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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: none Pathophysiological concepts and conditions that are relevant to the care of individuals throughout the lifespan are the focus of this course. Physiological mechanisms to compensate for pathophysiological alterations are investigated. Abnormal body functions and disease states are explored. The first portion of this course is presented to facilitate basic physiologic and pathologic principles as it applies to cellular function, defensive mechanisms and immune function. The final portion of this course will provide an in depth analysis of the hematopoietic, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: none In this course, nurses learn to make patient care decisions based on scientific evidence while demonstrating efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality of care. Critical Care Nursing Standards, nursing's unique role in critical care and outcome criteria are examined in the real world of Critical Care Nursing.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: none This is an introductory undergraduate course focused on transcultural nursing with care as the central phenomenon to promote health and well-being. This course is designed to help students learn about culture care beliefs, values and practices in specific cultures and subcultures. In addition, the student learns how to assess the culture care differences of and similarities among cultures to provide culturally congruent and competent nursing care.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: none This course provides foundational information for a career in legal nurse consulting. The course teaches legal concepts for the nurse to advise law firms, healthcare providers, insurance companies and government agencies regarding nursing and medically related issues or to appear in court as an expert witness. The role of the legal nurse consultant is focused on personal injuries, wrongful death, mental capacity, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, toxic torts, product liability or emotional distress. This course does not prepare the nurse to practice law.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: none Specialization in Public Health is an opportunity and challenge for nurses who will grapple with designing new ways to improve the health of Americans and populations internationally. This course is designed to raise the consciousness of nurses to the emergence of modern-day epidemics, biological threats, increasing vulnerable populations and the complex challenges that these issues present to the health-care team. Students will observe Public Health activities at the state or county level and identify the new role of the nurse in Public Health and disaster preparedness.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: none This course focuses on the role of the forensic nurse in investigative sciences & victim advocacy. The forensic nurse will learn about crime scene investigation, evidence collection techniques, toxicology, DNA testing of evidence, blunt and sharp injuries, bite injuries, gunshot wounds, domestic and sexual violence, and death investigation. Extensive coverage of legal standards and practices, including testifying, forensic nursing and law enforcement, and international law will be included.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: NRSG304 Pathophysiological principles will be investigated and integrated as individual systems are recognized for pathological entities that they exhibit. The functional content of this course will review advanced physiological principles and look at the disease process as it applied to an organ system. Emphasis will be placed upon prior learning to fully integrate systems and understand the human being as a whole. The course content will focus on fluid and acid / base concepts. GI pathology, Endocrine, and Urologic manifestations of disease in the male and female will be discussed. Finally, content will be structured with a thorough understanding of Neural and Behavioral Pathophysiology.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Last Quarter Senior project / proposal designed to integrate and apply the various concepts, theories and dynamics of nursing coursework.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: This course provides an overview of: the role of the paralegal in the context of the United States court system; the management, communications, and organizational issues relevant to effective paralegal practice, and obligations related to professional ethics. The course will also give students an introduction to the American legal system and sources of law.
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4.00 Credits
Credits: 4 Prerequisite: PALS200 This course will provide instruction in the basic skills and tools necessary for conducting legal research and analysis. Students will develop writing skills appropriate to drafting legal correspondence, briefs, memoranda, and court documents.
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