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NRS 301 Nursing Theory and Knowing: Concepts and Issues

Introduces nursing as a distinct discipline of knowledge and a unique profession that addresses the holistic needs of the client, including spirituality. Theories of nursing care are studied in relation to their significance to the practice of professional nursing. Aesthetic, personal, ethical, and empirical ways of knowing are examined, and serve as a basis to explore and raise pertinent questions.

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NRS 310 Multicultural Population Health Promotion

This course introduces key concepts of population health promotion and cultural competence with an emphasis on diverse and vulnerable populations. Students apply these concepts through exploration of selected cultures. This course sets the foundation for NRS 424: Applied Population Health Nursing in a Multicultural Context.

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Corequisites

NRS 301

NRS 311 Communication in Nursing

Addresses effective communication with patients and coworkers. Students explore the impact of their values on patient care, learn assertive communication and conflict resolution techniques, develop skills in building nurse-client and interdisciplinary relationships, examine communication issues in health education and with individuals with different values/beliefs, analyze small group communication theories, and communication aspects of ethical and legal issues.

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Corequisites

NRS 301

NRS 312 Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice

Students learn foundational knowledge about promoting and protecting the health of adult and elderly clients. Students acquire basic foundational nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide ethical evidence-based care. Students begin to integrate nursing theory, communication, collaboration, critical thinking and integrative health principles in the 45 hours of combined laboratory and clinical experience. Fee: $400

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Corequisites

NRS 301

NRS 313 Pathophysiology

This course focuses on the theoretical bases and clinical manifestations of pathophysiology, with an emphasis on the individual's genetics, genomics, and effective and ineffective adaptation to internal and external environments.

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Prerequisites

BIO 205, BIO 307, BIO 308, BIO 359, or permission of instructor.

NRS 315 Pharmacotherapeutics

Principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics are examined in relation to drug therapy. Drug therapy is presented as an integral component of nursing practice. Application of nursing pharmacology knowledge is made to clients with selected health and illness problems.

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Prerequisites

BIO 205, BIO 307, BIO 308, BIO 359, or permission of instructor.

Corequisites

NRS 321, NRS 322

NRS 321 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Focuses on the nursing care of clients with acute or chronic mental illnesses. Promotion, maintenance and restoration of mental health throughout the lifespan are addressed. Professional, legal and ethical issues in psychiatric mental health nursing are examined. Includes 90 hours of clinical experience.

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Prerequisites

NRS 312

Corequisites

NRS 315, NRS 322

NRS 322 Adult and Elder Health I

Students learn nursing management of adult and elderly clients experiencing disruptions in health across the continuum of care. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis and interpretation of clinical data and client teaching using an illness trajectory perspective. Includes 135 hours of clinical experience. Fee: $50

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Prerequisites

NRS 312

Corequisites

NRS 315, NRS 321

NRS 330 Evidence Based Nursing Practice

This course explores the process of evidence‐based nursing practice. Principles of measurement and statistics are examined. Multiple ways of knowing serve as a framework to explore theory­‐guided, evidence­‐based findings utilized in nursing practice. Fee: $130.

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Prerequisites

MTH 161

NRS 331 Social and Health Policy

This course is designed to provide a conceptual understanding of the policy making process and the political context of contemporary health and social policy in the United States. The focus is on acquiring skills to assess policy dimensions of clinical practice issues, translate them into feasible policy, and advocate for them within the policy arena.
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NRS 332 Information Systems

This course provides an introduction to informatics in a microsystem environment. Three major areas covered are introduction to informatics theory and concepts, clinical information systems, and consumer health informatics.
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