Course Descriptions

This clinical course provides the professional nursing student with opportunities to manage care for diverse patient populations including care planning delegation, supervision, prioritization and continuity of care. Concepts of evidence-based nursing care and clinical judgment skills, personal identity and behavior, teamwork and collaboration, holism, patient-centered care, safety and quality improvement will be interwoven into patient care.

This course is designed to prepare students to plan nursing care for diverse patients experiencing disorders of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, fluids/electrolytes/acid/base and integumentary systems. Emphasis is placed on patient-centered care, nursing judgment/evidence-based care, safety and pharmacology.

This lab course focuses on the skills and management of intravenous therapy by the professional nurse. Emphasis is placed on safety, nursing judgment, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and patient-centered care.

This course is designed to prepare students for their role as nurse leaders. Areas of focus include knowledge and skills necessary to make decisions regarding setting priorities, delegation, management, supervision, teaching, continuity of care, legal parameters of nursing practice and ethical issues in nursing.

This course focuses on the concepts and theories of mental health, mental illness and psycho-pharmacology. Emphasis is placed on relationship-centered care, teamwork, quality and safety for diverse patient populations with psychiatric disorders.

This course will introduce the basic knowledge and skills required of paralegals. Students will learn the basics of the American legal system along with skills such as researching legal issues, interviewing clients and witnesses, and drafting motions and pleadings. By the end of this course, students will have a clear understanding of what a paralegal does, the skills needed to be a successful paralegal and what it will take to begin a career as a paralegal.

This course is a general introduction to recorded sources of law. It will examine where and how law can be found. The course will include discussion of the sources of law and practical writing exercises.

This course prepares the paralegal for working with civil litigation and its associated processes. Included in the study are rules for civil procedure, court and non-court processes, mediation, arbitration and the role of the paralegal as it relates to civil law.

This course prepares the paralegal for working with criminal defense or criminal prosecution through study of the organization of the criminal justice system, criminal procedure, constitutional issues, applicable appellate procedures and the role of the paralegal as it relates to criminal law.

This course includes a study of the procedures, documents and other techniques used in the planning for transfer of property after death and the administration of estates.

This course covers the attorney-client privilege as it relates to paralegals, unauthorized practice of law, regulation of paralegals, ethical codes and rules.

This course is a continuation of Research and Writing I. Students will develop skills in identifying, analyzing and researching legal issues. Writing exercises will be more complex, including preparation of legal memoranda.

This course includes the law dealing with interest in, ownership of and title to real estate. Emphasis will be placed on legal descriptions, recording systems, and procedures and documents for real property transfer.

This course provides in-depth study of law using statute and case research. Students will examine legal issues in different areas of law and participate in discussion of these topics. Topics will range from law office structure and finances to procedural law and interviewing techniques. Instructor may include legal topics that are hot at the time of course offering.

This course will explore and research family law concepts of marriage, divorce, annulment, child custody, property settlements and adoption.