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3.00 Credits
Intravenous Therapy is designed to prepare the associate degree nursing student to provide quality care to patients with infusion therapy. NUR 311 offers in-depth information on infusion therapy to complement learning in science and nursing courses in the nursing program. The student is able to experience infusion therapy during proctored laboratory and precepted clinical experiences.
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3.00 Credits
This survey course examines the principles, practices, and outcomes of select alternative healing and complementary therapies. The influences of diverse cultural groups, from both the West and East, are examined in relationship to healing practices. Students will apply evidence-based criteria, including research findings from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, to evaluate the risks and benefits of selected modalities. Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
A functional study of pathophysiology of major physiological systems of a human with special emphasis on clinical applications for baccalaureate nursing and allied health professionals. Major topics to be covered include fluid and electrolyte balance, medical genetics, and the pathophysiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, hepatic, endocrine, immune, renal, and neural systems.
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3.00 Credits
This course utilizes the nursing process in caring for clients who experience complex problems related to selected basic human needs. Laboratory experiences are provided in hospitals and other community-related agencies.
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3.00 Credits
Instruction in parametric and non-parametric statistics, their use in research and journal publications, and interpretation of statistical tests in journal articles. Data management and statistical analysis using SPSS. Students will also learn how to present results of the statistical analysis for publication.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the opportunity to explore the methodology and significance of the research process relative to healthcare settings. Strategies are identified to analyze research reports and transfer relevant findings to research-based practice. (General Study Area VI Inquiry and Analysis)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to healthcare informatics, exploring its past, present, and future impact on healthcare management and delivery. It includes discussion of the concepts of technology, information management, and information literacy. Technology-based healthcare applications are explored.
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3.00 Credits
NUR 345 provides a comprehensive overview of the trauma patient. Course content emphasizes the epidemiology of trauma, mechanisms of injury, anatomy and physiology of systems as they relate to trauma, and the assessment and management of injuries. This course is designed to enhance the practitioner's knowledge, refine skills, and build a firm foundation of trauma nursing.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to increase nursing skills in the collection and interpretation of psychosocial, developmental, and physical health data. Through the data-gathering process, the physical and psychosocial aspects of the individual's health status are examined. The skills of history taking and the performance of a basic physical assessment are emphasized. College laboratories provide opportunity for supervised practice with well adult peers. The course content and the course objectives from which they are derived include areas of history taking, communication techniques, recognition of the parameters or normal, psychomotor skills of physical examination, safe use of diagnostic equipment, identification of health problems, and the integration of the data-gathering process into the total nursing process with the formulation of nursing diagnoses.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to disaster preparedness and the predictors of the types of injuries and illnesses related to various disasters. Presents information on biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, bioterrorism, environmental disasters, mental health and traumatic events, and homeland security. Discusses the roles of healthcare workers?in a hospital, medical facility, and community agency at the time of a disaster and the recovery period. Prepares healthcare workers?to respond to a disaster by discussing community hazards and vulnerabilities. Course is based on the altered standards of care in mass causality events development by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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