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  • NURS 309: Nursing Informatics

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines the history of healthcare informatics, current issues, basic informatics concepts and health information management systems. The use of technology to help make decisions and to improve the health status of the individual, family, and community is emphasized. Students will apply informatics concepts to a current clinical practice setting suggesting methods to use technology to improve patient safety and work effectiveness. The student will also learn to identify, gather, process, and manage information/data.
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  • NURS 322: Compl Health Therap

    2.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines the evolution and integration of complementary and integrative health therapies into health care practices. The student will explore an overview of practices and treatments outside conventional, evidence-based health care while focusing on the incorporation of these therapies into current nursing practice.
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  • NURS 353: Health Assessment

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Provides the framework for preparing students to perform comprehensive health assessments on patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on conducting a thorough health history, performing physiological, sociological, psychological, cultural, and spiritual assessments, and identifying stressors and health risks.
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  • NURS 400: Pop Health Nursing

    0.00 - 5.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Focuses on the health of populations and communities through the study of epidemiology, health promotion, and disease prevention across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on identifying determinants of health, advocating for vulnerable populations, prioritizing primary prevention, risk-reduction, population advocacy, and utilizing available resources to improve the health of populations.
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  • NURS 401: Mental Health Nurs

    0.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Focuses on health and illness concepts associated with care of individuals with acute, chronic, and complex variations of mental health. There is an emphasis on individuals, families, groups and communities.
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  • NURS 402: Lead Prin Nurs Prac

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Fosters professional growth and leadership by building upon the knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained through professional practice. Explores leadership theories, professional competencies, decision making processes, quality improvement, ethical considerations and healthcare policy components needed for both personal and professional development of a nurse leader.
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  • NURS 403: Adult Health II

    0.00 - 8.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Builds upon core educational competencies by applying theoretical concepts and critical thinking to examine the multi-faceted needs of adults with acute & chronic health problems. Students will prioritize nursing care based on principles of the clinical judgment measurement model, quality improvement, and advanced skills. Students prepare to transition into professional practice through intra-professional and interprofessional collaboration by integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes in various learning experiences and transitioning into entry-level nursing practice.
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  • NURS 405: Quality and Safety

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Provides students with essential content on quality and safety to aid in the development of competencies applied to their nursing roles and work environment safety. Emphasis will be placed on exploring and analyzing the role of the nurse as it relates to monitoring outcomes of care processes and the methods used to continuously improve quality management and safety for systems effectiveness and healthcare outcomes.
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  • NURS 415: Trans Global Nurs

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Provides students with a transcultural and universal perspective on the global burden of disease and determinates of health affecting the delivery of nursing care. Cultural determinants of health are examined, with the goal of achieving equity in health worldwide. Global health-care systems and models working to advance health care internationally will be introduced. To foster cultural competency in nursing care, transcultural similarities, differences, and vulnerabilities of cultural groups, across the lifespan are reviewed.
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  • NURS 425: Policy Politics Nurs

    3.00 Credits
    Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

    Examines policy within the health care arena focusing on the policy making process, the organization, delivery and financing of healthcare and the nurse role in advocacy. Conceptual models clarify aspects of policy problems suggesting explanations for decisions and consequences. Political advocacy and the health policy change process will be explored at the local, state, national and global level. This course reviews principles of health care economics affecting health policy.
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