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5.00 Credits
Study designed for upper-division nursing majors and registered nurses to study the culture and health care practices of the people of Barbados. Students will have an in-depth study of the political, social, economic, religious, educational, governmental and health care systems. They will examine the history, traditions, customs, and health 337 practices of the Bajan people. Clinical practicum will focus on care of clients in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Sir Winston Scott Polyclinic.
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3.00 Credits
Explores values and belief systems influencing health behaviors of culturally diverse groups. Emphasizes cultural, social, political, and economic forces that influence access to and use of health care resources. Identifies a conceptual basis for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of health care for culturally diverse clients. Fosters cultural sensitivity to life styles, values, and concepts concerning health and health care. The goal of this course is to broaden the student's perception and understanding of health/HEALTH and illness/ILLNESS and the variety of meanings these terms carry for members of differing sociocultural populations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Emphasizes achieving active command of language spoken in the Hispanic world related to health care. Includes practical communication, current vocabulary, and colloquial expressions. Extensive use of audio aids.
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3.00 Credits
Examines health problems prevalent across the lifespan among Hispanic, migrant, farm workers and their families. Focuses on cultural values and belief systems that influence health behaviors. Analyzes social, economic, legal, and political forces that influence access to and use of health care services. Attention to cultural sensitivity requisites for effective, intercultural, communication between health care workers and Hispanic, migrant farm workers and their families.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: NSG, 250, 326, 328 and 327. Introduces the core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for families in all phases of the life cycle. The course content includes a broad range of family concepts from multidisciplinary research, theories, and frameworks, with emphasis on comprehensive family assessment and ethical dilemmas in practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on an introduction to emerging knowledge in human molecular genetics and the related implications for health care across the lifespan through multidisciplinary perspectives. Content focuses on the application of genetics to clinical practice, including screening for genetic predisposition, the impact of genetics on health promotion and disease prevention, and the uses of genetically engineered technology and therapies. Students will be encouraged to critically examine the social, legal, cultural, political, and professional implications of the integration of genetics into health care practices.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing; consent of instructor. A maximum of six hours may apply toward graduation.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Nursing student with junior or senior standing, and consent of the instructor. Selected topics in nursing. A maximum of three hours will apply toward graduation.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Eligibility for honors program at the Departmental major level. Individual study for honors students.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite for nursing: PSY 220 or 223. Prerequisites for education: HEA 201, 207. Corequisite for nursing: NSG 345. Corequisites for education: SOC 349, NSG 345. Provides students opportunity to work in a variety of childcare settings with a specific focus on health maintenance of young children and their families. They will practice childcare skills and experience ways in which the dependency needs of children (birth through kindergarten) are managed by staff members in community settings while maintaining a healthy safe environment. This course is designed for non-nursing majors.
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