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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
2 hours The research process as a problem solving sub-tool of caring is studied. Research designs are examined, and students will begin the senior project. Offered every spring semester concurrently with NURS 350, 354, 360, 365, and SCI 362.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1, 2, or 4 hours A work-study on-the-job learning experience which provides an opportunity for nursing students to expand the breadth and/or depth of knowledge in a specific area of nursing. Prerequisites: 12 credits in nursing courses and consent of department.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1, 2, or 4 hours
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4.00 Credits
4 hours The caring process with an emphasis on the nursing process is applied to the care of families with a focus on the childbearing phase, including normal and high risk patients. Teaching and health promotion are emphasized, along with client management skills. Prerequisites: NURS 350, 353, 354, 360, 365, 368, SCI 355, 361, 362.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours The study of the community and its population groups. Focus on levels of prevention in the use of the nursing process to promote, maintain and protect the health of individuals, groups and communities. The caring process is emphasized. Clinical experience is in schools, agencies, and community groups providing services in Northeast Iowa. Prerequisites: NURS 350, 353, 354, 360, 365, 368, SCI 355, 361, 362. (Fulfills Intcl requirement when offered during the summer in Nottingham).
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4.00 Credits
4 hours The caring process is used to assist clients experiencing pathophysiological interruptions to health. Emphasis is on refining clinical skills in caring for adults with more complex chronic illnesses and the collaborative role of the professional nurse across the multidisciplinary health care team. Leadership/management concepts as they apply to professional nursing are emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 350, 353, 354, 360, 365, 368, SCI 355, 361, 362.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours A study and analysis of economic, social, political and ethical factors that affect management of human, technological, and financial resources in health service organizations. Includes the historical development of health care delivery and reform issues in the U.S. and selected other industrialized nations. There will be a particular focus on strategic and operational management of hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health care agencies. Rural versus urban issues will also be addressed. Prerequisites: NURS 350, 353, 354, 360, 365, 368, SCI 355, 361, 362.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1, 2, or 4 hours Prerequisite: NURS 368.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A year-long independent research project. Applications are completed on the "Honors Program" formavailable at the registrar's office, requiring the signatures of a faculty supervisor, the department head, the honors program director, and the registrar. Interdisciplinary projects require the signatures of two faculty supervisors. The project must be completed by the due date for senior projects. The completed project is evaluated by a review committee consisting of the faculty supervisor, another faculty member from the major department, and a faculty member from outside the major department. All projects must be presented publicly. Only projects awarded an "A- or A" qualifyfor "department honors" designation. The honorsproject fulfills the all-college senior project requirement.
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4.00 Credits
4, 4 hours A two-semester common course for all first-year students, focused on one or more themes that confront us as learners and as citizens. Paideia I is committed to developing students' abilities as critical readers, writers, informed speakers, and researchers. The course draws on European, African, Asian, and American traditions so that students will encounter multiple perspectives in seeking answers to the questions posed by the course. Material is drawn from ancient times through the present. Students must successfully complete the course to graduate and are not allowed to withdraw from Paideia 111 and 112.
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