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Please Note: This list is displaying results based on a list of courses offered over several years. It may not reflect courses currently offered. This list includes courses from all Linfield Programs including Adult Degree(ADP), Portland Campus(PTD) and McMinnville Campus(MCM).For more information, please contact the Office of the Registrar.
NURS-009 ASSISTANTS IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
An opportunity to assist researchers in carryingout health related research.1 credit. (EL)Location: PTD
NURS-010 CREATIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT
Education in simple, specialized techniques formind calming and body relaxation; assessment ofindividual and environmental stressors;problem-solving strategies that foster analytical,critical, and creative thinking as well asintuitive processes; stress manaagement skills inthe clinical setting.1 credit. (EL)Location: PTD
NURS-015 HEALTH CARE TERMINOLOGY
Introduction to the principles of health careterminology.1 credit. (EL)Location: PTD
NURS-020 DOSAGE CALCULATIONS
Focus on critical thinking in relation to dosagecalculation. Practice with conversions betweenmetric, apothecary, and household measurements.Oral, parenteral, and intravenous dosages for boththe adult and the pediatric client.1 credit. (EL)Location: PTD
NURS-025 TESTING SKILLS FOR THE NCLEX-RN EXAM
Preparation for Senior Review Course. Assessmentof baseline English, math, and/or test takingabilities. Individualized remediation.Prerequisite: senior standing. 1 credit. (EL)
Location: PTD
NURS-030 SPANISH HEALTHCARE TERMINOLOGY
Spanish vocabulary and discursive structuresutilized in health professions for basiccommunication and client assessment. Previousknowledge of basic Spanish languagevocabulary and structures recommended.Prerequisite: consent of instructor.1 credit
Location: PTD
NURS-040 COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Community service activity focused on assistingagencies that provide health services necessaryfor the well-being of the community.1 credit. (EL)Location: PTD
NURS-050 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CENTER STUDENT MENTOR
Provides student opportunity to learn and developmentoring skills (how to coach, reinforcelearning, and support nursing students who arelearning clinical skills). May be taken threetimes for credit. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-060 GRADUATE CAREER OPPORTUNIES IN NURSING
Exploration of career opportunities in nursing practice, education, administration, and research available with graduate degreeds in nursing.1 creditLocation: PTD
NURS-090 COMPUTER SKILLS IN NURSING
Introductory skills in the use of computers, withapplications useful to the practice of nursing.1 credit. (EL)Location: PTD
NURS-103 SOCIALIZATION INTO NURSING: FOUNDATIONS FOR REFLECTIVE NURSING PRACTICE
Preparation for reflective nursing practice byincreasing student self-awareness and examiningnursing contexts, professional values, ways ofbeing, and basic concepts.Prerequisite: admission to the Nursing major.3 credits (WI)
Location: PTD
NURS-106L SOCIALIZATION INTO NURSING: HELPING Role of the Nurse Lab/Clinical
Location: PTD
NURS-130 SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Exploration of substance abuse issues with individuals and their families. Emphasis on the role of the health care professional as part of an interdisciplinary team. 3 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-195 HLTH CARE PRSPECTVS:DEATH/DYING
Findings, theories, and nursing skills related todeath, dying, and bereavement, with attention tovalues and ethical questions, as well astechnological, social, economic, and politicalissues.3 credits. (UQ)Location: PTD
NURS-223 NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY
Professional nursing care of Hispanic population. Focus on topics such as religion, access, communication, economics, and politics in relation to health. Application in a local Hispanic community setting. Enrollment limited by practicum space.Prerequisites: 213, 206. Spanish language skills useful, but not required. 4 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-240 NURSING PERSPECTIVES ON SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
The survivor's experience of violence, with emphasis on developing self-awareness as an essential component of providing nursing care to survivors of violence. 2 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-241 BRAIN, MIND, AND SOCIETY
Focuses on the interplay of neurological processes that influence individual thought, emotion, and behavior in concert with social and environmental demands. This course is not offered to students who have completed PSYC 182 or 325 or 382. Offered spring of odd-numbered years. 3 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-245 EVOLUTION OF NURSING
Exploration of selected aspects of nursing history, including the contributions of religious orders and culturally and ethnically diverse nurses, and their effects on contemporary nursing. 3 credits. (VP)Location: PTD
