This course provides the opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and skills in specific nursing content areas.
Students work independently, with the guidance of a faculty member.
The course may be taken more than once but the total number of credits allowed cannot exceed 6 semester hours. Planned practicums will provide students the opportunity to continue to develop nursing skills and to utilize the nursing process in the provision of client care in selected health care settings. The theoretical aspects of the course focus on models of health care or collaborative research in selected countries, the European Community and the United States. Health care needs of people of different cultures and countries are examined and the measurement of quality and cost of care are analyzed and evaluated. The major emphasis of this course is to assist students in acquiring a global perspective of health care and a deeper understanding of interactions between culture and health.