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  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours (180 hours of clinical per semester) Emphasis is placed on the student's ability to assess and assist both individuals and families of diverse backgrounds in coping with acute/chronic mental health conditions in a variety of institutional and community settings. Group process issues will be explored. This course stresses personal growth through self-reflection. Prerequisite: All 100- and 200-level nursing courses, PY 101. Co-requisites: NS 330.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours (4 hours of theory per week) Professional nurse caring behaviors will be integrated throughout the course with the provision of holistic nursing care of adults with health problems in various acute settings. Critical thinking and therapeutic nursing intervention strategies for individuals experiencing high risk, unstable and critical conditions are emphasized. Standards of care are followed with prioritization of client health needs. The implications of legal and ethical issues are presented. Prerequisite: All 100- and 200-level nursing courses, NS 330 and NS 331. Co-requisites: NS 351.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours (180 hours of clinical per semester) Professional nurse caring will be integrated into holistic nursing care of adults with health problems in various acute care settings. Emphasis is on the individual's and family's response to critical conditions. Therapeutic nursing interventions are aimed at promotion, maintenance and restoration health. Prerequisite: All 100- and 200-level nursing courses, NS 330 and NS 331. Co-requisites: NS 350.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 semester hour This course provides a framework for transition into higher education within the field of health care and serves as a foundation for the RN to BSN, MSN and Health Care Business Leadership programs at Clarkson College. This course is provided over a 3-day period at the beginning of the semester on the Clarkson College campus. Students will learn how to effectively write scholarly papers, both in terms of format and APA style, and discuss the students' role and personal challenges of pursuing an advanced degree. Students will formulate a personal plan for achievement of their professional goals. This course also serves as an overview of the Clarkson College online classroom delivery platform. It includes a look at the instructional methods, format of the course and other features within the Clarkson College online classroom delivery platform. Prerequisites: RN valid license. Advanced placement RN students only.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 semester hour This course provides a framework for transition into higher education within the field of health care and serves as a foundation for the RN to BSN, MSN and Health Care Business Leadership programs at Clarkson College. This course is provided over a two or three day period at the beginning of the semester on the Clarkson College campus. Students will learn how to effectively write scholarly papers, both in terms of format and APA style, and discuss the student role and personal challenges of pursuing an advanced degree. Students will formulate a personal plan for achievement of their professional goals. This course also serves as an overview of the Clarkson College online classroom delivery platform. It includes a preview of the instructional methods, format of the courses and other features within the Clarkson College online classroom delivery platform. Prerequisites: RN valid license. Advanced placement RN students only.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 semester hours This course examines professional, educational and developmental transitions experienced by nurses at different points along their career paths. The effects of history, nursing theory and nursing frameworks on the structure of nursing practice are studied. Arenas in which professional nursing is practiced are explored in relation to positions and roles open to nurses in contemporary society. Professional practice standards and role expectations of baccalaureate level nursing are explored relative to their applications of evidenced-based practice. Prerequisites: PN valid license. Advanced placement PN students only.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 semester hours This course examines professional, educational and developmental transitions experienced by nurses at different points along their career paths. The effects of history, nursing theory and nursing frameworks on the structure of nursing practice are studied. Arenas in which professional nursing is practiced are explored in relation to positions and roles open to nurses in contemporary society. Professional practice standards and role expectations of baccalaureate level nursing are explored relative to their application of evidence-based practice. Prerequisites: RN valid license. Advanced placement RN students only.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 semester hours This unique transition course helps practicing RNs or PNs verify competence, validate areas of expertise and further develop clinical assessment and critical thinking skills. At the beginning of the course, students demonstrate their competence in historical data collection and psychological and physical assessment skills that emphasize curiosity, holism, cultural and contextual sensitivity, and evidence based practice. Four steps of critical thinking are emphasized: recognizing ethical and clinical problems, developing a management plan, providing rationale for actions and prioritizing actions. Prerequisites: RN or PN valid license. Advanced placement RN or PN students only.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 semester hour (2 hours of clinical per week) This seminar will provide students the opportunity to correlate conceptual components of the nursing curriculum to nursing practice. Students will explore political, legal and economic concerns relating to the management and leadership role of the nurse in today's rapidly changing health care system. A series of structured exercises, followed by student-led forums, will emphasize scholarship and excellence. This will facilitate students' understanding of the identification of professional nurse caring behaviors in the delivery of holistic health care. Evidence-based practice is used in the process of critical thinking as applied to health care issues. The professional portfolio will be completed, demonstrating the integration of program competencies and professional practice. Prerequisite: All 100- 200- and 300-level nursing courses. NS 430, NS 431, NS 440 and NS 441. Co-requisites: NS 460 and NS 465.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 semester hours (2 hours of theory per week) Students are introduced to the concept of family-focused nursing care throughout the lifespan. Students develop a theoretical base in models of family health promotion, process and role structure, family development, sociocultural assessment, communication patterns, coping processes and cultural diversity among families. Family diagnosis and interventions are emphasized. Issues related to health care for people of all ages in home, school, occupational and community settings are explored. The home care system, role of the home care nurse and case management are examined in the managed care environment. Prerequisite: All 100- 200- and 300-level nursing courses. Co-requisites: NS 431.
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