NURS-250 CRITICAL THINKING IN HEALTH CARE: BECOMING A REFLECTIVE SKEPTIC
Meaning and application of critical thinking in personal and professional life. Emphasis on becoming critical thinkers, recognizing errors in thinking, and evaluating ideas, using critical incidents. 3 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-291 HOLISTIC NRSG:PRACTICING HLTHY LVNG
Theories and concepts necessary for understanding holistic principles. Recognition that holism is a way of being. Application of holistic principles in students' personal and professional roles. 3 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-302 Traditional & Non-Traditional Healing Practices in Mexico
Investigation of Mexican beliefs about health and illness in the state of Morelos. Language immersion, field trips to health care settings, and interaction with families as well as traditional and non-traditional health care providers.Prerequisites: 103 and 106 and 1 year of Spanish language instruction or consent of the instructor. 4 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-305 FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING PRACTICE
Foundational concepts of community-based nursing in preparation for reflective professional practice. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 1.Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. Corequisites: 315, 320, 335. 4 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-306 FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING PRACTICE
Foundational concepts of community-based nursingin preparation for professional nursing practice.Includes professional communication skills foreffective working relationships with members ofthe healthcare team and diverse clients ininterdisciplinary settings. Lecture/discussion.Lab fees may apply.Accelerated Program: Semester 1.Prerequisite: admission to the School of Nursing.Corequisites: 320, 336.4 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-309 TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
A transition to baccalaureate nursing practice for the Registered Nurse student. Builds on previous knowledge and skills applicable to the practice of professional nursing. Fees may apply. R.N. to B.S.N. Program: Semester 1.Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. 6 credits.
Location: ADP,PTD
NURS-311 CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS
Laboratory course focused on teaching and learningassessment as well as on technical skills requiredfor nursing care in a variety of settings.Essential content to be covered prior to beginningclinicals in 313, 316 and 318.Prerequisites: Cumulative BSN GPA of at least 2.50and completion of 206, 208 and 213.Co-requisite: concurrent enrollment in 313, 316,or 318.2 credits lab
Location: PTD
NURS-311L CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS
Location: PTD
NURS-312 FEMINIST ETHICS IN HEALTH CARE (CROSS- LISTED WITH PHIL 312)
See PHIL 312. 3 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-313 ILLNESS EXP: ADAPTING TO HLTH CHLLNGS
Discussion of nursing concepts related to chronic health challenges across the life span and in a variety of clinical settings. Includes nursing care, nutrition, pathophysiology, pharmacology, the meaning of illness and healing related to such concepts as chronicity, rehabilitation, comfort, wound healing, mobility, and elimination.Prerequisites: Cumulative B.S.N. GPA of at least 2.50 and completion of 311. 6 credits (3 theory; 3 lab). (WI)
Location: PTD
NURS-313L ILLNESS EXPERIENCES: ADAPTING TO HEALTH Challenges Clinical
Location: PTD
NURS-314 RESEARCH METHODS
Methods used in formulating and conductingresearch on problems arising within health care.3 credits (QR)Location:
NURS-315 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Preparation for professional practice including communicating with clients and collaborating with other professionals in interdisciplinary settings. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 1.Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. Corequisites: 305, 320, 335. R.N. to B.S.N. Program: Semester 1.
Prerequisite or corequisite: 309. 2 credits.
Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-316 ILLNESS EXPERIENCES: LIFE THREATENING HEALTH CHALLENGES
Discussion of nursing concepts related to lifethreatening crises and chronic health challengesacross the life span and in a variety of clinicalsettings. Includes nursing care, nutrition,pathophysiology, pharmacology, and meaning ofillness and healing related to selected conceptssuch as acuity, homeostasis, oxygenation,immunity, alteration in consciousness.Prerequisites: Cumulative BSN GPA of at least 2.50and completion of 311.6 credits (3 theory; 3 lab)
Location: PTD
NURS-316L ILLNESS EXPERIENCES: LIFE THREATENING Health Challenges Clinical
Location: PTD
NURS-317 PERINATAL NURSING
Professional nursing care of low-and high-risk perinatal families during the prenatal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal period.Prerequisite: 316. 4 credits (2 theory; 2 lab).
