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The purpose of this course is the acquisition of fundamental nursing skills and the application of the nursing process. Emphasis is given to health promotion in individuals throughout the lifespan. Professionalism, standards of practice, ethics, nursing theory, communication, and roles of the nurse will also be highlighted. Nursing skills will be mastered in the laboratory and implemented in the community clinical setting.
The purpose of this course is to understand health assessment principles, to apply evidence-based health promotion, and to acquire techniques for physical examination by the professional nurse. Focus is on the development and use of assessment skills as a basis for clinical decision-making, along with proper documentation of assessment findings. There is an additional fee for this course.
This course is designed for students of nursing and other health care professions. It covers the major classes of nutrients and their main functions, the role nutrition plays across the lifespan, the relationship between nutrition and disease, and nutritional therapies and health promotion for select diseases. The focus of this course is to critically apply nutritional knowledge to personal, individual, and population health, including diverse and vulnerable populations within various health care settings and the community. Students will also examine community, national, and global nutritional issues with an emphasis on social, political, economic, and environmental factors.
Fertility Awareness Based Methods for Women's Health and Family Planning focuses on the basic principles of FABMs, their effectiveness for family planning and the supporting science behind their medical applications. This course will explore the global and historical reach and evolution of FABMs. Students will survey current FABMs including the research supporting their use, their effectiveness rates, and their respective pros and cons via online video modules. Teaching is provided through on-line presentation modules and in class discussion that introduce students to each of the methods. Students will also hear from women and couples who use the methods. There will be required readings, on-line quizzes, and the completion of two projects. For the final project, students will interview a woman or couple that uses an FABM and summarize their comments in a brief paper. Students will also have to write a brief synopsis of one of the required research articles as part of their final project.
Special Topics courses include ad-hoc courses on various selected topics that are not part of the regular curriculum, however they may still fulfill certain curricular requirements. Special topics courses are offered at the discretion of each department and will be published as part of the semester course schedule - view available sections for more information. Questions about special topics classes can be directed to the instructor or department chair.