This class looks at contemporary issues and trends in the practice of health and human services through a social policy and ethical lens. Health laws, ethics, the decision making process, and professional conduct standards including boundary-setting and confidentiality are covered.

This course prepares students to understand the various factors that shape how health and human services are delivered to diverse populations. Students will examine how these dynamics influence the ways in which help is both given and received. This course will also help students recognize and apply the skills, competencies, and professional responsibilities needed to effectively serve diverse populations in health and human services settings.

This course examines the role and function of “helping,” and helping processes as applied within the context of the health and human service profession. Helper characteristics are considered, relative to optimizing service delivery in diverse health and human service settings serving a multitude of constituents/client groups. Helping strategies and interventions, with attention to principles, methodology, practitioner skills and knowledge are overviewed. Interpretive strategies such as case study analysis, and vignette analysis are used to simulate health and human service settings.

This course introduces students to the profession of health and human services beginning with the historical evolution of the field and continuing up to modern day. A broad-based view of the purpose, preparation, and theoretical orientation of the profession is stressed including the many types and career settings of human service professions, scope of work, and duties and functions. Basic skills required by health and human service workers are reviewed, in addition to the roles of human service workers in both clinical and non-clinical settings. An introductory examination of orientations, ethics, and skills related to health and human service delivery in diverse practice settings is included.

This course examines and evaluates theories and arguments concerning ethics and moral reasoning from a philosophical perspective. By engaging with historical and contemporary sources, students will analyze theories about the meaning, nature, and justification of ethical concepts; determine and assess how different forms of moral reasoning apply to contemporary moral issues; become more reflective and informed about their own moral beliefs; and develop their capacity for critical practical reasoning.

This course is a study of correct and incorrect reasoning involved in everyday activities. The fundamentals of language and argument, deductive and inductive reasoning and other aspects of practical reasoning are examined. 

This course and its companion, NUR492, represent the culmination of learning in the nursing program, and provide students an opportunity to synthesize and demonstrate knowledge acquired in the RN to BSN program into nursing practice. Students develop a comprehensive plan to implement, evaluate and disseminate the quality improvement project proposal developed in NUR492. In addition, students create a professional portfolio to provide evidence of completion of program learning outcomes. Prerequisites: NUR 492. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 
 

This course and its companion, NUR 494, represent the culmination of learning in the nursing program, and provide students an opportunity to synthesize and demonstrate knowledge acquired in the RN to BSN program into nursing practice. Students demonstrate the achievement of program outcomes through both online and practice experiences culminating in the development of a quality improvement project proposal. Prerequisites: NUR 406. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 

This course examines leadership and management theories necessary to effectively coordinate and carry out patient and family centered care in complex healthcare settings. Emphasis is on teamwork, delegation, supervision, ethical decision-making processes, strategic planning, fiscal oversight and change theory. Learners create an implementation plan for an evidence-based project designed to improve safety and quality patient care. Prerequisites: NUR 404. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students.