Concentrated clinicals are available in selected institutional settings. Meets every other week for two hours. This course provides an opportunity for students to integrate complex nursing care related to culturally diverse and vulnerable populations. This research course presents basic concepts and methods of nursing research. The research process is examined as a foundation for nursing practice and scholarship.
Emphasis is placed on critique of current nursing research.
This capstone seminar assists the student to synthesize the professional role as a provider and coordinator of care and a member of the profession. Emphasis is placed on collegiality, professional role transition, and responsible membership within the organization and larger society. Study of physiological and psychological factors that influence health and have implications for preventive measures in disease and health disorders in the aging. Nutrition, the nature of health problems, and methods of assessing physical and psychological needs are examined. Open to seniors.