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applicability of specific characteristics to psychotherapeutic nursing processes.
NSG 623-CLINICAL PROBLEMS IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING. 4 credits
 Prerequisites: NSG 620, NSG 621, NSG 622. Case materials and clinical prob-
lems related to the psychiatric nursing situation as an aid to assessing and managing
patients' nursing requirements.
NSG 630-INDIVIDUAL STUDY. 1 to 4 credits
 Reading and/or research in areas of nursing needed by graduate students.
May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 12 credits.
NSG 640-PEDIATRIC NURSING: PROBLEMS OF THE WELL CHILD. 4 credits
 Seminar on growth and development and the implications for child health care.
Development of skill in interviewing, observing, and appraising growth and de-
velopment.
NSG 641-SEMINAR IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE. 4 credits
 Common health problems of the adolescent. Biological, sociocultural, and psy-
chological factors in development of nursing care.
NSG 642-PEDIATRIC NURSING: THE ILL CHILD. 4 credits
 Seminar and practice in converting laws derived from physical, biological, and
social sciences into principles of nursing care of the ill child.
NSG 645-SEMINAR IN NURSING CARE OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD.
 4 credits
 Role of the nurse as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in prevention
 and case finding of mental retardation and in follow-up care in the home and the
 institution.
 NSG 650-SEMINAR IN MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH. 4 credits
 The literature of the biological, physical, behavioral, and medical sciences
 which supports nursing practice relating to the reproductive function and infant
 care.
 NSG 651-MATERNITY NURSING PRACTICES: PRENATAL PERIOD. 4 credits
 Scientifically based nursing care of expectant mothers during the prenatal period,
 utilizing selected patient experiences for intensive study.
 NSG 652-MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH PRACTICE: HOSPITALIZATION
 PERIOD. 4 credits
 Scientifically based nursing care of mothers and infants during hospitalization
 period, utilizing selected patient experiences for intensive study.
 NSG 653-MATERNAL-INFANT PRACTICES: COMMUNITY CARE. 4 credits
 Nursing care to meet the needs of mothers and infants in a community setting.
 NSG 660-RESEARCH METHODS IN NURSING. 4 credits
 Research methods and their application to nursing; published studies in nursing
 and the utility of findings.
 NSG 671-PRACTICUM IN NURSING. 4 to 12 credits
 Individually planned experiences related to the functional goals of the student.
 May be taken for two quarters only. May be repeated with change of content up
 to a maximum of 12 credits.
 NSG 672-INTERNSHIP IN NURSING TEAM LEADERSHIP. 4 credits
 Supervised work experience in the role and functions of team leadership.
 Designed as a sequence of two or three quarters which must include a minimum
 of 880-1320 work hours. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum
 of 8 credits.
 NSG 680-NEW DIMENSIONS IN HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. 4 credits