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NS 103 Environmental Science: 3 sem. hrs.
Life as if the Earth Mattered
A course for students interested in environmental issues (greenhouse
effect, waste disposal and energy management, recycling, deforestation,
etc.), ecology, and applications affecting life processes on earth.
In addition to an in-depth look at the synergy of the interacting life
processes inextricably linked with the earth, the effects of human
behavior on that synergy are explored. A variety of viewpoints, theories,
and strategies are considered. Course includes a balance of
research-based information, practical knowledge and applications,
and opportunity to use the scientific method in course-related projects.
Offered every semester.
NS 105 Introduction to Geology 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to principles and concepts of earth science, including
plate tectonics, oceans, glaciers, soils, earthquakes, earth's crust, volcanic
activity, and geological record of minerals and how the earth
was formed. Other related topics will be presented as time permits.
This is a physical science course. No prerequisite; a background in
high school science is helpful but not essential. Next offered TBA.
NS 109 Technology and Society 3 sem. hrs.
Where has technology brought us, and what will 21st century technology
look like? What kind of scientific foundation is needed for
this technology? This course will briefly survey the history of technology
and its effects on societies past and present. Students will
identify emerging technologies, the science needed for those technologies,
and examine the effects on individuals, families, work, and
society as a whole. Next offered TBA.
NS 111 Plants: Food, Medicine 3 sem. hrs.
and Textiles
A study of plants useful to humans with emphasis on medicinal and
agricultural uses. Issues covered will include the origins of domestication,
the role in nature of plant products and the ways these plant
products have been altered by humans through artificial selection
and genetic modifications.
NS 207 Nutrition 3 sem. hrs.
Introduction to basic principles of normal nutrition. Topics include
composition of food groups relative to fats, carbohydrates, proteins,
vitamins, minerals, and trace elements; specific functions of these
components; the four food groups and six food exchanges; some of
the current controversial diets and issues in nutrition. Open to all students.
No prerequisite. Offered every semester.
NS 210 Astronomy and Planetary 3 sem. hrs.
Science
This course includes theories of the origin of the universe and its
large-scale structure. Discussion will include the laws which govern
the behavior of matter and energy throughout the universe. We will
describe various objects and systems which are the subjects of
astronomy. We will survey the techniques used by astronomers in
their study of the cosmos. Students will learn about solar systems, the
physics of planetary systems, the discovery of solar systems outside
our own, and a survey of the components of our own solar system.
Next offered TBA.
138 2006-2007 WALSH UNIVERSITY
NURSING (NURS)
NURS 220PL Theoretical Concepts 3 sem. hrs.
for Nursing Practice
This course presents the history of the nursing profession and the
socioeconomic and political factors that have influenced the evolution
of the profession and the scope of nursing practice. The professional
role of the nurse is addressed with emphasis on critical thinking
and accountability and responsibility. The student is introduced
to the Division of Nursing's philosophy, purpose, and conceptual
framework. An examination of general systems theory and selected
nursing theories is undertaken to explore relationships among the
major concepts of the nursing metaparadigm: nurse, client, health,
and environment. The student will examine the processes of adaptation,
homeostasis, and disrupted homeostasis as they apply to the
client who is interacting with stressors in the internal and external
environment. Nursing process, care planning, and critical pathways
are discussed as the methodology for providing and evaluating therapeutic
nursing interventions which are intended to promote, maintain,
restore, and reorganize health or to support death with dignity.
The student will explore theories from the sciences and liberal arts
that guide nursing practice including, theories of growth and development,
communication, critical thinking, and teaching/learning.
The student will be given the opportunity to conceptualize his/her
own philosophy of nursing. Computer informatics is used as a medium
for communication among nurses and nursing students and as a
source of nursing information. Offered every spring semester.
NURS 230PL Health Assessment 4 sem. hrs.
& Promotion for Nursing Practice
The major focus of this course is nursing health assessment with
emphasis on adult clients as they adapt to stressors in the internal and
external environment. The student will use various clinical assessment
tools to enhance assessment skills used with health history-taking
methods, physical examination skills, and health promotion techniques.
Critical thinking skills and communication principles will be
exercised as the student uses a general systems theory framework
and nursing process to gather biological, psychological, spiritual, and
cultural data upon which therapeutic nursing intervention can be
planned. Knowledge of the sciences and liberal arts will form the
basis for the effective collection and analysis of client information.
Focus will be placed on nursing accountability and responsibility as
the student applies nursing theory within various health care settings
that will serve to maintain, restore or reorganize health or to support
death with dignity. Computer informatics will be used as a source of
current information concerning health assessments and as a medium
for documentation. Clinical application takes place in the nursing
laboratory and health care facilities. Prerequisites: NURS 220PL,
BIO 209 & 210; CHEM 109 & 110; Offered every fall semester.
NURS 240PL Clinical Pharmacology 3 sem. hrs.
and Nursing Management
Provides the student with a sound basis for the clinical application of
pharmacology. Pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics
with the implications for the nurse and the client are studied.
This course includes an introduction to the major classifications and
the associated prototype drugs. The students apply mathematical
concepts to the calculation of drug dosages. Prerequisites: NURS
220PL, BIO 209 & 210, CHEM 109 & 110. Offered every fall
semester.