Undergraduate - Herzing University

for assessment, interventions, and evaluation of transcultural nursing care. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: NM 220 Adult Health II and NM220L Clinical Nursing II.NM 250 Applied PathophysiologyThis course focuses on alterations of selected physiological functions that occur in response to a disease process or compensate for commonstressors like inflammation or pain. The content builds upon previous understanding of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, basic chemistry,and the usual manifestations of common diseases. Alterations in pathophysiological functions of cells and in the interrelationships of bodysystems are explored. Physiological theory and treatment are discussed using case situations and discussion questions that exemplify thecontent. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NM 121L Introduction to Professional Nursing.NM 335 Designing and Managing Nursing CareThis is the first course in the management/leadership sequence of two courses (followed by Leadership and Issues in Nursing). This coursefocuses on the professional nurse’s role in planning and managing care for groups of clients as a staff nurse or unit manager. The secondcourse will focus on nursing leadership at a higher level with discussion of influences beyond the healthcare facility. As healthcare providerswho function autonomously and interdependently, nurses are responsible for professional identity and practice and must develop expertise insupervising, managing, and delegating nursing care within the policies and procedures of a health system. Fiscal management is an importantpart of this course. Additionally, the management of information and ability to assist patients in utilizing information is emphasized. 2.00 credithours. Prerequisite: NM 125 The Professional Nurse of the Future.NM 341L Family Nursing IThis course focuses on nursing care as it relates to the function and structure of the childbearing family, including the specific experiences ofpregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the care of newborns. It explores the nurse’s role in promoting and maintaining family health. Specificcontent includes reproductive and sexual health, psychological and physiologic changes of pregnancy, prenatal care, labor and delivery,postpartum, and the care of the newborn. Cultural considerations within a family context will be included. Clinical experiences will includeexposure to the pregnant woman, cares associated with both prenatal and postpartum periods, and various educational modalities for themother. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: NM 135 Pharmacology, NM 220 Adult Health II, NM 220L Clinical Nursing II, and NM 250 AppliedPathophysiology. Corequisite: NM 346L Family Nursing II.NM 346L Family Nursing IIThe focus of this course is the nursing care of a child within a family context. This course addresses care of the pediatric patient from infancythrough adolescence. The class examines the common stressors for the child and family throughout the growing years and evidence-basednursing interventions to help deal with these stressors. The critical nursing roles of health promotion and disease prevention within the stagesof infancy through adolescence are major threads throughout this course. Developmental stages of children, including common health concernsat these stages, are examined within a family and cultural context. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: NM 135 Pharmacology, NM 220 AdultHealth II, NM 220L Clinical Nursing II, and NM 250 Applied Pathophysiology. Corequisite: NM 341L Family Nursing I.NM 350L Public Health NursingThis course provides the foundation for community-based application to examine a variety of issues in healthcare practice. Students are ableto complete a community assessment and develop a community program for a population at risk. Students are able to explore dimensions ofmulticultural issues and the impact of health policy on the health of a community. The clinical experience in this course focuses on comprehensivemanagement of family, group, and community clients within the context of the nursing process and public health science. Emphasis is placed onthe assessment and development of nursing care systems for families, groups, and populations within communities. Interrelated classroom andclinical experiences include care of clients across the lifespan and at all levels of prevention with an emphasis on preventative health servicesand health promotion. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NM 460L Clinical Nursing III.NM 410 Ethics in NursingThis course is designed to introduce nursing students to ethical theory and practice with a view of enhancing both theirunderstanding of value issues in healthcare and their future practice as healthcare professionals. Given their unique role inhealthcare, nurses have special ethical responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on the development of a personal values system thatincludes the capacity to make and act upon ethical judgments and the ability to apply decision-making in nursing practice. 2.00credit hours. Prerequisite: NM 125 The Professional Nurse of the Future.NM 420 Gerontological NursingThis course provides an opportunity to explore the area of gerontological nursing, a field of nursing that focuses on the care of older adults.Normal aging processes and risk factors that affect the health and functioning of older adults are studied as well as nursing approaches tomanaging those needs/risks. Ethical and legal issues related to the nursing care of older adults are explored. 2.00 credit hours. Prerequisites:NM 220 Adult Health II and NM 220L Clinical Nursing II.434 Herzing UNIVERSITY undergraduate Catalog May 2012