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, *BIOL 2112. 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 for patients 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 have increasing responsibility for the care of complex patient needs within a variety of health care and community settings. Prerequisite: *NURS 2201, *BIOL 3110. 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.

PADM 6050 Seminar in American Government:
with Emphasis on Constitutional Law and
Public Law/Administrative Law (3-0-3)
The course explores the scope, nature and function of administrative law as it relates to the substantive, procedural and equal protection rights; as well as that law which a reasonably competent public official should know.

PADM 6100 Public Organization Theory and Behavior (3-0-3)
This course is a systematic analysis of theories of organizations. Focus will be on the two major approaches to organizational structure — the formal and the informal. Organizational membership, communications, reward systems and leadership styles will be stressed. Public sector application will be emphasized.
340Augusta State University


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