17 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.
NURS 134Foundations in Nursing Science4
Introduces nursing as an art and science distinguished by humanistic caring. Focuses initially on self-assessment and the skills needed to achieve academic, personal, and professional success. Students explore the role of the professional nurse in health and wellness including, self- care and the care of patients. Individual differences, personal and professional values, beliefs, culture, interpersonal communication, the healthcare system, baccalaureate nursing, and the role of the nurse (as a change agent, wellness coach, collaborator, decision maker, and care manager) in the improvement of health are explored. In the laboratory students are introduced to self- assessment tools and techniques of mindful awareness, to determine individual health status. Common nursing interventions, actions, and stress and coping techniques used to meet the healthcare needs of patients across the lifespan and continuum of care are explored and applied. Students apply therapeutic use of self and basic nursing skills.
Foundations in Nursing Science introduces nursing as an art and science distinguished by humanistic caring. Study initially focuses on the self and ones' adjustment to college and exposure to tools one can use to achieve success as a beginning nursing professional for maximization of health and wellness as an individual, then progresses to the concept of "patient" in the health system. This conceptual leap requires an understanding of individual differences, personal and professional values, beliefs, culture, interpersonal communication, the healthcare system, baccalaureate nursing, and the role of the nurse as a change agent, wellness coach, collaborator, decision maker, and care manager in the improvement of holistic health. In the laboratory students are introduced to self-assessment tools and awareness, used to determine an individual's health status and common nursing interventions and actions, and stress management techniques used to meet the healthcare needs of patients of all ages in structured and unstructured settings. Students have the opportunity to apply therapeutic use of self and basic nursing skills learned in the laboratory, skills modules and in simulation. For majors only. Offered Fall semester only and in the summer for ASP students.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into the holistic and informed care of patients with select medical surgical problems. Introduces students to the physical, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of illness as experienced by the adult patient; in particular, the effects of aging are stressed. The use of evidence-based practice, critical thinking and clinical problem-solving skills necessary to provide holistic care to adult and aging patients experiencing common health problems are emphasized. Therapeutic communication skills, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention and the nursing process are applied in a variety of nursing and acute care medical-surgical settings. Offered in the Fall semester only and in the summer for the ASP/3YD students.
Explores the field of gerontological nursing and the unique health care needs of the older adult. Students are introduced to myths, theories, and diverse perspectives related to aging. Demographic, social, cultural, ethical, financial, environmental and housing issues are explored. Therapeutic communication, evidence-based practice, nursing process, levels of prevention, and end of life care are presented. May be taken concurrently with NURS 334 ONLY by accelerated and three-year students. Offered in the Spring semester only.
Builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes gained through the study of Medical-Surgical Nursing I and integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into the holistic and informed care of patients with select and co-morbid medical-surgical problems. Skill in critical thinking and clinical problem solving is expanded, practiced, and refined. Evidence-based practice, quality, and safety are emphasized. Therapeutic communication skills, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process are applied in a variety of acute care medical and surgical settings. Each 300 level nursing clinical course must be successfully completed in order to progress to the subsequent clinical nursing course. Offered in the Spring semester for traditional students and in the Fall semester for accelerated students.
Assists the student to recognize the myriad of health beliefs and practices that exist among and between different members of a rural upstate New York culture and how those beliefs and practices have an impact upon the health of its members. This four-week intensive experience is designed to expose the student to the social determinants of health and public health, and transcultural concepts and theories. Students will be exposed to different empirical frameworks to assist them in providing holistic, culturally competent care to individuals, families, populations, and communities living in rural upstate New York. Clinical experiences to meet course objectives occur in diverse rural clinic and community settings with an emphasis on therapeutic interventions, health promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction, and health teaching. Offered January Term only.
