NURS 1102 Nursing Care Across the Life Span I (5-15-10)
Critical thinking skills are applied to developing a knowledge base and increasingly complex skills in the role as provider of care with the patient across the life span. Emphasis is on the special needs of patients experiencing common physiological problems resulting in alterations in functional health patterns and the needs of childbearing families. Students are expected to utilize skills to assist those living with chronic health problems and to assist childbearing families in a variety of settings. Prerequisites: *NURS. 1101; *BIOL 2112, *ENGL 1102. (*Grade of "C" or better required.)

NURS 2201 Nursing Care Across the Life Span II (5-15-10)
Critical thinking skills are applied to providing care for the patient across the life span experiencing complex physiological and mental/emotional alterations in health. The focus of practice is expanded to include manager of care. Communication and relationship skills are expanded to include group dynamics and process, team-leading and member behaviors. Emphasis is on competency in the role as provider of care and acquisition of skills of collaboration, consultation, delegation, accountability, patient advocacy and respect in the role as the manager of care. Students are expected to utilize increasingly complex skills and technology with the patient in a variety of health care and community settings. Prerequisite: *NURS 1102. Corequisite: *BIOL 3110. (*Grade of "C" or better required.)

NURS 2202 Nursing Care Across the Life Span III (3-15-8)
Critical thinking skills are applied to providing care to the patient across the life span experiencing complex alterations in health status. Emphasis is placed on developing competency in the roles of provider of care and manager of care during the first half of the semester. The last half is focused on the role as member within the discipline of nursing. Students will have increasing responsibility for the care of patient needs within health care and community settings. Prerequisite: *NURS 2201. Corequisite: NURS 2203. (*Grade of "C" or better required.)

NURS 2203 Nursing Issues and Trends (1-0-1)
Seminar to critically analyze socio-political, cultural, ethical-legal, and professional issues affecting nursing practice and health care. Prerequisite: *NURS 2201. Corequisite: *NURS 2202. (*Grade of "C" or better required.)

PADM - Public Administration Courses
PADM 6000 History, Scope and Practice of Public Administration (3-0-3)
This course is designed to introduce the MPA student to the intellectual tradition of the field of public administration. It will focus on theories, concepts and methods which have become associated with the discipline of public administration.

PADM 6040 Urban Social Problems (3-0-3)
This course is an in-depth consideration of metropolitan social problems including crime, fiscal crisis, housing and the homeless, poverty, racism, and social inequality. This course is cross-referenced with SOCI 6040.

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