- Instructor: Jennifer Dods
- Instructor: Talin Gulgulian
- Instructor: Nancy Barsamian
This course aims to develop nurse confidence in ethical decision-making. Students are introduced to basic concepts of nursing ethics, bioethics and healthcare ethics as applied in nursing practice locally and internationally. An overview of important theoretical ideas, principles, and frameworks is provided along with critique of their scope and limits in facilitating good nursing and healthcare practice. Students are prepared to identify, analyze and address emerging and actual ethical issues as they arise in various healthcare settings from birth to end-of-life. The roles of communication, collaboration, and resources such as ethics literature, ethics experts and ethics committees are explored and emphasized in relation to resolving obstacles to good practice. Current literature on ethical issues in healthcare settings will be examined with a focus on health disparities, social injustices, and the importance of understanding context. Opportunities to practice ethical analysis and problem solving will be provided throughout the course through case presentations, discussions and reflection assignments.
- Instructor: Pamela Grace
This 3-credits course focuses on improving patient outcomes through an evidence-based nursing practice approach to meet the needs of the childbearing family and the ill child. The nurse's role as a care provider, advocate, health educator, and nurturer is stressed in the hospital, outpatient, and community settings. It is tailored to the needs of the learners, building on their clinical experience. The course uses the nursing process as a framework of practice. Maternal health covers holistic assessment, evidence-based intervention, and evaluation of reproductive health issues of the childbearing family from conception to the neonatal period. Basic concepts include human sexuality, family-centeredness, family planning, and cultural influences.
Child health content includes care for the well-child and the ill child. Principles of growth and development from infancy through adolescence, including nutritional needs, special needs and problems, child health assessment, and teaching healthy practices to children and their families, are addressed. The students learn to assess the acute and chronically ill child's needs and plan comprehensive individualized nursing care. Ethical considerations in care and practice are also discussed.
- Instructor: Adena Alahverdian
- Instructor: Talin Gulgulian
This course examines the history of healthcare informatics, current issues, basic informatics concepts, and health information management systems. The use of technology to help make decisions and to improve the health status of the individual, family, and community is emphasized. Students will apply informatics concepts to a current clinical practice setting suggesting methods to use technology to improve patient safety and work effectiveness. The student will also learn to identify, gather, process, and manage information/data.
- Instructor: Talin Gulgulian
- Instructor: Adena Alahverdian
- Instructor: Nour Alayan