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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
This course focuses on community assessment and intervention with vulnerable groups and communities. Emphasis is placed on critical analysis and use of epidemiological data and functional health patterns to plan and intervene in areas of health promotion, screening, and rehabilitation with community groups. Prerequisites: NUR 313 and NUR 314.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the nursing care of acutely, chronically, and terminally ill clients of all ages and their families. Emphasis is placed on the integration of environmental, psychosocial, economic, cultural, personal, and family health concepts in the home setting. Creative problem solving, which enables a family to care for their family member's health needs, is a significant element of this fundamental course. Prerequisites: NUR 313 and NUR 314.
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5.00 Credits
This course is focused on utilizing the nursing process in providing mental health care in the community setting and inpatient psychiatric setting with individuals, families, and community groups. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication and nursing care at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of mental health intervention. Concepts of environment, group process, family therapy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and affective skills of critical thinking are integrated with the bio-psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural aspects of mental health nursing practice. Prerequisites: NUR 313 and NUR 314.
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2.00 Credits
Nursing management and leadership roles are expected in today's changing health care agencies. Emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary approach to planning nursing care for groups using selected standards. The course includes a critical examination of professional development and peer collaboration as well as the economic, legal, and political factors influencing health care. Prerequisite: NUR 456.
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6.00 Credits
The focus of this course is the acute care and collaborative management of critically ill clients. Emphasis is placed on the recognition of subtle changes in assessment findings, the development of a plan of care in response to immediate and impending needs, the application of advanced nursing skills, and the nurturing of sound clinical judgment. Prerequisites: NUR 411, NUR 412, and NUR 413.
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1.00 Credits
This writing-intensive course integrates theories and concepts from liberal arts education into nursing practice through the formation of a clinical change project. Emphasis is on applying evidenced-based practice into the clinical setting. Prerequisites: NUR 411, NUR 412, and NUR 413.
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3.00 Credits
The practicum in nursing provides a selected clinical experience to optimize the transition to a professional career. Nursing care areas are chosen according to preceptor availability and student focus. A faculty member assists in planning, implementing, and evaluating the learning experience. A writing-intensive course. Prerequisite: NUR 456.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines nursing as a profession and a discipline and the individual nurse's role as a member of the profession. The theoretical foundations for nursing practice and roles are explored and applied. Emphasis is placed on developing scholarly writing and presentation skills. Critical thinking skills are refined as students discuss and synthesize the literature that guides nursing practice with a special emphasis on caring, diversity, and spirituality.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the critical analysis of nursing and health care research and its application to nursing education, nursing practice, and the delivery of health care services. Emphasis is placed on strategies to access current and relevant data, synthesize the information, and translate new knowledge to practice. Ethical issues in the design and conduct of research are addressed. Prerequisite: NUR 502.
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4.00 Credits
This course utilizes health care policy as a framework to analyze how health is defined and health care is designed and delivered in the United States and around the world. Emphasis is placed on issues of cost, quality, access, disparities, and finance. The various roles of the master's prepared nurse in the health care system are explored. Prerequisite: NUR 504.
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