Undergraduate (2094) Graduate (2094)
Spring Undergraduate Electives (2094)
You can register for these courses without being enrolled in a program. Registration deadline to avoid a penalty fee is Friday, December 5, 2008.
- For more information please call:
- 412-624-9670 or
- 1-888-747-0794
Independent Study (NUR 1061)
An independent study is a student-initiated experience planned to permit students to pursue an area of interest in nursing with guidance of a faculty preceptor.
- When: By Appointment
- Where: By Appointment
- Who: School of Nursing Students Only
- Credits: 1 - 3 cr.
Courses
- 23692 – Elizabeth Schlenk
- 24010 – Catherine Bender
- 24012 – Betty Braxter
- 24014 – Joanne Malenock
- 24016 – Annette Dabbs
- 24018 – Rose Constantino
- 24020 – Gilan Saadawi
- 24022 – Rosemary Hoffmann
- 24024 – Jason Dechant
- 24026 – Alice Haines
- 24028 – Mary Happ
- 24030 – Scott Weber
- 24032 – Paula Sherwood
- 24034 – Ann Mitchell
- 24036 – John O’Donnell
- 24038 – Lora Burke
- 24040 – Rachel Libman
- 24042 – Margaret Rosenzweig
- 24044 – Alice Blazeck
- 24046 – Linda Garand
- 24048 – Thomas Miller
- 24050 – Lisa Bernardo
- 24052 – Eileen Chasens
- 24054 – Julius Kitutu
- 24056 – Yvette Conley
- 24058 – Michael Beach
- 24060 – Donna Abriola
- 24062 – Judith Matthews
- 24064 – Dorothy Hawthorne-Burdine
- 24066 – Sandra Founds
- 24068 – Janet Stewart
- 24070 – Richard Henker
- 24072 – Staff
- 24074 – Sandra Engberg
- 24076 – Helen Burns
- 24242 – Karen Courtney
- 24244 – Janice Dorman
- 24252 – Donna Caruthers
Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice (NUR 1130) 23550
Course is designed to provide knowledge and skills needed for implementation of leadership and management roles within professional nursing practice. Units of content focus on change in the healthcare delivery system, leadership and management theories, effective interpersonal skills for leadership, organizational theories, emerging models of care delivery, planned change, information management, financial management, and performance evaluation. Students critically analyze influences on leadership within healthcare today and plan for active participation in the process of transformational leadership.
- Prerequisite: NUR 1070 or Program in Nursing
- When: Wednesdays, 9 am — 2:50 pm
- Where: 116 Victoria Building
- Who: School of Nursing Undergraduate Students Only
- Credits: 3 cr.
- Instructor: Rose Constantino
Leadership in Military Nursing (NUR 1640) 23648
This elective course is designed to enhance nurse cadets' leadership ability and technical competence. This course has two components: leadership training and precepted clinical experience.
- When: TBA
- Where: 239 Victoria Building
- Who: School of Nursing ROTC Students Only
- Credits: 3 cr.
- Instructor: Michael Beach
Applied Adult CP Critical Care (NUR 1710) 23616
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize and apply concepts related to the cardiopulmonary assessment and multidisciplinary management of critically ill adults. Through the use of presentations and laboratory sessions, the student will explore the pathophysiologic basis of critical cardiopulmonary instability, physical and technologic assessment parameters, and treatment modalities commonly utilized in the care of these patients in the intensive care unit. Interactive laboratory demonstration of vasoactive drugs, arterial, central venous and pulmonary artery monitoring, artificial airways, mechanical ventilation and rhythm strip interpretation will be provided. Critical clinical decision making and nursing responsibilities specific to dysrhythmia interpretation are addressed, including institution of appropriate immediate nursing intervention, pharmacological, and electrical therapeutic interventions based on advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) algorithms. Further, students will have the opportunity to synthesize and apply this information within patient care scenarios of respiratory and cardiac instability.
- When: Mondays, 8 am — 10:50 am
- Where: 122 Victoria Building
- Who: School of Nursing Students Only
- Credits: 3 cr.
- Instructor: Alice Blazeck
Topics in Obstetrical Nursing (NUR 1720) 23740
Provides introductory information in areas of law, process of a lawsuit, and ethical/legal/social issues re: Nurse Consulting and Forensic Nursing. Designed to provide overview of how nursing knowledge/skills can be transferred into legal nurse consulting and forensic nursing examination. Approaches and methods are discussed including screening cases, analyzing health professional malpractice cases, hospital/medical records review, quality assurance and risk management and preparing effective reports/abstracts. Activities in the development of investigative techniques in forensic nursing included.
