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3.00 Credits
Folklore And Folklife Of New England Prerequisite: None Introduces students to traditional and customary lore of New England. Emphasis on Yankee storytelling traditions as represented in popular beliefs, anecdotes, local and personal legends, ballads and folk customs. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College English Department NES 3XX - New England Studies Elective New England Studies Elective Prerequisite: Transfer Credit Evaluation Only 0.500 TO 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College
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Seminar In New England Studies Prerequisite: None Note: For a description of the History courses, consult Courses of Instruction: History. A research and writing seminar on selected topics that analyze New England's history and culture. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar School of Arts and Sciences College History Department NES 4XX - New England Studies Elective New England Studies Elective Prerequisite: Transfer Credit Evaluation Only 0.500 TO 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College
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We live in an age inundated by audio and visual media.Whereas earlier cultures communicated ideas through the spoken word or through printed texts, contemporary modes of communication are mass-produced sounds and images.In order to be truly literate in today's world, people should be fluent in the "language" of modern media.This course explores the principles and elements of visual design - the basic concepts (such as line, balance, and motion) that are used to create attractive ads, Web pages, commercials and movies.It also introduces basic audio terms and the use of sound design in film and video.The class is built around a series of lectures and screenings of movie clips, TV commercials, and published materials.Students explore the use of design elements and principles through lab exercises and class presentations using a variety of computer illustration and editing programs.This course is the introductory course for the New Media Film, Television, and Radio major/minor, and fulfills a history requirement for the VPA core.Three credit
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This course serves as a foundation to the development of the nurse as a professional person.Central to this is the awareness and acceptance of self.The course introduces the process of critical thinking/judgment as an approach to the planning and delivery of nursing care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.Discussion of nursing's history and accomplishments serves as the cornerstone for the advancement of professional behaviors including scholarship, communication, collaboration, personal responsibility/ accountability, integration of research and practice, and peer and self-evaluation.(Prerequisite: CH 84 or CH 11, PY 163) Three credits (42 theory hours).
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This course explores the healthcare delivery system in the United States through issues relating to conceptual, historical, economic, political, and technological developments.The course emphasizes ethical and legal aspects of the current system that remain unresolved, such as access to care, type of services to provide, and roles within the system and discusses consumer use of traditional, alternative, and experimental therapies.This course gives an interdisciplinary perspective to students interested in healthcare from any field of study. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. Three credits (42 theory hours).
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This course orients the registered nurse to baccalaureate nursing education to facilitate re-entry into a new educational system.The course articulates the scope and aims of professional nursing practice in the study of concepts and issues of multiple aspects of healthcare delivery and education.Students examine the School of Nursing philosophy and conceptual framework.(Prerequisites: Connecticut RN license or academic transcript and approval of advisor.) Three credits (42 theory hours).
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the registered nurse with knowledge and skills of health assessment of clients throughout the life span, with consideration of cultural and ethnic variations.Critical thinking and communication are essential components of health assessment and are incorporated in this course.This is a Web-enhanced course that also uses lecture, discussion, demonstration, supervised and individual practice, and opportunities to develop self-evaluation skills.Students organize and prioritize data, and record assessment data on designated forms.(Prerequisites: BI 107; BI 108; NS 250) Three credits (28 theory, 28 lab hours).
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the knowledge and skills of client health assessment throughout the life span, with consideration of cultural and ethnic variations.Critical thinking and communication are essential components of health assessment.The course uses lecture, discussion, demonstration, supervised and individual practice to help students expand their skills in interviewing, taking a health history, and completing a physical examination.Students organize and prioritize data using functional health patterns and record assessment data on designated forms.This course also includes a separate one-credit laboratory module designed to complement physical assessment skills.Students use the School of Nursing Learning Resource Center to develop skills pertaining to infection control, body mechanics, and client hygiene.(Prerequisites: BI 107; CH 84 or CH 11; NS 110; PY 163; pre- or co-requisites: BI 108, BI 151, NS 272) Four credits (28 theory, 56 lab hours). Undergraduatecoursedescriptions
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on nursing care of older adults living in a long-term care setting.Normal physiological changes of aging and related assessment skills are incorporated and evaluated.Management of common geriatric care problems is emphasized.Instruction in Medicare/Medicaid, insurance reimbursement systems, political focus of older adult care, the minimum data set framework, and policies and procedures as they relate to long term care are offered.(Prerequisites: BI 107, CH 84 or CH 11, NS 110; pre- or co-requisites: BI 108, BI 151, NS 270) Three credits (28 theory hours, 42 clinical hours).
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3.00 Credits
This course explores factors that influence the degree of health and wellness experienced by individuals across the life span.Epidemiology provides a framework for the assessment of risk and the managementof common health problems.Students have opportunities to promote wellness through clinical experiences with healthy children and adults.The course examines how people make health-related decisions, what risks threaten their health, and reasons they give for adopting parti-cular lifestyles, and addresses spirituality and culture, with particular attention devoted to assessment techniques and intervention strategies.Students learn traditional and (alternative) complementary therapeutic techniques to enhance health.(Prerequisites: NS 270, NS 272, BI 108, BI 151) Four credits (42 theory, 42 clinical hours).
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