Nursing Degrees Online

This option trains students to become nurses who, together with other professionals, can assist and guide psychiatric patients so that they might attain the maximum degree of self-care and independence.

The coordinating task of the psychiatric nurse is of central importance. The accent is on counselling and nursing of individuals who are temporarily or semi-continuously affected by psychological and/or social problems. The training programme devotes attention to all important aspects of the job, both in the theoretical classes and during internships.

This option is intended for nursing students who are interested in the circumstances of psychiatric patients, who possess empathy and communication skills, and who are creative.

The professional field of the ergotherapist lies in public welfare and healthcare.

The occupational therapist strives towards optimising the personal autonomy of the individual in relation to housing and self-care, work and/or training, leisure and recreation.

The occupational therapist assists the individual with functional limitations caused by illness, accident or old age in attaining an optimal level of activity.

To this end, the occupational therapist applies goal-oriented therapies that tie in closely with the individual’s living environment: self-care, professional as well as creative, recreational and educational activities. Furthermore, the occupational therapist offers advice on adaptations to the home and the use of various aids.

The purpose of this practice-oriented training is:
to study human bio-psycho-social (dys)functions
to acquire the essential and required therapeutic attitudes
The occupational therapist must be able to work in a multidisciplinary team.
The training focuses on self-activation and problem-solving.

The course meets the general provisions of the Resolution Committee, paragraph 1, of 08 June 2007, the National Council of Education

Objectives:
Develop administrative and operational skills in nursing care to critical patients in emergency and urgent care in the intra, inter and pre-hospital, whose basic human needs are affected due to medical conditions, surgical and traumatic.
Develop a critical and reflective of the care, decision making, valuing the work as a team in the provision of care while maintaining a holistic view of the patient, also focused on education of patients for the prevention of accidents, trauma and self care.

Target audience:
Nurses wishing to work in areas of the Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Room and prehospital care.

Hours:
360 hours

Duration:
12 months

Teachers:
Designed by teachers Experts, Masters and Doctors.

Coordination:
Prof.. MS. Rosana called Gentil

Graduates who complete the degree program in nursing, are educated to become competent in evidence based nursing. In addition to health promotion and illness prevention, nursing practice involves care, support, guidance and rehabilitation of people with various health problems as well as their significant others. Competent performance of a nurse is based on updated knowledge of caring science as well as social and physical sciences. Studies lead to competencies in provision of basic and specialist care in diverse nursing settings. Graduates will possess competencies to participate in, to coordinate and to develop team- and network capabilities.

To train public health nurses who possess the necessary knowledge and skills to promote and uphold as well as prevent illness in individuals, families, work and other communities, and the population and environment at large, whilst capitalizing on the strengths of clients and self-care. Competence is enhanced in nursing and public health working environments.
Curricula
S-SH 2008H, Specialisation option Nursing, 210 cr (25.8.2008)
S-SH 2008T, Specialisation option Public Health Nursing, 240 cr (25.8.2008)

Semester I - Fall (120 Total clinical hours)
Course # Course Title Credit
NURS504 Health Assessment and the Nursing Process for Promoting Health
6
NURS505 Health Sciences I
3
NURS506 Professional Socialization I
3
NURS507 Therapeutic Communication Skills for Nurses
3
Semester II - Spring (90 Total clinical hours)
NURS514 Designing Nursing Systems to Promote Self-Care
6
NURS525 Health Sciences II
3
NURS567 Pharmacology
3
Semester III - Summer (120 Total clinical hours)
NURS524 Designing Nursing Systems for Compromised Health States
6
INDI600 Introduction to Biostatistical Methods
3
Semester IV - Fall (120 Total clinical hours)
NURS544 Population Focused Nursing Care
6
NURS516 Professional Socialization II
3
NURS607
Advanced Communication Skills and Group Dynamics
3
NURS591 Advanced Nursing Research
3
Semester V - Spring (300 Total clinical hours)
NURS554 Advanced Practicum in Nursing Systems Design
12
NURSXXX Thesis, Comprehensive Exam or Field Experience
3

Total Semester Credits 66
750 Clinical Clock Hours

It has strong scientific and humanistic knowledge in the health area which enable it to develop activities for the care of healthy individuals and / or ill, at any stage of their life, family and community in a holistic manner, by means of promotion, protection, recovery and rehabilitation of health.
Is able to perform actions of health education at individual or collective, in order to prevent illness and encourage the general public to self care for recovery and health maintenance.
Field Education
Empowers the individual and the community to identify and meet their needs.
Evaluates users with the effect that actions have on the health of individuals and the community.
Participates in surveillance activities.
Conducts or participates in nursing research to contribute to solving problems of professional interest.
Performs the teaching.

