Marywood University (Department of Nursing and Public Administration)

Marywood University's Health Services Administration Program provides both an undergraduate and graduate degree with an option to complete both in a five-year period of time through advanced standing into the graduate program.
The undergraduate Health Services Administration major prepares students for entry-level positions in health. The program provides the knowledge and skills necessary for administrative positions in nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, managed care, and the many other organizations providing health care in American society. A special track focuses upon health care delivery to the elderly. This major integrates courses in the social sciences (36 credits) as well as the liberal arts (64 credits). An important program component is an internship in a nursing home, hospital, managed care, public health agency, or other organization during the senior year. Advanced standing in Marywood University's Graduate Department of Nursing and Public Administration is available to qualified majors. A Gerontology major is also available.

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Department of Nursing and Public Administration Courses

INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS
Introduction to the philosophy, objectives and organizing framework of the nursing curriculum. The theories used in the discipline are stressed, as is the historical background of the profession.

PHARMACOLOGY
This course prepares the student for drug administration with particular concern for safety, precision and attention to physiologic factors. The role of the nurse in patient teaching is stressed. Focus is on the specific clinical details of drug use and patient care with emphasis on the scientific basis and action of particular drugs, as well as assessment and evaluation of response to therapy.

COMMUNICATION IN NURSING
This course focuses on the theoretical and practical components of the communication process. Verbal, nonverbal, written and electronic means of communication are discussed. Variables which influence interactions with clients, colleagues and others are examined.

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE
Introduces the student to the knowledge and skills specific to nursing. Theory emphasizes the holistic, adaptive and unique characteristics of all persons. Basic skills are developed in the on-campus laboratory and applied in clinical settings. The student is introduced to patterns of health and illness and to the nursing process. Students apply this knowledge in the care of selected clients.

NURSING CARE OF CHILDBEARING/CHILDREARING FAMILIES
Application of the nursing process with childbearing and childrearing families. Nursing diagnosis is stressed, based on assessment of health patterns. Clinical applications in acute care, long term care and community health care facilities.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
An introduction to concepts of disease processes which manifest physiological alterations that impair bodily function.

NURSING CARE OF THE ADULT
Application of the nursing process with the adult client. Nursing diagnosis of the adult is stressed, based on assessment of health patterns. Clinical experiences provide opportunities to care for the clients experiencing chronic and acute health problems in acute care, long term care and in the community.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Builds upon existing skills of interviewing and assessment and upon knowledge of physiology. Application to the health assessment of a client throughout the life span. Skills are developed in performing physical examinations and in obtaining health histories.

AGING: A HOLISTIC APPROACH
This course is designed to integrate biological, psychological and socioeconomic knowledges that impact on the care of people in later life. Special emphasis will be given to aging as the sum total of changes that occur with the passage of time, including internal and external stressors and adaptive capacities.

ADVANCED NURSING CARE OF THE CRITICALLY ILL CLIENT
Application of the nursing process in caring for clients experiencing life-threatening illness. Emphasizes professional responsibility for advocacy and education with the individual and with the family. Clinical experiences with critically ill clients across the life span in a variety of settings.

NURSING CARE OF THE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CLIENT
Application of the nursing process in caring for the emotionally disturbed client. Emphasizes professional responsibility for advocacy and education. Clinical experiences with clients across the life span in acute care facilities and in the community.

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
Introduction to the application of research principles within the clinical practice of nursing. Emphasis is on personal commitment to the use of research in practice.

LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Leadership activities of the nurse in managing the care of groups of clients, education of clients and others, advocating quality health care and promoting professional goals are practiced in a variety of settings. Application of theory within the discipline is studied.

NURSING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY CLIENT
Application of the nursing process with the community client. Emphasis on the epidemiological approach to the identification of community problems. Clinical practice in a variety of community settings.

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