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NUR 1102
Introduction to Human Nutrition
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4 QH |
Explores the fundamental role of nutrition in promoting health. Studies the
physiological functions of nutrients, their food sources, and recommended
intakes for different age groups. Uses principles from the humanities and
sciences in developing nutrition concepts. Introduces the use of different
diet-assessment tools to assist individuals in meeting nutrient and energy
needs. Encourages students to examine their own food choices and how those
choices translate into meeting recommended nutrient and energy needs. Discusses
the origins of food habits and the relevance of nutrition counseling and
education in nursing practice.
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NUR 1107
Nursing Process and Skills
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3 QH |
Emphasizes the centrality of critical thinking to clinical reasoning.
Introduces the nursing process as a problem-solving tool and its application in
assessing strategies of communication, gathering data, interpreting evidence,
analyzing viewpoints, and forming judgments. Provides scientific principles as
the framework for using basic nursing skills in the practice of selected
nursing interventions. Includes practicing skills in a clinical laboratory.
Prereq. NUR1110 and MTH1101 or taken concurrently.
Emphasizes dimensions of collecting data relevant to health status. Provides an
opportunity for learning to use tools and skills of health assessment.
Discusses ethnic, cultural, spiritual, social, psychological, developmental,
and gender and physical aspects of health assessment. Explores formulating
nursing diagnosis and examining the relationship of the nursing care plan to
overall resources of the client. Includes practicing skills in a clinical
laboratory.
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NUR 1202
Pathophysiological Concepts for Clinical Nursing
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4 QH |
Reviews human physiology related to oxygenation, nutrition, elimination,
protective mechanisms, neurological functions, endocrine functions, and skin
integrity. Explores how the human body uses its adaptive powers to maintain
equilibrium and how alterations affect normal processes. Examines disease
processes and implications for nursing practice. Prereq. BIO1164 or equivalent.
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NUR 1206
Promoting HeaIthy Childbearing and Childrearing
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8 QH |
Emphasizes the promotion of health from conception to adolescence. Describes
potential and actual health-risk factors and explores risk-reduction strategies
within the context of the individual, family, and community. Uses the nursing
process to provide the framework for students to assess and intervene
therapeutically in promoting healthy childbearing and childrearing. Examines
the concepts of human development of individual, family, and community within
the context of the role of the professional nurse in promoting healthy
childbearing and childrearing. Includes clinical learning experiences in a
variety of settings. Prereq. BIO1164, BIO1654, CHM1107, COP1370, ENG1110,
ENG1111, NUR1102, NUR1107, NUR1110, and PSY1111.
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NUR 1208
Promoting Healthy Adulthood and Aging
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8 QH |
Emphasizes the promotion of health in adults and includes common health
problems of adults at critical life stages from the young adult to the frail,
elderly years. Analyzes potential and actual health-risk factors and the
discovery of risk-reduction strategies by applying the nursing process to the
care of adults living within families and communities. Enables students to use
health education and teaching methods in assessing and intervening
therapeutically to meet the primary health-care needs of adults. Assesses the
role of the nurse in partnership with the family and community in disease
prevention. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings.
Prereq. BIO1122, BIO1622, and NUR1206.
Focuses on experiential exploration of the concept of wellness. Examines
behaviors and lifestyle choices that lead to a high level of physical,
emotional, and spiritual well-being. Includes issues
of assessment of health risk, behavior change, lifestyle analysis, the life
cycle, and stress management through self-analysis.
Open to any undergraduate student.
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NUR 1304
Independent Study Elective
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2 QH |
Allows students to pursue a topic more intensely or with a special focus.
Enables students to contract with a faculty member whose background, interests,
and time allow direction of in-depth study. Requires student and faculty member
jointly develop course objectives. Prereq. Permission of academic adviser.
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NUR 1306
Promoting Health Restoration in Children 1
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0 QH |
Focuses on the therapeutic nursing interventions used to restore health to
children who are experiencing acute and/or complex health problems. Analyzes
complex health issues within the context of the individual, family, and
community. Examines altered family patterns of coping within a developmental
framework and describes support to meet the unique health needs of the family
and child. Addresses the therapeutic role in partnership with the family and
resources available within a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.
Discusses ethical and legal dimensions of caring for children and their
families. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings.
Prereq. NUR1202, NUR1206, NUR1208, NUR1308, and PCL1306; PCL1307 concurrently.
