University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (School of Nursing)

Carolina is a special place where students, faculty and staff are committed to creating an environment of excellence. In the 50+ year history of the School, Carolina has served as a national leader, contributing extensively to the state of the science, innovating in teaching and clinical practice, and serving communities at home and abroad.

People come to study, teach and conduct research at Carolina for many reasons. Our degree programs are nationally recognized and the School is consistently ranked among the top in the nation for funded research Mentorship and career development are essential elements of our vision and commitment. All types of careers are enhanced through strong linkages to academic talent across Carolina’s distinguished research-intensive campus.

Our graduates move on to leadership positions where they shape and influence the future of health care. You can find them providing care at the bedside, working effectively with interprofessional teams, improving health care throughout the world, generating knowledge that advances practice, directing companies and educating future nurses.

The School of Nursing is a vibrant and exciting place where diversity and multiculturalism are key aspects of the learning environment. Rural health experiences are equally as valued and encouraged as are international experiences. It is our pledge to prepare skillful and compassionate nursing leaders who have the courage, conviction and commitment to provide and create better systems of patient-centered care.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the School of Nursing is to enhance and improve the health and well being of the people of North Carolina and the nation, and, as relevant and appropriate, the people of other nations, through its programs of education, research, and scholarship, and through clinical practice and community service. The School accomplishes its mission as steward of the public interest by:

1. providing high quality education within an environment of scholarly inquiry in order to prepare competent and compassionate practitioners and scholars of, and leaders in, nursing who will actively contribute to the goal of a healthy state and nation,
2. generating, integrating, disseminating, and using knowledge for practice and policy,
3. creating vibrant and supportive life-long learning environments to ensure a cadre of nurses who value and participate in scholarship and life-long learning, and who are able quickly to respond to and effectively address the changing health needs and problems of the state and nation,
4. ensuring equal and fair access to its programs to guarantee that a gender-, racially/ethnically-, and culturally-diverse professional group will be ready to serve a similarly diverse population, and
5. fulfilling its covenant of care with the publics it serves.

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School of Nursing Courses

INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF NURSING
The course will introduce the student to concepts basic to the discipline and practice of nursing, including nursing, practice, critical thinking, care and the context of nursing.

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Using a lifespan approach, the course focuses on individual psychosocial and cognitive development, developmental milestones, physical growth, and risk prevalence from infancy through elder years and on family development. Social sciences perspective.

BASIC THEORIES, PROCESSES, AND SKILLS FOR CLINICAL NURSING
The focus of the course is on development and application of basic nursing concepts and skills in classroom, laboratory and clinical settings.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
The course is concerned with the disruption of normal physiology; the alterations and mechanisms involved in the disruption; the manifestations in disease and at risk conditions; and the pathophysiological principles underlying therapeutic interventions.

PHARMACOLOGY
Using the science of pharmacology and pharmacologic principles underlying therapeutic interventions, the course focuses on the introduction to nursing responsibilities regarding pharmacologic therapy.

NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MAJOR ADULT HEALTH PROBLEMS I
First-level course in applying critical thinking skills to nursing care problems of adults with major health problems.

NURSING ROLE IN NORMAL AND THERAPEUTIC NUTRITION
Emphasis is on analysis of the nutritional needs of clients at any point in the health-illness continuum, throughout the lifespan and across diverse cultural groups.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Concepts and methods of comprehensive health assessment of children, adults, and elders. Emphasis will be on data collection as a base for initiation of caring and decision making in nursing practice.

NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
The nursing care of children and their families is explored. Knowledge from a variety of disciplines is applied through the nursing process to the direct care of infants and children.

MATERNAL/NEWBORN NURSING
The course focuses on application of critical thinking skills to provide competent maternal and newborn care and demonstration of caring through the family-centered approach to maternal/newborn care.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
The course provides a theoretical and empirical foundation for the practice of community/public health nursing, using critical thinking to focus on health promotion and disease prevention.

NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
The course relies upon critical thinking for applying psychiatric and nursing theories to the nursing process in the care of mentally ill clients and families in various health care settings
CARE MANAGEMENT
The course explores theoretical and contextual elements of nursing care management. Models of care management are analyzed, emphasizing the role of the nurse in care coordination, discharge planning, and referral.

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
This introductory course helps students conceptualize both the basic research process and the importance of research to nursing, and enables students to understand and use published healthcare research.

LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS
The course uses a systems approach to examine leadership behaviors and organizational structures that enhance patient care delivery. Organizational roles and their implications for professional nursing practice are emphasized.

THE NURSING PROFESSION IN TODAY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Current social, economic, legal, ethical, and policy issues affecting the practice, education, and profession of nursing are explored.

NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MAJOR ADULT HEALTH PROBLEMS II
Second-level course in applying critical thinking skills to complex health problems of adults. Emphasis will be placed on continuity of care and intervention necessary for promoting optimal patient outcomes.

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