NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

417 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS NUR 3032 Foundations of Pathophysilogy (3 credits) This course introduces the entry level student to concepts of pathophysiology based on principles from the biological sciences. Students will examine the phenomena that cause changes in physiological functioning. Specific system disorders will be investigated, using current evidence-based literature, as a basis for health promotion. Students will utilize pathophysiological concepts as a basis for making sound clinical judgments needed to deliver safe, quality and effective care. Ethnic, cultural and other influences on health will be discussed. Prerequisite/s: PHS 4904, NUR 3002, NUR 3160, and NUR 3005. Co-requisite/s: NUR 3130, NUR 3029, and NUR 3131. NUR 3040 Legal Issues in Health Care (1 credits) This seminar course focuses on the legal principles and issues affecting professional nurses. The course emphasizes the concepts needed to make sound decisions in daily nursing practice and cope with radical changes in health care. Topics discussed include malpractice liability, patient rights, legal responsibilities and risks nurses face in practice, legal obligations with documentation, and changes in nursing practice in managed care. NUR 3050 Research Methodologies and Evidence- Based Practice (3 credits) This course prepares the baccalaureate nursing students to become consumers of research. Students will be introduced to the research processes essential to providing evidence based nursing care. Research designs will be discussed as a basis for critiquing the efficacy of selected research studies. Students will be introduced to the legal and ethical principles which guide the integrity of nursing research. The nurse’s role in retrieval, appraisal, and synthesis of evidence in collaboration with members of the interprofessional team to improve patient outcomes will be addressed. Co-requisite/s: NUR 4110, NUR 3192. Prerequisite/s: NUR 3180, NUR 3191. NUR 3051 Introduction to Nursing Research (3 credits) This course introduces essential concepts of nursing research and evidence-based practice. Students will review the scientific merit of research methods with an emphasis on implication and application for evidence based nursing practice. Practicing Registered Nurses will build upon existing knowledge and skills related to research to improve patient outcomes, nursing practice, and interprofessional collaboration. Students will also examine the contemporary trends and legal and ethical issues related to the research process. of the profession. The students will explore the history of nursing and how society views the nursing profession. Ethical and legal principles guiding the nursing profession are introduced. Prerequisites: NUR 3000 and NUR 3030. NUR 3020 Theoretical Foundations to Nursing Practice (3 credits) This course focuses on the practicing nurse’s acquisition, evaluation, utilization, and interpretation of nursing theories as a foundation for patient-centered care. In addition, nursing practice knowledge will be derived from the interpretation and application of selected theories from other disciplines. NUR 3029 Foundations of Health Assessment (3 credits) This course introduces the entry level student to foundational health assessment skills emphasizing data collection. Students will be expected to use principles based on the biological sciences to perform a holistic health assessment. Students will interpret pertinent data in order to make sound clinical judgments needed to deliver safe, quality and effective nursing care. Students will demonstrate competency in communicating and documenting assessment findings. Integrity, compassion and stewardship will be discussed as they relate to cultural awareness and legal and ethical issues that pertain to health assessment. Prerequisite/s: PHS 4904, NUR 3160, and NUR 3005. Co-requisite/s: NUR 3032, NUR 3131, and NUR 3130. NUR 3030 Health Assessment (3 credits) This course emphasizes the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to complete a health assessment for clients across the life span. This course analyzes the concepts of health assessment methodology which include interviewing, history taking, and physical assessment. Students will be expected to utilize assessment skills in identifying pertinent data as it relates to evidence-based health promotion and health education strategies. NUR 3031 Pathophysiology (3 credits) The focus of the course is on the pathogenesis of selected diseases leading to alterations of body structure and functions across the lifespan. This is emphasized through case study review discussing and applying cell structure, function, genetic control and its impact on the disease process. The students will integrate and apply pathophysiological concepts to client care in the development of primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions to attain, maintain, and retain the health state. Contemporary treatment, legal and ethical issues and health promotion concepts pertaining to pathophysiological disorders will be explored.