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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
1 credit. Offered spring. Classroom-based exploration of the care of people at the end of life from a multi-disciplinary, holistic perspective. Learning activities include guest speakers, critique of assigned readings, essay and case studies. Students from any related health care major, first year students through seniors are welcome.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit. This elective course, open to students from all majors, is a non-technical and practical examination for cancer and its causes, prevention, treatments and impact on people. Emphasis is placed on understanding how people experience and survive cancer. This course is tailored to include cancer-related topics that are of interest to students.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1-2 credits. Offered fall, spring and summer. Students from any major engage in service learning with clients and staff of Caregivers' Community Network, a program of information, companion care and support for family caregivers. Hours are flexible and activities are tailored to student interests.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. This course explores current factors having impact on the risk management of the American healthcare system. It explores the many dimensions of risk management and leadership roles, and the dissemination and utilization of risk research in hospitals.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. This class is organized to highlight the general principles of health care law and examines both the underlying conflicts between public policies and the legal solutions to these problems. It addresses the major organizational, physical and staffing resources that are necessary to deliver quality healthcare in today's world. This course also covers relationships with patients, handling of medical information, financing of health care services, liability issues, determination of death and the handling of dead bodies.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit. An elective nursing course that explores fundamental aspects of nursing history including pertinent nursing founders and leaders as well as examination of the many influences that have shaped the nursing profession. Review of nursing within its historical context provides an opportunity to consider changes for the future.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit. This course is designed to develop an understanding of the need for prenatal care. Prenatal care helps reduce the incidence of the perinatal illness, disability and death by providing health advice and identifying and managing medical and psychosocial conditions and risk factors that can affect the health of the pregnant woman and her child. The course will focus on a healthy lifestyle for the pregnant woman and the knowledge base she will need to implement that healthy life style. Emphasis is placed on nutrition, exercise, diet and antenatal testing that is a part of prenatal care.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit. This elective course, open to students from all majors, explores select contemporary topics about infants, children and adolescents. This course is tailored to include topics which are of interest to the students and have a significant impact on the infant, child or adolescent. Topics will be studied from varied viewpoints and how the topic impacts the infant, child, and/or adolescent and their family.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits. This course provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and character of professional nursing practice within the context of ethical and legal realities of the current healthcare delivery system and of professional nursing practice. The course explores the historical development of nursing as a profession. It promotes self-analysis and socialization as a professional nurse and an understanding of the role and processes for professional nursing practice. It also begins to prepare the student in the nursing program and NCLEX testing. The beginning phases of career management are examined.
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6.00 Credits
6 credits. This course focuses on the integration of pathophysiologic and pharmacologic concepts and principles of nursing process, health promotion, risk reduction, clinical decision making and collaborative management of care for adults across the life span experiencing moderate to severe health alterations. Prerequisite: NSG 271.
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