These are courses offered during Special Summer 2020

Biostatistics

Introduction to Biostatistics provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; and random sample and other study types. While there are some formulae and computational elements to the course, the emphasis is on interpretation and concepts.

Bioethics

This course deals with the application of ethico-moral and legal concepts and principles to issues that affect the practice of nursing. This provides the basis for appropriate decision making given varied situations, to prepare the learner to render effective, efficient and safe nursing care. Furthermore, related learning experiences provide opportunities to concretize commitment to nursing. The critical thinking process shall be used in the unit with the object to develop the intellectual capacity to conceptualize and contextualize what students know to particular ethico-moral and legal issues.

National Service Training Program 111

This course introduces the students to the world of basic civic welfare services, theories, and skills. It involves understanding of Republic Act Number 9163 otherwise known as the NSTP Act of 2001, self awareness and values development, leadership training, waste segregation, disaster preparedness, and safety and health. 

Spiritual Nursing

The course deals with the history, philosophy, theories, principles, process, modes and interventions of spiritual care. Emphasis is made on the process of spiritual formation and the role of nurses in providing spiritual care.

Nursing Research 1 MidYear Term

This is an introductory course intended to equip the nursing  students with concepts, principles in research starting from an overview of the major phases of the research process. The course includes discussion from formulation of a research problem to the selection of the research design, planning and choosing the appropriate research tool for data gathering. This course requires the student /group to present a research paper to apply the knowledge and demonstrate skills and attitude in the conceptual, design and planning phases of the research process.


Nutrition and Diet Therapy

This course deals with the study of food in relation to health and illness. It covers nutrients and other substances and their action, and interaction and balance in relation to health and diseases and the  process by which organism ingest, digest, absorbs, transports, utilizes and excretes food substances. It will also focuses on the therapeutic and food service aspects of the delivery of nutritional services in hospitals and other health care institutions. The learners are expected to develop the competencies in appropriate meal planning and education of a given client.