MUSA 4XX5		Senior Recital (V-0-1)
Individualized instruction in the student's major performance medium leading to the performance of a one-hour public solo recital with program notes researched and written by the student. Prerequisites: Permission of the student's applied lesson instructor; Completion of the Piano Proficiency and the Computer Applications in Music Proficiency. Co-requisite: MUSA 4XX2 or 4XX4.
NURS - Nursing Courses
NURS 1101		Foundations of Nursing Practice (5-12-9)
Introduction to and historical basis for associate degree nursing practice. The course provides introduction to the roles of provider of care, manager of care, member of the discipline of nursing and an overview of the human experience of health, illness and death. Students examine fundamental concepts of culture, spirituality, grief and grieving, with application of concepts of stress, adaptation and coping to their role as learner of health promotion and wellness behaviors. Students begin their experience with the health care delivery system in a nursing home setting and are introduced to the impact of managed care. Critical thinking skills are applied to the examination of potential and actual health care needs of the patient experiencing chronic physiological problems. Emphasis is on the assessment of functional health patterns of the patient across the life span and beginning level functioning in the role as provider of care. Communication and psychomotor skills basic to beginning therapeutic interventions are learned in a simulated laboratory and applied in a variety of in-patient, outpatient, and community settings. Prerequisites: COMS 1010, *ENGL 1101, *MATH 1111, *PSYC 2103. Corequisites:*BIOL 2111, *ENGL 1102. (*Grade of "C" or better required.)
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 common acute and chronic health problems and to assist childbearing families in a variety of settings. Communication skills are expanded to emphasize family interactions and teaching-learning activities. Prerequisites: *NURS. 1101, *BIOL 2111, *ENGL 1102. Corequisites: *BIOL 2112, POLS 1101 or HIST 2111 or 2112. (*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 patients across the life span experiencing complex physiological and mental/emotional alterations in health. The focus of therapeutic interventions 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

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