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  • 6.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: NURS 03301 and NURS 03303 and NURS 03305 and NURS 03306 Students in this course will explore how community health nurses use concepts from nursing and public health to provide comprehensive, continuous, preventative healthcare thereby promoting health for communitites, populations at risk, aggregates, families, and individuals. Students will use critical thinking sckills to formulate healthcare strategies which consider the biopsychosicial, culteral, ethical, legal, and economic issues impacting the community as client. The clinical practicum focuses on clients with diverse needs in a variety of settings.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: NURS 03301 and NURS 03303 and NURS 03305 and NURS 03306 and NURS 03304 The relationships that exist between the environment, the workplace, and health are the focus of this course. Key concepts, principles, and strategies related to environmental and occupational health nursing are explored. Teaching-learning strategies focus on critical thinking skills related to these areas of health care. Knowledge obtained from this course will prepare students to assess changes in helath status that may be related to the environment or the workplace. Students are provided with skills needed to recognize, evaluate, and to recommend control strategies for thses phenomena.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: NURS 03401 and NURS 03402 and NURS 03404 The focus of this course is the professional nurse's leadership and management role within health care systems. The multi-faceted aspects of the role of the nurse as leader and manager are explored in depth, with emphasis on the role of the nurse as change agent. Organizational behavior, decision-making, management and the change process of health care organizations are components of this course. The concepts of professionalism, leadership-management, research, and teaching-learning are integrated with the professional nurse's role as a manager. This course prepares students to function as change agents in the health care delivery system. The clinical component focuses on the application of relevant theory and research as a basis for decision making. Students are mentored by Master's prepared Nurses degree, and interact with members of the management team, and are exposed to the political process within health care agencies.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: NURS 03304 and STAT 02100 Students enrolled in this course will be introduced to the concepts and processes of research in nursing. Emphasis is placed on critiquing published studies and developing plans for using research findings in practice.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: NURS 03401 and NURS 03404 The focus of this course is the professional nurse's role in health care policy and finances within health care systems. The multi-faceted aspects of health care financing and policy making within today's ever-changing health care environment are explored. Risk management and quality care are integrated into the course. This course gives the student a financial understanding of the health care delivery system. Students are exposed to the political and legislative process within health care agencies and health care policy development at the state and federal levels. Ethical and legal issues in nursing and health care are explored.\n
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course stresses the concepts of lifetime health and physical fitness. It examines the positive effects of exercise upon the heart and blood vessels, obesity and proper diet, body mechanics, and how the body handles stress. The course also examines the negative effects of disease, including socially transmitted diseases, substance abuse including narcotics, alcohol and tobacco, and other contemporary health-related problems. Students learn to analyze their strengths and limitations while planning a personal wellness profile which best fits their needs and interest.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed as an initial experience for students considering a career in athletic training. Students will be introduced to various domains, competencies, and proficiencies related to athletic training. An in-depth look at the field of athletic training and the requirements of the athletic training program will be discussed. An observational field experience is required.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course in adventure and experiential learning activities is designed to provide the prospective students with the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct adventure and experiential learning activities in a variety of settings. A function of this course is to introduce strategies appropriate for facilitating experiential and adventure experiences for varied settings and groups. We believe that these types of activities are becoming increasingly relevant in today's society, especially in occupational wellness. Thus, the skill and knowledge proficiency is a necessary component of leadership in a variety of settings.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: BIOL 10210 or PHED 35241 or BIOL 10212 or PHED 35242 An examination of current practices and procedures in the basic pathology, prevention and care of athletic injuries. The laboratory experience exposes students to wound care, padding, and the art and science of athletic injury taping. An observational clinical field experience will be required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: PHED 35218 Corequisites: PHED 35238 This course provides an examinationg of the etiology, epidemiology, pathology, and assessment of injuries and illnesses to the lower extremity. Structural, functional, and surface anatomy will be reviewed. In addition to didactic classroom time, students are also instructed, given time to practice and evaluated on pertinent athletic training psychomotor competencies and clinical proficiencies within a practical laboratory experience. There is an observational field experience associated with this class.
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