Family Centered Nursing

Catalog description

This course is designed to help students understand and apply nursing care to childbearing families, children, and women throughout the lifespan using biological, genetic, developmental, spiritual, cultural, and social frameworks within the family system. Includes clinical and simulation. Prerequisites: NUR 221, 232, 242, 250, and 315. Enrollment in NUR 390 requires simultaneous enrollment in NUR 390C. NUR 390C Family Health Nursing Clinical/Simulation (2 cr. hrs.) Simultaneous enrollment in NUR 390 is required. NUR 402 Concepts and Techniques for Nursing Practice II (1 cr. hr .) This course is designed to help students to continue developing skills and techniques for evidence-based nursing practice pertaining to orthopedic, wound, respiratory, and cardiovascular resuscitation. Students apply critical thinking skills to provide safe, appropriate patient care. This course builds upon previous content from NUR 322. Includes classroom, laboratory, and mid-fidelity simulation experiences. Prerequisites: NUR 232, 250, 315, and 322. Corequisites: NUR 380, NUR 390, NUR 412, or NUR 445. NUR 412 Psychiatric – Mental Health Nursing (3 cr. hrs.) This course is designed to apply the psychodynamics of maladaptive behavior and to implement the nursing process for clients of various age groups exhibiting disturbances in behavior. This course includes concepts of therapeutic relationships, therapeutic communication, ethical/legal issues, mental health assessment, nursing roles, interdisciplinary roles, and psychopharmacology. Includes clinical and simulation experiences. Prerequisites: NUR 221, 232, 242, 250, and 315. Enrollment in NUR 412 requires simultaneous enrollment in NUR 412C.