1985-1986 Academic Catalog

56-440 through 56-449 Special 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 Theoreti– cal and Technical Foundations of Nursing or consent of instructor. 56-480 Independent Study in Nursing-A, W, Sp, Su 1-4 hours 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 in– structor in which work to be completed is described. 56-493 Research in Nursing W hours The research process as applied to clinical nursing problems is dis– cussed. Content focus is on statement of problem, development of con– ceptual framework, research method selection, data analysis, and discus– sion 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 Probability and Statistics. 56-495 Seminar in Sp 3 hours Major professional issues nursing and the political, economic, so- cial, and religious factors that influence these issues are discussed in this course. Prerequisites: 56-403, 56-404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Physiological Imbalances.