Location: PTD
NURS-318 MATERNAL-CHILD HLTH CHLLLNGS
Theory and practice of maternal-child nursing in a hospital setting. Includes the study of concepts of development, safety, communication, pain, fever, oxygenation, homeostasis, loss, and ethics as they relate to maternal-child health.Prerequisites: Cumulative B.S.N. GPA of at least 2.50 and completion of 311. 4 credits. (2 theory; 2 lab).
Location: PTD
NURS-318L MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CHALLENGES CLINICAL
Location: PTD
NURS-319 ADVANCED NURSING OF CHILDREN
Theory and practice in the provision of family centered care of children experiencing complex chronic health problems.Prerequisite: 316. 4 credits (2 theory; 2 lab).
Location: PTD
NURS-320 SCHOLARSHIP OF NURSING
Concepts necessary to engage in evidence-based nursing practice including the research process and scholarly communication. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 1.Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. Corequisites: 305,315, 335. R.N. to B.S.N. Program: Semester 2.
Prerequisites: 309, 315. 3 credits. (QR)
Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-335 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I
Skills for safe clinical nursing practice by using experiential learning in clinical and simulated laboratory settings that promotes integration of semester one concepts. Lecture/Discussion, lab.$470 fee. Generic Program: Semester 1.
Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. Corequisites: 305, 315, 320. 6 credits (1 theory, 5 lab).
Location: PTD
NURS-336 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING I: FOUNDATIONS
Skills for safe clinical nursing practice by usingexperiential learning in clinicial and simulatedlaboratory settings that promotes integration ofsemester concepts. Lecture/discussion/lab. Labfees may apply.Accelerated Program: Semester 1.Prerequisite: admission to the School of Nursing.Corequisites: 306, 320.6 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-340 MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL NURSING COURSE
Methods of assessment and interventions designed to foster the delivery of multicultural congruent nursing and international health care are explored. Values, beliefs, and practices related to health, illness, and health care of selected ethnic and cultural groups are discussed.Prerequisites: 103 and 106 and proficiency in Microcomputer Applications. 3 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-343 HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
Focus on culture and socio-economic status (SES) as context influencing health of various social, ethnic, cultural, and other vulnerable groups. Exploration of influences that dictate access to and use of health care resources, and that add to health disparities. Students encouraged to examine their own cultural heritage and life trajectories to build basis for understanding those of others. Offered summer. 3 credits.Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-345 SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVES OF NURSING
Study of various religious orientations in relation to health, illness, and nursing care. Nursing as a means of addressing clients spiritual needs in relation to pain, suffering, and death.Prerequisites: 103 and 106. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-346 SEXUALITY: A NURSING PERSPECTIVE
Analysis of sexuality as a basic human attribute expressed in health and illness with implications for nursing practice.Prerequisites: 103 and 106. 3 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-347 PALLIATIVE CARE OF CHILDREN
Issues regarding holistic palliative care of children and their families. Role of the nurse in the interdisciplinary palliative care team.Prerequisite: 313 or 316. 3 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-348 GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
In-depth gerontological nursing theory. Students explore knowledge from nursing and other scientific and humanistic disciplines in providing nursing care for the older adult client in the context of family, group, and community. Lab optional.Prerequisites: 103 and 106. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-349 GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING LAB
Clinical experience in gerontological nursing. Enrollment limited by clinical space. Corequisite: 348. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-350 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Advanced health assessment of persons across the lifespan. Builds on basic nursing assessment skills. Lab experience with health assessment. Enrollment limited by lab space. Pre-or co-requisite: 311. 2 credits (1 lecture; 1 lab).Location: PTD
NURS-351 NURSING CARE OF THE PERI-OPERATIVE PATIENT
Developing clinical judgment to provide holistic nursing care across the lifespan. Focus on the pre, intra, and post-operative nursing care of the surgical patient including patient assessment and teaching; instrumentation; intraoperative complications and safety hazards; post-surgical care and patient education. Enrollment limited by clinical space. 2 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-352 NURSING CARE OF THE PERI-OPERATIVE PATIENT (LAB)
Utilizing clinical judgment to provide holistic nursing care across the lifespan. Focus on the pre, intra, and postoperative nursing care of the surgical patient including patient assessment and teaching; instrumentation; intraoperative complications and safety hazards; post-surgical care and patient education.Prerequisite or corequisite: 351. 1 credit.
