Nursing Radiography General Information 304. Professional Foundations for Nursing Practice (4) A, W A writing intensive course focusing on professional role development and the culture of nursing. This course will provide a forum for students to assimilate the values and ethics underlying the foundation of baccalaureate nursing. Students will begin consideration of senior project. Credit hours (4), 4 lecture hours per week. 305. Nursing Assessment Across the Lifespan (4) A, W Systematic exploration of various strategies and skills used in collecting a comprehensive data base for assessing the health care needs of people across the life span. Students are challenged to identify normal assessment findings and critically analyze variations from normal. Credit hours (4), 3 lecture hours and one 2 hour lab per week. 306. Theoretical Base for Nursing Practice (4) A, W A writing intensive course that examines nursing theory and research enabling the student to explore a theoretical nursing base for their personal nursing practice. The course will focus on developmental stages of nursing: Practice, education, theory, and research. Theory and research are approached from a practice based model. Credit hours (4), 4 lecture hours per week. 310. Nursing Research (3) A Basic research concepts, language, processes, and descriptive statistics are examined. A writing intensive course focusing on identification of researchable problems and appraising/ interpreting research results in professional nursing literature with goal of applying to nursing practice. Opportunity to participate in research studies in advanced nursing practice is offered. Prerequisites: Nursng 308 and instructor consent. 314. Nursing Concepts in Acute Illness (3) will be first offered Spring of 1996 Explores advanced concepts relevant to functional health patterns as they relate to life threatening illness and injury. Age specific alterations of human needs will be identified and analyzed. Prerequisites: Nursng 303, 304, 305, 306. Credit hours (3), 3 lecture hours per week. 331. Acute Illness Across the Lifespan (7) Spring and Autumn of 1996 and Winter of 1997 A companion course to Nursng 314. Explores the critical pathways and varying responses of clients with life threatening alterations in functional health patterns throughout the life span. It emphasizes critical thinking in the application of advanced therapeutic nursing interventions. Prerequisites: Nursng 303, 304,305,306. Prerequisite or corequisite: Nursng 314. Credit hours (7), 5 lecture hours and 6 clinical lab hours per week. 389. Cooperative Education (1-3) A, W, S A continuation of Nursng 289. Prerequisite: Baccalaureate Coordinator approval. Maximum three credit hours TOTAL. (Elective) 400. Perioperative Nursing (12) This course will place emphasis on meeting basic human needs, physical, and psychological of clients undergoing surgical intervention. The client will be considered as the individual undergoing surgical intervention and his/her significant others, i.e., parents, siblings, spouses, or other significant support persons. The course will enable the perioperative student to develop his/her nursing skills based on an understanding of principles and facts relative to the Pre-operative Phase, Intraoperative Phase, and Postoperative Phase of surgical intervention. The perioperative student skill development will have emphasis on appropriate aspects of communication, interpersonal dynamics, human development, nursing process, management, and teaching roles. Enrollment limited to Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses, and students who are completing a PN or RN program. 415. Health Promotion in Nursing (3) Spring and Autumn of 1996 and each A, W, S thereafter Nurses play a significant role in promoting healthy behaviors in clients and the community. Explores concepts related to health promotion and illness prevention. Prerequisite: Nursng 303, 304, 305, 306. Credit hours (3), 3 lecture hours per week. 416. Family Health Concepts in Nursing (3) Spring and Autumn of 1996 and each A, W, S thereafter Nurses play a significant role in promoting family health and supporting the family with alterations in functional health patterns. Identifies families at risk for health problems and introduces advanced therapeutic nursing interventions to strengthen families across the lifespan. Prerequisite: Nursng 303, 304, 305, 306. Credit hours (3), 3 lecture hours per week. 432. Community Health Nursing (6) Spring and Autumn of 1996 and each A, W, S thereafter A companion course to Nursng 415 that explores the concept of the community as client. It emphasizes the nurse's role in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of community health programs. Prerequisites: Nursng 303, 304, 305,306. Prerequisite or corequisite: Nursng 415. Clock hours per week: Theory (4), Clinical/lab (6). 433. Populations at Risk (7) Spring and Autumn of 1996 and each A, W, S thereafter A companion course to Nursng 416. Identifies populations at high risk for alterations in functional health patterns. Examines strategies to promote health for these populations and analyzes nursing interventions designed to restore health and rehabilitate clients. Prerequisites: Nursng 303, 304, 305, 306. Prerequisite or corequisite: Nursng 416. Clock hours per week: Theory (5), Clinical/lab (2). 