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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course emphasizes use of the community-as-partner model as a guide for community health practice. Students learn the various dimensions of a healthy community and how to apply the nursing process in providing cost-effective, accessible care for families, groups, and populations. As they explore the role of the community health nurse, they will expand their understanding of cultural competence, use the concept of complex adaptive systems to understand the interaction among and between systems within community health practice, apply epidemiological concepts in the development of effective health policy/programs, and discuss ethical dilemmas inherent in the community-as-partner model of practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes use of the community-as-partner model as a guide for community health practice. Students learn the various dimensions of a healthy community as they actively participate in community health practice that emphasizes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating cost-effective, accessible care for families, groups, and populations. As they learn the role of the community health nurse, they will expand their cultural competence, apply epidemiological concepts in the development of effective health policy/programs, and gain an appreciation of the ethical dilemmas inherent in the community-as-partner model of practice. Students will reflect on their own personal transformation as providers of health care as they partner with the community.
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3.00 Credits
This capstone course is designed to facilitate the transition from the role of student nurse to that of a professional nurse through an intensive practicum experience in a clinical setting of the students choice. With the guidance/supervision of an experienced registered nurse preceptor, the student has the opportunity to synthesize and apply knowledge and skills gained in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, demonstrate competencies for entry level nursing practice, and practice nursing leadership within a complex adaptive system (CAS). There is continued emphasis on the significance of reflection as a way of gaining the insights needed to achieve safe, high quality, client-centered practice and effective, ethical leadership. Students examine their own clinical practice and leadership in light of the characteristics of servant leadership. Each student develops an individualized learning contract in collaboration with faculty and the clinical preceptor; the learning contract articulates the students goals and specific strategies for meeting them. EACH STUDENT PRACTICUM REQUEST WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE BSN LEAD FACULTY TO DETERMINE FINAL CLINICAL PLACEMENT.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
This on-line course offers BSN and MSN students an opportunity to develop competence in on-going management of patients with diabetes mellitus in a variety of healthcare settings. Students will explore strategies for incorporating disease state management models into clinical practice. Management of medication and blood glucose monitoring, goal setting, motivational strategies, teaching/educational techniques, reducing the incidence of long-term complication will be emphasized. Course content will include current pharmacological principles and selection of oral agents and insulin therapies.
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3.00 Credits
Assists nurses in period of transition from nursing student to registered nurse or from one practice setting to another. Adaptation to role transition fostered through preceptorship with expert clinical RN and through interaction with faculty Opportunities to both practice and master current knowledge and skills and acquire new ones.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Opportunity to pursue a nursing project or topic of choice with guidance of a faculty member.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Opportunity to explore a clinical field or an expanded nursing role with guidance of a faculty member and a clinical preceptor.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Seminars designed to address special topics in nursing and health care, based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: permission. Fall, Spring, Summer - On sufficient demand.
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3.00 Credits
This course seeks to assist learners to understand the cellular pathophysiological basis of disease. The content emphasizes cellular, genetic, and biochemical processes. Pathophysiological and physiological concepts form the basis for critical thinking and decision making when assessing and treating individuals with various disease processes.
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