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Courses for January Term 2009
NUIP 315: HIV/AIDS A Personal and Social Perspective [3]
Reba Childress, Assistant Professor
NUIP 315 is an undergraduate elective that is designed to provide the student with an overview of the medical, psychosocial, and legal and ethical issues generated by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The content will introduce the student to topics encountered throughout the spectrum of HIV infection. The physiological and psychological responses of, and societal responses to, HIV infected/affected persons will be explored using a variety of lecture and seminar, small group activities, and guest speakers. The course will incorporate service learning and has the following objectives.
At the completion of the course a student will be able to:
- Describe the physical and psychosocial effects of HIV infection and IDS upon the individual.
- Describe risk activities, risk reduction, and prevention strategies for HIV infection.
- Identify trends of HIV incidence within the United States and global populations.
- Describe societal responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
- Discuss the economic impact of HIV/AIDS.
- Identify legal and ethical issues related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
- Describe implications of the HIV/AIDS epidemic upon personal health behaviors.
- Identify the concepts of human dignity and integrity in diverse situations.
School of Nursing Graduate Students interested in GNUR 762:
Immunocompetence in Vulnerable Populations should visit the home page of the School of Nursing Registrar. |
