1983-1984 Academic Catalog

Planning intervention and evaluation components are emphasized as the nursing process is applied in a variety of settings. Pre– requisites: 56-401, 56-402 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Acute Physiological Imbalances. ..:>u··-wu.J. 56-406 and Advanced Clinical Nurs- 10 hours Health care organizations and the leadership/management skills required in various nursing care delivery systems are ex– plored in this course. Content areas include cost control, decision making, supervision, budget, evaluation of care, leadership, per– formance, and systems. Clinical practice involves working under the direction of facul– ty, clinical supervisor, assistant director of nursing, clinical specialist and/or head nurse in a practical area of the student's choice. Prerequisites: 56-403, 56-404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Physiological Imbalances. 56-440 56-449 Topics in Nursing -A, W, Sp, Su 2-5 hours Selected topics of interest to faculty and students. Course titles to be announced when scheduled. Prerequisites: 56-201, 56-202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing or consent of instructor. 56-480 Study in Nursing-A, W, Sp, Su 1-4hours Students may engage in independent learning opportunities to secure an in-depth background in a specialized area of nursing. The course may be repeated once. Prerequisite: Signed contract between student and instructor in which work to be completed is described. 56-493 Research in Nursing - W 3 hours The research process as applied to clinical nursing problems is discussed. Content focus is on statement of problem, develop– ment of conceptual framework, research method selection, data analysis, and discussion of the findings. Discussion of the ethics of research and constraints of obtaining a sample are included. Prerequisites: 66-261 Psychological Statistics or 71-384 Proba– bility and Statistics. 56-495 Seminar in - S 3 hours Major professional issues in nursing and the political, economic, social, and religious factors that influence these issues are discussed in this course. Prerequisites: 56-403, 56-404 Nurs– ing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Phys– iological Imbalances.