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1.00 Credits
This course provides students the opportunity to practice and master skills previously learned for simulated patients with multi-system health problems across the lifespan. Provides simulated experiences in a variety of settings. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Perform a clinically relevant, holistic health assessment in simulated patient care scenarios. 2. Employ clinical judgement by prioritizing care in simulated patient scenarios of stable and unstable patients. 3. Communicate professionally and therapeutically during simulated patient care scenarios. 4. Demonstrate compassionate care through actions and words during simulated patient care scenarios. 5. Apply ethical and legal standards of nursing practice to decision-making during simulated patient care scenarios. Course fee required. Prerequisites: NURS 3505, NURS 3650, NURS 3710, and NURS 3820 (All grade C or higher). Corequisites: NURS 4010 and NURS 4011. FA, SP
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5.00 Credits
Prepares the baccalaureate student to function within the scope of professional nursing practice in the care of individuals, families, and groups in the community with emphasis placed on family assessment, community assessment, health promotion, health maintenance, and disease prevention. Past, present, and future community service trends are explored and analyzed. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire knowledge of various community health concepts utilizing Healthy People 2030 Health Objectives to assess, plan, develop, and implement a community intervention. 2. Identify and apply research findings regarding nursing care in community populations. 3. Apply an interdisciplinary approach by performing a community assessment and intervention focused on community health. 4. Integrate professional standards when providing interventions for diverse populations within the community. 5. Identify influences at various levels related to care of community populations. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, RN-BSN option. FA, SP, SU
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3.00 Credits
Addresses policy development, political influences and power, and nursing's involvement in the policy-making process. Legislation past and present, as well as ethical theories, frameworks, and the process of ethical inquiry are examined, explored, and analyzed as a basis for professional nursing practice, education, research, and decision-making. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments that directly and indirectly relate to nursing practice. 2. Integrate concepts from ethical theories, codes for nurses, and the process of ethical inquiry into practice, education, and research. 3. Critique healthcare system on issues of access, equity, affordability, and social justice in healthcare delivery. 4. Analyze healthcare policy relating to state, national, and global healthcare trends to improve patient outcomes. 5. Articulate an individual ethics profile and how to maintain ethical standards in professional participation of legislative processes. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, RN-BSN option. FA, SP, SU
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5.00 Credits
Explores the role of the professional nurse as a leader and manager of patient care by exploring strategies, processes, and techniques of the nurse leader and manager as well as theories, principles, and application of leadership and management within the professional nursing role. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Distinguish the principles of high-quality therapeutic interactions in nursing care. 2. Integrate the utilization of personal cognition, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based practice. 3. Evaluate therapeutic communication skills, techniques and practices required to maintain relationships with members of the inter-professional team. 4. Assess behaviors used to facilitate culturally sensitive holistic nursing care while protecting and promoting human dignity and diversity 5. Critique legal and ethical standards of nursing practice to implement quality care. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, RN-BSN option. FA, SP, SU
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4.00 Credits
Prepares the baccalaureate student to function within the scope of professional nursing practice in the care of individuals, families, and groups in the community with emphasis placed on global health perspectives, population-based assessment, health promotion, health maintenance, mental health care, and disease prevention. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire knowledge of various community health concepts utilizing Healthy People 2030 Health Objectives to assess, plan, develop, and implement a community intervention. 2. Identify and apply research findings regarding nursing care in community populations. 3. Apply an interdisciplinary approach by performing a community assessment and intervention, focused on community health. 4. Identify influences at various levels related to care of community populations. 5. Integrate professional standards when providing interventions for diverse populations within the community. Course fee required. Prerequisites: NURS 3505, NURS 3650, NURS 3710, NURS 3820 (Grade C or higher). Corequisites: NURS 4301. FA, SP
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2.00 Credits
