Courses

Focuses on anatomy of the head and neck. Emphasis is placed on those structures directly affected by the practice of dentistry.

Supervised pre-professional practice experience in health and wellness promotion and coaching. Students will be placed at community sites in a range of venues and will receive on-site supervision by a field supervisor as well as seminar meetings with the course instructor.

This course is a study of the nursing care of culturally diverse clients from young adulthood through later maturity. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of acid-base, metabolism, cellular regulation, oxygenation, infection, mobility, stress/ coping, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, quality improvement, and informatics. Upon completion, students will be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.

This course is designed to further the concepts of Health and Illness I. Emphasis is place on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, mobility, immunity, comfort, behaviors, health-wellness-illness, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, and safety. Upon completion, students will be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.

This course is designed to expand and integrate the concepts from RNSG 1036 and RNSG 2032. Emphasis is place on the concepts of fluid/electrolytes, metabolism, perfusion, mobility, stress/coping, health-wellness-illness, caring interventions, managing care, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized, entry-level nursing care.

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching health and integrating physical activity in the elementary school curriculum. This course is designed for early childhood education majors.

This course is a study of the advanced knowledge and skills beyond the Associate's degree in Nursing., designed to enhance health assessment for nursing practice in the care of individuals across the lifespan. Theory and skills essential to completing a comprehensive and holistic health history and physical examination are emphasized.

Introduces medical coding skills and the application of international coding standards as it applies to healthcare billing for insurance purposes. Topics include: current procedural terminology, International Classification of Diseases, code book formats, coding techniques, formats of the ICD and CPT manuals, and collections.

Provides students with a comprehensive overview of healthcare delivery systems and the economic, historic, political, and ethical issues that influence the accessibility, expense, and quality of healthcare services. Introduces provider organization and structure in a healthcare setting, healthcare funding, and rules, regulations, and governing bodies that monitor and protect the usage of health care systems in the United States.

This course emphasizes the importance of a healthcare information system being effectively designed in order to meet the needs of the users. The course discusses the need for knowledge to maintain the system for each step within the complex process. Exploration of the technical aspects of information systems management, including key issues of systems design and development as well as system support and maintenance are discussed.