34 courses with the subject NURS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course focuses on assisting the nursing student to acquire essential skills, techniques and behaviors that will lead to success as a student, a lifelong learner and a beginning member of the nursing profession. Fall semester. 1 credit
This course combines two nursing concepts, pathophysiology and pharmacology. Students will be provided with an in- depth review of essential principles of pathophysiology necessary to anticipate, minimize and treat the complications associated with disease. Pharmacological concepts are examined by system and for provide a foundation for understanding the pathophysiology of disease and the rationale for treatment. Emphasis is on the nursing implications and patient education required for safe administration of medications. Students explore the role and responsibility of the registered nurse in administering and evaluating medications based on pathophysiological concepts. Fall Semester. 4 credits BIOL1920
This course introduces health assessment and wellness concepts. The focus of this course is on the development of beginning skills in assessing health across the lifespan with an emphasis on physical examination and techniques and clinical judgement based on findings. Topics include the multitude of variables that contribute to wellness, the use of the nursing process, interacting with clients using appropriate communication skills, taking an accurate health history and establishing an appropriate database using current informatics for correct documentation of obtained information. Spring Semester. 4 credits Concurrently with NURS2350 and NURS2400
This course is the second of two courses integrating pathophysiology and pharmacology for nursing practice. Emphasis is on further expanding the knowledge base required for a safe, evidenced base practice of medication administration in nursing. This course focuses on applying the pharmacokinetic principles and knowledge of the pathophysiologic processes to the practice of medication administration for specific drug categories and body systems. Spring Semester. 4 credits
This course introduces the beginning student to the nursing profession, with a focus on the current state of the nursing profession and its alignment with the most recent trends in healthcare. The role of the nurse as a member of the healthcare team is emphasized. Students are introduced to the concepts of client needs, safety, communication, teaching/learning, critical thinking, clinical judgement, ethical-legal, and cultural diversity. Additionally, this course introduces psychomotor nursing skills needed to assist individuals in meeting basic human
This course emphasizes the knowledge and skills essential for the nursing care of adults and older adult clients experiencing common health problems. The role and responsibilities of the nurse include those related to client advocacy and teaching, communication, safety, and cultural sensitivity are emphasized. The student will utilize the nursing process to plan and provide evidence-based patient centered care with a focus on the physical, pathophysiologic, psychosocial, and spiritual responses of individuals to disease processes and health promotion. The clinical component involves experience in an acute care environment, in which the nursing process and clinical judgment are implemented in collaboration with other healthcare professionals with clinical instructor supervision. The application of standards for professional nursing practice is expected. Fall Semester.
This course introduces knowledge and skills needed for comprehensive assessment of the client through selected experiences committed to the promotion of health and wellness. These skills include history taking and physical assessment using inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation techniques, and documentation of findings. Students use critical thinking and decision making to integrate the resulting data in developing a client-focused plan of care.
This course is an introduction to the process of scientific inquiry and its application to nursing practice. The focus is on the identification of researchable questions derived from nursing practice, the critical examination of relevant research in the literature, and the application of evidence- based practice to improve quality of care.
Contemporary Healing Interventions This course focuses on understanding diversity in nursing and health care. Theoretical bases in transcultural nursing, spirituality, and lifestyles are discussed and their impact on the provision of health care services are analyzed. The genetic origins of man as it relates to the commonality of
This course focuses on nursing care for clients experiencing mental health issues. Emphasis will be on assessment, therapeutic communication, teaching, and pharmacology with this client population. The student will utilize the nursing process to plan and provide evidence-based patient centered care with a focus on the physical, pathophysiologic, psychosocial and spiritual responses of individuals with mental health issues. Nursing care of clients with mental health disorders including: anxiety, schizophrenia, mood, personality, eating and dementia will be explored. In addition, care of clients who have experience of grief and loss, abuse, violence, and or trauma will be covered. The clinical component involves experience in a psychiatric care setting, in which nursing process and clinical judgment are implemented in collaboration with other healthcare professionals with clinical instructor supervision. The application of standards for professional nursing practice is expected. Spring semester. 6 credits $300 lab fee 2024-2025 Academic Catalog g 281 e,
(Clinical) This capstone course will provide an opportunity for the student to demonstrate synthesis of knowledge, attitudes, and skills of a developing professional nurse. The student will organize, prioritize, and delegate care of patients, in a precepted experience.
Research and Ethical Practice This course focuses on knowledge and skills for ethical and evidence-based nursing practice. Students learn to formulate researchable questions and to develop further skill in accessing databases and searching the literature. Quantitative and qualitative research designs and methods of appraisal are reviewed. Each student does : an EBP review of the research literature and applies to a specific practice question. Ethical dimensions of the conduct of nursing research are examined within the context of ethics theory and principles. The moral responsibility of the nurse as patient advocate is discussed in relation to selected ethical issues. The course prepares students to utilize research knowledge and ethical principles in nursing practice to provide high quality health care to vulnerable patient populations.
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Economics, and Population Health This course emphasizes promotion of health, prevention of illness and identification of environmental and epidemiological factors that impact the health status of urban, underserved populations. Students develop comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the history of health policies that shape the U.S. health care system, along with current challenges, trends, and reform. This course will provide foundational knowledge required for future nurse leaders to identify and critically analyze laws, regulations, and policies at the 2024-2025 Academic Catalog 77
Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment This course builds on students basic understanding of pathophysiology and pharmacology. It focuses on advancing knowledge of pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease and pharmacotherapeutics that serve as a foundation for advanced clinical nursing assessment, decision making and management of illness. Interpretation of normal and abnormal functioning and assessment of individual responses to pharmacologic management of clients with complex health states will be addressed through the use of selected case studies. The roles of the advanced practice nurse as educator and resource for medication safety, patient education and member of the interdisciplinary team will be explored.
Source: Emmanuel College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
