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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on Healthy People 2010 initiatives with emphasis on nutrition in nursing care. Nutritional requirements in health promotion, health protection, and prevention of disease are studied in depth. Students will develop the knowledge and the critical thinking skills necessary to provide nutrition education and to care for individuals and families within aggregates.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the nursing process as students explore selected concepts that promote the psychosocial and physiological adaptation of healthy individuals. Emphasis is placed on the development of communication and critical thinking skills while focusing on nursing interview, history, and assessment. Beginning application of the components of the nursing process is addressed in preparation for holistic care of the individual. Laboratory and/or field experience are required to apply fundamental nursing interventions. Two hours classroom and five hours lab per week. Prerequisites: GSCI 107, Writing I, Writing II, Quantification core course. Concurrent: BIOL 206/206L, BIOL 207/207L, NURS 150/BIOL 110.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is to provide students with the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to assess the health status of an individual. Continued emphasis on therapeutic communication is provided to enhance the student's interviewing and critical thinking skills. A laboratory practicum is required for skill development and refinement. Prerequisites: NURS 210/210L, BIOL 206/206L, BIOL 207/207L (with minimum grade of C). Concurrent: BIOL 208/208L.
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5.00 Credits
The physiological, emotional, social, spiritual, and environmental changes experienced by older individuals and their families are examined. Healthy aging, restorative care, and supportive interventions to promote a dignified death are explored. Emphasis is placed on the roles of the nurse as coordinator of care for older adults and their families. The special advocacy issues of older clients and their families are addressed. Concurrent clinical experiences incorporate opportunities to integrate theory, research, and critical thinking skills in a variety of settings. Two hours classroom, one hour seminar, and six hours clinical per week. Prerequisite: NURS 338/338L and NURS 317. Concurrent: NURS 323/323L, NURS 358.
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3.00 Credits
The occurrence, distribution, and transmission of disease in human populations are examined. The physiological effects of selected disease processes on specific organs and consequential systemic responses are examined. Three hours classroom per week. Prerequisites: Successful completion of 200 level med-math competency test and admission to 300 level nursing courses. Concurrent with NURS 338.
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5.00 Credits
Emphasis is placed on using the family-centered approach to examine the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the childbearing family from preconception until integration of the newborn into the family. Low-risk childbearing experiences, the High-risk clinical pregnancy, and their impact on the family are explored. Concurrent clinical experiences will incorporate the roles of the nurse and health promotion, maintenance, and restoration needs of the childbearing family. Two hours classroom, one hour seminar, and six hours clinical per week. Prerequisites: NURS 214 and successful completion of a 200 level med-math competency test and admission to 300 level nursing courses. Concurrent: NURS 338/338L, NURS 317, or NURS 358.
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5.00 Credits
The nurse's role in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and wellness with infants, children, and their families is explored. The influence of environment on the child's physical, social, and psychological health is examined. Legal and ethical considerations in the care of children and their families are identified. Multidisciplinary relationships critical to the holistic, humanistic, and altruistic care of children and their families from multicultural backgrounds are discussed. Concurrent clinical experiences provide opportunities to integrate theory, research, and critical thinking skills. Three hours classroom, one hour seminar, and six hours clinical per week. Prerequisites: NURS 317, NURS 338/338L. Concurrent: NURS 316/316L and NURS 358.
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6.00 Credits
Emphasis is placed on collaborative activities related to health promotion, health maintenance, and disease prevention in the care of middle adults and their families. The impact of physiological, psychosocial, cultural, economic, and environmental factors on middle adult health practices is examined. Adaptive, coping, and restorative measures aimed at sustaining or regaining maximal functioning are also explored. Concurrent clinical experiences in acute care settings provide opportunities to integrate theory, research, and technology into nursing practice. Three hours classroom, one hour seminar, and six hours clinical per week. Prerequisites: NURS 214/214L, successful completion of a 200 level med-math competency test, and admission to 300 Level nursing courses. Concurrent with NURS 317.
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3.00 Credits
Using critical thinking skills, students develop an understanding of the research process so that they are able to read, interpret, and begin to evaluate research findings for application to nursing practice. Three classroom hours per week. Prerequisites: Core Quantification course, MATH 130, NURS 338/338L/338N. Concurrent with NURS 316/316L, NURS 323/323L, or NURS 436/436L, NURS 438/438L.
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3.00 Credits
Essential knowledge of pharmacological principles is applied to the nursing process across the lifespan. The pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics for major drug classifications are explored. A major focus is on the nursing care of the person receiving drug therapy. Three hours classroom per week. Concurrent: NURS 316/316L or NURS 323/323L.
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