244 245 childbirth. Some prenatal observational experiences may be provided. Credit hours (1): 3 clinical hours per week, 45 hours per semester. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1050. Co-requisites: Nursng 1040, 1045, 1046. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 1040. Nursng 1045. Nursing Care of Adults and Children I (3) S Focused theory with emphasis on the physiological and psychosocial needs of clients across the lifespan. Credit hours (3): 3 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1050. Co- requisites: Nursng 1040, 1041, 1046. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 1046. Nursng 1046. Nursing Care of Adults and Children I Clinical (2) S A companion course taught in concert with Nursng 1045. Guided clinical experiences with emphasis on the physiological and psychosocial needs of clients across the lifespan in a variety of health care settings. Credit hours (2): 6 clinical hours per week, 90 hours per semester. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1050. Co- requisites: Nursng 1040, 1041, 1045. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 1045. Nursng 1050. Treatment Modalities (3) F Basic treatments and pharmacological agents used by the nurse to promote health across the lifespan. Included in the course will be drugs affecting the respiratory system, parasympathetic and sympathetic system, cardiovascular system, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal system. Other drugs addressed include antidiabetic agents, muscle relaxants, and antibiotics. Non- pharmacological treatment modalities addressed include comfort measures and play therapy. Credit hours (3): 3 lecture hours per week. Co-requisites: Nursngl030, 1031. Nursng 1124. Transition into Associate Degree Nursing (2) Sm, F Socialization from practical nursing to the associate degree, registered nurse level. Nursng 2050. Treatment Modalities (2) F, S Advanced treatments and pharmacological agents used by the nurse to promote health across the lifespan. Included in the course will be drugs affecting the endocrine system and cardiovascular system. Other drugs addressed include IV therapy, blood products, antibiotics, calcium replacement agents, anti-Parkinson drugs, prostate drugs, chemotherapy drugs and biological response modifiers. Non-pharmacological treatment modalities addressed include art, music therapy, therapeutic touch, humor, pet therapy, reminiscence therapy, meditation, visualization, imaging and validation therapy. Credit hours (2): 2 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1045, 1046, 1050. Co-requisites: Nursng 2060, 2061, 2070, 2071. Nursng 2060. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan (2) F, S Students explore caring strategies for promoting mental health and preventing illness across the lifespan. The various roles and functions of the psychiatric nurse are introduced. Emphasis on the dynamics and theories behind basic psychopathological conditions. Students apply the nursing process for the restoration and rehabilitation of patients with psychiatric disorders. Enhancing communication skills in an interdisciplinary environment is a primary goal of this course. Credit hours (2): 2 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1045, 1046, 1050. Co-requisites: Nursng 2050, 2070, 2071. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 2061. Nursng 2061. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Clinical (1) F, S A companion course taught in concert with Nursng 2060. Clinical application of psychiatric/mental health nursing taught in Nursng 2060. Students will be exposed to patients in a variety of health care settings with mental health needs. Credit hours (1): 3 clinical hours per week, 45 hours per semester. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1045, 1046, 1050. Co-requisites: Nursng 2050, 2070, 2071. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 2060. Nursng 2070. Nursing Care of Adults and Children II (3) F, S Theory with emphasis on more complex physiological and psychosocial needs of clients across the lifespan. Credit hours (3): 3 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: Nursing 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041,1045,1046,1050. Co-requisites: Nursng 2050, 2060, 2061. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 2071. Nursng 2071. Nursing Care of Adults and Children II (4) F, S A companion course taught in concert with Nursng 2070. Clinical application of medical-surgical concepts learned in Nursng 2070. Students will provide care in a variety of health care settings. Credit hours (4): 12 clinical hours per week, 180 hours per semester. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1045, 1046, 1050. Co-requisites: Nursng 2050, 2060, 2061. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 2070. Nursng 2080. Patient Care Management (2) F, S Theory focuses on the synthesis of nursing knowledge and skills necessary for entrance into registered nursing practice. Preparation for NCLEX exams continues. Licensing, professionalism and management are addressed. Credit hours (2): 2 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: 1030,1031,1040,1041,1045,1046,1050, 2050, 2060, 2061, 2070, 2071. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 2081. Nursng 2081. Patient Care Management Clinical (3) F, S A companion course taught in concert with Nursng 2080. Clinical synthesis of nursing knowledge and skills necessary for entrance into registered Nursing Practice. Hours are concentrated into a 4 week block and completed as if student was a full time employee. Credit hours (3): 135 hours per semester. Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1031, 1040, 1041, 1045, 1046, 1050, 2050, 2060, 2061, 2070, 2071. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 2080. Nursng 2283. Directed Readings and Projects (1-3) F, S (Maximum of 3 semester hours per year). Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Nursng 2289. Cooperative Education (1-3) Open to all students in nursing who meet the minimum coop requirements of this department. Provides academic credit for on- the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Maximum 6 semester hours/year, maximum 3 semester hours/semester. Nursng 3000. Basic Trauma Nursing (4) This course will introduce the student to the skills basic to the care of the multiple trauma patient. It will include trauma incidence and statistics, triage, equipment and training. Approaches to trauma systems and centers will be addressed. This course will also introduce the student to the basic care of multiple systems injuries and will briefly cover pediatric trauma. This course will also introduce the student to drugs and equipment used with the multiple trauma patient. Credit hours: (4): 4 lecture hours per week. (Elective) Nursng 3010. Nursing History and Theory (2) F A writing intensive course that examines the historical and theoretical foundations for professional nursing practice. This course will provide a forum for students to scrutinize the historical evolution of professional nursing and the theoretical foundations which have