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Nursing Electives
Nursing electives are open to students from all majors. Two or three Nursing 490 1-credit elective courses are offered each semester and students may take as many as they choose. Two credits of nursing elective are required for the nursing major. Examples of elective course topics include the following:
- NSG 310 The Problem of Pain - 2 credits
- NSG 311 End of Life Care - 1 credit
- NSG 312 Understanding Cancer - 1 credit
- NSG 313 Issues and Applications of Family Caregiving - 1-2 credits
- NSG 315 Risk Management in Health Care Systems – 2 credits
- NSG 490 Introduction to Parish Nursing - 1 credit
- NSG 490 Caring for Mother and Baby - 1 credit
- NSG 490 Infants, Children and Adolescents - 1 credit
- NSG 490 Nursing History - 1 credit
- HHS 490 HHS Goes to Malta - 3 credits
- HHS 490 Rural Health: Interdisciplinary Approach 3 credits
- In May between the Junior and Senior year, a 1-credit hospital-based practicum elective is offered.