Course# Course Title Credits

NUR 255 Wellness Across the Lifespan
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 265 Nutrition in Nursing: A Holistic Approach
View Course Objectives 2 cr
NUR 275 Communication in the Nursing Context
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 285 Human Assesment: A Holistic Approach
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 295 Introduction to Holistic Clinical Practice
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 300 Pharmacology: A Holistic Approach
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 301 Theory in Nursing
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 302 Advanced Practice Professional Role & Practice Management
3 cr
NUR 306 Healing Modalities and Self Care 3 cr
NUR 312 Health Assesment Throughout the Lifespan
(Laboratory)
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 314 Family/Group/Community Assessment
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 315 Therapeautic Communication
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 365 Alterations in the Holistic Integrity of the Childbearing Family (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 375 Alterations in Physiological Integrity I: A Holistic Approach (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 5 cr
NUR 385 Alterations of Holistic Integrity of Children (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 5 cr
NUR 400 Research in Nursing
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 413 Promoting Wellness
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 421 Teaching in Nursing Practice
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 441 Professional Development: Health Issues and Policies
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 446 Introduction To Technology and Information
3 cr
NUR 453 Chronic Care
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 455 Alterations in Physiological Integrity II: A Holistic Approach (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 465 Alterations in Holistic Integrity Managed in the Community (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 485 Alterations in Mental Health: A Holistic Approach (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 497 Critical Thinking in Nursing Seminar 1 cr
NUR 498 Professionalism in the Provision of Holistic Care
View Course Objectives 6 cr

Course# Course Title Credits

NUR 602 Frameworks for Advanced Nursing 3 cr
NUR 604 Team Building for Nurse Leaders 3 cr
NUR 605 Seminar in Clinical Leadership 3 cr
NUR 606 Statistics for Nursing Research 3 cr
NUR 607 Informatics: Healthcare Data, Information, Knowledge 3 cr
NUR 613 Special Needs of Vunerable Groups During Diasters 3 cr
NUR 633 Adult Health Nursing I: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 634 Adult Health Nursing I: Clinical 2 cr
NUR 636 ANP: Adult Health Nursing I Clinical 2 cr
NUR 638 Adult Health Nursing II: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 639 Adult Health Nursing II: Clinical 2 cr
NUR 640 Summer Clinical Practicum 1 cr
NUR 646 ANP: Adult Health Nursing II Clinical 2 cr
NUR 650 Seminar in Nursing Research, Conduct and Utilization 3 cr
NUR 652 Interventions for Human Responses to Disaster 3 cr
NUR 653 Adult Health Nursing III: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 654 Adult Health Nursing III: Clinical 1-2 cr
NUR 655 ANP: Adult Health Nursing III Clinical 2 cr
NUR 657 Introduction to Emergency Management 3 cr
NUR 658 Leadership and Management of Diasters Across the Continuum of the Public’s Health 3 cr
NUR 659 Leadership and Management Practicum 3 cr
NUR 664 Collective Bargaining 1 cr
NUR 665 Legal Issues 1 cr
NUR 666 Ethical Issues 1 cr
NUR 668 Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Healthcare 3 cr
NUR 677 Financial Literacy for Nurse Leaders 3 cr
NUR 679 Curriculum Development, Implementation and Evaluation 3 cr
NUR 690 Intervention for Human Responses to Diasters 3 cr
NUR 693 Epidemics and Pandemics 3 cr
NUR 702 Health Policy 3 cr
NUR 712 Special Topics 3 cr
NUR 738 Adult Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 3 cr
NUR 742 Adult Health IV: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 752 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 cr
NUR 754 Advanced Human Physiology 3 cr
NUR 755 Advanced Physical Assessment Clinical 2 cr
NUR 761 Advanced Practice Professional Role and Practice Management Assessment Clinical 1 cr
NUR 764 Advanced Physical Assessment of the Adult 3 cr
NUR 768 Seminar in Processes of Evaluation for Nurse Leaders 3 cr
NUR 770 Seminar and Practicum in Nursing Administration 2-8 cr
NUR 789 Educational Theories and Application to Learning 3 cr
NUR 791 Instructional Design in Nursing Education 3 cr
NUR 792 Assessment and Measurement in Teaching 3 cr
NUR 793 Seminar and Practicum in Nursing Education 4 cr

