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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. This course focuses on theory, issues, and applications relevant to nursing leadership and management. Skills necessary to manage organizational resources and programs are examined such as information and fi scal management, grant writing, facilitating change, marketing strategies, confl ict resolution, and team building. Professional skills relevant to nursing management and leadership are emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. Ethical theory and ethical decisionmaking are presented initially. A major portion of the course consists of group discussions in which critical case analysis is utilized to explore ethical dilemmas and the complex relationships between the moral, legal and religious aspects of health care across the life span. Other issues relevant to the health care professions are also explored.
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4.00 Credits
4 Cr. This course continues adult health nursing theory and clinical application process related to the care of adults needing complex restorative and maintenance health interventions. The following areas are covered: cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, endocrine, neurologic, and renal systems. Prerequisites: 322, 332, 365, 372, 382.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. In nursing practice patient education is a core and critical responsibility. Competing demands and diverse patient populations in nursing practice make it increasingly challenging for nurses to provide effective patient education. This course focuses on interpretive teaching methodologies that provide the BSN completion student with approaches to patient education that are responsive to the complexity of providing patient education in contemporary health care settings.
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4.00 Credits
4 Cr. This course focuses on a broad-based understanding and clinical application of mental health concepts and behavioral aberrations that occur in mental illness. Nursing students analyze the nursing process with a critical view towards the individual, family, ethical aspects, and resources for the mentally ill. Prerequisites: 322, 332, 365, 372, 382; PSYC 340.
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3.00 Credits
3 Cr. Current issues and trends in nursing are explored along with the theoretical foundations of the profession. A theme of cohesiveness within the nursing profession is interwoven throughout. The process of professional portfolio development is also included.
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2.00 Credits
2 Cr. Public health theory and the nursing process are utilized as they apply to diverse individuals, families, groups, and communities across the life span in a variety of community settings. Health care systems, policies, politics, and economics are explored. Must be taken concurrently with 451. D, E, G9
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2.00 Credits
2 Cr. Public health theory and the nursing process is explored in relation to individuals, families, groups, and communities. Clinical experiences include principles of epidemiology, environmental health, communicable disease, and self-care. The role of the public health nurse: care provider, teacher, manager, researcher, and member of the nursing discipline is examined in a variety of selected community settings.
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5.00 Credits
5 Cr. Public health theory, health promotion, and the nursing process are studied and applied to individuals, families, groups, and communities across the life span in a variety of settings. Environmental health, epidemiology, health care systems, policy development, economics, and disaster nursing are studied. The roles of the public health nurse: care provider, educator, manager, patient advocate, researcher, and member of the nursing profession are discussed and incorporated into a variety of clinical experiences and settings. Prerequisites: 322, 332, 365, 372, 382. E, G9
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2.00 Credits
2 Cr. General concepts of nursing leadership and management are explored including delegation, change theory, motivation, fi scal management, legal issues, and problem-solving of selected management issues. Prerequisites: 322, 332, 365, 372, 382.
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