The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing offers a 12 credit hour program featuring online courses. The program is intended for registered nurses who supervise or provide direct care for older adults.
The program is designed to strengthen and expand the knowledge of registered nurses who work with the elderly in hospitals, home health agencies, long-term care, and other health care settings. Licensure as a registered nurse is required; nurses with an associate degree, diploma, bachelor’s degree, or graduate degree are eligible to enroll.
The program will include four courses, each for three hours of academic credit. The courses will be delivered online with one or two classroom meetings in each course. Students need to have basic e-mail, Internet, and word processing skills to use the online Blackboard format.
Each course will be eight weeks long. One course will begin at the start of the semester; the second will begin at mid-semester. Students enrolling in two courses each semester will complete the program in two semesters. Credit earned in this program may be transferable to the RN-BS program in the School of Nursing. Experienced nursing faculty will teach the courses.
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Call or e-mail now to save your spot in this exciting new program by contacting Mollie Fedor in the Department of Continuing Education, at 618-650-3215, or by e-mail at mfedor@siue.edu. or Emily Coffin at 618-650-3207, e-mail at ecoffin@siue.edu. An information packet will be sent to you. Information regarding deadlines for registration and start of classes is included in the packet |
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NURS 430 Healthy Aging (3) Healthy Aging process focuses on the physical, psychological, and social aspects of aging. Major topics are demographics and theories of aging, wellness, and gerontologic nursing. Prerequisite: Consent of Program Director. Offered fall semester. |
NURS 431 Managing Common Health Disorders (3) This course examines the physiological changes of aging as a basis for exploring commonly occurring health problems of older adults. Prerequisite: NURS 495 Health Aging or consent of instructor. Offered fall semester. |
NURS 432 Gerontology in the Community (3) This course focuses on the older adult in the home and other community settings. Topics covered include aging families, social issues, rural health, and services. Prerequisite: NURS 495 Healthy Aging or consent of instructor. Offered spring semester. |
NURS 433 End of Life Issues (3) Issues regarding provision of holistic care at the end of life, with emphasis on physiological, spiritual needs of dying elders and caregivers are addressed. Prerequisite: NURS 495 Healthy Aging or consent of instructor. Offered spring semester. |