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Lauren Hicks

faculty

Lauren Hicks, PhD she/her

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing & Health Sciences / Community

Contact

508-910-6466

508-999-8755

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Education

2022University of Texas Health San AntonioPhD in Nursing

Teaching

Courses

Introducation to human development across a lifespan ¿ from birth until death. The purpose of this course is to build a foundation of understanding through various developmental theorists and age related physical, cognitive, and social-emotional expectations during significant milestones. This course introduces learners to theory and concepts that promote health in persons and families across the lifespan. This course contributes to nursing student development in care of the patient across the lifespan. The AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice were used to build this course.

Introduction to the concepts of evidence-based nursing practice, informatics, and technology. Connections between these concepts, related theory, the research process, and application to evidence-based practice and health care quality are explored. Building on the concepts of communication, culture and diversity, legal and ethical issues, and professional behaviors, this course fosters growth in student writing skills by integrating writing assignments with critical thinking skills. This course is based on the American Nurses Association (2015) Scope and Standards of Practice. The AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice were used to build this course.

This course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of communication/therapeutic communication, health promotion/protection, and safety as they relate to family nursing. Emphasis is on exploration of various factors that influence risks, selected health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, technology and informatics, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing are highlighted.

This course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of communication/therapeutic communication, health promotion/protection, and safety as they relate to family nursing. Emphasis is on exploration of various factors that influence risks, selected health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, technology and informatics, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing are highlighted.

This course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of communication/therapeutic communication, health promotion/protection, and safety as they relate to family nursing. Emphasis is on exploration of various factors that influence risks, selected health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, technology and informatics, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing are highlighted.

This course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of communication/therapeutic communication, health promotion/protection, and safety as they relate to family nursing. Emphasis is on exploration of various factors that influence risks, selected health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, technology and informatics, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing are highlighted.

This experiential course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of development, health promotion and health protection, and safety. Emphasis is on the application of various factors that influence health risks, health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing care are highlighted in the clinical setting.

This experiential course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of development, health promotion and health protection, and safety. Emphasis is on the application of various factors that influence health risks, health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing care are highlighted in the clinical setting.

This experiential course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of development, health promotion and health protection, and safety. Emphasis is on the application of various factors that influence health risks, health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing care are highlighted in the clinical setting.

This experiential course integrates and builds upon prior concepts of development, health promotion and health protection, and safety. Emphasis is on the application of various factors that influence health risks, health disorders and emergencies. Concepts of family, nutrition, genetics and genomics, grief and loss, reproduction, and sexuality to plan family centered nursing care are highlighted in the clinical setting.

Research

Research interests

  • Perinatal mental health and anxiety disorders
  • Physical activity and behavioral interventions in maternal health
  • Microbiome and psychophysiological health in the perinatal period
  • Social determinants of health and culturally responsive care
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