Jun 25, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Nursing

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • NRSE 4551 - Adult Care 2 Practicum

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of second semester junior courses.

    Corequisites: NRSE 4550 

    Builds on previous nursing knowledge to promote understanding of how healthcare services are provided to older adults. Emphasis is placed on modifying practice to meet the needs of the older adult and includes client advocacy, health coaching, health promotion and teaching. Students plan, implement, and evaluate care for the older adult with complex co-morbidities and consider the transition of care between settings.


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  • NRSE 4620 - Leadership and Professional Practice

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of all previous nursing courses required prior to final semester in nursing program or admission to RN to BSN program.

    Corequisites: NRSE 4610 NRSE 4611 , and NRSE 4621  (in pre-licensure program), or admission to RN to BSN program, or NRSE 4612, NRSE 4613, and NRSE 4621  in LPN to BSN program

    Capstone didactic nursing course designed to prepare students for transition into professional practice. Focus is on leadership theory and social/legal/ethical/political responsibilities of nursing professionals within the broader context of health care delivery.


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  • NRSE 4621 - Professional Practice Practicum

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of all previous nursing courses required for final semester in nursing program.

    Corequisites:  NRSE 4610 NRSE 4611 , and NRSE 4620  (in the pre-licensure nursing program) or NRSE 4612, NRSE 4613, and NRSE 4620  (in the LPN to BSN program)

    This capstone clinical course is focused on the preparation of the student for transition to professional nursing practice, leadership and management of care for individuals/groups of clients in a variety of health care settings. Emphasis is placed on applying the concepts of patient-centered care, information management, professionalism, interprofessional collaboration, ethical decision making, quality/safety, and lifelong learning.


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Nutrition and Foods

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Pharmacy

  
  • IPPE 3312 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience

    (2 credits)
    PEP provides entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy students with a structured, supervised experience in the practice of pharmacy.  The primary objective of the PEP is to assure that each student develops the knowledge, technical and application skills, professional judgment, communication skills and competency necessary for entry into the profession of pharmacy and to become an active participant in providing contemporary patient-centered care. The P1 year of the IPPE portion of PEP is divided into the following components: Pharmacy Based Immunization Delivery, IV Room Simulation, and Practice Site Rotation and Participation in Community Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacy.


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  • PMIN 3100 - Integrated Environment for Applied Learning & Skills I

    (1 credit)
    Integrated skills lab series runs the entirety of the didactic curriculum.  The skills lab will employ active learning strategies such as scientific experiments, wet labs, pharmaceutical compounding, patient case discussions, and presentations in order to integrate topics throughout the curriculum to augment foundational knowledge and build the skills necessary to be a pharmacist.  This course provides an introduction to basic concepts and techniques necessary in the processing of a prescription or medication order, as well as practical experiences on the study of structures and functional aspects of cells, tissues and organs, essential to the understanding of body systems and life processes.


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  • PMIN 3200 - Integrated Environment for Applied Learning & Skills II

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisites: PMSC 3122  and PMSC 3133 .

    Corequisites: PMSC 3233 

    Integrated skills lab series runs the entirety of the didactic curriculum. The skills lab will employ active learning strategies such as scientific experiments, wet labs, pharmaceutical compounding, patient case discussions, and presentations in order to integrate topics throughout the curriculum to augment foundational knowledge and build the skills necessary to be a pharmacist. This course involves processing a prescription or medication order, the preparation and dispensing of a pharmaceutical solution, emulsion, suspension, semi-solid and solid drug delivery systems and the introduction and practice of the patient counseling skills necessary for proper use of the compounded product. During the compounding sessions, emphasis will be placed on the selection of proper excipients, based on physicochemical principles, and the procedures and techniques used in extemporaneous compounding each type of preparation. Other sessions will emphasize patient communication and advising of selection of self-care items and products.


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  • PMPR 3140 - Contemporary Practice of Pharmacy I

    (2 credits)
    The course is designed to both introduce and develop the student pharmacist’s knowledge regarding multiple aspects of pharmacy practice. The longitudinal course sequence will provide the foundation and structure for the professional socialization of student pharmacists. To uphold the ideals of the profession, students must not only acquire the core clinical knowledge and skills, but also possess the attributes of a health care professional. The course will facilitate self-discovery of the attitudes, values, and habits that form the foundation of the profession of pharmacy. The student will reflect on personal characteristics, learning styles, and interactions with peers to develop the insight required to develop goals and aspirations for professional development. Thereafter, the student will focus on career development and the profession of pharmacy to begin to gain insight into potential learning/career pathways for practicing pharmacy at an advanced level, regardless of practice setting. The course will then focus on the patient and the role of the pharmacist in providing patient-centered care and comprehensive medication management. Throughout the course sequence, vertical and horizontal integration with other courses will occur to promote effective learning and retention.


