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Lecture, two hours. Within context of history of nursing, introduction to practice of nurses, including role of advocacy. Discussion of effective use of self as professional nurse in relation to ethics, cultural competence, and human diversity. Introduction to ethical principles (justice, autonomy, veracity, beneficence, confidentiality) and professional values (altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice) in relation to nursing practice throughout history in health/illness and end-of-life contexts. Letter grading.
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Seminar, one hour. Discussion of and critical thinking about topics of current intellectual importance, taught by faculty members in their areas of expertise and illuminating many paths of discovery at UCLA. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, two hours. Advanced discussion on history of nursing, with focus on contemporary role of nursing in relation to ethics and social justice. Analysis of ethical principles (justice, autonomy, veracity, beneficence, confidentiality) and professional values (altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice) in relation to nursing practice throughout history in health/illness and end-of-life contexts. Evaluation of social, cultural, legal, and political forces in relation to paternalism for professional nurses working with diverse patient populations in the 21st century. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Epidemiology focuses on distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations. Fundamentally, epidemiology seeks to control health problems in communities and institutions. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Preparation: human physiology course taken within past five years. Designed to provide students with basic understanding of pathophysiological changes that occur within internal environment of individuals. Understanding these alterations is basic to providing quality nursing care. Discussion of system variations across lifespan. Letter grading.
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Lecture, two hours. Requisite: course 54A. Designed to provide students with understanding of pathophysiological changes that occur within internal environment of individuals. Presence of dysfunction or disease of selected systems provided as rationale for nursing diagnosis and therapeutic interventions. Letter grading.
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Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, four hours; community experience, three hours. Introductory course to assist registered nurses in transition to professional nursing in context of complex and dynamic healthcare system. Analyses include individual and population-based approaches to healthcare in dynamic multicultural communities. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for nursing students. Lecture and discussion, with emphasis on a correlative approach to anatomy and physiology of human body. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Human diversity in response to illness that nurses diagnose and treat, centering on culture and human belief systems associated with diverse orientations related to ethnicity and gender. Provides conceptual base that nurses can use in clinical practice, research, teaching, and administration. Concurrently scheduled with course C209. Letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Requisites: courses 54A, 54B. Clinical pharmacology for undergraduate nursing students, beginning with emphasis on basic pharmacologic principles. Focus on major drug classes and their mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and clinical issues. Letter grading.
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(Formerly numbered 150.) Lecture, four hours. Introduction to practice of professional nursing as theory-based goal-directed method for assisting patients to meet basic human needs at various levels of health continua. Concepts of communication, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, interpersonal relationships, and nursing process as clinical decision-making strategy essential to practice of professional nursing. Essentials of nutrition. Characteristics and roles of professional nursing. Development of caregiver, teacher, and collaborator roles in learning experiences in nursing skills laboratory and clinical settings. Letter grading.
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Laboratory, three hours. Corequisite: course 150A. Introduction to practice of professional nursing as theory-based goal-directed method for assisting patients to meet basic human needs at various levels of health continua. Concepts of communication, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, interpersonal relationships, and nursing process as clinical decision-making strategy essential to practice of professional nursing. Learning experiences in nursing skills laboratory and clinical settings. P/NP grading.
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Lecture, five hours. Introduction to primary prevention strategies as they pertain to health and wellness across lifespan, using population-based approach to nursing care of diverse populations. Vaccine-preventable illnesses; priorities in reproductive health, including issues related to contraception and parenting; well-child care, school-age health, and chronic illness prevention strategies for young- and middle-aged adults; elderly who live independently in communities or within institutions. Analysis of influence of overarching political, societal, and governmental systems within U.S. Letter grading.
