Description: Application of childbearing theory to the diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes for the care of families in structured clinical settings. Focus is on prenatal, perinatal, and post-natal activities. Students work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team in applying evidenced-based practice derived from current multidisciplinary research to the childbearing family. Supervised by nursing faculty, the students are mentored to extend their skills in critical thinking and clinical judgment to meet the physical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs of their clients and families. Emphasis will be placed on QSEN, AACN Essentials for baccalaureate education, AWHONN and ACOG standards of care.
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Location and Time: M 7-3 or M 3-11 or T7-3 orT 3-11
Time Category: Unspecified
Used Seats: 75 / Total Seats: 82
Description: This course builds on the published Pediatric Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice to discuss the unique responses of children and their families to acute and chronic illness. Emphasis is placed on the child's growth and development in relation to wellness and illness. A family-centered approach is used to address the health teaching, promotion, restoration, and maintenance needs of children and their families. Theoretical principles are presented, and creative, evidence-based nursing intervention strategies to meet the needs of children and their families across the health care continuum are discussed.
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Location and Time: Carney Hall 303 M 09:00AM-11:50AM
Time Category: Morning
Used Seats: 36 / Total Seats: 35
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Location and Time: 245 Beacon Street Room 205 W 09:00AM-11:50AM
Time Category: Morning
Used Seats: 33 / Total Seats: 35
Description: Based on the published Scope and Standards of Practice, this course provides a variety of clinical settings plus simulation experiences for implementing the nursing role in the care of children and families. Emphasis on clinical reasoning and evidenced-based practice in planning interventions to meet the physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of children and families coping with acute and chronic health problems. Students will care for patients from diverse cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds, interact collaboratively with family members and the interdisciplinary health team, and take a leadership role in advocating for patients.
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Location and Time: TORTH 7-3/3-11
Time Category: Unspecified
Used Seats: 69 / Total Seats: 80
Description: This course builds upon the standards of practice from APNA-ISPN, AACN and QSEN to discuss the legal, ethical and therapeutic role of the psychiatric mental health nurse in caring for individuals with psychiatric disorders across the life span. Current interdisciplinary research on the genetic, neurobiological and psychosocial theories of depression, psychosis, substance abuse, bipolar illness, eating, anxiety, personality and cognitive disorders is analyzed. Evidence-based nursing practice, including psychopharmacology and psychosocial treatment modalities such as cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, group and milieu therapy is applied from a multicultural perspective. Nursing interventions for families and communities experiencing crisis, grief and trauma are identified.
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Location and Time: Higgins Hall 265 W 09:00AM-11:50AM
Time Category: Morning
Used Seats: 36 / Total Seats: 36
Description: Therapeutic communication skills provide a foundation for implementing the nursing role based on the American Psychiatric Nurses Association standards of practice with psychiatric patients/clients in a variety of psychiatric treatment settings. In the clinical experience, students work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams in applying evidenced-based practice based on current interdisciplinary research to the nursing process. In weekly supervision with clinical faculty, students are mentored to extend their skills in clinical reasoning to meet the psychological, social, cultural, biological, and spiritual needs of persons from varied backgrounds (economic, racial, ethnic, age and gender) who are in treatment for mental illness.
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Location and Time: BY ARRANGEMENT
Time Category: Unspecified
Used Seats: 36 / Total Seats: 60
Description: This course introduces the conceptual and scientific frameworks of population health, emphasizing public health nursing roles. The course integrates health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention across the life span in a range of local and global settings, using case examples that nurses, as part of interdisciplinary teams, will encounter. Community assessment and epidemiological methods are introduced. Health disparities and vulnerability are examined through an ecological lens together with traditional and emerging public health issues. Students will learn about bridging population health and clinical care in order to meet the prevention health needs of individuals, families, and populations.
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Location and Time: 245 Beacon Street Room 205 M 01:00PM-03:50PM
Time Category: Evening
Used Seats: 29 / Total Seats: 40
Description: This course focuses on the application of population health, emphasizing public health nursing roles, that include the care of population members in community settings, such as a neighborhood, school, or non-profit organization, locally or globally. Students will gain experience in community engagement, community health assessment, screening, case management, health education, service and program evaluation, and advocacy. Emphasis is placed on the multiple determinants of health and on using interdisciplinary approaches in practice to implement evidence-based interventions aimed at health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention.
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Location and Time: BY ARRANGEMENT
Time Category: Unspecified
Used Seats: 22 / Total Seats: 45
Description: This course provides senior nursing students with an opportunity to synthesize, expand, and refine nursing concepts and clinical reasoning competencies. Through an intensive clinical experience completed in institutional and/or community settings, students focus on the healthcare needs of specific client populations, study in depth the interventions used to restore and/or optimize health, and utilize evidence-based research in practice. Emphasis will be placed on current quality and safety guidelines and standards of care for the specialty area in which the student is practicing.
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Location and Time: By Arrangement
Time Category: Unspecified
Used Seats: 43 / Total Seats: 50
Description: Prepares students to transition into the role of the professional nurse. Responsibilities associated with assuming the role of a professional are explored in relation to furthering individual and social good. Contemporary health care policies and economic pressures are examined for their influence on the delivery of quality patient care. Current ethical and legal standards are highlighted and students are encouraged to reflect on how biases and prejudices influence the provision of patient care. Focus is placed on recognizing and addressing injustices in health care access and quality, which is essential to actualizing the role of professional nurse.
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Location and Time: 245 Beacon Street Room 230 M 04:30PM-07:30PM
Time Category: Evening
Used Seats: 43 / Total Seats: 50
Description: This seminar will provide opportunities for senior First-Year Nursing Seminar Leads to network and sharpen skills in leadership, facilitation, and information sharing about relevant personal, professional, and social topics.
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Location and Time: By Arrangement
Time Category: Unspecified
Used Seats: 15 / Total Seats: 15