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NU 333 - Contemporary Issues in Nursing

2 lecture hours 0 lab hours 2 credits
Course Description
The course emphasizes current thought, trends, issues, and research pertinent to the changing health care environment. Selected baccalaureate competencies recommended by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and other professional standards are addressed. (prereq: NU 331  or consent of instructor)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Articulate factors that support the delivery of competent, caring, holistic nursing care for clients across the lifespan (Level 4, Nursing Care)
• Consistently employ effective communication skills with clients and multidisciplinary teams when coordinating discharge from or transfer within a healthcare setting (Level 4, Communication)
• Incorporate principles of health promotion, maintenance and restoration to empower clients to achieve optimal health (Level 4, Health Concepts)
• Demonstrate professional responsibility and accountability as patient advocates and leaders in nursing practice (Level 4, Professional Role)
• Describe the use of information management systems, and select technologies used to delivery nursing care from a remote location. (Level 4, Technology)
• Provide leadership when collaborating with other health care team members and communities in assuming accountability for nursing care outcomes (Level 4, Leadership)
• Synthesize research findings and knowledge from the humanities and sciences into professional nursing practice (Level 4, Knowledge Development)
Prerequisites by Topic
None appended.
Course Topics
• Management of clients with dementia
• Management of clients with delirium
• Frailty and geriatric syndromes
• Transitions in continuum of care within the context of current healthcare economics.
• Health Care Policy and Health care Reform
• Current trends and issues in health promotion across the life span
• Genetics and genomics
• Issues and trends in quality and safety
• Professional boundaries
• Violence in the workplace
• Trends in judicial and regulatory issues
• New technology in health care
Coordinator
Sharon Morris-Pruitt


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