NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

418 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS documentation, electronic medical records, and Web- based technologies for health care. NUR 3175 Nursing in Today’s Healthcare Environment (3 credits) This course explores contemporary trends in health care delivery systems and professional nursing practice. Students will integrate knowledge from previous courses further exploring health care system quality and safety, evidenced-based practice, technology, informatics, and the nurse’s role in today’s healthcare delivery system. This course examines the relationships between quality care, cost of care, and safety as well as the regulatory effects on patient care and cost. Students will develop skills to address relevant issues within today’s health care delivery system. Trends in healthcare informatics are explored and the effects of nursing informatics on communication and safety will be analyzed. NUR 3180 Primary Concepts of Adult Nursing (6 credits) This course introduces the entry level student to the application of nursing concepts in order to provide holistic and compassionate care for patients who have specific disorders. Students will apply knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide safe, quality and effective nursing care. Students will continue to develop clinical/ critical reasoning, communication and assessment skills to care for patients across the health illness continuum understanding the need for stewardship and integrity in this changing healthcare environment. Topics covered include gastrointestinal, endocrine, genitourinary, immunological, hematological and oncological disorders. Co-requisite/s: NUR 3191, BHS 3110. Prerequisite/s: NUR 3002, NUR 3160, NUR 3005, PHS 4904, NUR 3130, NUR 3032, NUR 3029, and NUR 3131. NUR 3190 Pharmacological Basis for Nursing Interventions (3 credits) This course focuses on the basic principles of pharmacology and therapeutics necessary for nursing practice throughout the lifespan. Concepts of drug efficacy, pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action and drug interaction will be examined as they apply to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention to assist clients to retain, attain or maintain optimal system stability. Contemporary trends in administration and delivery of pharmacological therapies will be addressed. Emphasis will be placed on the pharmacological action of drugs on specific organ systems. NUR 3191 Pharmacological Basis for Nursing Interventions I (2 credits) This course introduces the entry level student to pharmacologic concepts in order to provide safe and effective care for patients who have specific disorders. The concepts of drug efficacy, pharmacokinetics, mechanism of action, and medication interactions will NUR 3130 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice (6 credits) This course introduces the entry level student to the discipline of nursing in which they will provide holistic and compassionate care for diverse populations. Students will begin to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide safe, quality and effective nursing care. Students will start to use clinical/critical reasoning, communication and assessment skills to care for patients across the health illness continuum understanding the need for stewardship and integrity in this changing healthcare environment. The roles of provider of care, coordinator of care, advocate and educator will be applied in the delivery of competent patient care. Prerequisite/s: NUR 3002, NUR 3160, NUR 3005, and PHS 4904. Co- requisite/s: NUR 3029, NUR 3131, and NUR 3032. NUR 3131 Problem Solving Strategies for Nursing Practice (1 credits) This course introduces the entry-level nursing student to problem solving and clinical/critical reasoning skills and strategies needed for safe decision making in the delivery of nursing care. Using patient scenarios and/ or case studies, students will apply the nursing process to determine safe, quality and effective nursing care. Prerequisite/s: NUR 3002, NUR 3160, NUR 3005, and PHS 4904. Co-requisite/s: NUR 3130, NUR 3032, NUR 3029. NUR 3160 Introduction to Professional Nursing (3 credits) This course introduces the student to the roles of the professional nurse including provider of care, coordinator of care, advocate, educator, researcher, leader, and member of the profession. The history of nursing and how society views the nursing profession are discussed. The student is introduced to theories and quality measures that influence nursing practice and patient-centered care. Ethical and legal principles, sociocultural concepts, and political principles guiding the profession will also be addressed. Prerequisite: NUR 3002 Co-requisite/s: NUR 3005 and PHS 4904. NUR 3170 Nursing and Health Care Informatics (3 credits) This course is designed to introduce students to the emerging field of nursing informatics. Students will integrate computer technology and information science to identify, gather, process, and manage healthcare information. Hardware, software, databases, communications application, computer developments, and associated legal and ethical issues are addressed. Contemporary trends in health care informatics applications will be explored. Students learn how nurses can assess, develop, and use information systems to work more efficiently, allocate resources more effectively, and improve client care. Focus on technologies in healthcare, nomenclatures and classification systems, health care