Practical Issues in Disability (NUR 1750) 23670
Course discusses the issues involved in providing assistance to individuals with severe disabilities, and provides opportunities for learning practical skills for assisting these individuals in their activities of daily living.
- When: Wednesdays, 1 pm — 3:50 pm
- Where: Forbes Tower
- Who: School of Nursing Students Only
- Credits: 3 cr.
- Instructor: Sondra Balouris
Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Fitness (NUR 1766) 35638
This course provides an integrated approach to health and fitness across the lifespan. The literature related to the components of physical fitness and health will be appraised for its evidence and applicability to general and special populations. Articulation with healthy people 2010, as well as state and local health initiatives, will be emphasized. Nursing knowledge will be applied when prescribing health and fitness regimes for clients across the lifespan. Students will be expected to survey and appraise literature related to health and fitness. Students will be required to participate in and lead physical fitness activities which can be adapted to their needs. Ethical and legal aspects of health and fitness practice, within a nursing context, will be explored. Marketing oneself as a health and fitness professional will be discussed.
- When: Mondays, 12:00 pm — 3:50 pm
- Where: 115 Victoria Building
- Who: School of Nursing Students Only
- Credits: 2 cr.
- Instructor: Staff
Coordinating Clinical Trials (NUR 1800) 23520
The purpose of this course is to provide individuals with a basic understanding of clinical trials research conducted in accordance with federal regulations. Aspects of clinical trials research such as regulatory requirements, informed consent, pre and post study activities, audit procedures, and budgetary issues will be covered. This course will include presentations by individuals experienced in conducting trials; clinical research coordinators, IRB staff, investigational pharmacists, statisticians, and other experts in clinical research.
Coordinating Clinical Trials (NUR 1801) 23702
The course is designed to familiarize students with roles and responsibilities of a clinical research coordinator through observation during a practicum, discussion of different types of clinical research protocols, and discussion of how these protocols are implemented in a variety of re search settings. Each student selects focus area and preceptor who guides observations designed to exemplify the role of the clinical research coordinator. Each student also participates in review of research proposals in NIH funded center at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Corequisites: NUR 1800
- When: TBA
- Where: TBA
- Who: School of Nursing Students Only
- Credits: 1 to 2 cr.
- Instructor: Elizabeth Schlenk
Contemporary Issues in Cross Cultural Health (NUR 1829) 23702
Purpose of course is to increase awareness of how delivery and acceptance of health care may be influenced by social, cultural, and environmental factors. It will provide an overview of how these factors influence a person's response to stressors, daily health and living needs. Goal is to help students increase their understanding of culturally congruent care by utilizing cultural concepts, theories, and research. Students will analyze factors that facilitate/ hinder communication about health needs, acceptance of the health care regimen, and access to health care systems.
- When: Wednesdays, 1:00 pm - 3:25 pm
- Where: 117 Victoria Building
- Who: Instructor Consent Only
- Credits: 3 cr.
- Instructor: Ann Mitchell
Global Health Care (NUR 1900) 23712
Cultural competence and embracing diversity are central values of healthcare professionals. In light of the globalization of society, knowledge of differing perspectives, traditions, religions, politics, cultures, and health practices is crucial to providing quality healthcare. This course is designed to introduce students to concepts necessary to develop an understanding of health care from a global perspective, broaden their views of a globalized society, and examine their roles within the global community. The course will also introduce students to issues in health care delivery in selected countries where international study abroad programs exist.
- Prerequisities: NUR 0080 and NUR 1110
- When: Fridays, 12:00 pm - 1:50 pm
- Where: 245 Victoria Building
- Credits: 2 cr.
- Instructor: Carole Senter and Jacqueline Lamb
Fall Term Graduate Electives: 2094 (01/05/2009—04/25/2009)
Graduate Level Courses that Can be Taken Without being Enrolled in a Program or Electives for Current Students
Deadline January 05, 2009- For more information please call:
- 412-624-4586 or
- 1-888-747-0794
Children w/Disabilities: Clin 2 (NUR 2089)
- When: Wednesday, 12 pm — 2:55 pm
- Where: 228 Victoria Building
- Credits: 2 cr.
Intro to Genetics and Molecular Therapeutics (NUR 2680)
- When: Thursday, 4:00 pm —6:50 pm
- Where: 115 Victoria Building
- Credits: 3 cr.
Intro Legal Nurse Consulting/Forensics (NUR 2820)
- When: Tuesday, 5:00 pm — 7:55 pm
- Where: 129 Victoria Building
- Credits: 3 cr.
Forensic Psych Mental Health & Correctional Nursing Roles (NUR 2823)
- When: Tuesday, 5 pm— 7:50 pm
- Where: 129 Victoria Building
- Credits: 3 cr.