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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on concepts basic to the development of professional nursing practice. It examines issues and trends in professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, nursing theories, public policy, quality and safety, staffing, and the re-socialization of the professional nursing role. Theoretical and applied concepts for professional practice, the changing health care system, an introduction to healthcare finance, and professional practice strategies used with patients and families across the lifespan are explored.
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9.00 Credits
Course completed at Luzerne County Community College.
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3.00 Credits
Course completed at Luzerne County Community College.
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9.00 Credits
Course completed at Luzerne County Community College.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on concepts basic to the development of professional nursing practice. It examines current issues and trends in professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, nursing theories, public policy, quality and safety, staffing, and the re-socialization of the professional nursing role. Theoretical and applied concepts for professional practice, the changing health care system, an introduction to healthcare finance, and professional practice strategies used with patients and families across the lifespan, are explored.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course is designed to prepare students to become consumers of research who critically evaluate and base patient care on evidence. Emphasis is placed on the components of the quantitative and qualitative research processes, and the competencies necessary to read, evaluate and interpret research findings for practice. Building on critical thinking skills, this course will expand students' knowledge by assisting them to develop a PICOT question and use principles of evidence-based healthcare to address problems in professional practice. Prerequi-sites: RN Status and Statistics
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the field of healthcare informatics. This course will examine computer technology and selected computer applications, including applications for safe and effective patient care. An overview of the variety of technologies that facilitate clinical care, including patient monitoring systems, medication administration systems, and other technologies to support patient care will be discussed. The use of informatics in professional practice, education, research, and administration will be explored, along with the impact of informatics on quality improvement, safety and healthcare delivery systems.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge and understanding of global health issues in nursing. This course is to provide students an opportunity to become more culturally competent and assist them in understanding how culture impacts the health of a person, family and community. The course also provides an opportunity to give humanitarian service that promotes self-empowerment of individuals and exposes students to global health and health disparity issues. Current trends and issues in health care will provide a framework for analyzing the legal, ethical and public policy aspects of health care systems globally.
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1.00 Credits
This course has two components. The first is medication dosage calculation, with students learning proportion, formula, and dimensional analysis methods of medication dosage delivery for nurses. Oral, parenteral, reconstitution of medications and intravenous rates are included. The second is scholarly writing in nursing, with students learning to search for and utilize evidence-based literature to complete academic writing assignments using APA 7th Ed. Format. This course prepares students to accurately read a medication order and calculate the correct dosages for patients in the clinical practice setting. Students will also learn how to write and format discussion forums and other writing assignments using scholarly peer-reviewed published works in nursing
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5.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the art and science of the profession and the practice of nursing. Students will learn the four paradigms of nursing, the four spheres of care, and the steps of the nursing process. Additional topics are nursing theories and the fundamentals of communication, critical thinking and clinical judgment, nursing informatics, documentation, electronic health records and reporting, ethical and legal considerations, health literacy and patient education, health and wellness, genetics and genomics, ethnicity and culture, stress management and sleep, community health, human body systems, spirituality, and hospice with the end of life. Students will learn about evidence-based practice and how to communicate and provide equitable and inclusive compassionate care to individuals, families, and communities. QSEN quality and safety competencies explained assist students in recognizing the need for individualized patient-centered care and teamwork and collaboration within the healthcare team. In preparation for the clinical practice setting, students will learn by demonstration, practice, and assessment, which are principal experiential learner competencies.
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