250 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 concurrendy 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 forNCLEX 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 concurrendy 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 concurrendy 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. Involves planning and implementation of an approved project which promotes PN and/ or ADN concepts and meets specific work place needs. Nursing department to determine credit to be awarded for approved project and appropriate grading criteria. 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 leam 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 concurrendy 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) F, S 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: Nursng 3080 or 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: Nursng 3080 or HAS 3260 and Nursng 3010, 3020, 3030, 3031, 3035. 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 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2 0 04-2005 CATALOG