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9.00 Credits
A course designed to introduce the nursing student to nursing as a profession and practice discipline. The role of the Associate Degree nurse is explored as provider of care, manager of care and member of the discipline of nursing. The core components of nursing practice are introduced as an organizing framework with the focus on provider of care and introduction to critical thinking. Categories reflecting human needs and the nursing process formulate a holistic patient assessment incorporating therapeutic, caring interventions for patients across the life span. Prerequisite: All accompanying requirements listed in the student manual (such as health requirements and CPR certification). Corequisites: Courses as listed in the main portion of the catalog. General education courses may be taken prior to entering the nursing program. Code 9 course fee.
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9.00 Credits
A course designed to investigate health alterations that affect the essential activities of daily living and human needs. Discussion will focus on the application of the nursing process to the care of adults with disorders of the endocrine, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal systems as well as psychosocial needs. Code 9 course fee. Prerequisites: NURS 175 and BIOL 130. Corequisite: NURS 174.
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9.00 Credits
A course designed to address the health care needs of childbearing families and to investigate health alterations that affect essential activities of daily living and human needs. Discussion will focus on the application of the nursing process to the care of adults with disorders of the respiratory, hematological, immunological and reproductive systems and the childbearing and child rearing families. Code 9 course fee. Prerequisites: NURS 174, NURS 176 and corequisite: BIOL 232
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10.00 Credits
The course addresses the application of the nursing process to the care of clients with disorders of the cardiovascular, renal/urinary, and neurosensory systems as well as clients with complex health care needs. The roles of the nurse as provider of care, as manger of care and as leader of the health care team are also emphasized. Beginning management/ leadership concepts are introduced and implemented in the clinical setting. The clinical experience is one full day per week as the student prepares for the graduate nurse role. The student will be teamed with an experienced RN mentor to work a concentrated clinical rotation on the day or night shift for the preceptorship experience. Code 9 course fee. Prerequisites: NURS 273 and BIOL 232 and corequisite: NURS 275
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2.00 Credits
This course is concerned with issues facing the nursing professional today. Special emphasis will be placed on material necessary for a smooth transition from the role of nursing student toward that of practicing nurse. Literature inside and outside the profession will be included to encourage the student to think critically about important issues. Historical perspectives, sociological/financial perspectives, legal, ethical, delegation, globalization, disaster management, management principles, leadership and political issues will be discussed. Code 3 course fee. Prerequisites: NURS 273 and corequisite: NURS 274
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3.00 Credits
This course presents critical thinking as a set of conceptual tools and analytical skills used for better understanding and evaluating the world around us. Classroom time is divided between (1) the development of basic concepts and evaluative frameworks used in critical thinking and (2) practice in applying these concepts and frameworks. Topics covered include the nature of argument, inductive and deductive reasoning, language and rhetoric, theory of knowledge, interpretation theory, problem solving, and informal fallacies.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to Western philosophy through exploration of significant historical eras within philosophy. Ancient, Medieval, Modern, Enlightenment, 19th Century, and Contemporary. Attention may also be given to non-Western philosophy. Within each historical era, certain continuing philosophical problems and themes will be stressed: metaphysics, theory of knowledge, ethics, political philosophy and philosophy of religion. The relevance of philosophy will be shown to current condition and contemporary problems by encouraging students to think and write critically, be creative and develop their own philosophical perspective and world view. Prerequisites: ENGL 011 Min Grade is C ENGL 021 Min. Grade is C Placement test score or successful completion of required developmental English courses with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the historical evolution, the fundamental doctrines and beliefs, the practices, institutions and cultural expressions of religious traditions with an emphasis on some of the essential differences and similarities which exist among each religious tradition, and points to the uniqueness of each of them. The major religions covered are Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and traditional African beliefs. Primal or "oral" religions willalso be studied, and contrasted with "historical" religions. Prerequisites: ENGL011 Min. Grade is C Placement test score or successful completion of required developmental English courses with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores major ethical issues facing the business community today, such as bribery, whistle blowing, environmentalism, employee rights, businesses' social responsibility, affirmative action programs and the political responsibility of multinationals. The emphasis of this course will be on teaching students to use critical thinking to arrive at informed moral judgments. Home study.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the ethical dimension of some of the following topics: the concepts of health and disease, concepts of mental health, concepts of personhood, patients' rights and professional responsibilities, the disclosure of information, abortion, genetics, fetal research and human reproduction, euthanasia and the definition of death, ethical issues in human experimentation, and the allocation of medical resources.
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