Special Topics in Nursing

Special Topics in Nursing analyzes topics in nursing, focusing on the impact of culture on health and analyzing health responses of African American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Hmong, and American Indian groups.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.83 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Evaluate the impact of culture on health, illness, and wellness.

  • Analyze the health responses and patterns of the following cultural groups: African American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Hmong and American Indian.

  • Compare the similarities and differences of these four cultures as each view's health, illness, and wellness.

  • Examine the interrelationships among a pluralistic society, the culturally diverse groups with that society, and the health/illness status of the group members, with a specific focus on African Americans, Latino/Hispanics, Hmong/Asians and American Indians.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Nursing (Collaborative Program) BSN

  • Declared in Nursing (Collaborative Program) BSN
CNP 490

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  • Declared in Nursing (Collaborative Program) BSN

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 040Online Only0 / 250
LEC 052Online Only0 / 400
LEC 020Online Only0 / 400
LEC 027Online Only0 / 400
LEC 051Online Only0 / 400

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.83 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Topics, issues, and problems in nursing
  • Impact of culture on health, illness, and wellness
  • Health responses and patterns of African American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Hmong, and American Indian groups
  • Interrelationships among pluralistic society, diverse groups, and health status

Skills

  • Evaluating the impact of culture on health, illness, and wellness
  • Analyzing health responses and patterns of specific cultural groups
  • Comparing cultural views on health, illness, and wellness
  • Examining interrelationships among pluralistic society, diverse groups, and health status

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
CNP 490 · Spring 2027

Special Topics in Nursing

Recorded 2026-10-14
CNP 490 · Spring 2027

NursingCare at the End-of-Life

Recorded 2026-10-14
CNP 490 · Spring 2027

Aging and Health

Recorded 2026-10-14
CNP 490 · Spring 2027

Intrdsc Care Chldrn Spec Needs

Recorded 2026-10-14
CNP 490 · Spring 2027

Indigenous Practice Hlth&Heal

Recorded 2026-10-14
CNP 490 · Spring 2027

Topic: Clinical Pharmacology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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