NGR 5XXX Cultural Factors in Health and Illness . . . .
. 3(S,SS)
Influence of culture on health and health care beliefs and practices
Institutional health care policies which conflict with ethnic or cultural
beliefs will be discussed. Selected content and learning experiences will guide
students who interact with clients in a variety of settings. Satisfaction of all
General Studies requirements; completion of majority of upper-division degree
requirements; or equivalent. Offered concurrently with NUR 4040; graduate
students will be assigned additional work.
NGR 5196 Drugs/The Human Body . . . . . 3(F,S)
Designed to introduce students to the dynamics of drug addiction from a
physiological perspective. Legal and historical data related to current
categories of drugs will be explored. Basic pharmacology and physiology; acute
and chronic pathologic effects, and the physiological symptoms of withdrawal for
commonly abused drugs will be a major focus. Offered concurrently with NUR 4146;
graduate students will be assigned additional work.
NGR 5481 The Healthy Woman . . . . . 3(S)
Normal physiological and psychological changes that occur in women at
differing phases of the life cycle. Topics include causes, prevention, and
treatment of women's most common health concerns, women's health policy and
research, and cultural diverseness. Offered concurrently with NUR 4427; graduate
students will be assigned additional work.