Location: PTD
NURS-355 NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS
Essential knowledge of concepts, theories, and clinical practice necessary to make sound clinical judgments when providing nursing care to persons with chronic conditions, their families, and caregivers. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 2.Prerequisites: 305, 315, 320, 335. Corequisites: 365, 375, 395. 3 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-356 LIFESPAN CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE
Lifespan approach to essential concepts andknowledge for health promotion and nursing caremanagement of persons experiencing chronicphysical and mental health conditions. Explorationof impact of chronic illness on families andcaregivers. Lecture/discussion. Lab fees mayapply.Accelerated Program: Semester 2.Prerequisites: 306, 320, 336.Corequisites: 366, 376.4 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-358 HIV NURSING: CARING AND CONCEPTS
Overview of HIV infection including current concepts and analyses of societal impact from both global and local perspectives. Examination of development of therapeutic tools and skills to educate, reduce risks, control infection, and affect care and healing of adult and children clients, family members, and community from a nursing perspective. 3 credits. (UQ)Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-360 FAMILY VIOLENCE & NURSE'S ROLE
Family violence as a multifaceted problem within the broader social context, with focus on theories, research, and nursing practice. The nurse's role in working with those involved in partner, child, and elder abuse.Prerequisite or corequisite: 206. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-361 FAMILY VIOLENCY & THE NURSE'S ROLE (LAB)
Clinical experience with those for whom family violence is a health problem. Enrollment limited by clinical space.Prerequisite or corequisite: 360. 1 credit.
Location: PTD
NURS-363 CLINICAL ETHICS (X-LISTED AS PHIL 363)
Critical thinking about current ethical problemswithin the context of clinical practice.Addresses issues across the lifespan and within avariety of cultures.Prerequisites: PHIL 450.Pre/corequisites: PHIL 451 & junior standing.3 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-365 CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE I
Application of concepts of pathophysiology and pharmacology within the context of nursing care of clients with prevalent chronic and mental health conditions. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 2.Prerequisites: 305, 315, 320, 335. Corequisites: 355, 375, 395. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-366 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE
Concepts of pathophysiology and pharmacologyrelated to nursing care of persons experiencingchronic, mental health and acute conditions andhealth transitions. Lecture/discussion. Lab feesmay apply.Accelerated Program: Semester 2.Prerequisites: 306, 320, 336.Corequisites: 356, 376.3 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-370 CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION NURSING
Concepts related to cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Integrated theory, research and practice.Prerequisite: 106. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-371 CARDIOPULMONARY REHAB LAB
Clinical experiences within the context of a hospital or community-based cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program. Enrollment limited by clinical space. Corequisite: 370. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-375 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II
Preparation to use sound clinical judgment in providing nursing care with clients experiencing chronic health conditions and mental health conditions in a variety of settings. Promotes integration of semester two concepts.$50 fee. Generic Program: Semester 2.
Prerequisites: 305, 315, 320, 335. Corequisites: 355, 365, 395. 6 credits (lab).
