Selected Topics in Family Health Care Nursing. Using a seminar format, students will consider topics and issues which relate to family health. Emphasis will be placed on nursing care from a family perspective in a variety of settings and situations. Taken concurrently with NSG 324 and NSG 326. A practicum course that reinforces previously learned assessment skills and introduces advanced assessment techniques utilized in evaluation of health across the life span.
Course focuses on normal health status as a basis for determining deviations from the normal.
Introduction to Pharmacological Concepts for Nursing. 1 credit. Introduction to pharmacological concepts which guide medication administration in the practice setting. Emphasis on legal and ethical issues inherent in medication administration. Drug classification, side effects, interactions, potential for abuse are reviewed and concomitant nursing interventions correlated. A case study course that examines the dynamic effects that altered body and system function have on the adult client.