Nursing (Pre-licensure BSN in School of Professional Studies)

A systematic aproach to the study of the human body. The second part of this year-long course emphasizes the endocrine, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. Prerequisite BIOL 121. There is an additional laboratory fee.

4 credits

An introduction to the study of microorganisms with emphasis on disease-causing bacteria. Topics include the nature of microorganisms, their relationships with humans, infectious diseases, and immunity. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Does not fulfill microbiology requirement for Biology major. There is an additional laboratory fee.

4 credits

This course is designed to strengthen the student's critical reading skills through close readings of texts on contemporary health care issues. This course is intended as an introductory professional genesis course for students entering the health professions and introduces the concepts of knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences as the basis for professional practice. Students will explore the evolution of the various disciplines in the health professions and models of professional socialization. Current issues and trends influencing the health care delivery system, such as increased use of technology, rising health care costs, and maintaining quality in health care agencies are among the topics of discussion. Students will be exposed to the use of select electronic data bases as information sources, as well as techniques of professional writing.

3 credits

This course provides the foundation for an understanding of the relationships of nutrition and diet therapy to optimum health. It includes physiological, psychosocial and cultural influences on nutritional status. Students will explore their own nutritional status and values as they relate to health and wellness.

3 credits

This course is designed to assist the student in applying knowledge from anatomy and physiology and developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences associated with pathophysiology. Emphasis is placed on cellular, organ, and tissue concepts as they relate to and influence health and illness.

3 credits

Pre/Corequisites: BIOL 121, BIOL 122, BIOL 130, CHEM 113, HPNU 110

This course is designed to assist the student in developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences related to drug therapy. Emphasis is placed on drug classification, mechanism of action, drug interactions, adverse reactions, and therapeutic response. The role and responsibilities of the nurse in relationship to drug therapy is highlighted. The student is expected to apply knowledge from previous courses in the health sciences.

3 credits

Pre/Corequisites: HPNU 210

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for delivery of comprehensive nursing care of the adult client in the acute care setting. Using a physiological systems approach, classroom content will focus on endocrine, hematological, gastrointestinal, renal/urinary, and oncology disorders. Pain management and palliative care will be integrated. An integrated biological, psychological, sociocultural, environmental, and spiritual approach to care of the client and his or her family will be employed. The focus will include acute, chronic and palliative care activities. The clinical component will include experiences in in-patient care facilities.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 360 and NURS 350

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for providing comprehensive nursing care for women, newborns, and their families during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on family developmental stages, family assessment and health promotion strategies for the family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the childbearing family unit are explored. Clinical experiences include acute care and community settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 1 credit for 3 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite: NURS 417

Pre/Corequisite: NURS 460

Corequisite: NURS 461

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for comprehensive nursing care of the pediatric and adolescent client. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on child developmental stages and health promotion strategies for the child and family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the family unit are explored. Clinical experiences include in-patient and community settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 417

Pre/Corequisite: NURS 460

Corequisite(s): NURS 462

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for nursing care of and for clients with psychiatric and mental health disorders. Using an integrative approach, course content is based on the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of behavioral disorders. Students have the opportunity to apply theory in practice situations that include both in-and outpatient hospital and community settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): All 200 level NURS and HPNU courses

Pre/Corequisite(s): NURS 360

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for comprehensive nursing care of the adult client with complex, multi-system, medical/surgical disruptions. Using a physiological systems approach, classroom content will focus on the provision of care for clients with neurological, hepatic, integumentary, infectious, and reproductive disorders. An integrated biological, psychological, sociocultural, environmental, and spiritual approach to care of the client and his or her family will be employed. The clinical component will include the opportunities for working with multiple and/or high acuity clients in an acute care setting.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 361

Corequisite(s): NURS 417

This course is designed to prepare students for community/public health practice in a changing health care system. Students will apply the concepts of primary health care to the assessment, planning, and delivery of care to diverse families. Factors influencing the primary health care of communities and the impact of globalization, politics, socioeconomics, and environmental factors on the health vulnerability and resiliency of communities are examined. Clinical experience will take place in a variety of community settings.

5 credits (3 hours for lecture; 6 hours for clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 361

This course is designed as an introduction to the concepts of knowledge, skills, values, meanings, experiences, and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice. Historical and contemporary issues in nursing are examined, including philosophical beliefs, nursing theory, legal responsibilities, contemporary nursing roles, cultural competence and bioethics. This course includes a practicum that introduces basic nursing technologies to beginning nursing students.

5 credits

Prerequisites: HPNU 110, HPNU 200, HPNU 210, HPNU 220

This course is designed to assist the student to develop and refine their clinical skills in the assessment of the individual's health by identifying common health deviations, at-risk behaviors, and altered findings through the use of appropriate knowledge, skills, and interview techniques. Health history taking methods, physical examination skills, health promotion techniques, clinical assessment tools, and the use of age related data instruments are the content foci for lectures and lab experiences.

