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9.00 Credits
Focuses on the nursing care of clients experiencing acute disruptions of health across the lifespan. The emphasis is on exploring clients and family responses to actual or potential health alterations in acute, urgent, and emergent settings utilizing critical thinking and analysis of disease processes. The pathophysiology and nursing care of each disease process is explored with increasing depth and complexity in this course for a comprehensive understanding of the disease process. Focus is placed on applying the empiric, ethical, aesthetic and self knowledge required to provide nursing care to clients with a complex and/or unstable condition. Evidence-informed practice is used to support appropriate focused assessments, and effective, efficient nursing interventions. Knowledge of lifespan developmental factors, cultural variables, and legal aspects of care guides ethical decision making in delivery of care.
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2.00 Credits
Facilitates ongoing critical thinking and analysis of pathophysiological concepts. Emphasis will be on interpretation and prioritization of data resulting from environmental, genetic, and stress-related maladaptations. This course complements the selected topics addressed in Acute & Complex Care to provide a comprehensive understanding of disease processes. Prerequisites: Successful completion of NURS2800, NURS 2820, and NURS2850 with a grade of C or better and concurrent enrollment in NURS 2900.
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2.00 Credits
In this capstone course, student progression to the professional nurse role is facilitated by focusing on synthesizing acquired knowledge to improve critical clinical reasoning. Chinn and Kramer's theory of emancipatory knowing is examined as an integrative guide to practice and lifelong learning in the discipline of nursing. In addition, essential leadership knowledge and analytic skills necessary for success as a professional nurse are explored in relation to praxis.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on prioritization, delegation, and supervision of nursing care of clients across the lifespan. Healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environment issues are analyzed. Emphasis is on planning, collaborating and coordinating care for individuals and groups across the care continuum. Prerequisites: Successful completion of NURS2800, NURS2820, NURS2850 with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the paralegal profession, the role paralegals play in the legal system, paralegal ethical obligations, and employment opportunities for paralegals. Students will learn about the elements of American law, state and federal court systems, civil and criminal law, including tort law, constitutional law, administrative law, and legal analysis.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the law of contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code, specifically Article 2-Sales and Article 9-Secured Transactions. Students will also gain knowledge in the formation of business organizations in terms of partnerships, corporations and other business entities, which includes the preparation of related documents.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the criminal justice system with special emphasis given to Minnesota law and procedure. Topics covered include: the Minnesota Criminal Code, police, attorneys, judges, constitutional rights, rules of evidence, plea bargaining, trials, and sentencing. Prerequisites: Placement into ENG 1108 or grade C or better in ENG 0099 and READ 0093/0094 or instructor or program director's permission. Recommended: Students should enroll in ENG 1108 concurrently with PA 1105.
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3.00 Credits
Examines family legal issues involved in marriage, separation, dissolution of marriage, cohabitation, child custody, child and spousal support and non-support, property issues, paternity, adoption, and domestic abuse. Prerequisites: C or better in PA 1102.
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3.00 Credits
Examines selected aspects of the rules of evidence, principles of investigating and interviewing, practical applications of selected rules of civil procedure, discovery and preparation for trial and rules of professional responsibility. Particular emphasis is placed upon the role of the paralegal in the litigation process. Prerequisites: C or better in PA 1102.
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3.00 Credits
Examines wills, trusts, intestate succession, probate proceedings and estate administration under Minnesota Law. Provides an overview of relevant federal and state tax law as it pertains to estates. Provides practical experience in drafting estate, probate and tax documents. Prerequisites: C or better in PA 1102 or permission of instructor or program director.
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