Explores contemporary life styles and selected cultural aspects of individual and family life. Required of all undergraduate and second degree students. Includes general principles of pharmacology, the therapeutic implications of major drug categories, mechanisms of drug action, side effects of drugs, and the implications for nursing management. An overview of the historical development of nursing, emphasizing the evolution of obstetrical nursing and the roles available to contemporary professional nurses. Introduces the use of the nursing process and presents the nursing management of normal and high-risk pregnancy.
Clinical placement occurs in both hospital and community settings.
Required of all students in the Second Degree Program. Students gain basic research skills and a fundamental ability to read and analyze health-related research articles. Emphasizes basic human rights and ethical issues in the conduct of research. Required of students in the traditional and second degree undergraduate nursing programs. An overview of basic management and leadership concepts.