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<strong>of</strong> acute care medical-surgical settings. Pre-requisites: Nurs 234, Scie 344, 345.<br />
Offered spring semester.<br />
336 Rural Health Nursing Theory and Practicum (4 credits) assists the<br />
student to recognize the myriad <strong>of</strong> health beliefs and practices that exist among<br />
and between different members <strong>of</strong> a rural upstate New York culture and how<br />
those beliefs and practices have an impact upon the health <strong>of</strong> its members. This<br />
four-week experience is designed to expose the student to the concepts inherent<br />
in a rural context, such as isolation, work, and distance. Students will be exposed<br />
to different empirical frameworks to assist them in providing holistic, culturally<br />
competent care to individuals, families and communities. Clinical experiences<br />
will occur in diverse rural community settings with an emphasis on health<br />
promotion, disease prevention, risk reduction, and illness and disease<br />
management within unique rural cultural environments. Prerequisites: Nurs 234,<br />
257, 357 or permission <strong>of</strong> the faculty. Offered J Term.<br />
Science 344 Pathophysiology (3 credits) examines specific diseases based on<br />
a physiologic and developmental perspective. Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> disease, etiology,<br />
manifestations, analyses <strong>of</strong> laboratory data and primary medical and surgical<br />
interventions will be reviewed. Prerequisites: Nursing 134, 234, Scie 144, Biol<br />
210, Chem 105, or permission <strong>of</strong> the instructor. Offered spring semester.<br />
Science 345 Pharmacology (3 credits) focuses on the scientific application <strong>of</strong><br />
drug actions and their effects on the wellness/illness state <strong>of</strong> an individual. Drug<br />
classifications are presented within a framework <strong>of</strong> an individual’s physiological<br />
and psychological functioning. Legal constraints and ethical issues related to<br />
drug therapy are explored. Pre-requisites for Majors: Biol 110, 111, 210, Chem<br />
105, Nurs. 145. Pre-requisites for Non-Majors: Biol 104, 105, Chem 107, 108.<br />
Offered fall semester.<br />
346 Transcultural Nursing Theory and Practicum (4 credits) is designed<br />
to assist the student to recognize the myriad <strong>of</strong> health-related beliefs and<br />
practices that exist among and between members <strong>of</strong> a culture and how those<br />
beliefs and practices impact upon the health <strong>of</strong> its members. This four-week<br />
immersion experience is designed to expand the student’s knowledge <strong>of</strong><br />
transcultural concepts and theories; apply cultural assessment in diverse settings;<br />
and provide culturally competent care to individuals, families, and communities.<br />
Students will be exposed to different empirical frameworks to assist them in<br />
providing holistic, culturally competent care. Clinical experiences to meet course<br />
outcomes will occur in diverse rural clinic and community settings with an<br />
emphasis on therapeutic interventions, health promotion, disease prevention,<br />
risk reduction, and health teaching within a unique ethno-cultural environment.<br />
Prerequisites: Nurs 234, 257, 357 or permission <strong>of</strong> the faculty. Offered J Term.<br />
(NTW)<br />
357 Pediatric Nursing Theory and Practicum (5 credits) provides the<br />
student with the opportunity to learn nursing care <strong>of</strong> the infant/child/adolescent<br />
within the context <strong>of</strong> various systems. The conceptual base for understanding<br />
health and alterations in health and for providing nursing care to this pediatric<br />
age group will be presented. Aspects <strong>of</strong> health promotion, risk reduction, disease<br />
prevention and illness/disease management will be addressed. The course will<br />
focus on normal growth and development, physiology, common pathophysiologic<br />
conditions, and nursing care <strong>of</strong> the pediatric client from infancy through<br />
adolescence. A variety <strong>of</strong> clinical settings will be available for the application <strong>of</strong><br />
knowledge and critical thinking. Pre-requisite: Nursing 234 or permission <strong>of</strong> the<br />
faculty. Offered fall semester.<br />
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