Focus is on concepts, theories, and techniques for assessing families and communities and assisting individuals, families, and groups to maximize their health status. The evaluation of comunity resources to meet health care needs is emphasized. Research related to the influence of lifestyle, health habits, and coping with developmental and situational crises on health is reviewed. Selected field and observational experiences are included.
Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
This course emphasizes clinical decision making with clients, families or groups experiencing complex or multiple health problems with unpredictable outcomes. The emphasis is on interpreting and using complex patterns of data in making decisions about patient care. Lecture, four hours; laboratory, six hours per week.
This course addresses biological concepts basic to nursing practice. Concepts essential for understanding major health problems which occur accross the life span and that are encountered in multiple health care settings are discussed.
This course is an introduction to epidemiologic concepts and interdisciplinary applications to health care of aggregates; structure of the community as it relates to access and utilization of available resources; structure of the health care system; levels of prevention; levels of care and economic factors affecting health. Field assignments will allow students to explore data sources.
This course provides theoretical perspectives on family functioning throughout the lifespan. The focus will be on the developmental stages of families as influenced by social, cultural, economic, and political forces. Family assessment, promotion of health in families, and resources for referral will be emphasized.
This course presents cocnepts which are foundational to psychiatric-mental health nursing and are fundamental to professional nursing practice.
This course provides a theoretical and methodological basis for applying nursing research to clinical practice. Skills necessary for participating in the use of nursing research are addressed. Legal and ethical ramifications of research are discussed.
This course involves a critical analysis of the emerging issues and problems affecting nursing and their impact on health care. The responsibilities of the individual practitioner and of the professional are emphasized.