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  • PMPR 3240 - Contemporary Practice of Pharmacy II

    (2 credits)
    The course is designed to both introduce and develop the student pharmacist’s knowledge regarding multiple aspects of pharmacy practice.  The longitudinal course sequence will provide the foundation and structure for the professional socialization of student pharmacists.  To uphold the ideals of the profession, students must not only acquire the core clinical knowledge and skills, but also possess the attributes of a health care professional.  The course will facilitate self-discovery of the attitudes, values, and habits that form the foundation of the profession of pharmacy.  The student will reflect on personal characteristics, learning styles, and interactions with peers to develop the insight required to develop goals and aspirations for professional development.  Thereafter, the student will focus on career development and the profession of pharmacy to begin to gain insight into potential learning/career pathways for practicing pharmacy at an advanced level, regardless of practice setting.  The course will then focus on the patient and the role of the pharmacist in providing patient-centered care and comprehensive medication management.  Throughout the course sequence, vertical and horizontal integration with other courses will occur to promote effective learning and retention.


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  • PMPR 3270 - Non-Prescription Therapies & Self Care I

    (3 credits)
    This course will serve as an introduction to non-prescription medications and products, as well as complementary and alternative medicines used in the treatment of common illnesses for which pharmacists are consulted.  Students will develop skills necessary to: evaluate non-prescription medication therapy; assess patients in the community setting; and make appropriate product selections for all patients, including special patient populations with unique characteristics (pediatrics, geriatrics, pregnancy, and lactation).  This course will also introduce students to the concepts and skills needed to triage patients for self-care and to provide pertinent patient counseling specific to common non-prescription medications and products.  The topics covered have been selected based on utilization data, sales trends, frequency of information requests, and safety concerns.


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  • PMPR 4182 - Communication Skills for Health Professionals

    (2 credits)
    All health professionals, regardless of discipline, are called on to be outstanding communicators with individual clients/patients, as well as with groups and communities. The faculty of the colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Psychology believe communication is the foundation upon which professionalism develops.  The skills that are necessary are well defined, and are not the same as social communication skills. These skills can be learned, and if learned, will lead to satisfaction and positive outcomes. When not learned, the opposite frequently occurs. The course is oriented to the development of competencies and this is how you will be evaluated. This course is a beginning. You will receive continuous follow up, reinforcement, and expansion of these skills throughout your training. The participating faculty members are dedicated to helping you to become the best health care communicator that you can possibly be.


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  • PMSC 3122 - Pharmacy Calculations

    (2 credits)
    Course content includes an introduction to the history of pharmacy, prescription terminology, systems of measurement and pharmacy calculations.  Students will apply appropriate mathematical concepts found within the practice of pharmacy, including prescription compounding and patient specific determinations.  Examples and problems will be included that more often encountered in rural practice.   Emphasis will be placed on improving and applying problem-solving skills for the needs of an individual patient within the practice of pharmacy.


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  • PMSC 3133 - Pharmaceutics of Drug Delivery Systems

    (2 credits)
    Corequisites: PMIN 3100  and PMSC 3122 .

    This course involves the study of the physical and physicochemical behavior of drug molecules, dosage forms, and drug delivery systems and their composition.  Instruction will include the formulation and development of a variety of immediate release, modified release and novel drug delivery systems, the study of physicochemical principles and pharmaceutical drug delivery systems and their composition both outside and inside the body, and the implications and relationship with patient-centered care.  The principals of this course include the preparation, physicochemical evaluation and stability drug contained in pharmaceutical drug delivery systems.


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  • PMSC 3223 - Pharmacology and Autonomics

    (2 credits)
    Prerequisites: PMSC 3114  and PMSC 3116 .

    This course is the introduction to the science of pharmacology - the study of the underlying basis of drug actions on living systems. The course introduces fundamentals of pharmacodynamics (drug-receptor interactions), receptor agonism and antagonism, synergy, dose-response relationships, mechanisms of action, absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination, and an introduction to the fundamentals of toxicology. Additionally, the course will present classical autonomic pharmacology with a focus on the chemical classification, mechanisms of action and pharmacological effects of agonist and antagonists of drug affecting muscarinic, peripheral nicotinic, and alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors.


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  • PMSC 3224 - Medicinal Chemistry

    (2 credits)
    This course will provide students with an understanding of the basic principles and concepts of medicinal chemistry, including an overview of the relationship of drug structure to pharmacological activity and an understanding of the processes involved in the design and development of modern pharmaceuticals. In addition, this course will help the student identify the physiochemical properties related to drug structures that affect drug solubility, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacological action, and stability.


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Philosophy

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • PHIL 4177 - Global Justice

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: One lower-level philosophy course.

    An examination of issues regarding the scope of justice and the idea of global justice. Implications of specific cases and issues transcending national borders are addressed in light of primary theories of justice. Topics may include the just distribution of food and water resources, the status and plight of refugees and migrants, access to education and health care, and exposure to environmental degradation and the effects of climate change.


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Physical Education and Exercise Science

  
  
  
  
  • PEXS 3005 - Instructional Delivery Techniques for Movement

    (3 credits)
    The purpose of this course is to assist prospective teachers and movement instructors in acquiring the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to promote learning. Opportunities will be provided for students to learn and practice the essential skills of effective instruction and delivery. Instruction will be provided to assist students in developing the skills of reflective thinking, problem solving, and working with individuals with different cultural perspectives.


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