Course Title:  Nursing:  Health Alterations
Course Number:  543-105
Credits:  3
Course Hours / Location:  Monday (9-12) E109
                                            Friday (9-12) A168

Course Description: 
Nursing:  Health Alterations is a 3 credit, 8-week, second semester nursing course.  This course elaborates upon the basic concepts of health and illness
as presented in Nursing Fundamentals. It applies theories of nursing
in the care of clients through the lifespan, utilizing problem solving and
critical thinking. This course will provide an opportunity to study conditions affecting different body systems and apply therapeutic nursing interventions.
It will also introduce concepts of leadership, team building, and scope of practice.

Course Title:  Nursing: Introduction to Clinical Care Management
Course Number:  543-108
Credits:  2
Course Hours / Location:  Tuesday (7-2) Local Hospitals
                                            Wednesday (7-2) Local Hospitals
Course Description:
Nursing:  Introduction to Clinical Care Management is a 2 credit, 8 week, second semester nursing course.  This is a clinical experience which applies nursing concepts and therapeutic nursing interventions to groups of clients across the lifespan. It also provides an introduction to leadership, management, and team building.  

This course includes an acute care (hospital) surgical experience which will provide the student with the opportunity to provide postoperative care to one to two patients, readmit a patient to the surgical floor after surgery / recovery room and provide discharge instructions to surgical patients / families.  This rotation includes a surgical observation day in which the student is able to follow a patient from admission to the operating room, recovery room and back to a nursing unit.