Courses

This course will provide the registered nurse with an overview of health care informatics. The role of the nurse within technology will be explored. In addition, informatics concepts and frameworks will be explored with relevance to nursing practice. Corequisites: NURS 4503 , NURS 4504

This course will prepare the registered nurse to explore current issues and future trends that have a direct impact on professional nursing practice in today's complex healthcare environment. Emphasis is placed on quality caring relationships, self-care, work environment, safety, accountability, and healthcare reform. Corequisites: NURS 3297 and NURS 4505

This course is designed to focus on the theoretical concepts relevant to the practice of nursing leadership in the healthcare community. The role of the nurse as leader in caring for persons will be explored. Classroom and clinical experiences will facilitate application of community health and leadership principles.

This course introduces the student to the relationship among nursing research, theory, and evidence-based practice in providing holistic, safe, and person-centered care within a quality caring framework.

This course is designed to provide the registered nurse with an overview of the major research concepts as applied to the profession of nursing, to scholarship, and to clinical practice. Analysis, critique, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative research approaches, including ethical implications, for evidence-based nursing practice will be examined. Emphasis is placed on how to critique, analyze, and apply published and empirical research findings to evidence-based nursing practice.

This course introduces the Registered Nurse learner to the relationships among nursing research, theory, and evidencebased practice in providing holistic, safe, and person-centered care within a quality caring framework. Corequisites: NURS 4503 , NURS 4505

This course introduces the Registered Nurse student to the relationships among nursing research, theory, and evidencebased practice in providing holistic, safe, and person-centered care within a quality caring framework. Admission to the RN-BSN program required.

A course designed to introduce students to the science of nutrition and how it impacts their lives.

This course provides principles and practices of nutrition education for individuals and groups, including aspects of public speaking and lesson planning. Students will learn to plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition educational materials for use in individual counseling and small groups. Counseling skills will be taught and applied in simulated situations with an emphasis placed on motivational interviewing.

This course provides principles and practices for foodservice business operations. Students will learn the foundations of operational foodservice management including menu planning, quantity food production, procurement principles, financial management, and food safety and sanitation. Fundamentals of human resource management and leadership will also be reviewed in the course. Students will complete the coursework and certification exam for ServSafe Manager during this course.