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1.00 Credits
requires that oral and written communication skills be developed as used by the nuclear medicine technologist. Emphasis is on clinical articles, laboratory procedures, special patient case history, and continuing education projects.
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3.00 Credits
is a course designed to provide a foundation for the study of professional nursing. The philosophy and the organizing framework of the educational program of the College of Nursing and Allied Health are introduced. Special emphasis will be placed on Orem's Self Care Deficit theory. Through critical thinking application, the student is guided in conceptualizing how knowledge previously attained in the liberal arts, sciences, and the humanities interrelates with nursing practice.
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1.00 Credits
is a course designed for transfer students who have previously taken a course in Concepts of Nursing. This course will examine the philosophy and the organizing framework of the education program of the College of Nursing and Allied Health. Special emphasis of this course will be on Orem's Self Care Deficit Theory. The theoretical framework will be thoroughly examined. The student is guided in conceptualizing how knowledge previously attained in the liberal arts, sciences, and the humanities interrelates with nursing practice.
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2.00 Credits
expands the students' knowledge of nutritional concepts and issues. Student will examine their own dietary practices and devise strategies to modify them to improve their nutritional health. Open to all students.
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3.00 Credits
focuses on assessment of Orem's universal and developmental selfcare requisites across the lifespan. Concepts related to health promotion and wellness are applied for individuals and families. The complex interrelationships that exist between health and functional levels of individuals, families, and communities are explored. Assessment of family dynamics is addressed with emphasis on the development of self, personal boundaries, family crisis, culture, and parenting. Professional, legal ethical ramifications related to these content areas are also discussed.
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3.00 Credits
is a course designed to address the aging process across the health care continuum from wellness to illness. It provides an increased awareness of the special considerations important for maximizing the health of this population. The course provides students with a theoretical foundation concerning concepts and issues relevant to the care of older adults. The nursing process is utilized as a framework to strengthen the student's ability to utilize critical thinking skills, increase therapeutic communication effectiveness, and enhance professional nursing practice in providing care for the gerontological client.
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3.00 Credits
includes assessment of Orem's universal and developmental self care requisites from childhood through senescence. Health deviation self care requisites of clients from childhood through senescence are identified. Professional, legal and ethical ramifications underlying the assessment process are emphasized. Students are given the opportunity to practice and validate interviewing and physical assessment skills in the basic skills laboratory prior to application in various clinical settings. Prerequisite: Eligibility for clinical course progression completed, NURS 250; NURS 265; NURS 270, Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology. Prerequisite or Co requisite NURS 311 and NURS 313.
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8.00 Credits
builds upon the knowledge acquired in the prerequisites, NURS 250, NURS 265 and NURS 270 while continuing to incorporate health promotion, protection and maintenance. Through classroom and clinical experiences, the students begin the application of critical thinking in clinical situations as they examine the self care requisites of clients from young adulthood through senescence. The course focuses on professional nursing interventions for health deviations. Clinical experiences provide further development and utilization of therapeutic communication. Opportunities for written and verbal communication are provided through client interaction, nursing care, nursing care plans, and legal documentation. The nursing process is applied to clients of various ethnocultural origins who require primary and/or secondary levels of health care in a variety of settings. This course emphasizes supportive educative and partly compensatory nursing systems. Prerequisites: Eligibility for clinical course progression completed, NURS 250, NURS 265, NURS 270. Prerequisites or Co requisite: NURS 308, NURS 311 and NURS 313. (Withdrawal from NURS 308, 311 OR 313 also requires withdrawal from NURS 310).
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3.00 Credits
builds upon the knowledge of normal human structure and function gained in anatomy and physiology courses in Level I. The course begins with a discussion of the concept of health versus disease. The focus is on disease or the physiological alterations in body structure and pathological disruptions in function. These deviations are discussed using Orem's universal self care requisites as an organizing framework. The course is designed to allow the student to integrate principles and concepts of Pathophysiology into concurrent and subsequent clinical nursing courses. Prerequisites: Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology.
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3.00 Credits
includes a broad overview of the historical development, regulatory control, and current practices which govern drug therapy. The relationship of drug therapy to the universal self care requisites across the life span is presented. Drug classifications with related actions, effects, and interactions are examined. The roles and responsibilities of the professional nurse in pharmacotherapy are identified. The course is designed to allow the student to integrate principles and concepts of drug therapy into clinical nursing courses. Prerequisites: Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology.
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