RURAL TRACK INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

There are two interdisciplinary courses that students have an opportunity to take their senior year.

The first, PMNU 3220/ IDNU 4037, is the Theory and Research course that is offered in the spring in the junior year.  Students must keep Thursday free all day for this class.  The class meets every other Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

The second, FCNU 4120, Population-based Nursing Care II, is offered in the fall of the senior year.  Students must keep Tuesday free all day for this class.  The class meets every other Tuesday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

A maximum of 4-6 students can be accepted in each rural site:  Mountain City, Rogersville, Unicoi, Greeneville, and the Hispanic community.

Value added for choosing Rural Track Interdisciplinary classes:

1. Interdisciplinary collaborative work with medical and public health students.

2. An opportunity to be taught by interdisciplinary faculty.

3. An opportunity to work in under-served, rural areas.

4. Transportation to rural areas is provided.

5. Experiential and community-based training.

6. Upon completion of the research course, you will have your project ready to implement in the fall.

PMNU 3220 – 802, 850, 855.  Theory and Research in Nursing

This course introduces the student to the role of research in evidence based practice and in the development of nursing knowledge.  The evolution of nursing theory is explored with an emphasis on the relationship between research between research, theory and nursing practice.

IDNU 4037/5037 – 802, 850, 855. Rural Health Research and Practice

This interdisciplinary course with nursing, medicine and public health students allows students to develop and understanding of the practical application of community service/research methodology and theory relevant to health sciences by developing proposals for community service/research projects.  Students develop an understanding of interdisciplinary working relationships among health profession disciplines. Students will develop an understanding of issues associated with research involving human subjects and receive IRB training.  Students will develop skills for formal presentation of their community service/research project proposal. The course includes a 15 hours on-line component on theory and research methodologies using Blackboard and a 30 hour community experience as part of assessment/research activity. Students choose one of three rural areas in which to work.

FCNU 4120 – 802, 850, 855.  Population-based Nursing Care II

In this course students focus on partnering with a community in order to promote the health of an identified population.  Students implement nursing care with a selected population utilizing epidemiological methods, and interdisciplinary collaboration, and build upon their earlier work within a community of choice.