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3.00 Credits
This Level 1 Nursing theory/laboratory course will include interviewing strategies for obtaining health histories, learning physical assessment skills, and learning how to recognize abnormal from normal health assessment findings at varied ages. Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing major. FA.
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3.00 Credits
This Level 1 Nursing theory course will reflect upon the history of nursing as well as current issues within nursing. Students begin developing their own philosophy of nursing as they explore the roles and functions within nursing today. Students will spend time studying the impact of nursing history upon today's practice, and become familiar with the conceptual framework of this nursing program and nursing theories. Students begin to recognize the ethical and legal issues that affect nursing. This is a web-enhanced course. Meets the Communication Intensive course requirement in the major. Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing major. FA.
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3.00 Credits
This Level 1 Nursing course is a laboratory course based on theory which introduces the student to the fundamental skills nurses perform. Primary skills addressed are patient and staff safety, body mechanics, hygiene practices, bed making, medication administration, intravenous therapy, administration of oxygen, nutritional assistance, assistance with elimination, wound care and comfort measures. Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing major. FA.
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1.00 Credits
This Level 2 Nursing theory course will enhance the basic nursing assessment concepts and tools introduced in the first semester nursing courses by emphasizing basic psychodynamic and psychosocial principles. The course highlights the use of therapeutic communication skills and understanding human responses in a variety of life situations. Techniques for maximizing the gathering of essential client information, establishing therapeutic relationships and improving the delivery of "holistic" client care, utilizing principles ofpsychosocial nursing, will be covered. Students will integrate and apply basic human behavioral, developmental and psychiatric theory in the nursing process. Prerequisite: Level I nursing courses. SP.
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5.00 Credits
This Level 2 Nursing theory/clinical course provides the student with knowledge and understanding of the promotion of health, wellness, disease, and injury prevention. It explores health promotion models, empowerment of self care, epidemiology, screening and prevention tools and also considers motivation for health behaviors including lifestyle choices. Students use health assessment skills to determine levels of wellness and explore methods for promoting optimum levels of functioning for the client. Prerequisite: Level 1 nursing courses. SP.
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2.00 Credits
This Level 2 Nursing theory introductory research course focuses on using research in nursing and the research process. Emphasis is on the role of clinical research in nursing, the scientific research process, steps in the research process, and types of nursing research. Research designs, methods of data collection, measurement and sampling, analysis of research data, and interpreting and evaluating nursing research reports for use in practice will also be discussed. This is a Communication Intensive course. Prerequisites: Level 1 nursing courses, NU 461, NU 463. FA.
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6.00 Credits
This Level 2 Nursing theory/clinical course will address the nursing care of the episodically ill adult. All parts of the nursing process will be utilized in the care of the client and significant others. The course provides beginning experience in case management. Prerequisite: Level 1 nursing courses. SP.
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2.00 Credits
This level 2 nursing theory course will address the pathophysiology of selected disease processes and their related pharmacologic agents. Using a lifespan and a systems approach, the student will apply that knowledge in the development of a holistic plan of nursing care. Prerequisite: Level 1 nursing courses. SP.
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5.00 Credits
This Level 2 Nursing theory/clinical course prepares the student to use human behavioral, developmental and psychiatric theory as foundational knowledge for nursing assessment, care planning and intervention and evaluation. Students learn therapeutic use of self. In addition, students are learning to use the environment/resources as a means for an understanding and promoting constructive changes in client's and family's responsesto psychological and emotional stressors across the lifespan. Pharmacology and pathophysiology appropriate to content will be integrated. Prerequisites: Level 1 nursing courses, NU 461, NU 463. FA.
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1.00 Credits
This level 2 nursing theory course will address the pathophysiology of selected disease processes and their related pharmacologic agents. Using a lifespan and a systems approach, the student will apply that knowledge in the development of a holistic plan of nursing care. Prerequisite: Level 1 nursing courses; NU461, NU463, NU464. FA.
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