This course addresses the needs of the health care consumer and the provider alike. This course will encourage healthcare professionals AND consumers to examine these and other controversies emerging from rapid tech- nologic advances and modern healthcare practice. Students are encouraged to participate in discussions of ethical problems reported in the popular media and to develop a personal decision-making system which can be applied to a variety of ethical issues. Emphasis is on thinking and on decision-making. The participation of faculty from related diciplines will provide the students with the expertise needed to understand the issues being dicussed.
Open discussion is an essential component of the course.
This course may be taken for a NUR elective or PEH credits. This course will explore the use of complementary and alternative health practices within a holistic framework of care. A spirit of inquiry will be encouraged through sharing of knowledge, demonstration and exploration of selected health practices such as herbal remedies, homeopathy, healing touch therapies, chiropratic and Eastern therapies. Use of complementary and alternative health practices will be evaluated in the context of managing health conditions such as pain, weight, addictions, and gender specific issues. This course will examine use of complementary and alternative health practices in terms of safety, effectiveness and integration into one's own lifestyle and working with others.