Assists the student to recognize the myriad of health-related beliefs and practices that exist among and between different members of a diverse culture and how those beliefs and practices impact upon the health of its members. This four-week intensive experience is designed to expose the student to the social determinants of health and public health and transcultural concepts and theories. Students are exposed to different empirical frameworks to assist them in providing holistic, culturally competent care to individuals, families, populations, and communities living in a foreign a variety of settings. Clinical experiences to meet course objectives occur in diverse rural and/or urban settings with an emphasis on therapeutic interventions, health promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction, and health teaching. Offered January Term.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into the holistic and informed care of patients throughout the reproductive life span. Normal and abnormal variations in biologic, psychological, social, family, and spiritual health during periods of pregnancy, childbirth, and human and sexual growth and development are explored with a particular focus on the nurse's role in application of levels of prevention. The use of evidence-based practice, critical thinking and clinical problem-solving skills necessary to provide holistic care to the emerging family and persons with reproduction and genitourinary health needs are emphasized. Therapeutic communication skills, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process are applied in a variety of clinical settings. Patients include the childbearing patient, the emerging family, and persons with genitourinary and reproductive health needs. Offered in the Spring and Fall semester.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into the holistic and informed care of pediatric patients with select developmental and acute and/or chronic medical-surgical problems. Normal growth and development, physiology, common pathophysiology, and special quality and safety considerations in the care of patients from infancy through adolescence are emphasized. Skill in critical thinking and clinical problem solving is expanded, practiced, and refined. Therapeutic communication skills, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process, are applied in a variety of acute care, ambulatory care, community, and long-term care settings. Each 300 level nursing clinical course must be successfully completed in order to progress to the subsequent clinical nursing course. Offered Fall and Spring semester.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into the holistic and informed care of patients with complex, multiple system disorders encountered in critical care settings. Evidence-based practice, quality and safety, and advanced nursing care concepts are emphasized. Students gain insight into the problems of critically ill patients and the management issues that accompany critical illness. Skill in critical thinking and clinical problem solving is further expanded, practiced, and refined. Therapeutic communication skills, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process are applied in critical care settings. Offered Fall and Spring semester for senior nursing students only.
NURS 441Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing - Th & Lab5
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into holistic and informed care of patients with psychiatric and mental health concerns. Focus is placed on health promotion, risk reduction and the alleviation of symptomatology across the lifespan. Theories of mental health and illness as well as the causes, correlates and consequences of specific disease entities are addressed. Practice and refinement of the therapeutic use of self is emphasized. Students gain an understanding of group dynamics and group facilitation skills. Critical thinking and clinical problem solving, therapeutic nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process are applied in a variety of crisis, acute care, long term care, and community settings. Offered Fall and Spring semester for senior nursing students only.
Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into holistic and informed care of well and ill individuals, families, populations, and communities. Students gain advanced skill and achieve independence in clinical problem solving. Therapeutic communication, nursing interventions, levels of prevention, and the nursing process are applied in both formal and informal settings. Students engage in the assessment of a community to uncover the healthcare needs of that particular community and develop and implement a problem - focused intervention program in the community. Offered Fall and Spring semester for senior nursing students only.
NURS 446Transition Into Professional Practice I: Health Policy4
Explores the role of the nurse as manager of care, clinical leader, and patient, public, and professional advocate. Management and leadership theories, principles, and skills are presented as a guide to skillfully managing care and care teams at the "bedside" and in the boardroom. Skill in presenting oneself as a member of the profession and scientific community is applied. Nursing history, roles, professional trends and issues are explored as a foundation to active engagement in the political process and public advocacy. Students appraise issues relevant to professional practice, research current advocacy efforts and policy solutions, and actively engage in the political process in and outside of the classroom. Offered in the January Term for pre-licensure students senior nursing students only.
NURS 448Introduction to Research Methods & Design3
Introduces research as the scientific basis for nursing practice. Assists students to become knowledgeable consumers of research and creators of research questions. Skills necessary to critically read and evaluate nursing research and how to use it as the basis for evidence-based practice are emphasized. Students explore the research process including quantitative and qualitative methods. Nursing theories and their impact on the development of nursing knowledge as well as the historical, legal, and ethical aspects of nursing research are reviewed. Offered Spring semester only.
Provides a forum for collegial support for senior students as they develop their senior thesis. Students analyze a concept/phenomenon of concern to nursing, critically appraise the relevant evidence, and write an integrative review of the literature summarizing the current state of knowledge on the topic. A project of substantial scope demonstrating the students' ability to integrate theory, research, and practice is produced. Offered Fall semester only for senior nursing students.
NURS 495Transition Into Professional Practice II: Senior Independent Practicum5
Assists the pre-licensure student in the transition from academe to the realities of professional baccalaureate nursing practice. Students take on the role of the nurse as baccalaureate-generalist through NCLEX preparation and a 150-hour independent practicum planned in collaboration with a faculty member and an on-site supervisor. Integrates knowledge from the humanities and sciences into holistic and informed care of patients-individuals, families, groups, communities, or populations. Offered Spring semester only.
