NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

421 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS quality health care. Corequisite: NUR 3250 Prerequisite/s: NUR 3050, NUR 4110, NUR 4130. NUR 4151 Population Health:Promotion, Prevention, and Disease Management (4 credits) This course is designed to prepare the practicing registered nurse to utilize evidenced based health promotion, health prevention, and disease management as it applies to diverse individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Essential concepts of epidemiology, community based assessment and evaluation, equity, vulnerable populations, and community resources are introduced. This course leads to an increased understanding of the relationships related to socio-cultural contexts, ethics, and health/illness beliefs and practices. Students will demonstrate an ability to facilitate health care delivery to populations of diverse cultures using effective communication skills that include negotiation, problem-solving skills, and collaboration with various interprofessional health care teams. NUR 4160 Genetics for Nursing Practice (2 credits) This course will focus on providing students with a fundamental understanding of human genetics and its role in diagnosis, disease management, risk reduction and health promotion. Students will learn ways to assess protective and predictive genetic factors, which influence the health of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in order to develop a basis for competent nursing care. Students will apply knowledge of inheritance and immuno-genetics in predicting the possible effect of genetics on disease development. This course will also address the ethical, social, political and economic impact of selected genetic diseases, DNA-based genetic diagnosis, and gene therapy. Co-requisite/s: NUR 3050, NUR 4130. Prerequisite/s: NUR 4110, NUR 3192, and NUR 4020. NUR 4161 Genetic Concepts (2 credits) This course will focus on building upon the previous experience and knowledge of the practicing registered nurse to develop a further understanding of genetics and its role in pathophysiology and the diagnosis and management of disease. Students will be introduced to basic concepts in human genetics that contribute to an understanding of nursing or related health care problems, as well as apply knowledge of inheritance and immunogenetics in predicting the possible effect of genetics on disease processes. This course will also analyze the ethical, social, political, and economic impact of selected genetic diseases, DNA-based genetic diagnosis, and gene therapy. NUR 4165 Ethical Legal & Social Issues in Nursing (3 credits) This course focuses on ethical theory, principles, and models for decision making in nursing. Students evaluate individual, family, community and health care situations NUR 4120 Advanced Concepts of Adult Nursing (5 credits) This course provides opportunities for the entry level student to synthesize nursing concepts in order to create and manage holistic and compassionate care for patients who have complex needs. Students will incorporate knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide safe, quality and effective nursing care to patients who have multiple system disorders. Students will apply 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. Legal and ethical issues pertaining to patients who have complex multi- system health care needs will be analyzed. Co-requisite: NUR 4172. Prerequisite/s: NUR 3250, NUR 4150, NUR 4030. NUR 4130 Concepts of Maternal-Child Nursing and Families (5 credits) This course integrates developmental theories, theories from the biological and social sciences, family nursing theory, and evidence-based practice in order to provide holistic and compassionate care for the childbearing and child-rearing families. Health promotion and risk reduction, contemporary trends, social justice issues, and legal and ethical issues, will be addressed. Students will apply knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide safe, quality and effective nursing care. Students will apply clinical/critical reasoning, communication and assessment skills to care for patients across the health illness continuum. The students will examine the need for stewardship and integrity in this changing healthcare environment. Topics covered include care of the members of childbearing and child rearing families and specific disorders in these populations. Co-requisite/s: NUR 3050, NUR 4160. Prerequisite/s: NUR 4110, NUR 3192, NUR 4020. NUR 4150 Population Health Nursing (4 credits) This course provides the foundation for population- oriented nursing practice and focuses on the process of conceptualizing individuals, aggregates and communities as a single entity. Students are introduced to epidemiological theories and concepts that are relevant in planning and implementing primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention for populations within their own environments. Students will provide stewardship to populations of diverse cultures through community empowerment so that they can access health care and promote healthy behaviors. Communication, negotiation, and clinical/critical reasoning skills will be practiced when collaborating with the targeted population, the interprofessional health care team and the community stakeholders. Principles of evidence-based practice will be utilized when implementing the nursing process within the population. Students will examine the legislative and regulatory processes relevant to the provision of safe,