Emphasis is on research methods and resources for knowledge acquisition. Students are guided to develop critical thinking skills to pursue creative solutions to clinical nursing problems. 3 lecture hours average per week per semester. In this course, the student applies the clinical concepts to aggregates. Students collaborate with individuals, families, groups, other health care providers, and the community as a whole to bring about positive health outcomes through health promotion and prevention of disease and disability.
Emphasis is on assessment of populations at risk and development of health programs.
4 lecture and 9 clinical hours average per week per semester. This course focuses on the development of the professional nursing role, with special emphasis on the application of nursing theory to the management of nursing care in complex organizations. Students discuss health care issues, including delegation, case management, standards of care, economics of health care delivery, and political action. Regulatory issues that directly affect the practice of professional nursing are explored. The clinical rotation provides students with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge and skills developed in previous courses and refine and expand their knowledge of leadership and management by applying these concepts in a selected nursing care setting.