NURSING

Nursing Care of the Patient in Pain

Course Number: 096:137EXW

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $672 undergraduate, $1047 graduate

WORLD WIDE WEB

Dates: 6/10 to 8/1/2008

   The course provides advanced content in the area of pain management for undergraduate and graduate nursing students. Content will focus on assessment, pharmacological and non-pharmacological nursing interventions and evaluation of acute, chronic benign and chronic malignant pain. There is no clinical component to this course.

For information contact www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/, The University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education, Center for Credit Programs, 116 International Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1802. Call toll-free 1-800-272-6430 or (319) 335-2575. Fax: (319) 335-2740.

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

Clinical Instruction in Nursing Education

Course Number:096:181:EXW

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $672 undergraduate, $1047 graduate

ARRANGED, WORLD WIDE WEB

Dates: 6/10 to 8/1/2008

   This course is offered to RN-BSN students and graduate students only. Students should contact Kathy Keasler (kathy-keasler@uiowa.edu, 319-335-7069) for permission to register.

For information contact www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/, The University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education, Center for Credit Programs, 116 International Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1802. Call toll-free 1-800-272-6430 or (319) 335-2575. Fax: (319) 335-2740.

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm096:181:EXW Clinical Instruction in Nursg Education

Dimensions of Professional Nursing

Course Number: 096:190:EXW

Dates: 6/10 to 8/1/2008

WORLD WIDE WEB

Credit: 3 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $876 RN to BSN tuition

   This course focuses on the multiple dimensions of the nursing discipline and the identification, exploration, and analysis of selected contemporary issues and trends in nursing. The course serves as a mechanism for the critical analysis of previous educational experiences, integration of those experiences into present learning goals, and promotes re-socialization into professional nursing roles. The content emphasizes 1) professional roles and responsibilities, 2) the health care environment including historical, legal, ethical, political, and economic aspects, and 3) the importance of nursing science, theory, and research to nursing practice.

Prerequisites: Open to RN-BSN students. Offered summer sessions only. As space permits, this course can be taken by RN's prior to admission to the College of Nursing. Contact kathy-keasler@uiowa.edu for special permission.

For information contact www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/, The University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education, Center for Credit Programs, 116 International Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1802. Call toll-free 1-800-272-6430 or (319) 335-2575. Fax: (319) 335-2740.

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

Health Assessment

Course Number: 096:191:EXW

Credit: 4 undergraduate or graduate credits

Tuition: $1168 RN to BSN tuition

WORLD WIDE WEB Plus Meeting

Dates: 6/10 to 8/1/2008

   The first clinical nursing course focuses on health assessment of the adult. Students demonstrate selected assessment skills, compile a health history, conduct a physical exam, and develop nursing diagnoses for selected clients. Offered summer sessions. Note: Theory component is primarily on-line. Lab experience includes peer assessment practice. Labs are scheduled in regional support centers around the state, based on enrollment and student locations. Typically there are three 4-hour lab practice times on Wednesdays mornings as well as a final proficiency testing time near the end of the summer session.

Prerequisites: Admission to the College of Nursing and CPR Certification.

For information contact www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/, The University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education, Center for Credit Programs, 116 International Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1802. Call toll-free 1-800-272-6430 or (319) 335-2575. Fax: (319) 335-2740.

To register visit: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/de/regform.htm

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3501 Harry Langdon Blvd
ISD Campus, Careers Bldg
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503
Phone: 712-366-3647
Fax: 712-366-1723
E-mail: swirrc@iastate.edu