3 credits

Prerequisites: HPNU 110, HPNU 200, HPNU 210, HPNU 220

Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care engages the student in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems and helps to determine accessibility, accountability, and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed and the effect this has on patient care; based on the student's findings, they will identify political factors that they may influence in a proactive response to quality patient outcomes.

Nursing Theory and Research focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice.

3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 110, NURS 117, NURS 117L

Note: Students in the RN to BSN program must also have completed NURS 300 and MATH 110

This course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive clinical experience to integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, values, and meanings needed to transition to the role of novice professional. Based upon consultation with faculty and availability of site, students may select a specialty concentration.

3 credits (9 hours for clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 361, NURS 420, NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462

Corequisite(s): NURS 491

This course is designed to assist the student to synthesize the intersection of nursing care with leading people and managing organizations and systems. The course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery. Content discussions include delegation, working with large groups, communication and collaboration, cultural diversity, legal and ethical dilemmas, budget management, staff development, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): All 300-level NURS courses

Corequisite(s): N/A

The focus of this didactic and skills lab course is the development and acquisition of the technical/psychomotor skills required for nursing practice of newborn, pediatric, adolescent, and childbearing clients. Students will apply new and previously learned scientific principles to procedures required for the competent delivery of nursing care to those specific populations. Principles and methods of medication calculation and administration for the newborn, pediatric, and adolescent client are also integrated.

1 credit (3 hours for lab)

Prerequisites: NURS 217, NURS 217L, NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 361

Pre/Corequisites: NURS 460; NURS 461, NURS 462

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX RN). Content includes information for registering to take the exam; test taking strategies and developing a study plan for review of core nursing content. Students will take a mock NCLEX RN exam.

1 credit

Prerequisites: All 300-level NURS courses, NURS 417, NURS 420, NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462

Corequisites: NURS 401, NURS 410, NURS 430

This course provides a forum for exploring contemporary issues affecting nursing and the profession. Topics will vary from semester to semester to accommodate cultural, social, economic, scientific, ethical and legal changes to the practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care.

3 credits

A systematic aproach to the study of the human body. The second part of this year-long course emphasizes the endocrine, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. Prerequisite BIOL 121. There is an additional laboratory fee.

4 credits

An introduction to the study of microorganisms with emphasis on disease-causing bacteria. Topics include the nature of microorganisms, their relationships with humans, infectious diseases, and immunity. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Does not fulfill microbiology requirement for Biology major. There is an additional laboratory fee.

4 credits

Prepares health care professionals to apply knowledge of genetics to their work experiences. The course will cover Mendelian genetics as well as population genetics. Emphasis will be placed on knowledge of genetic testing, derivation of family pedigrees, and genetic defects and diseases. The course will also address the ethical dimensions of genetic testing and other genetic applications.

3 credits

Prerequisites: BIOL 111 or two semesters of Anatomy and Physiology

Introduces students to basic concepts in chemistry, including the nature of matter, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solutions, principles of organic chemistry, and the chemistry of the most important biomolecules. The course also introduces students to the proper use of basic laboratory equipment as well as basic laboratory techniques. Lab experiments are designed to provide the student with the tools to understand connections between theory and results found in the lab.

4 credits

This course is designed to strengthen the student's critical reading skills through close readings of texts on contemporary health care issues. This course is intended as an introductory professional genesis course for students entering the health professions and introduces the concepts of knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences as the basis for professional practice. Students will explore the evolution of the various disciplines in the health professions and models of professional socialization. Current issues and trends influencing the health care delivery system, such as increased use of technology, rising health care costs, and maintaining quality in health care agencies are among the topics of discussion. Students will be exposed to the use of select electronic data bases as information sources, as well as techniques of professional writing.

3 credits

This course provides the foundation for an understanding of the relationships of nutrition and diet therapy to optimum health. It includes physiological, psychosocial and cultural influences on nutritional status. Students will explore their own nutritional status and values as they relate to health and wellness.

3 credits

This course is designed to assist the student in applying knowledge from anatomy and physiology and developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences associated with pathophysiology. Emphasis is placed on cellular, organ, and tissue concepts as they relate to and influence health and illness.

3 credits

Pre/Corequisites: BIOL 121, BIOL 122, BIOL 130, CHEM 113, HPNU 110

This course is designed to assist the student in developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences related to drug therapy. Emphasis is placed on drug classification, mechanism of action, drug interactions, adverse reactions, and therapeutic response. The role and responsibilities of the nurse in relationship to drug therapy is highlighted. The student is expected to apply knowledge from previous courses in the health sciences.

3 credits

Pre/Corequisites: HPNU 210

This course is designed as an introduction to the concepts of knowledge, skills, values, meanings, experiences, and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice. Historical and contemporary issues in nursing are examined, including philosophical beliefs, nursing theory, legal responsibilities, contemporary nursing roles, cultural competence and bioethics. This course includes a practicum that introduces basic nursing technologies to beginning nursing students.

5 credits

Prerequisites: HPNU 110, HPNU 200, HPNU 210, HPNU 220

This course is designed to assist the student to develop and refine their clinical skills in the assessment of the individual's health by identifying common health deviations, at-risk behaviors, and altered findings through the use of appropriate knowledge, skills, and interview techniques. Health history taking methods, physical examination skills, health promotion techniques, clinical assessment tools, and the use of age related data instruments are the content foci for lectures and lab experiences.

