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Nursing site, students will write a neuroscience thesis paper and engage in professional development activities guided by course faculty. Fall and spring semesters. 4 credits Prerequisites: INT1001, PSYCH1501, PSYCH2801, PSYCH2802, attendance at (1) capstone information session, application submission by mid-February, and senior status. Students who wish to study abroad during their junior year must submit their application by the Friday before Winter Break. Credit granted upon completion and acceptance of the work.
NURSING NURS1000 Nursing Seminar I This class focuses on assisting the nursing student to acquire essential skills, techniques and behaviors that will lead to success as a student, a lifelong learner and a beginning member of the nursing profession. Fall semester. 1 credit NURS2000 History and Theory in Nursing/ Service Seminar II This course provides a broad overview and synthesis of the issues and trends most relevant to the practice of professional nursing. Historical, contemporary, theoretical and potential influences on professional nursing practice are reviewed. An emphasis on the unique and varied roles of nurses in today’s interdisciplinary healthcare environment are examined within the context of individual, family, community, and global health. Fall semseter. 1 credit Prerequisites: NURS1000
Course Descriptions for Arts and Sciences
NURS2100 Pathophysiology This course examines selected pathophysiological concepts within a nursing framework. The course will incorporate holistic aspects of disease process. Concepts include genetics, mechanisms of disease causation, genetics and genomics, immune processes, cellular growth/ proliferation, circulation, oxygenation and alterations in renal, neurological and endocrine functions. The effects of various environmental factors and physiological compensatory changes will be examined. Adaptive responses across the life span are explored. Spring Semester. 4 credits Prerequisites: NURS2000 Concurrently with NURS2200,2300 and 2400
Emmanuel College