emerged. Credit hours (2): 2 lecture hours per week. Nursng SI3020. Nursing Research (2) F A writing intensive course that examines nursing research. Students are encouraged to explore a research base for their personal nursing practice. Focus is on fundamental concepts of nursing research in practice and theory. Research is approached from a practice based model. Credit hours (2): 2 lecture hours per week. Nursng SI3030. Nursing Assessment Across the Life Span (2) F Companion course to Nursng SI3031. Provides the theory requisite for the systematic examination and analysis of subjective and objective health assessment data obtained during the health assessment process. The health status of a client will be determined through the process of differential analysis of both the anecdotal evidence provided by the client and empirical evidence gathered during the physical examination. With this evidence, students will learn to apply the scientific process of formulating and testing hypothetical diagnoses. The overall purpose will be focused upon developing strategies and skills to assess the health care needs of people across the life span. Students are challenged to identify normal assessment findings and critically analyze variations from normal. Two (2) credit hours, two (2) lecture hours. Co-requisite Nursng SI3031 (must be taken concurrently with Nursng SI3031). Nursng SI3031. Nursing Assessment Across the Life Span Clinical (1) F Companion course to Nursng SI3030. Provides hands on clinical practice experience that will provide students experience with the equipment and requisite psychomotor skills employed in the systematic examination and analysis of subjective and objective health assessment data obtained during the health assessment process. Using these skills, the health status of a client will be determined through the process of differential analysis of both the anecdotal evidence provided by the client history and empirical evidence gathered during the physical examination. With this evidence, students will learn to apply the scientific process of formulation and testing hypothetical diagnoses. The overall purpose will be focused upon developing strategies and skills to asses the health care needs of people across the life span. Students are challenged to identify normal assessment findings and critically analyze variations from normal. One (1) credit hour, three (3) clinical lab hours. Co-requisite Nursng SI3030 (must be taken concurrently with Nursng SI3030). Nursng 3035. Gerontological Nursing (2) With the aging of America and the ever-growing population of elderly persons in this society, it is essential that nursing professionals have both knowledge and understanding in the care of gerontological clients. This course addresses the emotional, social, physiological and behavioral changes that occur throughout the aging process. It models the highest standards of gerontological nursing practice in acute, long-term and community settings. Credit hours (2): 2 lecture hours per week. Co-requisites: HAS 3260 and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031. Nursng 3040. Nursing Concepts in Acute Illness (3) F, S Explores advanced nursing concepts relevant to physiologic changes related to life threatening illness and injury. Age specific alterations in physiology will be identified and analyzed. Credit hours (3): 3 lecture hours per week.Prerequisites:HAS 3260 and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3035. Co-requisites: Nursng 3050, 3060, 4900. Nursng 3050. Nursing: High Risk Family (3) F, S At-risk families need multiple interventions from knowledgeable care givers to assist them through the intricacies of obtaining quality health care. Students identify, then integrate, complex nursing strategies in situations involving parents, infants, and children in high risk childbearing populations. Credit hours (3): 3 lecture hours per week.Prerequisite: HAS 3260 and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3035. Co-requisites: Nursng 3040, 4900. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 3051. Nursng 3051. Nursing: High Risk Family Clinical (2) F, S A companion course taught in concert with Nursng 3050. Students develop cognitive and psychomotor skill in the assessment and management of complex problems of newborn and children in a laboratory setting and then experience patient interactions in a variety of clinical settings including home, community and acute care. Credit hours (2): 6 clinical hours per week, 90 hours per semester. Prerequisites: HAS 3260 and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3035. Co-requisites: Nursng 3040, 4900. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 3050. Nursng 3060. Nursing: High Risk Adult (3) F, S Advanced theories and concepts of nursing practice are explored in relation to adults experiencing life threatening alterations in health. Credit hours (3), 3 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: HAS and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3035. Co-requisites: Nursng 3040, 4900. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 3061. Nursng 3061. Nursing: High Risk Adult Clinical (2) F, S A companion course taught in concert with Nursng 3060. Students provide care for adults with life threatening alterations in health and are able to apply and evaluate advanced therapeutic nursing interventions. Credit hours (2): 6 clinical hours per week, 90 hours per semester. Prerequisites: HAS and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3035. Co-requisites: Nursng 3040, 4900. Must be taken concurrently with Nursng 3060. Nursng 3890. Cooperative Education (1-3) F, S A continuation of Nursng 2289. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate Coordinator approval. Maximum three credit hours TOTAL. (Elective) Nursng 4000. Culture and Health Care (2) This course is an exploration of culture, health care issues and experiences at the local, regional, national, or international levels. The learner will study and compare the health care of a selected country/community from the cultural, political and educational perspective. Credit hours (2), 2 lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: Admission to Weber State University - Recommended for nursing students, Licensed Nurses, and other healthcare providers. Nursng 4001. Clinical Experience Related to Culture and Health Care of Nurses (1-3) This course is a Study Abroad Experience for Health Care Workers to explore the relationship between culture, health care and nursing issues at local, regional, national, and/or international levels. Information gained during Nursing 4000 will assist the student to put into practice the concepts learned Credit hours (1-3). Lab hours depend on the country visited. Co-requisite or prerequisite: Nursng 4000 related to area being visited. Nursng 4010. Interdisciplinary Health Care Teams (3) This course provides an interdisciplinary experience with the team concept as a priority. The students learn the role of the health care team members, each with their different skills and objectives. 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