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3.00 Credits
Hutchinson. This course provides an overview of human development across the lifespan. Phases of the life span covered include: the prenatal period, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Development is examined from a variety of theoretical perspectives including biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, and systems. The leading models of development are critiqued and the unique perspectives and biases that are inherent in any given view are addressed. Cross-cultural perspectives and contemporary issues in lifespan human development, especially those related to health, are emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Compher; Bergen; Volpe. Prerequisite(s): NURS 040 or CHEM 101. Essentials of normal nutrition and its relationship to the health of individuals and families. These concepts serve as a basis for the development of an understanding of therapeutic application of dietary principles and the nurse's role and responsibility in this facet of patient care.
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3.00 Credits
Jemmot. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior academic standing. Satisfies Society & Social Structures Sector for Nursing Class of 2012 and Beyond. This course is a unique combination of hands-on research, teaching, and service to the West Philadelphia community. Students research sexual risk behaviors and risk reduction for HIV and FSTI's in the West Philadelphia community, both on and off Penn's campus, and make concrete recommendations for interventions to promote sexual health & reduce risks for infection based on their findings. This course satisfies the Society & Social Structures Sector for Nursing Class of 2012 and Beyond.
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3.00 Credits
Riegel; Quigley. Prerequisite(s): NURS 040, 042, 051, 054 or by permission. Corequisite(s): NURS 131. Also offered in Summer Session. This introductory clinical course deals with health promotion and disease prevention with healthy and at-risk individuals in the community. Students will address the theoretical component of the course in weekly seminars. The clinical component focuses on the communication techniques and basic clinical skills and technologies used to assess health status, promote health and prevent illness. Students then integrate theoretical concepts and clinical skills and apply them in a variety of community settings, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention with healthy and at-risk individuals.
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3.00 Credits
Sullivan-Marx; Quigley. Prerequisite(s): NURS 54, 104, 131, or by Permission. Corequisite(s): NURS 132. Also offered in Summer Session. This course focuses on health promotion and disease prevention across the health-illness continuum for healthy and at risk individuals in the community. Students build on their previously mastered communication techniques and clinical skills to develop comprehensive assessment skills and to define needs among specific at risk groups in a family and community context. In weekly seminars, students integrate theories of behavior and health, epidemiologic principles, clinical decision making, and critical thinking skills. Theories are applied utilizing case studies and data sources to develop health promotion and disease prevention strategies. A key component of the course is the development of communication and physical assessment skills and specified clinical techniques. The influence of gender, life span, culture, race, and ethnicity on health promotion and disease prevention is specifically addressed throughout the course.
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3.00 Credits
Williams, J.; Griehs; Makris; Compher. For Non-Nursing Majors. An overview of the scientific foundations of nutrition. The focus is on the functions, food sources and metabolism of carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins and minerals. Effects of deficiency and excess are discussed and dietary recommendations for disease prevention are emphasized. Current issues and controversies are highlighted. Students will analyze their own dietary intakes and develop plans for future actions.
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3.00 Credits
Scanga. Prerequisite(s): NURS 40, NURS 41 or NURS 42. 4 h. lec. 2 h. lab. $100 lab fee. The structural and functional organization of the human organism is presented, along with the fundamentals of developmental anatomy and embryology. Histologic and gross anatomical features of selected organ systems are related to the physiologic and biochemical mechanisms which enable the human body to maintain homeostasis in an ever-changing environment.
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3.00 Credits
Scanga. Prerequisite(s): NURS 40, (41 or 42), 131. 4 h. lec. 2 h. lab. $100 lab fee. The structural and functional organization of the human organism is presented, along with the fundamentals of developmental anatomy and embtyology. Histologic and gross anatomical features of each organ system are related to the physiologic and biochemical mechanisms which enable the human body to maintain homeostasis in an ever-changing environment. Basic concepts of pathophysiology are introduced and applied to certain clinical disorders.
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3.00 Credits
Guidera. Prerequisite(s): NURS 104, 106, 131, 132. Course content is based on a family centered approach in which the needs of the family members during various phases of the childbearing process are considered. The student is provided with a theory base necessary for the care of women, families, and their newborns. This theory base is organized according to the concepts of the person or family, environment, health and nursing and their relation to each other during childbearing. Using the nursing process, nursing strategies are developed for maintaining family members individually, for promoting optimal physiological and psychological functioning, and enhancing strengths within the family members and within the family unit. Clinical experiences provide opportunities for application and integration of the theory base with parents and newborns. The student participates in clinical experiences in a variety of settings including acute care facilities, the community, and the Instructional Technology Center (ITC). The student will care for families with both simple and complex needs in all phases of the childbearing cycle. During this course, the student will assist in managing the care of families during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal periods.
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3.00 Credits
Vito. Prerequisite(s): NURS 104, 106, 131, 132. Using developmental and systems frameworks and a family centered approach, the health and illness needs of children from birth through adolescence, and the related needs of their caregivers are addressed. The student is provided with a theory base, as well as opportunities for providing care to children with acute and chronic health problems, and their families. Using critical thinking, including the nursing process, strategies are developed for optimizing health; maintaining individuality; promoting optimal developmental, physiological, and psychological functioning; and, for enhancing strengths within the family unit. There are three primary foci for this course: taking care of sick children and families, child development, and professionalism.
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