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3.00 Credits
Complementary therapies are those modalities that are used adjunctively with biomedicine to augment healing, facilitate comfort and promote health. This course is designed for students in the helping professions as an overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Course content includes trends in CAM use; theoretical foundations for practice; historical, cultural and religious contexts of healing; legal and ethical issues; and scientific research on selected methods. Students will specifically learn therapeutic touch (TT), an energy based CAM, as developed by Dr. Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz. Students will examine the implications for the use of self as a healing instrument and explore dimensions of the healing relationship. Each class will include lecture, discussion, meditation and TT practice components. Elective. Open to non-nursing majors.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the foundation for professional nursing practice. The seven cornerstone concepts of the nursing curriculum (Health, Communication, Caring, Critical Thinking/Clinical Reasoning, Transitions, Culture, and Systems) are introduced. Selected nursing and related theories and frameworks are introduced and provide students with the foundation to develop a personal understanding of nursing as a healing profession. An introduction to nursing's historical origins and emerging issues, including the evolution of nursing education, credentialing, and current roles in the health care system, are discussed. An introduction to the both allopathic and complementary/alternative client care is explored. Development of self-care strategies for the caregiver is addressed. Prerequisites: Acceptance to C-NAP. (3 hours lecture/week/16 weeks.)
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3.00 Credits
This theory/laboratory course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to conduct a comprehensive health assessment using Gordon's Functional Health Assessment Model. Patient health care needs will be determined by analyzing assessment data. Student will learn specific documentation standards and techniques. Principles of patient education will be introduced as a key health promotion strategy. Variations in assessment and health needs of patients in different age groups and cultures will be emphasized. Prerequisites: Acceptance to C-NAP. (2 hours lecture/week and 2 hours laboratory/week for 16 weeks.)
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3.00 Credits
This theory/laboratory course prepares students to provide skilled nursing care including basic comfort, hygienic and self-care interventions for patients. Communication skills and sensitivity to developmental and cultural needs will be emphasized. Additionally, students will develop competencies in therapeutic interventions skills for patients with altered health states including sterile procedures, medication administration, and biomedical instrumentation. Prerequisites: Acceptance to CNAP. (3 hours lecture/week and 6 hours laboratory/week for 8 weeks.)
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3.00 Credits
This clinical course is the student's introduction to the health care setting. Students will develop an understanding of professional conduct and responsibility in the patient care setting. Opportunity to apply previously learned content including health assessment, teaching, comfort, hygienic care and various nursing therapeutic skills are provided to adults in long-term care facilities. Prerequisites: Successful completion of NURS 362. (16 hours clinical/week and 2 hours clinical discussion/week for 8 weeks.)
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7.00 Credits
The focus of this theory/clinical course is the nursing management of adults who are experiencing acute health alterations. Emphasis is on application of pathophysiology and related pharmacologic, medical-surgical and nursing therapeutic interventions to assist individuals to achieve their optimal level of health or peaceful death. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Term I of the program. (3 hours lecture, 12 total laboratory hours and 12 hours clinical/week for 14 weeks.)
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8.00 Credits
This theory/clinical course focuses on the transitions related to the child-bearing and child-rearing family. Health promotion, disease prevention and health maintenance in families along with family theory and assessment are emphasized. This course provides students the opportunity to apply pathophysiological and related pharmacologic, medical-surgical and nursing therapeutic skills in the clinical setting for obstetric and pediatric patients. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Term II (300 level courses) in the program. (4.6 hours lecture, 0.27 hour laboratory and 3.13 hours clinical/week for 12 weeks.)
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3.00 Credits
Students synthesize and increase their knowledge, skills and expertise in all aspects of health assessment. By completion of the semester, students can perform complete health assessments and determine appropriate nursing interventions to assist clients in assuming selfresponsibility for their own health and attain/maintain health. This course includes theory and clinical laboratory application. Prerequisites: NURS 300 courses or permission.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide an introduction to electrophysiology and electrocardiography. Anatomy, physiology, action potentials, and interpretation of cardiac rhythm strips are highlighted. Cardiac dysrhythmias (including sinus, atrial, junctional, ventricular, AV blocks and paced rhythms), their causes and treatments will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on strip analysis and critical thinking relative to treatment of dysrhythmias. This course is graded pass/fail. Open only to senior students.
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3.00 Credits
This course involves the study of the historical development and current status of research in nursing. The course includes an in-depth examination of the research process, particularly as it relates to nursing. Students critique published research and implement nursing research utilization strategies. Placement: senior year or BSN-completion student. May be taken second semester of junior year with recommendation of faculty Advisor. Prerequisites for traditional students: PSYCH 210 or MATH 215; NURS 110, 201, 202, 300, 301; and two junior-level clinical nursing courses.
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