3 credits

Prerequisites: HPNU 110, HPNU 200, HPNU 210, HPNU 220

Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care engages the student in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems and helps to determine accessibility, accountability, and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed and the effect this has on patient care; based on the student's findings, they will identify political factors that they may influence in a proactive response to quality patient outcomes.

Nursing Theory and Research focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice.

3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH 110, NURS 117, NURS 117L

Note: Students in the RN to BSN program must also have completed NURS 300 and MATH 110

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for nursing care of and for clients with psychiatric and mental health disorders. Using an integrative approach, course content is based on the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of behavioral disorders. Students have the opportunity to apply theory in practice situations that include both in-and outpatient hospital and community settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): All 200 level NURS and HPNU courses

Pre/Corequisite(s): NURS 360

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for nursing care the adult client. Course content includes a focus on the health promotion needs of young, middle-aged, and older adults, as well as psychosocial aspects related to health care. Using a physiological systems approach, classroom content will focus on fluid and electrolyte, pulmonary, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal disruptions. An integrated biological, psychological, socio-cultural, environmental, and spiritual approach to care of the client and his or her family will be employed. The clinical component will include peri-operative and acute patient care settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): All 200 level NURS and HPNU courses

This course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive clinical experience to integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, values, and meanings needed to transition to the role of novice professional. Based upon consultation with faculty and availability of site, students may select a specialty concentration.

3 credits (9 hours for clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 361, NURS 420, NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462

Corequisite(s): NURS 491

This course is designed to assist the student to synthesize the intersection of nursing care with leading people and managing organizations and systems. The course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery. Content discussions include delegation, working with large groups, communication and collaboration, cultural diversity, legal and ethical dilemmas, budget management, staff development, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer.

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): All 300-level NURS courses

Corequisite(s): N/A

The focus of this didactic and skills lab course is the development and acquisition of the technical/psychomotor skills required for nursing practice of newborn, pediatric, adolescent, and childbearing clients. Students will apply new and previously learned scientific principles to procedures required for the competent delivery of nursing care to those specific populations. Principles and methods of medication calculation and administration for the newborn, pediatric, and adolescent client are also integrated.

1 credit (3 hours for lab)

Prerequisites: NURS 217, NURS 217L, NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 361

Pre/Corequisites: NURS 460; NURS 461, NURS 462

This course is designed to prepare students for community/public health practice in a changing health care system. Students will apply the concepts of primary health care to the assessment, planning, and delivery of care to diverse families. Factors influencing the primary health care of communities and the impact of globalization, politics, socioeconomics, and environmental factors on the health vulnerability and resiliency of communities are examined. Clinical experience will take place in a variety of community settings.

5 credits (3 hours for lecture; 6 hours for clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 350, NURS 360, NURS 361

A guide to the basic components preparing nurses to provide health care under disaster conditions and to respond effectively in emergency situations. The student will be introduced to the principles of disaster preparedness and management, the common tasks consistent across all disaster responses, the key components of a disaster preparedness plan, health care systems frameworks for disaster response, impact of disasters, legal and ethical issues, and types of disasters and their causes.

3 credits

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for comprehensive nursing care of the adult client with complex, multi-system, medical/surgical disruptions. Using a physiological systems approach, classroom content will focus on the provision of care for clients with neurological, hepatic, integumentary, infectious, and reproductive disorders. An integrated biological, psychological, sociocultural, environmental, and spiritual approach to care of the client and his or her family will be employed. The clinical component will include the opportunities for working with multiple and/or high acuity clients in an acute care setting.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 361

Corequisite(s): NURS 417

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for comprehensive nursing care of the pediatric and adolescent client. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on child developmental stages and health promotion strategies for the child and family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the family unit are explored. Clinical experiences include in-patient and community settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 2 credits for 6 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite(s): NURS 417

Pre/Corequisite: NURS 460

Corequisite(s): NURS 462

This theory and clinical course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences necessary for providing comprehensive nursing care for women, newborns, and their families during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on family developmental stages, family assessment and health promotion strategies for the family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the childbearing family unit are explored. Clinical experiences include acute care and community settings.

5 credits (3 credits for 3 hours of lecture per week; 1 credit for 3 hours of clinical)

Prerequisite: NURS 417

Pre/Corequisite: NURS 460

Corequisite: NURS 461

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX RN). Content includes information for registering to take the exam; test taking strategies and developing a study plan for review of core nursing content. Students will take a mock NCLEX RN exam.

1 credit

Prerequisites: All 300-level NURS courses, NURS 417, NURS 420, NURS 460, NURS 461, NURS 462

Corequisites: NURS 401, NURS 410, NURS 430

This course provides a forum for exploring contemporary issues affecting nursing and the profession. Topics will vary from semester to semester to accommodate cultural, social, economic, scientific, ethical and legal changes to the practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care.

3 credits