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Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
health . Topics related to safety , oxygenation , ventilation , circulation , perfusion , ingestion , digestion , absorption , elimination , regulatory , urinary , sensory input , movement and the nurse patient relationship . Emphasis is placed on application in the adult health clinical setting and simulation laboratory . Requisites : Main : MTH-103 , BIO-108 , BIO-108L , BIO-121 , NUT-200 , NUR-208 , NUR-209 , NUR-212 , NUR-213 - CHM-111 or CHM-116 , PSY-202 or PSY 100 & 200 - Must be completed prior to taking this course .
Weekend : NUR-209 , NUR-212 , NUR-219 - Must be completed prior to taking this course . NUR-324 . Must be taken at the same time as this course . ABSN : NUR-209 , NUR-212 , NUR-219 , NUR-324 - Must be completed prior to taking this course . NUR 317 Must be taken at the same time as this course .
NUR-313 Contemporary Issues in Professional Nursing ( 2 ) This course examines selected topics critical to the practice of professional nursing . Current issues and trends that impact nursing within the health care delivery system are addressed . Professional and career development will be explored . Topics are addressed from historical , political , socioeconomic and technological perspectives .
Main : CHM 116 OR CHM 111 , NUR-316 , NUR-317 and NUR-319 , NUR-324 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course . Weekend : NUR-209 , NUR-212 , Must be completed prior to taking this course . ABSN : NUR-212 , NUR-324 - Must be completed prior to taking this course . NUR-307 , NUR-317 , NUR-460 - Must be taken at the same time as this course .
NUR-316 Nurs Care Clients Altera Behavioral Hlth ( 4 ) This course addresses behavioral health problems and the nurse ' s role in assisting patients to achieve and maintain optimum behavioral health . Content encompasses neurobiological , psychosocial , ethical , cultural , and spiritual perspectives . Effective therapeutic communication skills , the nurse-patient relationship , and the nursing process are applied in caring for patients and families across the lifespan . Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse in promoting and maintaining a culture of safety on the behavioral health unit . Requisites : Main : NUR-209 , NUR-307 , NUR-324 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course . Main Weekend : NUR-307 , NUR-324 - Must be completed prior to taking this course . NUR-317 - Must be taken prior or at the same time as this course . ABSN : NUR 307 Must be completed prior to taking this course . NUR-319 , NUR-413 , NUR-417 - Must be taken at the same time as this course .
NUR-317 Nursing Care Women , Children , Family ( 5 ) This course examines the childbearing and childrearing families in contemporary society . The nursing process is applied to provide holistic nursing person--centered care within the context of the family . Topics are related to safety and normal and altered physiologic processes as it affects the childbearing and childrearing families . Experiences in the classroom and clinical setting enable the student to integrate cultural sensitivity , clinical reasoning , communication skills , and therapeutic nursing interventions for women , children and families . Requisites :
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