Course# Course Title Credits

NUR 803 Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science 3cr
NUR 804 Knowledge Development in Nursing Science 3cr
NUR 805 Research Seminar I: Problem Identification and Phenomena of Concern 3cr
NUR 806 Health Policy Leadership 3cr
NUR 807 Ethics in Health Care 3cr
NUR 808 Qualitative Research Approaches
NUR 809 Qualitative Research Methods 3cr
NUR 812 Quantitative Research Designs and Methods 3cr
NUR 813 Research Seminar II: Proposal Development 3cr
NUR 814 Nursing Education and Diverse Learners 3cr
NUR 815 Research in Nursing Education 3cr
NUR 816 Advances in Technology and Nursing Education 3cr
NUR 817 Precepted Experience in Education 2-4cr
NUR 889 Dissertation Guidance I (fall) 3cr
NUR 890 Dissertation Guidance II (spring) 3cr

Occupational therapists work with people whose performance and participation in everyday living has been disrupted by disability, physical injury or illness, developmental problems, psychological problems and/or social and environmental impediments. By enabling people to engage in activities that hold meaning for them, occupational therapists aim to help people improve their day-to-day quality of life.

Occupational therapy is concerned, not only with the ability of the individual to perform self-care, leisure and productive activities, but also with the impact of the environment on the person’s life. Occupational therapy interventions consider:
The individual person - improving or maintaining their level of physical, cognitive (thinking), affective (emotional) and social ability.
The occupation - examining the self-care, leisure and work-related activities people value in their daily lives and making changes to these activities so that they better meet the individual’s abilities.
The environment - manipulating or adapting the physical environment so that it does not impede but, if possible, enhances performance; and influencing the social, cultural and institutional environment in ways that enable variously disabled and disadvantaged people to live as independent a life as possible and reach their full potential.

Occupational therapists work in a variety of clinical and community settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation units, schools, and community health centres. Some examples of what occupational therapists do include:
Adapting the home of an elderly person to make it easier and safer for him/her to use
Working with people with depression and schizophrenia using activities such as cooking a meal to foster a sense of achievement, develop personal skills and facilitate successful experiences
Using play activities to improve the play and movement skills of children with cerebral palsy
Running life skills programmes that help people with intellectual disabilities develop skills such as budgeting so that they can live more independently in the community
Helping people select and effectively use equipment and appliances, including wheelchairs, dressing aids, computers and other assistive technology, to increase their independence
Assessing the ability of someone with acquired brain injury to return to work and then modify that person’s work (the job itself and the workplace) to enable this, where possible, to happen.

The purpose of the program is to prepare professional nursing practitioners who are proactive and responsive to the changing health needs of society, and able to function in a variety of settings. The program also provides the foundation for graduate study.

The program is designed to accomplish the following goals:

To promote, maintain, and restore the health of clients through the practice of professional nursing in a variety of settings.
To promote and implement the philosophy of primary health care.
To promote awareness of the ethical, moral and legal issues related to health and health care delivery.
To implement a nursing practice model that reflects the principles of self-care.
To stimulate the search for, and the application of, knowledge
To promote multisectorial collaborative participation in health care
To promote facilitative and deliberate interaction
To develop the individual’s capacity for leadership in professional nursing practice
To stimulate personal and professional development of the individual

Course# Course Title Credits

NUR 255 Wellness Across the Lifespan
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 265 Nutrition in Nursing: A Holistic Approach
View Course Objectives 2 cr
NUR 275 Communication in the Nursing Context
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 285 Human Assesment: A Holistic Approach
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 295 Introduction to Holistic Clinical Practice
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 300 Pharmacology: A Holistic Approach
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 301 Theory in Nursing
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 302 Advanced Practice Professional Role & Practice Management
3 cr
NUR 306 Healing Modalities and Self Care 3 cr
NUR 312 Health Assesment Throughout the Lifespan
(Laboratory)
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 314 Family/Group/Community Assessment
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 315 Therapeautic Communication
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 365 Alterations in the Holistic Integrity of the Childbearing Family (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 375 Alterations in Physiological Integrity I: A Holistic Approach (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 5 cr
NUR 385 Alterations of Holistic Integrity of Children (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 5 cr
NUR 400 Research in Nursing
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 413 Promoting Wellness
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 421 Teaching in Nursing Practice
View Course Objectives 4 cr
NUR 441 Professional Development: Health Issues and Policies
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 446 Introduction To Technology and Information
3 cr
NUR 453 Chronic Care
View Course Objectives 3 cr
NUR 455 Alterations in Physiological Integrity II: A Holistic Approach (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 465 Alterations in Holistic Integrity Managed in the Community (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 485 Alterations in Mental Health: A Holistic Approach (Clinical)
View Course Objectives 6 cr
NUR 497 Critical Thinking in Nursing Seminar 1 cr
NUR 498 Professionalism in the Provision of Holistic Care
View Course Objectives 6 cr

