Nursing Course Objectives
The objectives of nursing programs and courses differ from university to university, but there are often similarities in the core teachings. Different universities may emphasize different objectives. Also, a nursing program's objectives will vary based on the overall focus. If you plan to be in nursing management, for example, your course objectives will differ from someone who plans to be a trauma nurse.
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Communication and Interaction
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Just about any nursing program will have the objective of teaching productive communication skills. Nurses are often the health care providers who interact the most with patients. As such, they need to know a lot about how people communicate both verbally and non-verbally, and how they can effectively convey important information like therapeutic techniques a patient can use, or difficult information like the prognosis for a dangerous disease.
Wellness
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Wellness programs often attempt to impart a holistic view of health. These kinds of programs and courses aim to teach nursing students about the interconnectedness of the body and the importance of mental health, social health and spiritual health. These courses may integrate ethics and teaching skills as well, in recognition that the nurse may often have to help the patient see how one aspect of health can impact the others. Individual wellness courses will have different areas of focus. They may focus on the changes patients undergo at different ages or the role of nutrition in holistic health, for example.
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Clinical
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A clinical nurse is one who works directly with patients in a specialized setting. A clinical nurse may work with patients who have cardiovascular disease, for example. Clinical nurses are those who work in operating rooms, emergency rooms or other intensive situations. The course objectives for clinical nurses are many. They include learning to advocate for patients, learning the specialized medical knowledge they'll need in their chosen specialties, learning how to document medical procedures and manage patient charts and learning to develop nursing plans tailored to specific patient needs.
Management and Administration
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Nursing administration is a specialty in and of itself. It focuses on teaching nurses to work with complex health organizations like insurance companies, health maintenance organizations and hospitals. Other objectives include understanding financial management, health care policies, the economics related to health care and how to work with and organize a staff of nurses.
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