Undergraduate Course> Athens University Of Economics And Business
Elective Courses
COURSE ECTS
Multivariate Statistical Techniques 8
Environmental Statistics 8
Applications of Stochastic Processes in Finance 6
Educational Statistics 6
Applied Probability 6
Special Topics in Probability and Statistics 6
Undergraduate Course> Athens University Of Economics And Business
Elective Courses
COURSE ECTS
Stochastic Processes 8
Multivariate Statistical Analysis 8
Bayesian Statistics 8
Generalized Linear Models 8
Biostatistics and Epidemiology 6
Actuarial Statistics 6
Quantative methods in Social Insurance 6
Special Topics in Probability and Statistics 6
Undergraduate Course> Athens University Of Economics And Business
4th semester
Compulsory Courses
COURSE ECTS
Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design 8
Elective Courses
COURSE ECTS
Theoretical Statistics 8
Measure Theory and Probabilities 8
Statistical Demography 6
Actuarial mathematics of life insurances 6
Index Numbers 6
Undergraduate Course> Athens University Of Economics And Business
Compulsory Courses
COURSE ECTS
Introduction to Linear Regression 8
Sampling Techniques and Sample Surveys 8
Elective Courses
COURSE ECTS
Principles of Mathematical Analysis 8
Non-Parametric Statistics 8
Mathematics III - Introduction to maximization 8
Statistical Decision Theory 6
Statistical Quality Control 6
Undergraduate Course> Athens University Of Economics And Business
Compulsory Courses
COURSE ECTS
Distribution Theory 8
Estimation and Hypothesis Testing 8
Calculus IΙ 8
Elective Courses
COURSE ECTS
Elements of Computing and Computer Programming with Splus 8
Introduction to Economics 6
Nursing (NURS) 400
Adult Health and Health Alterations (Revision 1)
Delivery mode: Individualized study online.
Note: Follow instructions on the Undergraduate Course Registration form and select “Online” when asked for delivery mode. Online course materials cannot be accessed before your course contract start date.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: This course is open only to post-LPN students. All 300-level required courses, NURS 435 and NURS 437. Professor approval required.
Centre: Centre for Nursing and Health Studies
NURS 400 is not available for Challenge for Credit.
Overview
NURS 400 Adult Health and Health Alterations focuses on the theory and research related to nursing practice with adults experiencing a wide range of acute and chronic alterations in health. With application of health promotion strategies and primary health care principles, emphasis is placed on holistic understanding of the altered health experience and the associated interventions on the individual adult and family. The primary themes threaded throughout the course are professional RN practice and accountability, the patient and family as client, and hope and coping in relationship to health alterations. NURS 400 provides a theoretical foundation for NURS 401 Professional Practice with Adults Experiencing Health Alterations.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of NURS 400, the student will achieve or exceed the following learning outcomes:
Practice nursing in a manner consistent with the acts governing nursing, standards for nursing practice, and existing legislation;
Adhere to Athabasca University policies and procedures during course participation;
Use the nursing process, a selected nursing practice model, and the principles of primary health care as a basis for providing care to adults experiencing a wide range of acute and chronic alterations in health and their families in a culturally sensitive manner;
Assess health influencing and health promoting factors for adults and their families who are experiencing acute and chronic alterations in health;
Assess client coping patterns in relationship to comfort/pain, hope, loss, knowledge of illness process, and the client’s meaning of illness, and provide assistance with coping patterns as determined from assessment data;
Assess client knowledge levels regarding health alterations and apply teaching/learning methods in line with assessment;
Apply accurate and current knowledge of human pathophysiology, pharmacology, and alternative/complementary therapies in the provision of client care;
Implement leadership and management skills in the delivery of client care;
Demonstrate professional accountability for own learning and own performance evaluations throughout the course;
Apply relevant nursing research findings in the care of ill adults and their families; and
Communicate effectively using oral, written and technological methods to establish therapeutic/functional relationships with clients, team members, peers and instructors.
Nursing (NURS) 442
Gerontological Nursing (Revision 4)
View previous syllabus.
Delivery mode: Individualized study online.
Note: Follow the instructions on the Undergraduate Course Registration form and select “Online” when asked for delivery mode. Online course materials cannot be accessed before your course start date.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: This course is normally open only to baccalaureate nursing students.
Athabasca University at Mount Royal College students: All Cluster A nursing courses.
Precluded course: NURS 442 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for NURS 4441 in the Athabasca University at Mount Royal College Bachelor of Nursing Program.
Centre: Centre for Nursing and Health Studies
NURS 442 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
NURS 442 Gerontological Nursing provides an opportunity to explore the area of gerontological nursing, a field of nursing that focuses on the care of older adults. The course presents the unique health care needs of the older adult and introduces students to nursing approaches to managing those needs. Ethical/legal issues related to the nursing care of the older adults are explored.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of NURS 442, the student will achieve or exceed the following learning outcomes:
Identify the unique health needs of older adults;
Identify strategies related to assessment and prevention in the older adult;
Explore the importance of families and other social supports;
Identify nursing interventions related to a variety of health problems in the older adult;
Critically analyze ethical issues related to the care of the older adult; and
Identify research questions that remain unanswered both in your personal learning and in the profession of gerontological nursing.
Course Structure
Unit 1: Nursing in an Aging Society
Unit 2: Assessment of the Older Adult
Unit 3: Aging Families
Unit 4: Promoting Well-being
Unit 5: Living with Chronic Illness
Unit 6: Common Chronic Problems
Unit 7: Promoting Mobility
Unit 8: Medication and the Older Adult
Unit 9: Chronic and Acute Pain
Unit 10: Mental Health and Cognition
Unit 11: Legal and Ethical Issues, and Research in Gerontological Care