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NUR 1307
Influences of Health and Illness
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4 QH |
Enables the student to understand the values that underlie health-seeking
behavior and providing care. Uses values clarification to appreciate individual
rights and responsibilities versus the common good. Examines cultural
differences in light of individual and group behavior as well as life-span
issues and family and group responsibilities. Builds a caring ethic and a sense
of professional responsibility on the basis of self-awareness and
self-examination.
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NUR 1308
Promoting Health Restoration in Adults1
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0 QH |
Focuses on the therapeutic nursing interventions used to restore health to
adults who are experiencing acute and/or complex health problems. Analyzes
deviations from health with attention to the implications for the individual,
as well as the family, in coping with health problems. Analyzes the client's
health-care needs and the resources to meet them, in collaboration with the
client and health providers. Discusses ethical and legal dimensions of nursing
care of adults. Emphasizes discharge planning and teaching. Includes clinical
learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. NUR1202, NUR1206,
NUR1208, and PCL1306; PCL1307 concurrently.
Provides a broad overview of information management and its use in health-care
delivery to students in nursing and the health sciences. Examines the use of
computerized information systems and their application to clinical practice,
administration, education, and research. Analyzes telecommunication approaches
and resources for nursing and health care. Explores current and emerging
technologies used in the delivery of health care, with an emphasis on their
impact on health-care delivery and patient outcomes. Addresses
confidentiality/security and legal/ethical issues related to the use, design,
and management of computerized health- care information systems. Prereq. Basic
computer knowledge.
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NUR 1312
Professional Development Seminar
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2 QH |
Provides students with an opportunity to reflect on and share experiences from
their co-op positions. Uses a weekly seminar format to discuss case examples of
various clinical experiences. Presents for discussion content on topics such as
ethical decision-making, death and dying, conflict resolution, professional
dilemmas, and responsibilities. Allows students to process some of their
cooperative education experiences with other students and faculty in a
structured format.
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NUR 1406
Promoting Healthy Communities
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7 QH |
Focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic interventions
for the community as client. Uses the nursing process, within the community
context, informed by epidemiological trends, sociocultural characteristics,
political and legislative influences, organizational programs, environmental
factors, and consumer inputs. Emphasizes the role of the public-health nurse in
multiple arenas of practice. Examines epidemiological principles and
public-health policies in relation to identified health problems and conditions
in a specific community. Enables students to conduct a comprehensive
assessment, in partnership with the community, to develop a program to meet an
identified community health need. Includes clinical learning experiences in a
variety of settings. Prereq. NUR1306, NUR1308.
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NUR 1408
Promoting Mental Health Restoration
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7 QH |
Focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating psychotherapeutic
interventions for clients with complex mental health problems. Analyzes
alterations in psychobiological and psychosocial functioning and coping.
Formulates a plan of care within the context of the client as individual,
family, group, and community. Emphasizes the therapeutic use of the self as
students develop communication and other helping skills in interpersonal
relationships with clients. Provides an opportunity to apply theories,
principles, and research findings in providing mental health care for clients
in various settings. Fosters collaboration with the client and
interdisciplinary team. Discusses the political, legal, and ethical issues
related to the delivery of mental-health services and the creative role of the
nurse. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq.
NUR1306, NUR1308.
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NUR 1502
Introduction to Research in Nursing
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4 QH |
Builds on students' prior exposure to selected studies applied to nursing.
Discusses and critiques qualitative and quantitative research and the value of
each to the practice of nursing and to the health-care field. Examines the
importance of research in nursing to both practitioner and consumer. Prereq.
Concurrent SOC1320 or equivalent.
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NUR 1507
Comprehensive Nursing Practicum
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6 QH |
Helps students to synthesize nursing knowledge, skills, and experience and
facilitate their transition to professional nursing practice and case
management of clients with complex health problems. Enables students to
demonstrate leadership and collaborative skills in working with other members
of the health-care team. Examines professional role and career issues in weekly
seminars. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings.
Prereq. Senior standing or concurrent NUR1406, NUR1408, and NUR1508.
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NUR 1508
Managing and Leading in Nursing
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6 QH |
Focuses on the knowledge and skills related to the delivery of health services
within a nursing management context. Presents theories, concepts, and models,
such as managed care, organization and management, authority, delegation,
resource allocation, budgeting, leadership and empowerment, change, motivation,
environmental safety, quality improvement, collective bargaining, and conflict
resolution, to give the student an understanding of the knowledge base for the
management role of the baccalaureate nurse. Provides the opportunity to apply
principles and practice skills in planning and delegating nursing care using
different organizational models and approaches. Discusses the developing
creative role for managing and leading in nursing. Includes clinical learning
experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. Senior standing or concurrent
NUR1406 and NUR1408.
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