Clinical practice takes place in a variety of settings. This core course focuses on the use of the nursing process in the management of complex acute and chronic health problems effecting clients of all ages. Emphasizes the collaborative and independent functions of the nurse. This core course provides the student with the opportunity to learn and utilize biopsychosocial concepts in the care of the mentally ill and substance abusing individual of all ages. Focuses on assessment strategies, nursing interventions, plans of care, and the rehabilitative processes for individuals with a variety of acute and chronic problems.
Clinical practice takes place in a variety of hospital and community settings.
This core course emphasizes the application of concepts and theories providing a foundation for nursing practice in community health. Through a focus on family and community oriented nursing practice, students expand their role from caring for an individual within a family to assessing and intervening to solve family and community health problems. The influence of political, socioeconomic and ecological issues on the health of populations is examined. Students are assigned to clinical practice in selected community agencies. This core course emphasizes the synthesis and application of concepts, principles and skills learned in prerequisite nursing courses.