A Credit Evaluation that identifies which courses will transfer into the program and which courses need to be taken prior to admission to the program will be provided. The student must complete the prerequisite courses prior to admission to the Department of Nursing. We will help identify acceptable courses. In order to accommodate our students busy schedules, most advising and registration can be completed by telephone. History-taking and physical assessment skills are taught in a support course for clinical practice.
Emphasis is placed on recognition of normal, variations of normal and deviations from normal.
Aspects of health promotion and maintenance are introduced. This elective course focuses on understanding AIDS and its importance on the health of the world. Topics include world trends, psychoneuro-immunology, individual response to having AIDS, societal reactions and burdens faced in coping with the epidemic. In this elective course, the law and legal principles, as they pertain to the nursing profession and healthcare delivery are explored. The focus of the course is on implications for nurses in various roles.