The focus of the course is on medical science and practice in the age of automation and the genome, both present and future. It includes an analysis of the computational needs of clinical medicine, a review systems and approaches that have been used to support those needs, and an examination of new technologies.

***LOGIN REQUIRED*** This competency-based core course is designed for all students seeking a career in the health care field. The course will focus on the concepts and principles of the structure, function and systems of the human body in relationship to human growth and development. Students will learn to recognize problem situations in health care settings as relate to direct and indirect patient care and they will demonstrate the use of critical and creative thinking skills and logical reasoning for problem resolution.Safety issues, ethical considerations, legal constraints and professional codes will be presented and discussed throughout the course. Students will use the knowledge of disease prevention for the maintenance of optimal health.Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards, which include basic academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, workplace safety, technology, and employment literacy.

This course introduces nursing students to the language of the Health Sciences and medicine with emphasis on body systems, prefixes, suffixes, root terms, and spelling. Upon completion, students will be able to analyze words structurally and demonstrate a correlation of the word elements with basic anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the body.

This lesson centers on Medication Assisted Treatment, one part of the harm reduction strategy used to combat the opioid epidemic. This lesson reviews the medications that are used, and which ones can be used in a primary care setting. There are sample discussion questions and brief scenarios associated with primary care and medication.

Microeconomics will ground you in - surprise - basic microeconomics-how markets function, how to think about allocating scarce resources among competing uses, what profit maximizing behavior means in industries with different numbers of competitors, how technology and trade reshapes the opportunities people face, and so on. We will apply economic ideas to understand current economic problems, including the housing bubble, the current unemployment situation (particularly for high school gradutes), how Google makes its money and why healthcare costs are rising so fast.

Syllabus for NUR 3110 The Nurse Leader Within - a 15 week semester course for pre-licensure nursing students or nurses earning their baccalaureate degree. Every nurse is a leader, regardless of title or position within an organization. In this course you will learn to develop your voice and skills in order to lead teams of people who care for persons in need of any type of medical care.

This course explores the nurses’ involvement in family centered end-of-life care. Principles of hospice and palliative care are used and discussed along with the myriad of needs facing individuals and their families at this time of life. The burden and distress of those facing life’s end and the ability of nurses to offer support for the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of clients and their families are presented.

" The neuropharmacology course will discuss the drug-induced changes in functioning of the nervous system. The specific focus of this course will be to provide a description of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic transmission. This course will also refer to specific diseases of the nervous system and their treatment in addition to giving an overview of the techniques used for the study of neuropharmacology. This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month."

Understanding Covid-19 Vaccines: Specific Strategies to Encourage and Educate Your Patients
This assignment focuses on the difference in Covid-19 vaccinations. The nursing student will discuss the different vaccinations and form a teaching plan for the patient in order to encourage the vaccination process. The student will then explore the patients expectations concerning vaccination.
As a presentation the students will be able to evaluate, share and reflect on teaching method.

Dr. Lowey works with both juniors and seniors in the traditional Nursing program, teaching Community Health Nursing and Nursing Research. She earned her PhD in Health Practice Research from the University of Rochester and was awarded a Claire M. Fagin Fellowship from the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program for her post-doctoral work. Improving care at the end of life, with a particular focus on symptom management, is the focus of Dr. Lowey’s research. The majority of her clinical practice has been as a community health hospice nurse providing care for dying patients and their loved ones. Dr. Lowey holds national certification as a board certified hospice and palliative care nurse (CHPN) through the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. In addition, she is a certified ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) trainer (Core and Geriatric). She is also an appointed member of the National Board for Certification ...

This course focuses on innovative, integrated nursing case and care management models within the context of assessment, planning, implementation, collaboration, negotiation, and evaluation. The critical competencies and strategies in managing risk and legal liabilities, seeking and obtaining interdisciplinary support, coordination of services across placement settings, and client and caregiver education are discussed. An emphasis will be on the strategies effective in the management of care for diverse populations in urban settings. Students will discuss functions and issues in evolving role demands, opportunities, and responsibilities of the nurse case manager.

Students will develop skills to critically read, analyze, and use knowledge gained from the course to inform practice. Students are introduced to frameworks to critique research studies in the quantitative and qualitative traditions. Students are required to conduct literature searches on assigned topics and to critique nursing studies focusing on clinical nursing research, including Evidence Based Practice. The course will explore the ethical issues involved in nursing research, how nursing theory and other disciplinary theories intertwine with nursing research. In addition to theory,theoretical and conceptual frameworks will be studied.

Resource provides access to credible, evidence-based COVID-19 medical and technical information (including epidemiological data updates and peer-reviewed publications); prevention and treatment information; course syllabi and lessons; policy “white papers;” research- and practice-based “grey literature;” and local community resources, curated and maintained by Dr. Jose Nanin, Professor in the Community Health Program at Kingsborough Community College.

Gene insertion of opsin, light-activated cell-membrane channels, into neurons of interest allows researchers to manipulate light to either excite or inhibit neuronal activity to gain a better understanding of brain function and dysfunction, and explore therapeutic applications.

Introduction to radiology and imaging of selected orthopedic, rheumatologic diseases and their clinical consequences. This course will equip the student with the tools to recognize the need for diagnostic assessment and be prepared to integrate the radiologist's findings into the evaluation process.

Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disease of the central nervous system that produces movement disorders and changes in executive functions, working memory, visuospatial functions, and internal control of attention in affected cognitive areas. It is named after James Parkinson (1755-1824), an English neurologist who studied the disease.

Experimental approaches to the study of the auditory periphery, presented through lectures by faculty and presentations of primary literature by students. Topics include: functional anatomy of the inner ear, transduction by hair cells, synaptic transmission, endocochlear potential, outer hair cells and their electromotility, responses of auditory nerve fibers, efferent control of cochlear function, inner-ear development, and damage and repair of hair-cell organs. Evaluations of students based on oral and written presentations, laboratory exercises, a final examination, and participation in discussions.

Health assessment skills and techniques for the conduct of a comprehensive health history and physical exam are developed for generalist nursing practice. Students critically analyze interview data and assessment findings that relate to the specific needs of individuals concerning age and culture. The normal parameters of health findings are used to compare and contrast the findings. Discussion will include health screening across the life span, and associated health promotion practices as recommended by Healthy People 2020. The course will meet in person, in the classroom, in the lab, and will also have required online classes and assignments.

This course serves as a description and critical assessment of the major issues and stages of developing a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical. Topics covered include drug discovery, preclinical development, clinical investigation, manufacturing and regulatory issues considered for small and large molecules, and economic and financial considerations of the drug development process. A multidisciplinary perspective is provided by the faculty, who represent clinical, life, and management sciences. Various industry guests also participate.