Nursing
NURS101 Professional Nursing
2 credits
This course explicates the values and philosophy of the Nursing Program and helps students develop an understanding of issues confronting the profession. Emphasis is on developing a historic perspective, exploring trends and policy issues, and identifying socio-cultural forces that affect the quality, nature and delivery of quality nursing care. Spring.
NURS298 Independent Study
1-4 credits
Reading/writing or in-depth exploration of a selected area of nursing with a faculty member. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
NURS302 Fundamentals of Nursing
This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations of practice and begins to establish the knowledge, attitudes, and skills required in the field. The course will emphasize the need for nurses to recognize and respond to patient values and needs with respect and compassion in a coordinated health care environment. Prerequisite: Take NURS 101 and NURS 312. Fall.
NURS303 Nursing Pharmacology I
2 credits
This introductory nursing pharmacology course focuses on developmentally relevant pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic processes. These processes include drug therapy which is essential to prevent adverse drug interactions and patient harm. This course explores basic physiological mechanisms underlying illness and disease, and the positive outcomes associated with health promotion and disease prevention. NURS 101 and 312. Co-requisites: NURS 302, NURS 304, and NURS 306. Fall.
NURS304 Clinical: Patient-Centered Care
Pre-licensure nursing students are introduced to the holistic care of clients, beginning clinical decision-making, and therapeutic nursing interventions as the foundation of nursing practice. Nursing process, assessment, documentation, therapeutic communication skills, aseptic technique, medication administration and other fundamental nursing skills are included. Medication-Math Competency is required to earn passing grade. Prerequisite: NURS 101 and NURS 312. Co-requisites: NURS 302, NURS 303, and NURS 306. Graded Pass/Fail.
NURS306 Pathophysiology for Nursing
2 credits
This course focuses on concepts of pathophysiology essential to understanding alterations in body systems at a cellular and organ system level. The fundamental principles of nursing will be integrated to support clinical decision making for health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management. Prerequisite: NURS 101 and NURS 312. Co-requisites: NURS 302, NURS 303, NURS 304. Fall
NURS307 Evidence Based Clinical I
This clinical course provides opportunities to apply knowledge and skills to caring for clients across the lifespan. Clinical experiences promote disciplined decision-making, support effective communication, and facilitate positive patient outcomes, while striving to reduce error using nursing informatics to communicate nursing care and patient outcomes, and communicate with others. Spring Graded Pass/Fail. Prerequisites: NURS 302, NURS 303, NURS 304, and NURS 306. Concurrent with NURS 308, NURS 309, NURS 314, and NURS 315. Spring.
NURS308 Medical Surgical Nursing I
This course addresses restorative care for adults in medical and surgical care settings. Topics include pathophysiology of disease, therapeutic nursing interventions for acute and chronic manifestations of diseases in major organ systems. Prerequisites: NURS 302, NURS 303, NURS 304, and NURS 306. Corequisites: NURS 307, NURS 309, NURS 314, and NURS 315. Spring.
NURS309 Nursing Research I
2 credits
The course prepares students to identify researchable clinical problems in healthcare settings, understand the research process, compare and contrast the processes of EBP and QI. Students develop skills to critically analyze research studies and apply research outcomes. Research studies are critically analyzed with regard to their implications for clinical practice. Prerequisite: MATH 141 and NURS 101. Corequisites NURS 308.
NURS311 Clinical Calculations
2 credits
This course prepares students to calculate dosage and solutions for beginning nursing practice. Students will learn how to make conversions between measurement systems, calculate drug and fluid dosages, and understand drug calculations for specialty areas. Fall.
NURS312 Health Promotion & Assessment
Examine models of health in wellness promotion and illness prevention across the lifespan. Emphasis on the individual in context of family and environment. Focus on appraisal of risk and evidence-based reduction of risk. Students attain mastery of fundamental and advanced health assessment skills for diverse groups in the Simulation Lab. Prerequisite: Nursing major. Prerequisites: BIO 230, BIO 332, and ISPSYC 312. Summer.
NURS314 Nursing Pharmacology II
2 credits
This course focuses on understanding pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic processes following drug therapy. Concepts are essential to prevent drug interactions and patient harm. Pharmacology II will explore processes and integrate physiological mechanisms, underlying illness and disease, and the positive outcomes associated with health promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisite: NURS 303. Spring.
