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6.00 Credits
Encourages critical thinking related to the care of the family during life transitions. Students are challenged to incorporate the dynamic interplay of culture, socioeconomic status, and spiritual beliefs as well as psychological and physiological needs in the care of the individual within the context of family centered care. Students reflect on their learning as well as the legal and ethical issues affecting the family. Students collaborate with the family and other health team members in community settings. Prerequisite: NSG 101, 105, 106; PSY 111; ZOO 171. Corequisite: CHM 131 or MBI 161; NSG 116 or 206; ZOO 172. 3 Lec. 3 Lab. (ADN program and LPN-ADN track)
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4.00 Credits
This elective course will offer the students an opportunity to work with nursing professionals, clients and families as they learn the role of the registered nurse as a member of the health care team. During this practicum, students will integrate knowledge from support courses and first year nursing as they practice therapeutic nursing interventions under the direction of a faculty member and a registered nurse mentor. (Summer offering: ADN program)
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5.00 Credits
Focuses on nurse's role as communicator to promote mental health and support individual wellness behaviors to maintain one's functional ability. The nursing process critical thinking approach is used for inquiry and decision making to plan nursing care. Students evaluate nursing care based on expected outcomes. Students participate and collaborate with other nurses and multidisciplinary teams of health care providers, clients, and caregivers to assist individuals seeking to learn wellness behaviors that support, promote, maintain, and/or restore mental health and functional ability. Students engage in learning activities with nurses and other learners to understand the context of how communication, behavior, life transitions, pharmacology, nutrition, medical intervention, culture, socioeconomic conditions, and political actions impact wellness and mental health and affect the nurse's role as a provider of care. Prerequisite: NSG 101, 105, 106; PSY 111; ZOO 171. Corequisite: NSG 116 or 206. 2 Lec. 3 Lab. (ADN and LPN-ADN track)
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5.00 Credits
Students learn how to plan and implement nursing care for individuals and their families during later life. Students integrate prior learning regarding adult health assessment and clinical care with an understanding of factors that can have an impact on health during later life. Includes a variety of settings. Prerequisite: NSG 116. Corequisite: CHM 131 or MBI 161; NSG 200 or 205. 2 Lec. 3 Lab. (ADN program)
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2.00 Credits
Synthesizes knowledge about nursing as a profession and the roles and responsibilities associated with nursing care delivery. The management role of the nurse beginning practice, ethical dilemmas encountered in the practice of nursing, social ac countability, health care policy issues, models of decision making, and understanding and using research findings to improve client care are discussed. Prerequisite: NSG 116, 200, 205, 206. (ADN program and LPN-ADN track.)
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8.00 Credits
Encourages critical listening and thinking skills to examine and analyze clinical case studies involving clients in a variety of settings. Gordon's Functional Health Patterns is used for the analysis of clinical cases. Issues essential to clinical practice such as standards of nursing practice, allocation of resources, cultural diversity, delegation of assignments, discharge planning, client/family teaching, appropriate documentation, spirituality, health promotion, therapeutic communication, drug therapy, and nutrition are discussed. Student team members collaboratively participate in the analysis of clinical cases and the implementation and evaluation of holistic nursing care. Students present cases in a logical and comprehensive manner and review their decision making processes. Prerequisite: CHM 131; MBI 161; NSG 200, 205, 206. 3 Lec. 5 Lab. (ADN program and LPN-ADN track)
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2.00 Credits
Required for early childhood licensure, intervention specialist licensure, moderate and severe intervention licensure, and health education licensure; not open to nursing students. Includes strategies for preventing commonly occurring health problems. Addresses health needs of children including those with acute and chronic illnesses and disabilities. Analyzes impact of family, school, and community environments in promoting the health and well-being of children. Prerequisite: EDP 201 or FSW 281. Cross-listed with KNH 232.
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3.00 Credits
Examines and develops skills in communication that the nurse uses in working with clients across the lifespan and with other health care professionals. Consideration is given to factors affecting the nurse-client relationship, including self-awareness and cultural awareness. Theory and evidence are examined as foundations for therapeutic communication in nursing practice. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing as baccalaureate nursing student. (BSN program)
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the role of the nurse as a partner in health promotion with others within the health care system. Nursing is studied in light of its historical roots, educational trends, professional/political power, theory and research, and the profession's role in the changing health care delivery system. Major theories, concepts, trends, and issues that impact the nursing profession today are addressed. Applications of theories regarding socialization into the professional role are emphasized. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing as a baccalaureate nursing student. (BSN program)
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop transcultural health assessment skills across the life span. Content and practice focuses on developing cognitive and psychomotor skills associated with obtaining a complete data base through history taking and physical assessments. Students will identify assessment findings that fall outside accepted parameters of normal for pediatric, adult, geriatric and pregnant populations. Lec/Lab Prerequisite: NSG 251 and 252. (BSN program)
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