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NB 146L Adult Health I LabThis is the lab portion of NB 146, Adult Health I. 1.00 credit hour. Prerequisites: NB 140/NB 140C Health Assessment and PromotionAcross the Lifespan/Clinical. Corequisites: NB 146/NB 146C Adult Health I/Clinical.NB 246 Adult Health IIBuilding on Adult Health I, this course expands the knowledge base of nursing practice in the role of health promotion, risk reduction, anddisease prevention. Emphasis is on the complexity of acute healthcare needs of patients, critical thinking for nursing practice in acute caresettings, and the use of evidence-based nursing interventions to respond to changing healthcare needs of the acutely ill patient. 3.00 credithours. Prerequisites: NB 146/NB 146C/NB 146L Adult Health I/Clinical/Lab. Corequisites: NB 246C/NB 246L Adult Health II Clinical/Lab.NB 246C Adult Health II ClinicalThis is the clinical portion of NB 246, Adult Health II. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: NB 146/NB 146C/NB 146L Adult Health I/Clinical/Lab. Corequisites: NB 246/NB 246L Adult Health II/Lab.NB 246L Adult Health II LabThis is the lab portion of NB 246, Adult Health II. 1.00 credit hour. Prerequisites: NB 146/NB 146C/NB 146L Adult Health I/Clinical/Lab.Corequisites: NB 246/NB 246C Adult Health II/Clinical.NB 256 Mental Health NursingThis course addresses mental health issues within a holistic nursing context, emphasizing adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. Conceptsrelevant to mental health and psychiatric nursing practice will be emphasized. 2.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: NB 246/NB 246C/NB 246LAdult Health II/Clinical/Lab. Corequisite: NB 256C Mental Health Nursing Clinical.NB 256C Mental Health Nursing ClinicalThis is the clinical portion of NB 256, Mental Health Nursing. 1.00 credit hour. Prerequisites: NB 246/NB 246C/NB 246L Adult Health II/Clinical/Lab. Corequisite: NB 256 Mental Health Nursing.NB 305 Professional Role TransitionThis course is designed to assist adult learners with returning-to-school issues. The course provides a link between previously learned basicnursing theory and skills with baccalaureate-level courses. The course begins to build new knowledge base in professional nursing. 3.00 credithours. Prerequisite: None.NB 310 PathophysiologyThis course examines the pathophysiological bases for disease process throughout the lifespan, with an emphasis on nursing clinicalapplications. The content builds upon previous understanding of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, basic chemistry, and the manifestationsof disease. Alterations in pathophysiological functions of body systems are discussed. Physiological theory and treatment implications areexplored. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: SC 145/SC 145L Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab and SC 245/SC 245L Anatomy and PhysiologyII/Lab. The student must receive a grade of C+ or better in these prerequisites.NB 330 Legal and Ethical Issues in NursingThis course analyzes theoretical and clinical nursing situations, applying ethical principles and decision-making models. The basic doctrines andprinciples utilized for providing legally acceptable nursing care, based on standards of nursing practice, are examined. 3.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: NB 106 Introduction to Professional Nursing or NB 305 Professional Role Transition.NB 345 Health Assessment and Promotion Across the LifespanThis course examines the patterns of health and illness in individuals and populations as they relate to the nurse’s role in health assessment,health maintenance, and health education. Students will develop interview techniques, therapeutic communication skills, and physical andmental health assessment skills relating to objectives outlined in Healthy People Goals. A systematic review of health screening, as well asphysical and psychosocial assessment approaches across the lifespan, will be explored. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NB 305 ProfessionalRole Transition.NB 356 Adult Health IIIThis course expands on previous nursing knowledge and skills to provide care to patients that have complex health stressors with unpredictableoutcomes. The focus is on caring for patients in specialty settings such as critical care, cardiovascular care, surgery, and emergency care. 1.00 credithour. Prerequisites: NB 246/NB 246C/NB 246L Adult Health II/Clinical/Lab. Corequisites: NB 356C/NB 356L Adult Health III Clinical/Lab.NB 356C Adult Health III ClinicalThis is the clinical portion of NB 356, Adult Health III. 1.00 credit hour. Prerequisites: NB 246/NB 246C/NB 246L Adult Health II/Clinical/Lab. Corequisites: NB 356/NB 356L Adult Health III/Lab.428 <strong>Herzing</strong> UNIVERSITY undergraduate Catalog May 2012

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