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6.00 Credits
(2 Hrs) This clinical course focuses on providing nursing care to meet the healthcare needs of children. The role of provider of care is demonstrated in areas of health promotion, health maintenance and health restoration. Developmental and family-centered nursing care concepts, integrated with knowledge from the sciences and humanities, are utilized in applying the nursing process to provide comprehensive healthcare for children and their families. Clinical experiences will occur in a variety of selected inpatient, outpatient and community settings. (Clinical 6 hours) Fall, Spring Corequisite: NURS 265
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2.00 Credits
(2 Hrs) This course focuses on the healthcare needs of children. The roles of the pediatric nurse in health promotion, health maintenance and health restoration are examined. Developmental and family-centered nursing care concepts are integrated with knowledge from the sciences and humanities to identify nursing care needs of children and their families. Fall, Spring Prerequisites: BIOL 221or 261; BIOL 222 or 262; NURS 270; NURS 100; NURS 248 & 249 Corequisites: NURS 269; PSYC 232
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3.00 Credits
(1 Hr) This course builds upon previously acquired experience to emphasize the professional nurse's role in child health nursing. The clinical course focuses on providing nursing care to meet the healthcare needs of children. The role of provider of care is demonstrated in areas of health promotion, health maintenance and health restoration. Developmental and family-centered nursing care concepts, integrated with knowledge from the sciences and humanities, are utilized in applying the nursing process to provide comprehensive healthcare for children and their families. Clinical experiences will occur in a variety of selected inpatient, outpatient and community settings. Fall, Spring Corequisite: NURS 268
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) This course introduces drug therapy detailing drug classifications, purposes of drug administration, mechanisms of drug action, adverse effects of drugs, and clinically significant drug interactions. The nursing process is used to define nursing responsibilities in drug administration. Course emphasizes the nursing implications of drug therapy with application of knowledge to care of clients across the lifespan. Fall, Spring Prerequisite: BIOL 221 or BIOL 261 Corequisite: BIOL 222 or BIOL 262
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) This course focuses on the role of the nurse as manager of care for adults and groups of adults with altered cognitive-perceptual and activity-exercise functional health patterns. There is also a focus on collaborative health problems and inter-related disease processes. (Theory 3 hours) Fall, Spring Prerequisites: BIOL 270; BIOL 223; NURS 175 & 176; NURS 223 & 224; NURS 2485 & 2496 Corequisite: NURS 286
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4.00 Credits
(4 Hrs) This course focuses on the role of the nurse as manager of care for adults and groups of adults with altered cognitive-perceptual and activity-exercise functional health patterns. There is also a focus on collaborative health problems and inter-related disease processes. Clinical experience is provided in simulated laboratory, structured acute care, rehabilitative, and critical care settings. (Clinical 12 hours) Fall, Spring Corequisite: NURS 285
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2.00 Credits
(2 Hrs) This course focuses on the role of the nurse as a professional. Emphasis is placed on enhancing the socialization of students as members within the discipline of nursing. The evolution of nursing and the changing healthcare system are examined to analyze the impact on nursing practice. Strategies are identified to facilitate transition to the professional nursing role. Legal, ethical, political, and economic issues, as well as Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services are analyzed in relation to nursing practice. (Theory 2 hours) Fall, Spring Must be taken with last clinical nursing course (NURS 285/286 and/or NURS 268/269) in the final semester of the LPN to ASN Program.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Uses critical thinking to apply the nursing process to provide therapeutic nursing care to adult and elderly clients and their families. Emphasis on clients with common or recurrent health problems. Focus is on planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. (Theory 3 hours) Fall, Spring Prerequisites: BIOL 215; BIOL 223; BIOL 270; CHEM 243; NURS 211 & 212 Prerequisite or Corequisite: NURS 270 Corequisite: NURS 304
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6.00 Credits
(2 Hrs) Uses critical thinking to apply the nursing process to provide therapeutic nursing care to adult and elderly clients and their families. Emphasis on clients with common or recurrent health problems. Focus is on planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Implementation and evaluation of teaching plans with clients and their families is expanded. Effective caring relationships are established with clients and their families. University laboratory experiences are provided concomitantly to increase competency in nursing practice. Clinical experience provides opportunities to deliver nursing care in structured settings. Clinical sites include area hospitals and outpatient facilities. (Clinical 6 hours) Fall, Spring Corequisite: NURS 303
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3.00 Credits
(3 Hrs) Applies the nursing process as the framework to provide psychiatric and/or mental health care. Focuses on the development of effective, caring nurse-client interactions. Uses the principles of therapeutic communication integrated with knowledge of psychiatric disorders, psychosocial/stress management needs and theories relevant to mental health. Development and implementation of teaching plans with individual clients is expanded for promoting mental health of families, adult and elderly clients. Emphasizes the personal, professional and legal implications in meeting client psychosocial needs. Expands insights of professional baccalaureate practice beyond core concepts of psychiatric nursing. (Theory 3 hours) Fall, Spring Prerequisites: BIOL 215; BIOL 223; BIOL 270; CHEM 243; NURS 211 & 212 Prerequisite or Corequisite: NURS 270 Corequisite: NURS 307
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