| Course # |
Course Name |
Catalog Description
|
Meeting times |
| N4309-001 |
Forensics for Nursing |
Explore the emerging
field of forensic nursing, including the nurse's role in
data collection, documentation, recognition of perpetrators,
participation in the court system, and prevention of future
violence. |
Wednesdays
1-4:00 p.m. |
|
N3347-001 |
Enhancing Nursing
Practice and Safety with Hispanic Patients through Better
Communication
informational
brochure |
Explores
and augments the understanding of factors which facilitate
or inhibit effective communication with Spanish-speaking
clients. Focus on vocabulary specific to assessment and
intervention with persons whose primary language is Spanish. |
Wednesdays
9-12:00
on August 1 class meets 9-4:00
Syllabus |
N3347-002
N4655-001
N5370-001 |
Cultural Variations in Healthcare:
A Comparative Analysis of Two Cultures
informational
brochure
This course is offered under 3 course
numbers and can be taken as a 3 credit hour course, a 6
credit hour course or a 3 credit hour graduate course. |
The purpose of this course
is to further develop an awareness, understanding and
appreciation of the cultural factors that underlie a
person's way of living. This course will increase the
practitioner's ability to make in-depth assessments of the
cultural influences upon the individual's health care status
and will develop the ability to deliver culturally
sensitive, safe and effective care. Through the study of one
specific cultural group, the Mexican culture. students will
gain knowledge, skills and principles that will enable them
to generalize to other cultural groups. |
Class meets at
UTA June 17 and 24 and in Mexico July 10-24
Due to travel
restrictions into Mexico, this elective course has been
cancelled |
N3356-072
N5390 |
Nursing Care at the End of Life
Offered through the Center for Distance
Education
(offered in the intersession, not summer) Course is offered
as an undergraduate course (N3356) and as a graduate course
(N5390) |
An
overview of the nursing care of the terminally ill patient
and family. Explores the impact of personal values and
beliefs about death on nursing care, the physiology of end
stage disease processes, clinical approaches to pain and
symptom management, societal issues and trends in end of
life care and models of care delivery. Prerequisite: BSN
students must complete all required Junior II courses, or
Registered Nurse students. |
Online |
| N3352-072 |
Legacy of the
Family
more information |
Explore and enhance
understanding and application of the principles of family
science knowledge in therapeutic relationships with families
across the lifespan. |
Online |
N3100
N3200
N4100
N4200 |
Cooperative Education
more information |
Designed
for nursing cooperative education students to integrate
classroom study with career-related practical experience in
the workplace. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:
consent of instructor. |
Independently determined work
schedule |
|
N5309 |
Creative Teaching & Learning |
|
class meets Wednesdays 9-3 see syllabus for dates. |
|
N5438 |
Perinatal/Neonatal Nursing of High Risk Maternal/Fetal Diad
(by permission of instructor only) |
|
class meets 9-4 see syllabus for dates. |
|
N6390 |
Introduction to Genomics
(by permission of instructor only) (offered in the
intersession, not summer) |
This course explores genomic concepts and
principles related to human variation in health and disease.
Students will review and discuss the structure and function
of DNA, gene regulation, and literature on selected single
gene and complex disorders. The clinical application of the
family history and pedigree will be demonstrated, and the
potential of selected genetic technologies for nursing
research will be explored. Clinical application of moral,
ethical and legal issues will be integrated throughout the
course. |
TBA (summer intersession) |
