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3723 IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
NURS-K 499<br />
NURS-N 502<br />
NURS-N 504<br />
NURS-R 500<br />
NURS-R 590<br />
NURS-S 470<br />
NURS-S 471<br />
Genetics and Genomics (3 CR.)<br />
P: R.N.-B.S.N. student or sophomorelevel.<br />
This course introduces a basic<br />
knowledge of genetics in health<br />
care, including genetic variation and<br />
inheritance; ethical. Legal, and social<br />
issues in genetic health care; genetic<br />
therapeutics; nursing roles; genetic basis<br />
of selected alterations to health across the<br />
life span; and cultural considerations in<br />
genetic health care are all considered.<br />
tHEORY i (3 cr.)<br />
Focus is on evaluating the factors and<br />
issues influencing the development of<br />
theory in nursing. Theoretical terminology<br />
and criteria for the evaluation of theories<br />
are examined. Linkages applied between<br />
theory, practice, and research are<br />
explored. II<br />
leadership for advanced nursing<br />
practice (3 cr.)<br />
Course addresses core competencies as<br />
leadership, role, health care economics,<br />
policy, and the law and ethics that are<br />
essential to all advanced nursing practice<br />
roles and health care in complex systems.<br />
I<br />
NURSING RESEARCH METHODS i (3 cr.)<br />
This course provides a survey of research<br />
in nursing, including critique of research<br />
literature, research designs, sampling,<br />
data collection and measurement<br />
strategies, relation of research and theory,<br />
development of researchable problems,<br />
and theory utilization. I<br />
Scholarly project (1-3 cr.)<br />
P: NURS-R 500 A guided experience<br />
in identifying a researchable nursing<br />
problem and in developing and<br />
implementing a research proposal. S<br />
RESTORATIVE HEALTH for SYSTEMS (3 cr.)<br />
P: All junior-level courses. C: NURS-S 471.<br />
This course focuses on the pathophysiology<br />
and nursing care management of clients<br />
experiencing multi-symptom alterations<br />
in health status. Correlations among<br />
complex system alterations and nursing<br />
interventions to maximize health<br />
potential are emphasized. I, II<br />
RESTORATIVE HEALTH RELATED TO MULTI-<br />
SYSTEM FAILURES: THE PRACTICUM (2 cr.)<br />
C: NURS-S 470. The students apply<br />
the nursing process to the care of<br />
clients experiencing acute multi-system<br />
alterations in health. I, II<br />
NURS-S 472<br />
NURS-S 473<br />
NURS-s 474<br />
NURS-S 475<br />
NURS-S 481<br />
A MULTI-SYSTEM APPROACH TO THE<br />
HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY by R.N.-<br />
B.S.N. (3 cr.)<br />
P: All junior-level courses. C: NURS-S<br />
473. This course focuses on the<br />
complexity and diversity of groups or<br />
aggregates within communities and their<br />
corresponding health care needs. Through<br />
a community assessment of health trends,<br />
demographics, epidemiological data, and<br />
social/political issues in local and global<br />
communities, the student can determine<br />
effective interventions for communitycentered<br />
care. I, II<br />
HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY: PRACTICUM<br />
(2 cr.)<br />
C: NURS-S 472. Students have the<br />
opportunity to apply the concepts<br />
of community assessment, program<br />
planning, prevention, and epidemiology<br />
to implement and evaluate interventions<br />
for community-centered care to groups<br />
or aggregates. Professional nursing is<br />
practiced in collaboration with diverse<br />
groups within a community. I, II<br />
applied health care ethics (3 cr.)<br />
This course is designed to introduce the<br />
student to major ethical theory, principles,<br />
and models for the recognition, analysis,<br />
and resolution of ethical dilemmas in<br />
health-care practice.<br />
A Multisystem Approach to the<br />
Health of the Community R.N.-B.S.N.<br />
(3 CR.)<br />
P: R.N.-B.S.N. student. Basic<br />
epidemiological principles and<br />
community health nursing models are<br />
applied in collaboration with diverse<br />
groups. Disease prevention strategies are<br />
applied to individuals and populations<br />
to promote health. Students apply the<br />
concepts of community assessment,<br />
disease prevention, and health promotion<br />
to plan, implement, and evaluate<br />
interventions for populations in the<br />
community.<br />
NURSING MANAGEMENT (2-3 cr.)<br />
P: All first semester senior-level courses<br />
and all general education requirements<br />
except one 3 credit hour course. C:<br />
NURS-S 482. This course focuses on<br />
the development of management skills<br />
assumed by professional nurses, including<br />
delegation, networking, facilitating<br />
groups, conflict resolution, leadership<br />
and collaboration. Concepts addressed<br />
include patient safety, clinical judgment,<br />
complexity, change, managing quality<br />
P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant, VT = Variable Title<br />
I = fall semester, II = spring semester, S = summer session(s)
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