Undergraduate - Herzing University

needs, as well as content related to cultural diversity, are presented. Healthcare technology, communication, anatomy and physiology, medicalterminology, critical thinking, and the nursing process are integrated throughout course content. Students will utilize the nursing process anddevelop and implement nursing care plans to provide nursing care for maternal and newborn clients. 3.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PN 212Medical Surgical Nursing and PN 213 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical.PN 223 Maternal and Child Nursing ClinicalMaternal child clinical nursing provides the student with an active hands-on approach to providing care for the “gravida” pregnant patientthrough her labor, delivery, and postpartum course. It also involves her partner, family, and newborn until discharge from the hospital. 1.00credit hours. Prerequisite: PN 213 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical. Corequisite: PN 222 Maternal/Child Nursing.PN 228 Adult/Child NursingThis course emphasizes care of the client throughout the life span. The course is designed to assist the student in addressing complex alterationsin health. Additional content is provided on care of the client experiencing burns, cancer, and emergent conditions. Care of the adult andchild are integrated throughout the course. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PN 212 Medical Surgical Nursing and PN 213 Medical SurgicalNursing Clinical.PN 229 Adult/Child Nursing ClinicalThe student will observe, assess, and participate in the care of the adult client who has experienced traumatic life situations. The clients whohave fallen victim to emergent life crises, as well as those diagnosed with cancer, will be the main focus of this part of clinical. The pediatricclient will receive most attention during the clinical course. Students will assess the pediatric client in both tertiary and primary care settings.Through observation and participation the student will become familiar with common childhood illnesses and their treatment. 3.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: PN 213 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical. Corequisite: PN 228 Adult/Child Nursing.PN 246 Mental Health/Geriatric NursingThe mental health component of this course discusses the care of adults and the elderly with disorders requiring psychiatric management. Topicsinclude therapeutic communication skills, normal and abnormal behaviors, treatment modalities, and developmental needs across the life span.The geriatric component presents the theories and concepts of aging, the physiologic and psychosocial changes and problems associated withthe process, and appropriate nursing interventions. Additional content includes appropriate communication techniques, nutritional needs, legaland ethical issues, and end-of-life care. 2.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: PN 212 Medical Surgical Nursing and PN 213 Medical SurgicalNursing Clinical.PN 247 Mental Health/Geriatric Nursing ClinicalThe clinical portion of this course exposes students to adults suffering from psychiatric disorders. The student will observe and participatein various therapeutic modalities used in the treatment of such illnesses. The student will concentrate on using appropriate interpersonalrelationship skills as well as identifying and actively participating in care of patients with various mental disorders. 1.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: PN 213 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical. Corequisite: PN 246 Mental Health/Geriatric Nursing.PN 255 NCLEX-PN ReviewThis course provides the student with knowledge to make the transition from student to practical nurse. The course covers essential nursingcontent from all core clinical areas, the nursing process, and client needs categories. Students will have the opportunity to develop and improvetheir test-taking skills through computer simulations and practice tests. Extensive student performance evaluation is provided throughout thecourse to aid in identifying and strengthening necessary content areas. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: Final course.(PS) PSYCHOLOGYPS 101 PsychologyThis course introduces psychology with a focus on understanding human behavior. Topics include: the scope of psychology; biologicalfoundations and the brain; the concepts of sensation, perception, conditioning, and learning; the nature of memory; motivation and emotion;states of consciousness; personality theories; social psychology; dealing with health and stress; and developing coping strategies. 3.00 credithours. Prerequisite: None.PS 310 Industrial PsychologyThis course will survey the issues related to proactively adapting to a world of accelerating change and increasing complexity withinorganizational management. The principles of industrial psychology will be utilized to examine the practical application of personnel selection,training, and placement in organizations and industries. Topics will include: the application of psychological theory and research to theseorganizational issues, including criterion measurement of success and performance; issues related to human factors such as allocating humanresources, working conditions and safety; stress and employee well-being; and motivational factors in change management. 3.00 credit hours.Prerequisite: PS 101 Psychology.448 Herzing UNIVERSITY undergraduate Catalog May 2012