11 courses with the subject NUR, 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.
NUR 301ADVANCED ADULT ASSESSMENT3
Students will be challenged to further their knowledge of the nursing process and apply advanced assessment skills to gauge illness management. Students will learn about acute and chronic illnesses and strategies to promote health and wellness while balancing the demands efficiency has on quality care. Students will also practice self-awareness and self-management during discussions of spirituality and palliative care. Hands-on practice time to learn skills will take place followed by reflection and debriefing during some face-to-face classes.
Community health will allow students to gain an understanding of outpatient nursing opportunities currently and trending for the future. Students will spend time with nursing faculty for traditional and distance education lectures and activities as well as work with community health nurses to learn their role in providing care to diverse populations. Projects and assignments will focus on diverse populations that have been historically disenfranchised or socially marginalized locally and globally to provide students with a firm foundation in caring for these populations.
Adults who suffer from a variety of health conditions often need health care services in various settings to meet their many needs and thus transitions in care will provide a firm foundation in this unique patient-centered process. In class, students will discuss both inpatient and outpatient nursing roles and the varied opportunities Registered Nurses (RNs) have to support patients during this transition. Clinical experiences are also a requirement of this course to allow for students to work hands-on with outpatient providers and coordinators to care for diverse populations.
This online course will challenge students to build upon previously learned and practiced methods of technology application in healthcare. Students will engage in practicing technology application in documentation practices with electronic health records as well as researching futuristic tactics. Students will be challenged to reflect on current technology skills and to assess their personal abilities to keep up with this constantly evolving healthcare trend.
This online nursing course will serve as an introduction to the microbial world focusing on the identification of clinically significant microorganisms. Nursing students will be exposed to pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses) commonly found within the healthcare setting. Additionally, students will learn methods for limiting the spread of Healthcareassociated infections (HAIs) and reduce the increasing threat of antibiotic resistant microbes. Students will complete an Infection Control unit, which yields 4 contact hours and satisfies New York state requirements for RN license renewal. 3 credits. Summer
This writing workshop focuses on APA formatting and style to prepare students for writing as a professional nurse. Concepts such as title page, abstract, and reference page are reviewed and connected with nursing. 1 credit. Spring
This online course will offer Registered Nurses (RNs) a look at the theories that surround the profession of nursing in past and present while challenging students to connect practice to those theories. Students will research theories in nursing as well as other disciplines while working towards a better understanding of how theory and practice link. Professionalism will be emphasized through the review of the history of the nursing profession, current trends in healthcare, healthcare policy, and the vast roles nurses fill. Course assignments emphasize professional and academic writing and presentation.
An examination of various leadership theories, styles, and systems-based practices in healthcare will be reviewed to develop awareness of strategies for leading the future. All pillars of Emotional Intelligence will be reflected upon along with joining the American Nurses Association to enhance professional nursing practice. Topics for discussion and reflection such as followership, change, time management, technology, decision-making, and effective communication will be included. Students will also be paired with a preceptor in an advanced nursing position for clinical experiences.
This online course will challenge students to become consumers of healthcare research and data with an emphasis on evidence-based nursing practice and scholarly exchange. Topics to be reviewed include using healthcare databases, evidence-based models, infection control, value-based care, quality care, and spirit of inquiry.
Through lecture, assignments, and discussion, students will build upon previously learned concepts of medications and how the body reacts to them. Focus is placed on drug classes such as antibiotics, anxiolytics, narcotics, diuretics, and lipid-lowering agents and their application to the education and protection of patients across the lifespan.
