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  • 3.00 Credits

    examines the supportive educative role of the nurse in assisting clients and families with self care deficits. The teaching process is used as a systematic approach to assess both the teacher and learner as biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural beings. The student will assess client's readiness to learn, develop various teaching strategies, and implement a plan for instruction for selected clients and families. The student will then evaluate the teachinglearning process. Prerequisite: NURS 310.
  • 3.00 Credits

    will enhance personal growth and integration of a value/belief system with professional nursing practice. This will occur by using the critical thinking skills of discrimination/contemplation, discernment, reflection, and meditation. Students will focus on nursing as a ministry and relate that to a personal sense of mission. Journal writing as a skill will be practiced. A condensed format will be used to maintain the student's focus and concentration. Corequisite or Prerequisite: NURS 410, RN status, or consent of the instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    is designed to be a culminating experience in which the student has an opportunity to apply, evaluate, and synthesize previously learned knowledge and skills from nursing and related disciplines. It is designed to facilitate the development of the student's decision making style, and critical thinking skills within a variety of health care settings. The focus of the course is the use of the nursing process with individuals, families, and groups experiencing pain. This course emphasizes supportive educative, partly compensatory and wholly compensatory nursing systems. Prerequisite: NURS 360, RN status, or consent of the instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    - is designed to address the aging process across the healthcare 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. Prerequisite: RN status.
  • 8.00 Credits

    is the culminating experience in which the student has an opportunity to apply, evaluate and synthesize previously learned knowledge and skills from the nursing discipline and related disciplines. It is designed to facilitate the development of the student's own leadership potential, decision making style, and critical thinking skills within a variety of health care settings. The focus of the course is the use of the nursing process with individuals, families, and groups experiencing physiological and/or psychosocial deficits. The student will examine and utilize the process of planned change within the health care system to improve the overall quality of health/life within the community. This course emphasizes supportive educational, partly compensatory and wholly compensatory nursing systems with a particular emphasis upon the wholly compensatory. Prerequisite: NURS 410.
  • 3.00 Credits

    provides an overview of management principles. Emphasis is given to the function of management within a health care setting. Co requisite: NURS 460 or consent of the instructor.
  • 2.00 Credits

    is designed to assist the student in role transition to that of a registered nurse. Issues discussed include: the health care system, political implications for health care, and for professional nursing. The student focuses on the role and responsibilities of the professional nurse. Prerequisites: NURS 410 and co requisite: NURS 460.
  • 4.00 Credits

    provides an overview of community health principles. This course provides the student with the opportunity to apply and synthesize theoretical concepts with clients who have multiple acute and/or chronic health deviations. Ongoing development of the professional role is supported through group discussion, analysis of client experiences and care settings, and exposure to formal nursing research. (Clinical hours are required for this course). Prerequisite: RN status; BIOL 211, 221, 252, and CHEM 121 (or equivalents).
  • 4.00 Credits

    is a course designed to be a culminating experience in which the student has an opportunity to apply, evaluate and synthesize previously learned knowledge and skills from the nursing discipline and related disciplines. It is designed to facilitate the development of the student's own leadership potential, decision making style, and critical thinking skills within a variety of health care settings. The focus of the course is the use of the nursing process with individuals, families and groups experiencing physiological and/or psychosocial deficits. Students are given the opportunity to apply and synthesize theoretical concepts with clients who have multiple, acute and chronic health deviations. This course emphasizes supportiveeducative, partly compensatory and wholly compensatory nursing systems with a particular emphasis upon the wholly compensatory. Various experiences are provided to enhance communication skills in the areas of verbal communication with peers and members of the health team, legal documentation, and client/family teaching. Ongoing development of the professional role is supported through group discussion, analysis of client experiences and care settings, and exposure to formal nursing research. (Clinical hours are required for this course). Prerequisite: RN status; BIOL 211, 221, 252, and CHEM 121 (or equivalents).
  • 3.00 Credits

    presents basic concepts of leadership and management, with an emphasis on their application to today's changing health care system. Prerequisite: RN status.
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