NURS315 Parent Child Nursing Care
Critical thinking and the nursing process are used to provide therapeutic nursing interventions to care for the childbearing family while maintaining health and promoting wellness. Focus is on advanced assessment techniques and nursing skills, caring for the childbearing family, clients in schools, and the pediatric population. Prerequisite: NURS 302, NURS 303, NURS 304 and NURS 306 or permission of instructor. Take concurrently with NURS 307, NURS 308, NURS 309 and NURS 314. Spring.
NURS401 Community Health Nursing
This course promotes integration of patient-centered care and evidence-based practice assisting the student to provide nursing care to population aggregates and function effectively within nursing and interdisciplinary teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision-making, team learning and development. This course prepares nurses for the practice of population-based care. Students examine the historic, contemporary and futuristic perspectives of the development of community and public health nursing as well as its principles and theories building on the social sciences and epidemiology. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, NURS 312, NURS 314, and NURS 315.
NURS403 Evidence Based Practice II
Students apply nursing knowledge and skills in community health, occupational health, psych mental health agencies, and function as a member of a health care team to ensure positive outcomes. Clinical sites will include community clinics, hospitals, and a psych mental health facility. Patients and sites will vary depending on availability. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, NURS 314 and NURS 315. Take concurrently with NURS 401, NURS 407, NURS 409. Graded Pass/Fail. Fall.
NURS404 Nursing Leadership
This course introduces leadership roles and management functions of professional registered nurses within the structure of an organization. The management process provides structure for exploring organization, management, and behavioral theories. Accountability for quality assurance and legal authority for nursing practice, the impact of political and legislative processes, and ethical issues in management are also discussed. Prerequisites: NURS 403 and NURS 407. Take concurrently with NURS 406 and NURS 410. Spring.
NURS405 Nursing Research II
2 credits
The course reinforces the principles of quantitative and qualitative research methods, the application of statistical analysis of data, the utilization of information systems for accessing, storing and analyzing data, as well as the application of theoretical constructs to frame clinical questions and/or a research proposal. Prerequisites: MATH 141, NURS 309.
NURS406 Transition to Practice Clinical
This clinical immersion course fosters transition from student nurse to practicing professional nurse. Students participate in the interdisciplinary provision of quality health care. Students will participate in management within health care organizations and test quality control methods which promote the application of research in nursing practice. Prerequisites: NURS 403 and NURS 407. Co-requisites: NURS 404, NURS 405. Spring.
NURS407 Medical Surgical Nursing II
Students develop the knowledge necessary to identify, evaluate and apply the best current evidence in developing clinical expertise, while considering adults' and families' preferences, experiences, and values to make practice decisions. Therapeutic interventions pertaining to the care of the client experiencing illness and health deficiencies will be presented. Prerequisites: NURS 307, NURS 308, and NURS 314. Take concurrently with NURS 401, NURS 403, NURS 409. Fall.
NURS408 NCLEX-RN Preparation & Review
2 credits
Provides students with the opportunity to review their mastery of nursing content, computer CAT test-taking skills and strategies, and the psychomotor aspects of high stakes testing in preparation for the NCLEX-RN. Prerequisite: NURS 407
NURS409 Psychosocial Nursing
Students develop the knowledge necessary to identify, apply, and evaluate current evidence to support clinical expertise. Decision-making skills that demonstrate compassionate awareness of patient and family preferences, experience, and values will be developed. Therapeutic interventions for acute, chronic, and mental health alterations are presented. Prerequisite: NURS 307, NURS 308, NURS 314, and NURS 315. Concurrent with NURS 401, NURS 403, and NURS 407 Fall.
NURS410 Medical Surgical Nursing III
2 credits
The course incorporates case scenarios and patient simulation that actively engage students in critical-thinking and clinical decision-making. Students explore physiological and psychological principles of complex illnesses building upon knowledge from previous nursing courses. Focus is on collaborating with other healthcare professionals, managing patient care and quality improvement. Prerequisites: NURS 308 and NURS 407. Corequisites: NURS 404, NURS 406.
NURS498 Independent Study
1-4 credits
Reading/writing or research in a selected area of nursing with a faculty member. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.