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1.00 Credits
A one hour elective course for students interested in pursuing nursing as a professional career. The student is introduced to the history of nursing, issues and trends, basic nursing education, advanced education for nurses, and nursing career opportunities. Students interested in nursing or a career in science are encouraged to take this course during the fall semester of their freshman year. Lecture 1 hour.
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3.00 Credits
Summer or fall prior to Junior year. Prerequisite: Permission of Admission and Progression Committee. A non-clinical, three-hour course which introduces the student to selected basic concepts in professional nursing. Purpose of the course is to introduce nursing concepts to nursing majors. The course focuses on nursing as a caring profession, nurses' roles and functions, ethics, standards, legal aspects, holism, wellness, health care settings, communication, teaching/ learning, critical thinking, and the nursing process. The Conceptual Framework and Philosophy of Tech's Department of Nursing will be explored. Lecture 3 hours. $87 testing fee.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of normal nutrition at all stages of the life cycle are emphasized. Growth and development needs are incorporated into the maintenance, restoration of nutritional health, and in the prevention of nutritional deficit. Exploration is conducted of the social, religious, and cultural factors which affect the family's nutritional health. Lecture 3 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Admission to Upper Division Nursing or consent of instructor. This course focuses on the principles and concepts of alternative therapies for clients of all ages in a variety of health care settings. Alternative therapies are explored in relationship to conventional medicine in the prevention of negative health conditions, promotion of health practices, and support and restoration of wellness.
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2.00 Credits
Summer and Fall. Prerequisite: Open to students majoring in Spanish with a concentration in Medical Interpretation. The course provides the student with theory of basic psychomotor and math nursing skills. Lecture 2 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Summer or fall session prior to junior year. Prerequisite: Admission into upper-level junior nursing courses. The course provides the student with theory and guided practice of basic psychomotor and math nursing skills in a multimedia simulated laboratory setting. $60 course fee. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours equal to one credit hour.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Admission into upper-level junior nursing courses. Co-requisites: NUR 3513 and 3404. This course is an introduction to the cognitive framework of the curriculum which emphasizes holistic man, environment, and nursing as an interacting system. The course focuses on bio-psycho-social and spiritual behaviors as indicators of health throughout the life cycle. The nursing process and the scientific method of problem solving are presented as systematic approaches to nursing care. Further emphasis is placed on assessment of health needs and health practices of individuals in structured episodic health care settings. Beginning concepts of professionalism and care of clients with self-limiting alterations to health are integral parts of this course. Lecture 4 hours. $64 testing fee.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: NUR 3102. The student uses the nursing process to assess the client by the utilization of observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation skills. The language of Health Assessment is taught and methods of proper documentation are emphasized. The course provides guidance in specific assessment techniques and enables the student to recognize normal findings throughout the life cycle. Lecture 3 hours.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Departmental permission. The student uses the nursing process to assess the client by the utilization of observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation skills. The language of Health Assessment is taught and methods of proper documentation are emphasized. The course provides guidance in specific assessment techniques and enables the student to recognize normal findings throughout the life cycle. The student collaborates with members of the healthcare team in the sharing of health findings in order to make a specific nursing diagnosis. $10 laboratory fee. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours equal to one credit hour.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: NUR 2023 and NUR 3103. Co-requisites: NUR 3204 and 3304. Practicum facilitating the integration, synthesis, and application of theories, concepts, and psychomotor nursing skills taught in NUR 3103, 3204, 3304 and 3513. The student uses maintenance nursing behaviors to assist individuals to reach functional adaptation. 12 Clinical hours equal to 4 credit hours. $10 laboratory fee.
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