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4.50 Credits
This seven-week course explores theoretical concepts of public health nursing. Martha Rogers' principles provide the framework to analyze the relationships between individual, community and environment as they impact the promotion and maintenance of optimum health. Clinical practicum includes managing and providing holistic nursing care to families through home care agencies as well as engaging in health education/promotion within a variety of settings. Four lecture hours and 15 hours of clinical practice per week for one quarter. Prerequisites: NUR409, NUR412A, NUR413A. Co-requisites: NUR411, NUR414A.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A Nursing elective restricted to senior nursing majors. In this course students will receive an overview of nursing theory with an emphasis on test taking skills and study strategies to help prepare for nursing course examinations and the NCLEX-RN examination. This course will include a discussion of CAT (Computer Adaptive Testing) and will include NCLEX-RN practice tests with a goal of improving grades where a student's knowledge may be lacking. Meets 1.5 lecture hours per week for 10 weeks. Prerequisites: NUR412A, NUR413A. Co-requisites: NUR411, NUR414A, NUR415A.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes knowledge and skills utilized in emergency nursing. The student is presented with legalities and basic physical examination skills, as well as the management of common medical emergencies, specific types of trauma, and burns. In addition, the concepts of triage, disaster management and integration of prehospital care, is explored. This course is a Nursing elective and cannot be substituted for required courses within the Nursing Major. Offered through the Evening Division.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to examine the ethical, legal, political, and economic issues that impact health care and nursing practice. Analysis of national and international organizational structures and trends will be the primary focus. The role of the nurse as consumer and activist within the human-environmental field will be explored. Three lecture hours per week. This is a required course for RN-BSN students.
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4.00 Credits
The course explores the open system of unitary human beings concerned with disruptions in structure and function, changes in pattern and organization, and manifestations of these changes and disruptions. Concepts to be covered are cellular dynamics, fluid and electrolyte, acid-base patterns, principles of immunology, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurologic, metabolic, intestinal, and musculoskeletal human response patterns. In addition, pharmacological and nutritional patterns will be integrated with each human response pattern.. Four lecture hours per week. Required of students in the RN to BSN Program and second degree accelerated programs. Not open to students who have taken NUR440. Prerequisites: BIO200 and BIO201 or permission of Instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to involve the experienced nurse in exploring management and leadership theory and process within the health care delivery system. Concepts related to change, negotiation, and decision-making will be explored. Strategies addressing ethical, legal, political, and fiscal issues within the organizational structure will also be examined. Three lecture hours per week. Restricted Admission. Required of students in the RN to BSN Program. Offered only through the Evening Division. Prerequisites: NUR360A, NUR361A, NUR439 & NUR440A . Co-requisites: NUR409 & NUR445A.
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4.00 Credits
This course will focus on the leadership and management role of the professional nurse within human-environmental fields in a variety of health care settings. Six hours of clinical experience and one hour of clinical seminar is required each week to meet the course objectives. Theoretical concepts derived from the components of the curriculum enhance the professional development of the student. Clinical placement is arranged through collaboration with student and faculty to meet course requirements. Required of students in the RN to BSN Program. Restricted Admission. Offered only through the Evening Division. Prerequisites: NUR360A, NUR361A, NUR439 & NUR440A. Co-requisites: NUR409 & NUR444A.
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3.00 Credits
The concept of public health nursing will be explored through the study of human-environment field interactions regarding aggregate populations found in diverse public health settings. The nurse will focus on health promotion and examine the ethical, legal, political and economic issues surrounding health care. Leadership and management strategies will be used in the continued development of the nurse as manager. Three lecture hours per week. Restricted Admission. Required of students in the RN to BSN Program. Offered only through the Evening Division. Prerequisites: NUR360A, NUR361A, NUR440A & NUR441. Co-requisites: NUR409 & NUR447.
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4.00 Credits
Students will function in the role of the professional nurse within the human-environmental fields in the public health setting. Theoretical concepts derived from the didactic components of the curriculum enhance the professional development of the student. Clinical placement is made with the advisement and in concurrence with the student's interest and course requirements. Eight hours clinical experience and two hours of clinical seminar per week. Restricted Admission. Required of students in the RN to BSN Program. Offered only through the Evening Division. Prerequisites: NUR360A, NUR361A, NUR439 & NUR440A. Co-requisites: NUR409 & NUR446.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide practicing nurses with an understanding of the current legal aspects of nursing. Legal responsibilities and liabilities of the nurse in his or her relationship with patients, doctors, and facilities will be investigated. This course is a Nursing elective and cannot be substituted for required courses within the Nursing Major. Offered only through the Evening Division.
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