with, a variety of clients. These concepts include caring for multicultural and aging clients, client mobility and safety, asepsis, skin and wound care, history, ethical/legal issues and math. The nursing process, involving application of critical thinking, is used to provide individualized care. Various roles of the nurse are introduced; the role of provider of care is emphasized. Standards of practice are introduced. A laboratory experience is provided in which students practice basic nursing skills. A clinical component introduces the student to nursing delivery in various health care settings. Fee. Prerequisites: BIOL 1075, BIOL 1175, BIOL 1085, BIOL 1185, CHEM 1001, CHEM 1002, CPR for Health Professionals. Corequisite: NSG 2000.
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7.00 Credits
Spring Semester This course introduces students to the development of the role of the nurse as a provider and manager of care. Students focus on the social, physical, psychological and spiritual responses of individuals and caregivers to disease processes. By integrating the knowledge and skills acquired in the sciences and liberal arts, the student learns the importance of health promotion and illness prevention strategies. The student is prepared to use therapeutic communication and critical thinking skills to provide individualized care to the client in the acute care setting. Standards of Nursing Practice are used. An appreciation of human diversity is emphasized. Theoretical components examine psychosocial concerns, growth and development issues, and interpersonal processes vital to the nursing process. The clinical component provides continued clinical experience in an acute care environment, in which the application of the nursing process is carried out in collaboration with other health professionals. Fee. Prerequisite: NSG 2001.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Spring Semester This course introduces students to the profession of nursing and the development of the role of the nurse as a provider and manager of care. Students focus on the social, physical, psychological and spiritual responses of individuals and caregivers to disease and illness, as well as learn health promotion and disease prevention strategies. The student is prepared to use therapeutic communication and critical thinking skills to provide individualized care to the client in the acute care setting. Standards of Nursing Practice will be introduced. Ethics, ethical decisionmaking and appreciation of human diversity will be integrated. The clinical component is NSG 2044 AC.
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1.00 Credits
Spring Semester This course enables students to acquire beginning competencies in nursing procedures through simulation in the clinical lab. Students are introduced to the role of the nurse as teacher, delegator and supervisor in the performance of patient care. The emphasis is on those procedures essential to nursing practice as well as an understanding of the underlying scientific principles.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Summer Semester This course introduces students to the clinical nursing care of adults in acute care settings. Students will assess the heath status of their patients and become direct care providers for adults from socially and culturally diverse backgrounds. The focus of this clinical experience is on illness and disease management of patient care using evidence based therapeutics, critical thinking and developing clinical judgment. Students assess and manage patient responses to various medical, surgical, and pharmacological interventions. The role of the professional nurse as a designer, provider, and manager of care is emphasized.
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