1987-1988 Academic Catalog

134 NSG-315 Nutrition oflndividuals and Families -A 3 hourn Normal nutrition for individuals of all ages and food consumption pat– terns of families in different cultures are studied in this course. Metabolism of food and nutrient utilization are described in a health pro– motion framework. Modern modes of nutritional therapy are discussed. NSG-401, NSG-402 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Acute Physiological Imbalances - A 10 hours Common acute physiological imbalances of children and adults and the health care delivery system (including pharmacological, nursing, and medical care) used to restore physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual homeostasis are studied in depth. Content includes response patterns of children versus adults to acute illness and the unique resources needed by each to restore health. Content is organized around the follow– ing concepts: health, cellular responses, fluid and electrolyte dynamics, metabolism, oxygenation, perception, and coordination. Recurrent themes throughout the concepts include the aspects of transport and regu– lation. Assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation components are emphasized as the nursing process is applied in hospital settings. Pre– requisites: NSG-201, NSG-202 Theoretical and and Technical Founda– tions of Nursing; NSG-311 Pharmacology, NSG-315 Nutrition oflndi– viduals and Families, NSG-413 Health Assessment. NSG-403, NSG-404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Physiological Imbalances - W 10 hours An indepth analysis is presented of the common intermittent-perma– nent physiological imbalances of children and adults and the health care delivery system (including nursing, pharmacological, and medical resources) needed to restore a health balance. Study includes response patterns of children, families, and adults to chronic illness and physical disability and the unique resources needed by each to maintain or im– prove current health. The ethical, political, economic, spiritual, and so– cial factors of caring for persons with intermittent, permanent, or termi– nal illnesses are discussed. Planning, intervention and evaluation com– ponents are emphasized as the nursing process is applied in a variety of settings. Prerequisites: NSG-401, NSG-402 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Acute Physiological Imbalances. NSG-405, NSG-406 Management and Advanced Clinical Nursing -Sp 10 hours Health care organizations and the leadership/management skills re– quired in various nursing care delivery systems are explored in this course. Content areas include theories and strategies used by managerial leaders, communication, decision making, change, evaluation, and conflict managment. Additional content focuses on the nursing manage– ment of clients with complex clinical and psychosocial needs. Clinical practice involves working under the direction of faculty, nurse manager, clinical specialist, clinical supervisor or assistant direc– tor of nursing in a clinical area of the student's choice. This experience focuses on the observation and development of leadership/managerial skills within an organization as well as advanced experience in the man– agement of patient care for a group of patients or patients with multisys– tem problems. Prerequisites: NSG-403, NSG-404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Physiological Imbalances. NSG-413 Health Assessment - W, Su 3 hours This course focuses on development of systematic approaches to as– sessing the health status of individuals. Content includes obtaining a health history, performing a physical examination and normal physical and developmental responses throughout the life-span. NSG-440 through NSG-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: NSG-201, NSG-202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing or consent of instructor. NSG-480 Independent Study in Nursing-A, W, Sp, Su 1-4 hours Students may engage in independent learning opportunities to secure an indepth 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. NSG-493 Research in Nursing - W 3 hours The research process applied to clinical nursing problems is discussed. Content focus is on statement of problem, development of conceptual framework, research method selection, data analysis, and discussion of the findings. Discussion of the ethics of research and constraints in ob– taining a sample are included. Prerequisites: PYCH-261 Psychological Statistics or MATH-384 Probability and Statistics. NSG-495 Seminar in Nursing - Sp 3 hours Major professional issues in nursing and the political, economic, so– cial, and religious factors that influence these issues are discussed in this course. Prerequisites: NSG-403, NSG-404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Physiological Imbalances.