434. Leadership in Nursing (7) S will be offered W, S 96197 A writing intensive course focusing on the synthesis of classical theories and principles of nursing leadership. Based on the application of critical thinking, the student will apply nursing theoretical and practice principles in several mode: directed reading, directed writing, and completion of senior project. Prerequisites: Nursng 331, 432, 433. Credit hours (7), 5 lecture hours and 6 clinical lab hours per week. 453. Power and Politics in Health Care (2) W Types of power, political influences, and social forces which impact nurses and nursing are explored. Utilization of power and politics are analyzed as methods to further the discipline of nursing. Observation of legislative process during Utah State Legislature General Session is required. Prerequisites: Nursng 301, 350, 352 and instructor consent. 480. Guided Research (Variable hours) A, W, S Scientific inquiry, research methodology, and writing for qualified students with instructor consent. (Elective) 483. Directed Theoretical Readings (Variable hours) A, W, S Activities to be arranged with instructor. (Elective) OFFICE OF DISTANCE LEARNING Director: F. Ann Millner Nursing Continuing Education Coordinator: Tamara Aird Location: Promontory Tower, Room 405 Due to the distance between metropolitan areas and vast rural sections within Utah and the Intermountain States, the College of Health Professions established an Office of Distance Learning in 1974. This office has been assigned the role of extending quality educational opportunities for health care personnel into communities throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. In carrying out its operation, the office functions in three areas: (1) designing and delivering special educational programs to meet the unique needs of rural areas; (2) facilitating modifications of on-campus programs to be offered off campus in a nontraditional manner, and (3) providing continuing education conferences, courses and seminars. The Office of Distance Learning works closely with the Division of Continuing Education in creating programs, classes and opportunities to meet the needs of health care personnel. RADIOLOGIC SCIENCES Program Director: fane A. Van Valkenburg Location: Allied Health, Phase II, Room 119 Department Telephone: 626-6120 Admissions/Counseling: 626-7136 Professors: Wynn f. Harrison, Diane Kawamura, fane A. Van Valkenburg; Associate Professor: Robert f. Walker; Instructors: Shaun T. Caldwell, Virginia L. Tolsma RADIOGRAPHY Description The Radiography program at Weber State is the only college-based radiography program in the state of Utah. The program is accredited by the American Medical Association and is affiliated with the following hospitals: Alta View, Brigham City Community Hospital, Dixie Medical Center, Davis Hospital & Medical Center, Holy Cross, L.D.S., Lakeview, Logan, McKay-Dee, Mountain View, Pioneer Valley, St. Benedict's and Sevier Valley. The training is provided in an integrated manner through the utilization of on campus x-ray rooms, darkrooms, a radiation physics laboratory, and clinical experience in Radiology departments of the affiliated hospitals. During the course of the program, anatomy, radiographic procedures, and positioning are taught. The student will participate in clinical education within the affiliate hospitals throughout the program. The program is 36 months in length beginning in the fall of the first year and continues through the summer of both years. The student qualifies for an associate of applied science degree upon completion of the required course work. Upper division courses included in the program may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree. Admission Process (1) Declare major as Radiologic Technology; (2) apply to the Radiography Program for acceptance and follow the procedures as outlined on the program application, which is in addition to the Weber State Admissions Application; (3) pay the $10 application fee (4) present a satisfactory high school and/or college achievement record (overall 2.0 grade point average); (5) complete the three quarters of prerequisite courses achieving at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. The above procedure must be completed prior to December 1st of each year. Student selection is made during Spring Quarter and those accepted into the program will begin their professional phase of their curriculum Summer Quarter. PROGRAM: RADIOGRAPHY-ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE General Requirements: At least 20 hours of General Education courses listed in the catalog including at least one course in each of the four areas of Humanities (HU and HL), Natural Sciences (PS and LS), Social Sciences (SS and SB), and Personal Development (PD). • An overall GPA of 2.0 or C is a minimum requirement. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Applied Science & Technology Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Health Professions Science Social & Behavioral Sciences 208 209 Continuing Education