NUR 650: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Week 1: Introduction to SBIRT and Substance Use Epidemiology Discussion: Introduce yourself and discuss your prior experience (or lack thereof) with substance use screening in clinical practice. Why is SBIRT important in advanced nursing practice today? Respond to at least two peers. Assignment: Complete a self-paced introductory SBIRT overview module (e.g., free online training) and […]
PUBH 8034: Environmental Health: Local to Global
PUBH 8034 provides a comprehensive overview of environmental factors that affect the health and safety of 21st-century communities. Students examine associations and interrelationships between chemical, physical, and biological hazards in the environment and their impact on human health. Concepts cover food, water, air, waste, radiation, noise, pests, population growth, injury and physical hazards, and climate […]
PUBH 6330: Healthcare Database Design
Course Catalog DescriptionPUBH 6330 provides a practical, hands-on approach to the analysis, design, and development of relational databases with a strong emphasis on healthcare applications. Students begin with requirements gathering from healthcare scenarios (e.g., patient records, clinical trials, population health tracking, billing, or quality reporting), proceed to conceptual and logical database design, and then implement […]
IDS 104: Interdisciplinary Studies – Foundations of Learning and Community
Course Catalog DescriptionIDS 104 introduces students to the interdisciplinary approach to learning, where knowledge from multiple fields is integrated to solve complex personal, academic, and societal challenges. Through self-reflection, collaborative projects, and community-building activities, students develop foundational skills in metacognition, critical inquiry, digital literacy, ethical reasoning, and inclusive teamwork. The course emphasizes the creation of […]
FOCUSED SOAP NOTE FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM, OTHER PSYCHOTIC, AND MEDICATION-INDUCED MOVEMENT DISORDER
Psychotic disorders change one’s sense of reality and cause abnormal thinking and perception. Patients presenting with psychotic disorders may suffer from delusions or hallucinations or may display negative symptoms such as lack of emotion or withdraw from social situations or relationships. Symptoms of medication-induced movement disorders can be mild or lethal and can include, for […]