Location: PTD
NURS-376 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING II: CHRONIC CARE
Preparation to use sound clinical judgment in thenursing care management of clients experiencingchronic and mental health conditions in a varietyof settings. Lecture/discussion/lab. Lab fees mayapply.Accelerated Program: Semester 2.Prerequisites: 306, 320, 336.Corequisites: 356, 366.6 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-385 PEOPLE-ANIMAL PARTNERSHIPS IN HEALTH CARE
Examination of the developing field of animal assisted therapy (AAT) as currently practiced. Exploration and evaluation of different programs. Site visitations and field trips to facilities in Oregon and Washington that use AAT prosthetically, or in rehabilitation, or that involve training for AAT.Prerequisites: 106; PSYC 186 or 300, or consent of instructor. 5 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-395 MENTAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Examine promotion of mental health, disease prevention, treatment and nursing care management of mental illness in diverse populations across the lifespan. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 2.Prerequisites: 305, 315, 320, 335. Corequisites: 355, 365, 375. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-398 SPECIAL TOPICS: JAN TERM TRAVEL
Location: PTD
NURS-399 HEALTH PROMOTION IN CAMEROON I
An introduction to issues of health promotion indeveloping countries with specific reference toconditions in the Republic of Camerooon. Designedto prepare students for participation on theoff-campus course in Cameroon. Topics coveredinclude the history, culture, and politcaleconomy of Cameroon, the country's healthenvironment, major health challenges andhealthcare system, cultural beliefs about healthand sickness, and logistical preparations for thetrip.Location:
NURS-416 NURSING IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY: STEWARDSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY
Theory and application of principles of professionalism, ethics, leadership and management, health care policy, and health care finance in the care and service aggregate population(s). Includes the study and practice of activism within the profession.Prerequisites: cumulative B.S.N. GPA of at least 2.5 and completion of 311, 313, 314, 316 and 318. 5 credits (3 theory; 2 lab). (WI)
Location: PTD
NURS-416L NURSING IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY: STEWARDSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY CLINICAL
Location: PTD
NURS-419 RFLCTV PRCTCE/GLBL SCTY:SR PRRCTCM
Reflective practice in an area of nursing selected by the student with an emphasis on synthesis of concepts integrated throughout the nursing curriculum. Focus on clinical decision making with a global perspective. Includes weekly praxis seminars.$75 fee.
Prerequisites: cumulative B.S.N. GPA of at least 2.50 and completion of 311, 313, 314, 316 and 318. 5 credits. (1 theory/ PRAXIS; 4 lab.)
Location: PTD
NURS-419L REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY: SENIOR PRACTICUM CLINICAL
Location: PTD
NURS-425 TRANSITIONS AND DECISIONS: PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND END OF LIFE CARE
Essential concepts, knowledge and skills to care for clients and their families during major life transitions of pregnancy, birth and end of life. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 3.Prerequisites: 355, 365, 375, 395. Corequisites: 435, 445, 455. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-435 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING III
Planning and delivery of nursing care that is evidence based, prioritizes needs and goals, demonstrates skill proficiency, and considers ethical and cultural implications. Promotes integration of semester three concepts.$85 fee. Generic Program: Semester 3.
Prerequisites: 355, 365, 375, 395. Corequisites: 425, 445, 455. 6 credits (lab).
Location: PTD
NURS-436 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING III: ACUTE CARE
Preparation for use of sound clinical judgment inthe nursing care, management of persons who areexperiencing acute physical and mental illness,episodic events and major life transitions.Lecture/discussion/lab. Lab fees may apply.Accelerated Program: Semester 3.Prerequisites: 356, 366, 376.Corequisite: 45.6 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-440 ONCOLOGY NURSING
Application of the nursing process to adult clients with cancer and with their families.Prerequisites: 313 and 316. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-441 ONCOLOGY NURSING (LAB)
Clinical experience in oncology nursing. Enrollment limited by clinical space. Corequisite: 440. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-442 TOPICS IN FAMILY NURSING
Selected maternal-child conditions and nursing care.Prerequisites: 313, 316. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-443 ADVANCED CLINICAL IN MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING (LAB)
Clinical experience focusing on the complex nursing care of clients and their families with selected maternal-child conditions. Enrollment limited by clinical space. Corequisite: 442. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-445 CLINICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING PRACTICE II
Application of concepts of pathophysiology and pharmacology as a foundation for nursing care of clients with prevalent acute health conditions and episodic events. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 3.Prerequisites: 355, 365, 375, 395. Corequisites: 425, 435, 455. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-450 NURSING CARE IN SUDDEN ILLNESS & TRAUMA
Application of the nursing process to individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing trauma or sudden illness.$50 fee.
