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BELLIN COLLEGE CATALOG2011-12NUR 318 NURSING CARE OF THE CHILD-BEARING FAMILY – 2 creditsCourse Description:This course provides students with the basis for the collaborative care of women, infants, and their familiesfrom preconception through the postpartum period. Emphasis is placed on promoting wellness throughteaching and family-centered care.NUR 320 NURSING RESEARCH – 3 creditsCourse Description:This course introduces students to the research process and how current evidence is translated into practice.Emphasis is placed on the critique of research and other forms of evidence to prepare students for theprovision of care based on current knowledge, theory, and research.NUR 322 PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING – 2 creditsCourse Description:This course prepares students to provide safe, effective, and holistic nursing care to psychologicallycompromised patients across the lifespan and throughout diverse health care settings. Student learningfocuses on the use of therapeutic communication techniques, therapeutic use of self when providing nursingcare, and collaboration with intra- and interprofessional health care teams.NUR 408 ADVANCED CONCEPTS THEORY – 4 creditsCourse Description:This course provides students with the basis for the collaborative care of patients and their familiesencountering complex health issues. Students enhance critical thinking skills as they apply to the managementof critically ill patients. Concepts in basic EKG interpretation and nursing implications are discussed.NUR 410 GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING – 3 creditsCourse Description:This course prepares students to deliver competent and humanistic care to older adults. Students will applybest care practices for the older adult in health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and illnessmanagement including atypical presentations and end-of-life care. Emphasis is placed on the assessment of anolder adult’s functional status and health expectations during life transitions.NUR 412 PEDIATRIC NURSING THEORY – 2 creditsCourse Description:This course provides students with the basis for the collaborative care of patients and their families frominfancy through adolescence. The nurse’s role in health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, andillness management is explored.NUR 414 SPECIALTY CLINICAL PRACTICUM A - 1 creditCourse Description:This clinical course provides students with the opportunity to care for patients within specialty populationswhile working with intra- and interprofessional health care teams. Students further develop critical thinkingand professional communication skills. Emphasis is placed on the diverse health care needs of the populationof interest.50