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(Formerly numbered 152.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3 or 3H or English as a Second Language 36. Limited to nursing students. Introduction to primary prevention strategies as they pertain to health and wellness across lifespan, using population-based approach to nursing care of diverse populations. Priorities in nutrition and reproductive health, including issues related to contraception and parenting; well-child care, school-age health, and chronic illness prevention strategies for young- and middle-aged adults; elderly who live independently in communities or within institutions. Analysis of influence of overarching political, societal, and governmental systems within U.S. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Behavioral and biologic theories and research of mental health/illness and psychopathology. Theoretical knowledge development and skill assessment needed to promote mental health of individuals and communities. Exploration of research underlying assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with cognitive, behavioral, attentional, and mood disorders, pharmacotherapeutic and psychological treatment of individuals, and substance use and dependence. Concurrently scheduled with course C255. Letter grading.
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(Same as Anthropology M168.) Lecture, four hours. Medical anthropology is organized around holistic exploration of ways in which health, illness, and medical practices are socially and culturally mediated. Topics include comparing illness experiences, understandings about health and illness, patterns of care seeking, therapeutic practices, and medical systems in context of different social and cultural settings, including our own. P/NP or letter grading.
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Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 152. Corequisite: course 161. Screening and early detection of illness to prevent chronic or acutely deteriorating illness. Expanding on concepts of health and human development and using nursing process, application of nursing role in providing care to individuals and their families to screen, diagnose, and treat illness at earliest possible time to prevent disability or premature mortality. Examination of health problems of individuals within context of family, social and community systems, and interdisciplinary healthcare systems. Emphasis on differences in developmental stages in response to screening for early and late signs and symptoms of illness in ambulatory and acute care settings, community agencies, rehabilitation units, outpatient specialty clinics and surgical units, and home and community settings. Concurrently scheduled with course C260. Letter grading.
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Clinical, six hours. Requisites: courses 165A, 165B, 166, 167. Corequisite: course C155. Supervised practicum experience within setting of multidimensional team, with focus on beginning-level assessment, health maintenance, and management of psychiatric symptomatology across lifespan. P/NP grading.
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(Formerly numbered C162.) Lecture, five hours. Requisites: courses 115, C160, 174. Corequisite: course 163. Examination of pathophysiological and psychosocial aspects of assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems of patients/clients across lifespan, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Building on prior knowledge and experience, integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of medical and surgical clients across lifespan. Discussion of application of nursing process, evidenced-based practice, and problem solving. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 115, C160, 174. Corequisite: course 164. Examination of pathophysiological and psychosocial aspects of assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems of maternity/newborn patients, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Building on prior knowledge and experience, integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of childbearing families. Discussion of application of nursing process, evidenced-based practice, and problem solving. Letter grading.
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Clinical, 12 hours. Requisites: courses 115, C160, 174. Corequisite: course 162A. Supervised practicum experience within setting of multidimensional team, with focus on application of theory in clinical interpretation of assessment and diagnostic data for purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating course of care for patients, both as individuals and cohorts. Beginning-level assessment, health maintenance, and management of symptomatology across lifespan. P/NP grading.
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Clinical, six hours. Requisites: courses 115, C160, 174. Corequisite: course 162B. Supervised practicum experience within setting of multidimensional team, with focus on application of theory in clinical interpretation of assessment and diagnostic data for purpose of planning, implementing, and evaluating course of care for patients, both as individuals and cohorts. Beginning-level assessment, health maintenance, and management of symptomatology across lifespan. P/NP grading.
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(Formerly numbered C165.) Lecture, five hours. Requisites: courses 162A, 162B, 163, 164. Corequisite: course 166. Examination of pathophysiological and psychosocial aspects of assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems of patients/clients across lifespan, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Building on prior knowledge and experience, integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of medical and surgical clients across lifespan. Discussion of application of nursing process, research, problem solving, and critical thinking. Letter grading.
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Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 162A, 162B, 163, 164. Corequisite: course 167. Examination of pathophysiological and psychosocial aspects of assessment and management for selected acute and emergent problems of pediatric patients/clients, with emphasis on social, cultural, and developmental influences. Building on prior knowledge and experience, integration of basic knowledge of pathophysiology, diagnostics, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and communication concepts as applied to care of pediatric clients. Discussion of application of nursing process, research, problem solving, and critical thinking. Letter grading.
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