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• NURS B201: Nursing Honors Seminar IV

  1.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Prerequisite: NURS B200) This honors course is designed to provide students the opportunity to explore the changing role of nursing to improve the health of others. Through seminar meetings and experiential leaning, students will pursue a scholarly exploration of the healthcare system and health needs of populations at the regional, state, national or international level, culminating in a service-learning project focused on the leading health indicators of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy People 2020.
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• NURS B202: Decision Making in Conc Based

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (For the pre-licensure track: Prerequisite: Acceptance as a pre-licensure BSN student; Co-requisite: NURS B310 and NURS B312) The nursing process as a problem-solving framework is introduced to identify, treat, evaluate and document clinical problems in health records. Emphasis is placed on patient and family-centered therapeutic communication as an adjunct to assessment and evaluation. Selected universal concepts reflecting the holistic nature of caregiving across settings are presented to advance critical thinking.
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• NURS B202C: Clincal Care & Intro to Nursin

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Co-requisites: NURS B202, B310, B312) This course emphasizes how to perform common nursing procedures. Techniques and skill development are practiced ensuring patient confidentiality, comfort measures and pain management, dietary restrictions/ intake and output measurement, infection control, vital signs, body mechanics/safety, concepts of self-care/hygiene, mobility and transfer, basic lab collection and interpretation of lab values commonly used in practice settings.
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• NURS B300: Sex, Sexuality, Gender & Healt

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  This course presents issues of sex, sexuality, and gender (SSG) that health care professionals will encounter. Students will learn the impact of sex, sexuality and gender in the context of healthcare. Disparities of health issues will be discussed from the continuum of health care practice, from education, through diagnosis, to treatment and response.
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• NURS B301: Contemporary Pro Nursing Pract

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Prerequisite: Major in RN to BSN or Permission of Instructor) This course focuses on the evolution of nursing as a practice profession and discipline, and the ways of knowing in nursing. Students are introduced to nursing theories that guide practice as well as current and emerging nursing roles in today's complex healthcare environment. Emphasis is placed on the role of professional nursing in the interprofessional team and professional nursing's influence on health outcomes to improve the population's health.
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• NURS B303: Health & Wellness Innovation

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  {PUBH B303} (Prerequisite: NURS B350) The purpose of this course is to introduce and encourage health professional-driven innovation. This course equips students with an empathetic mindset to see healthcare and public health issues from the perspective of the person who is experiencing the challenge. Students will develop new and creative ways to improve health and well-being.
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• NURS B305: Spirituality, Health & Profess

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Prerequisite: NURS B202 or PUBH B315) Exploration of spirituality, its effect on health, and health professionals roles in the spiritual care of clients.
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• NURS B310: Pathophysiology

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Pre-licensure or RN to BSN Program or consent of Instructor). Building on prior science courses, this course advances knowledge of pathophysiology by analyzing the molecular, cellular and organ system changes that occur with common diseases, noting their impact on total body function and homeostasis. Focus is on the mechanisms of underlying diseases needed to deliver preventive and therapeutic health care interventions.
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• NURS B312: Assessment & Physical Exam

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Pre-licensure program, RN licensure or consent of instructor) Students will conduct a systematic patient examination to determine the health, health risk, and health alterations from disease conditions. The focus is on adults with normal physiologic variation and extends to include age, gender, and socio-cultural variants. Using assessment findings students will derive clinical problem statements, determine risk reduction strategies, and align assessment findings with laboratory and other diagnostic results to create a comprehensive health profile.
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• NURS B320: Pharmacologic Interventions

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Beaufort

  
  (Prerequisite: NURS B310 or consent of instructor) Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and pharmacogenetics are studied from a drug classification typology. The nurse's role in verifying and validating drug prescriptions, calculating dosages, administering will build previous learning. Assisting patients with the management of side effects, drug discontinuation, and iatrogenic complications are studied. Current issues with poly-pharmaceuticals, addiction, and self-management with over-the-counter and herbal usage will be discussed from an evidence- and ethically-based practice perspective.
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