Clinical experiences incorporate best practices for population-based assessment, disease prevention and management, risk reduction and health promotion in a variety of multicultural, community based settings. This course is designated as an Active Learning Community Service (ALCS) course. Students provide service in areas of public concern in a way that is mutually beneficial for both the student and community. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply knowledge to incorporate health concepts of community health nursing to patients within the community. 2. Utilize evidence-based research in the care of community populations. 3. Collaborate using communication strategies to support patient and healthcare advocacy. 4. Integrate professionalism while providing therapeutic nursing interventions at community clinical settings. 5. Demonstrate professionalism while providing care to community members in a collaborative manner. Prerequisites: NURS 3505, NURS 3650, NURS 3710, NURS 3820 (Grade C or higher). Corequisites: NURS 4300. FA, SP
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3.00 Credits
Explores how informatics systems can be utilized to assist in providing more efficient and effective patient care, including hardware, software, databases, new developments, and associated legal and ethical issues. Addresses policy development, political influences and power, and nursing's involvement in the policy-making process. Legislation past and present, as well as ethical theories, frameworks, and the process of ethical inquiry are examined, explored, and analyzed as a basis for professional nursing practice, education, research, and decision-making. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply scholarly evidence in promoting person-centered care. 2. Evaluate the nurse's role in delivering safe, quality care. 3. Collaborate using communication strategies to support patient and healthcare advocacy. 4. Organize a plan to address healthcare disparities and resilience. 5. Critique professional nursing identity of self and peers. Prerequisites: NURS 4010, NURS 4300 (Grade C or higher). FA, SP
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6.00 Credits
Allows the student to select an area of interest and have an intensive experience focused on nursing leadership, research, and/or clinical practice. Student portfolios are used to design an individual learning experience in which students will integrate the role of the professional nurse with previous knowledge and experience. Students will meet the college requirement of 45 work hours per credit. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Design a professional nursing capstone project centered around nursing leadership, research, and practice goals. 2. Demonstrate evidence of learning with the portfolio assignment. 3. Collaborative on activities with peers that includes feedback and critique. 4. Display professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct while fostering collegial relationships. 5. Integrate professional nursing concepts and principles into nursing practice. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, RN-BSN option, completion of NURS 3100 (Grade C or higher), NURS 4020 (can be taken concurrently) and NURS 4040 (can be taken concurrently) and all other prerequisites successfully completed. FA, SP, SU
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4.00 Credits
Explores the role of the professional nurse as a leader and manager of patient care by exploring strategies, processes, and techniques of the nurse leader and manager as well as theories, principles, and application of leadership and management within the professional nursing role. Emphasis is placed on management of health information, leadership applied at the point of care and effecting change at the organizational and systems level. Student portfolios are used to demonstrate achievement of end-of-program student learning outcomes. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze the management of care in a variety of patient care settings. 2. Compile evidence of learning with the completion of the portfolio assignment and clinical change project. 3. Demonstrate principles of collaboration through inter-professional team work. 4. Evaluate how healthcare systems influence health care and nursing practice. 5. Create a quality improvement project utilizing leadership and management of care skills. Prerequisites: NURS 4010 (Grade C or higher) and NURS 4300 (Grade C or higher). Corequisites: NURS 4701. FA, SP
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2.50 Credits
Provides students the opportunity to work with preceptors to further develop clinical judgment and skills needed for a graduate nurse. The student can learn, practice and master skills previously learned as well as apply principles of leadership and management. This course is designated as an Active Learning Community Service (ALCS) course. Students provide service in areas of public concern in a way that is mutually beneficial for both the student and community. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $77 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Assess individual care plans for patients. 2. Apply the nursing process for care of individuals. 3. Incorporate effective communication skills to team members to improve healthcare outcomes. 4. Demonstrate respect for diverse cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds. 5. Employ skills and knowledge obtained through clinical, laboratory, and didactic experiences to care for individuals. Course fee required. Prerequisites: NURS 4010, NURS 4300 (Grade C or higher). Corequisites: NURS 4700. FA, SP
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