Prerequisites: 313, 316. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-451 NURSING CARE IN SUDDEN ILLNESS & TRAUMA (LAB)
Clinical experience in providing complex nursing care to individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing trauma or sudden illness. Enrollment limited by clinical space. Corequisite: 450. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-455 NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS IWTH ACUTE CONDITIONS
Essential concepts, theories and clinical practice necessary to make sound clinical judgments when providing care to persons with acute conditions and their families. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 3.Prerequisites: 355, 365, 375, 395. Corequisites: 425, 435, 445. 3 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-456 LIFESPAN ACUTE ILLNESS CARE
Lifespan approach to essential concepts andknowledge for nursing care management of clientsand their families during acute physical and/ormental illness and episodic events and major lifetransitions. Lecture/discussion. Lab fees mayapply.Accelerated Program: Semester 3.Prerequisites: 356, 366, 376.Corequisite: 436.4 credits
Location: PTD
NURS-460 POPULATION-BASED NURSING IN A MULTICULTURAL AND GLOBAL SOCIETY
Healthcare issues and interventions from multicultural, domestic and global perspectives. Lecture/Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 4.Prerequisites: 425, 435, 445, 455. Corequisites: 470, 475. R.N. to B.S.N. Program: Semester 2.
Prerequisites: 309, 315.
Prerequisite or corequisites: 320. 2 credits.
Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-461 CLINICAL ETHICS-LAB
Critical thinking about current ethical problems within the context of clinical practice. Includes issues across the lifespan and within a variety of cultures. Corequisites: 460; junior standing. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-470 LEADING AND MANAGING IN NURSING
Principles of organizational healthcare management, healthcare policy, and the role of the nurse leader in healthcare organizations. Lecture/ Discussion. Fees may apply. Generic Program: Semester 4.Prerequisites: 425, 435, 445, 455. Corequisites: 460, 475. R.N. to B.S.N. Program: Semester 2.
Prerequisites: 309, 315.
Prerequisites or corequisites: 320, 460. 3 credits. (MWI)
Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-475 INTEGRATED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IV
Immersion experience in nursing. Experiential learning that incorporates simulation and practice in leadership, management and population- based nursing care in a multi-cultural and global society.$25 fee. Generic Program: Semester 4.
Prerequisites: 425, 435, 445, 455. Corequisites: 460, 470. R.N. to B.S.N. Program: Semester 3.
Prerequisites: 320, 460, 470. 8 credits (lab).
Location: PTD,ADP
NURS-480 INDEPENDENT STUDY
For students with advanced standing who want to continue to investigate topics of interest developed in required nursing courses or to study material not specifically addressed in other nursing courses.Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1-5 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-490 RN FIRST ASSISTANT
Preparation for experienced perioperative R.N. nurses to utilize nursing clinical judgment in the role of surgical first assistant. Required for clinical preceptorship (separate non-college credit course) and nursing certification as a Surgical First Assistant (by passing a separate national certification exam).Prerequisites: Current R.N. licensure; two years of operating room experience; recommendation of employer-supervisor; ACLS certification; CNOR certification. 3 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-493 INTRO TO PARISH NURSING
Examination of the components of effective parish nursing. Strategies for health management and wellness promotion based on interrelationship of spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Designed to provide experienced RNs with an overview of practice issues within a faith community.Prerequisites: Baccalaureate degree in nursing and two consecutive years of nursing practice. 2 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-495 CASE ANALYSIS
Intensive analysis of a case selected from clinical experience in 461. Application of previous work in Health Care Ethics to a single case which raises important ethical issues. Pre/corequisite: 461. 1 credit.Location: PTD
NURS-496 ADULT CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Development of clinical judgment to care for adults within a critical care environment. Focus on the care of clients with multiple life-threatening health problems requiring continuous management. May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.Prerequisites: 419; BIOL 305; clinical experience in an Adult Health area. Competitive, based on B.S.N. GPA, midterm grade in BIOL 305 and recommendation from NURS 313 and/or 316 clinical instructors. 1-6 credits.
Location: PTD
NURS-497 CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Nursing for adults within a critical care environment. Application to clients with multiple life-threatening health problems requiring continuous nursing management. Corequisites: 313, 316. 2 credits.Location: PTD
NURS-498 CRITICAL CARE NURSING (LAB)
Clinical experience in critical care nursing. Enrollment limited by clinical space. Corequisite: 497. 1 credit.Location: PTD
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