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3.00 Credits
This course is structured to provide the student nurse with a comprehensive critical care knowledge base. Core concepts of the course include stress and adaptation as they relate to the care of the critically ill or injured client, psychosocial and sleep alterations, legal and ethical issues, patient education, and issues related to recognition and management of stressors in critical care nursing. Student learning will be augmented by an emphasis on critical thinking, using system-appropriate case studies that focus on the application of content presented in class. Participation in the course will also benefit practicing critical care nurses who seek educational opportunities to expand and update their knowledge. Prerequisite: PBSN/BSN major
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses historical and philosophical perspectives as well as factors that influence socialization into the profession. There is also emphasis on theories and models applicable to nursing. The roles of the professional nurse are included in relationship to the changing healthcare delivery system. Prerequisite: BSN major
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3.00 Credits
In these changing times of primary care-based health care, it is essential that women be viewed from a holistic perspective. This migration into a primary care-based system gives women the motivation to be better educated and to have high expectations regarding their care. This course will explore traditional reproductive issues concerning women, as well as selected common medical and psychosocio-developmental-political problems and issues, accompanied by guidelines for disease prevention and health promotion. The content focuses on the adult nonpregnant female, although health issues throughout a woman’s lifespan are discussed. Prerequisite: PBSN/BSN major
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to nursing research. It is based upon the belief that nursing research is integral to all levels of nursing practice. The primary objective of this course is to assist students in becoming intelligent consumers of research. Teaching methodologies include computer-aided instruction, lecture discussion, and research critique. Prerequisite: BSN major
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3.00 Credits
This course presents the knowledge base for using health promotion strategies and the techniques for health assessment with individuals across the life span. The role of the nurse in promotion patterns of positive health behaviors is emphasized. The student is also provided with an opportunity to practice physical assessment skills in the laboratory and in a precepted clinical setting. Prerequisite/Corequisite: NUR 1302, 1401 GE: Physical Education
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4.00 Credits
This course enables the registered nurse student to further develop leadership abilities and decision-making skills. Students are assigned to individually planned clinical experiences under the direction of a preceptor. Each student will identify specific clinical learning activities for the practicum that relate directly to the selected clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on fostering independence and self-direction in learning for all students. Prerequisites: NUR 1302, 1401, 1402 Corequisite: NUR 1451
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5.00 Credits
This course provides learning experiences focused on the role of the nurse in community health nursing. Community health nursing encompasses nursing practice in public health, voluntary, and private home health agencies, as well as population-focused care in the community. Through the use of critical thinking and decision making, independence in clinical practice will be encouraged. Students will have the opportunity to explore areas of epidemiology; health promotion within groups; family, group, and community assessment; and factors influencing the delivery of and access to community health services. The healthcare needs of selected at-risk populations will be examined. Prerequisites: NUR 1403, 1451, PHIL 0214
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3.00 Credits
This course presents trends, issues, and politics within nursing that influence registered nurses’ clinical practice. It will be presented in a seminar/debate format with active participation by the students. Emphasis is placed on the future of nursing and nursing organizations and changes in nursing education, nursing service, and the healthcare delivery system. The influence of advanced technology and nursing research upon clinical practice will be addressed. Nursing politics, women’s issues, and healthcare reform will be explored. Prerequisite: PBSN/BSN major
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the biologic basis for disease in adults and children. Specifically, an in-depth and current understanding of disease processes across the life span is targeted. Attention will focus on health promotion/disease prevention by emphasizing risk factors, nutrition and disease, and other relevant therapeutic approaches. Discussion with regard to age-specific and gender-specific pathophysiological processes is highlighted. Student learning will be augmented by an emphasis on critical thinking using system-based case studies that focus on application of content presented in class. Further, students will investigate disease processes and present current therapeutic ideas to the class with rationale based on available medical and nursing research. Prerequisite: PBSN/BSN major
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the study of healthcare systems from a global comparative perspective. By examining comparisons of the healthcare systems of the United States and Canada along a number of established dimensions, the instructor will facilitate student investigation of global dimensions of health care. This course will examine health systems’ structures, healthcare priorities, resourceavailability, governments as stewards of health resources, and the question of who pays and who should pay. Prerequisite: PBSN/BSN major
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