Clinical experience takes place in a long term care facility and community facilities. Immunization and health record must be complete and on file in the University Health Service Office. 3 S.H. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week. Designed to teach students the skills required to collect health history data and to perform a systematic physical examination. Developmental and transcultural considerations are addressed.
Emphasis is placed on integrating the components of the nursing health assessment.
1 S.H. One lecture hour per week. Basic concepts related to the research process are presented. Emphasis is on understanding variables, problem identification, the review of literature, theory development, ethical issues and the data collection process. Selected exploratory and descriptive studies are reviewed and critiqued. 1 S.H. One lecture hour per week.