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  • NURS 238: Variances in Health Patterns of Adults and Elders II

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: NURS 225, NURS 226, NURS 235, and NURS 292. Applies the concepts of the bio-psycho-social-cultural- developmental-spiritual sciences in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions for the adult and geriatric client experiencing variances in functional health patterns. Emphasizes health management and metabolic patterns. Provides opportunities within a systems framework to deliver nursing care with increased depth, complexity, and independence to adult and elderly clients in acute care settings. Bell, Buttaro, Davis, Gazarian, Rico, Steller.
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  • NURS 247: Variances in Health Patterns of the Childbearing Family

    8.00 Credits
    Smith College

    8 sem. hrs. Prereq.: NURS 225, NURS 226, NURS 235, NURS 292, PSYC 101, and PSYC 237. Applies the concepts of the bio-psycho-social-cultural- developmental-spiritual sciences in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions for the childbearing family experiencing variances in functional health patterns. Emphasizes health management and sexuality/ reproduction. Includes clinical experiences encompassing care of the high-risk and acutely and chronically ill young family in both acute and community settings. Dieujuste, Faller.
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  • NURS 249: Variances in Health Patterns of the Childrearing Family

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem hrs. Prereq.: NURS 225, NURS 226, NURS 235, NURS 292, PSYC 101, and PSYC 237. Students will apply the concepts of bio-psychosocial- cultural-developmental-spiritual sciences in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions for children and families. Using the functional health patterns as a framework, this course focuses on application of the nursing process with emphasis on nursing diagnosis and outcomes. Addresses the integration of family and community as key concepts in health management. Clinical experiences will include care of the acutely and chronically ill child employing a familycentered approach. Berube, Faller.
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  • NURS 292: Health Assessment

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Must be taken prior to or concurrently with NURS 226. Assessment is an integral skill in nursing care. In this course, students learn the components of a comprehensive health history and interviewing techniques. The approach to physical examination of all body systems will be presented in class. The motor skills necessary to perform a complete physical examination will be demonstrated and practiced in the laboratory. At the end of the semester, students will demonstrate a complete physical examination on laboratory partners. Berube, Loftus.
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  • NURS 337: Nursing Care of Individuals,Families,and Communities

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: NURS 225, NURS 226, NURS 235, NURS 247, NURS 249, NURS 292, and prior to or concurrent with NURS 238 or NURS 348. Provides an overview of theoretical concepts related to community-based health care and family health. Applies concepts of health, health assessment, and therapeutic communication and interviewing within the context of the family and community. Focuses on assisting the student in the development of nursing skills necessary to promote health of families and communities. Gives attention to awareness of diversity, cultural sensitivity, and knowledge to enable the students to provide culturally competent nursing care. McGee, Teeley.
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  • NURS 348: Variances in Health Patterns of Clients with Psychiatric and Mental Illness

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: NURS 225, NURS 226, NURS 235, NURS 292, PSYC 101, and PSYC 237. Uses the concepts of the bio-psycho-social-cultural- developmental-spiritual sciences in developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions for the client experiencing variances in functional health patterns related to psychiatric mental illness. Applies knowledge of functional health patterns that form the basis for the delivery of nursing care to those across the life span. Offers clinical experiences in in-patient and community psychiatric/mental health settings. Barron, Christoffersen, McGee.
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  • NURS 350: Independent Study

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Consent of the department. Offers an individualized opportunity to study an issue or topic relevant to the theory and/or practice of nursing. Utilizes library research, clinical research, or analysis of advanced clinical practice. Beal.
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  • NURS 390: Nursing Research

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: NURS 225, NURS 226. Provides an opportunity to integrate knowledge and principles from general education, nursing education, and nursing practice to issues of relevance to the nursing profession. Facilitates professional role transition through examination of nursing's history, educational programs, roles, legal issues, ethical concerns, health policy, concepts in research, and the health care delivery system. Stresses independent learning, self-direction, and understanding of group interaction in the teaching-learning process through problembased learning. Rissmiller, White.
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  • NURS 454: Leadership and Management in the Clinical Setting

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: All nursing courses with the exception of NURS 390 and NURS 455. A capstone nursing class taught in conjunction with NURS 455. Focuses on the leadership and management role of the nurse in a precepted direct clinical experience. Assists students to become effective organizational members assuming professional responsibility in a field-based internship. Encourages self-actualization, independent learning, self-direction, and understanding of group interaction in the teaching- learning process through weekly seminars. Helps students to evolve as nursing professionals as they transition into future employees and future managers. Explores leadership and management theory, critical thinking, nursing concepts, and personal/ professional development within clinical experience and in a written project. Uses clinical seminars to increase knowledge and understanding of visionary leadership, management, communication, strategies for delegation, conflict resolution, and quality control while in direct clinical practice. Beal, Dieujuste, Koeniger-Donohue, Duty, McGee, Rissmiller, Rico, Teeley.
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  • NURS 455: Clinical Decision-Making

    4.00 Credits
    Smith College

    4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: All nursing courses with the exception of NURS 390 and NURS 454. A final nursing class taught in conjunction with NURS 454. Focuses on the synthesis of nursing knowledge required to care for the patient and family with complex nursing needs. Centers on nursing care of patients across the life span but emphasizes the adult and geriatric patient. Assimilates previously learned information to add the depth and breadth necessary to provide holistic care for patients and families in challenging health care circumstances. Requires independent preparation and critical thinking for the synthesis and acquisition of new understandings, which will serve as a model for the ongoing professional development of the nurse as a lifelong learner. Includes NCLEX-type quizzes and case studies. Costello, Duty, Rico.
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