Course# Course Title Credits

NUR 602 Frameworks for Advanced Nursing 3 cr
NUR 604 Team Building for Nurse Leaders 3 cr
NUR 605 Seminar in Clinical Leadership 3 cr
NUR 606 Statistics for Nursing Research 3 cr
NUR 607 Informatics: Healthcare Data, Information, Knowledge 3 cr
NUR 613 Special Needs of Vunerable Groups During Diasters 3 cr
NUR 633 Adult Health Nursing I: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 634 Adult Health Nursing I: Clinical 2 cr
NUR 636 ANP: Adult Health Nursing I Clinical 2 cr
NUR 638 Adult Health Nursing II: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 639 Adult Health Nursing II: Clinical 2 cr
NUR 640 Summer Clinical Practicum 1 cr
NUR 646 ANP: Adult Health Nursing II Clinical 2 cr
NUR 650 Seminar in Nursing Research, Conduct and Utilization 3 cr
NUR 652 Interventions for Human Responses to Disaster 3 cr
NUR 653 Adult Health Nursing III: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 654 Adult Health Nursing III: Clinical 1-2 cr
NUR 655 ANP: Adult Health Nursing III Clinical 2 cr
NUR 657 Introduction to Emergency Management 3 cr
NUR 658 Leadership and Management of Diasters Across the Continuum of the Public’s Health 3 cr
NUR 659 Leadership and Management Practicum 3 cr
NUR 664 Collective Bargaining 1 cr
NUR 665 Legal Issues 1 cr
NUR 666 Ethical Issues 1 cr
NUR 668 Ethical and Legal Dimensions of Healthcare 3 cr
NUR 677 Financial Literacy for Nurse Leaders 3 cr
NUR 679 Curriculum Development, Implementation and Evaluation 3 cr
NUR 690 Intervention for Human Responses to Diasters 3 cr
NUR 693 Epidemics and Pandemics 3 cr
NUR 702 Health Policy 3 cr
NUR 712 Special Topics 3 cr
NUR 738 Adult Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 3 cr
NUR 742 Adult Health IV: Theory and Clinical 3 cr
NUR 752 Advanced Pathophysiology 3 cr
NUR 754 Advanced Human Physiology 3 cr
NUR 755 Advanced Physical Assessment Clinical 2 cr
NUR 761 Advanced Practice Professional Role and Practice Management Assessment Clinical 1 cr
NUR 764 Advanced Physical Assessment of the Adult 3 cr
NUR 768 Seminar in Processes of Evaluation for Nurse Leaders 3 cr
NUR 770 Seminar and Practicum in Nursing Administration 2-8 cr
NUR 789 Educational Theories and Application to Learning 3 cr
NUR 791 Instructional Design in Nursing Education 3 cr
NUR 792 Assessment and Measurement in Teaching 3 cr
NUR 793 Seminar and Practicum in Nursing Education 4 cr

Course# Course Title Credits

NUR 803 Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science 3cr
NUR 804 Knowledge Development in Nursing Science 3cr
NUR 805 Research Seminar I: Problem Identification and Phenomena of Concern 3cr
NUR 806 Health Policy Leadership 3cr
NUR 807 Ethics in Health Care 3cr
NUR 808 Qualitative Research Approaches
NUR 809 Qualitative Research Methods 3cr
NUR 812 Quantitative Research Designs and Methods 3cr
NUR 813 Research Seminar II: Proposal Development 3cr
NUR 814 Nursing Education and Diverse Learners 3cr
NUR 815 Research in Nursing Education 3cr
NUR 816 Advances in Technology and Nursing Education 3cr
NUR 817 Precepted Experience in Education 2-4cr
NUR 889 Dissertation Guidance I (fall) 3cr
NUR 890 Dissertation Guidance II (spring) 3cr