NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

420 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS NUR 4060 RN to BSN Directed Study (3 credits) Students select an area of study in cooperation with the course advisor and/or department coordinator. The project may include such items as work-related studies, program development, grant proposals and/or planning documents. A comprehensive paper will be developed and delivered according to the NSU Nursing requirements for written assignments. Student must receive departmental and advisor approval in order to be allowed to register for this course. NUR 4061 RN to BSN Directed Study (1 credits) Students select an area of study in cooperation with the course advisor and/or Program Director. The project may include work-related studies, program development, or investigation of a subject of interest. A presentation will be developed and delivered according to the NSU Nursing requirements for written assignments and presentations. Student must receive departmental approval in order to be allowed to register for this course. NUR 4070 RN to BSN Directed Practicum (3 credits) Students develop learning objectives and methods of demonstrating outcomes related to clinical practice in cooperation with the course advisor and/or department coordinator. Student must receive departmental and advisor approval in order to be allowed to register for this course. NUR 4100 Advanced Theoretical Foundations in Nursing (3 credits) This course explores the diverse nature of knowledge, values and beliefs foundational to professional nursing practice. The relationship of theories form nursing as well as various other fields to science, research, and practice is analyzed with an emphasis on understanding the development, testing and use of theory to promote high quality health care. Models, theories, paradigms and philosophies are examined through critical inquiry to facilitate development of a framework for graduate nursing practice. NUR 4110 Primary Concepts of Adult Nursing II (6 credits) This course provides opportunities for the entry level student to integrate nursing concepts in order to provide holistic and compassionate care for patients who have specific disorders. Students will integrate knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide safe, quality and effective nursing care. Students will continue to improve 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 cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal and sensory disorders. Co- requisite/s: NUR 3192, NUIR 4020. Prerequisite/s: NUR 3180 and NUR 3191. of financial management, healthcare reimbursement, regulatory processes, healthcare policy, and healthcare reform related to current nursing practice. This course will assist the student to differentiate the concepts of cost and revenue, accounting vocabulary, budgeting, human resource management, and financial processes, functions, and reports commonly utilized in healthcare systems. Emphasis will be placed on the political and economic forces that influence the development of health policy and professional nursing practice. Students will assess the how financial management integrates with safety, information technology, patient-centered care, interprofessional teams, quality, and evidence-based practice. NUR 4040 Community Nursing (3 credits) This course provides the foundation for developing and using Newman’s System Model iand epidemiological theory and concepts in planning and implementing primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention for at-risk aggregtes and communities. It focuses on the process of conceptualizng individuals, families, groups, and communities within their environment. Students will learn to facilitate health care delivery to aggregates and communities of divers cultures utilizing effective communication, negotiation, problem solving skills, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team and members of the community. Students will deomonstrate an ability to evaluate health and wellness within primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention using Neuman’s System Model and principles of evidence-based practice. Students will examine the economic, sociocultural, and ethical influcnecs on community-based nursing practice. Contemporary trends in community-bsed nursing practice will be discussed. NUR 4050 Community Based Practicum (3 credits) This course provides the foundation for developing and using Neuman’s Systems Model in planning and implementing primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention for at-risk aggregates and communities. It focuses on the process of conceptualizing individuals, families, groups and communities within their environments. Students will learn to facilitate health care delivery to aggregates in communities of diverse cultures using effective communication, negotiation, problem solving skills, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team and members of the community. Students will demonstrate an ability to evaluate health and wellness within primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention utilizing Neuman’s System Model and principles of evidence-based practice. Contemporary trends in community-based nursing practice will be discussed. Students will also examine the economic, sociocultural, legal and ethical influences on community- based nursing practice.