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2020 May Semester
Apr 25, 2024 |
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| NURS 461 - Rural Health and Nursing | ||
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This course prepares students with a focus in rural health and nursing. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to extend their ability to conduct a thorough health assessment for diverse client populations throughout the lifespan. It prepares students to safely utilize the BCCNP Decision Support Tools for RN First Call practice. Students conduct age-appropriate comprehensive health histories and physical examinations, identify health concerns and risks, taking into account culture, ethnicity and health beliefs, and make informed clinical judgments. This course features one or more extended skills-building laboratory/workshop sessions that include evaluation of history and physical assessment skills as well as utilization of the RN First Call Decision Support Tools. Through clinical practicum experiences in rural acute care and primary health care facilities, students integrate and apply knowledge and skills in rural nursing. Upon successful completion students may apply for BCCNP RN First Call Practice Certification.
Credits: 0.000 TO 8.000 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Final Exam, Practicum, World Wide Web Precluded: NURS-424 NURS-442 NURS-451 Students cannot receive credit for the course being described and the course(s) listed as Precluded Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Nursing NCBNP Post-Diploma Nursing Nursing BScN Completion Rural Nursing
NURS 330 Minimum Grade of P |
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