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High Acuity Nursing

The course emphasizes critical thinking and data analysis skills in the nursing management of patients with complex health problems with and unpredictable outcomes. Students will collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, implement, and evaluate family-centered nursing care across the lifespan in high-acuity settings. Lecture, four hours; clinic, three hours per week.

Synthesis Of Clinical Knowledge For Nursing Practice

This course was designed to provide opportunity to develop independence and competence in applying principles of care management and leadership to nursing practice in a variety of clinical settings. Lecture, one hour; clinic, 15 hours per week. Graded pass/fail. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

Food Ethics

An examination of philosophical issues about food, including whether taste is subjective or objective, why different foods are acceptable to eat in some cultures but not in others, the moral permissibility of eating animals and animal products, and the impact of food production on the environment.

Introduction To Genetically Engineered Crops, Risks And Benefits II

This is Part II of a two-part series of one-credit, graduate-level courses exploring GMO (genetically engineered) crops. In Part I (PPA 630), students will be introduced to what they are; and how GMO crops are similar to, and different from, other crops. In Part II (PPA 631), students will explore perceived risks and benefits to the use of these technologies.

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