Nursing (Traditional Option)
Academic Plans
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BSN Transfer - Spring Start (2022)
Courses
NUR 111: Nursing Foundations I
Credits 1This course introduces students to the foundation for professional practice. Students define their philosophical beliefs about nursing while examining the nurses’ role within the context of the health care delivery system. The beginning concepts of professional communication, legal and ethical aspects of health care, nursing process, clinical judgment, and safety are explored. This knowledge enables students to begin the process of socialization into nursing.
NUR 125: Nutrition
Credits 1This course provides a foundation of the basic principles of nutrition. Introduced within the course will be the interrelationship amongst nutrition, food, and the environment and the related impact this has on health. Topics include the basics of nutrition, macronutrients, micronutrients, phytonutrients, and wellness along with the impact they have on health promotion and maintenance, disease and injury prevention, and illness management.
NUR 212: Nursing Foundations II
Credits 3This course introduces students to fundamental concepts and skills related to professional nursing practice. Nursing process and clinical judgment are utilized to design care for patients with common health alterations. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication and competencies related to quality and safety in the provision of patient care. These concepts and skills are presented in the classroom and applied in the lab setting.
NUR 213: Nursing Foundations III
Credits 2This course introduces students to advanced concepts and skills related to professional nursing practice. Nursing process and clinical judgment are utilized to design care for patients with common health alterations. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication and competencies related to quality and safety in the provision of patient care. These concepts and skills are presented in the classroom and applied in the lab setting.
NUR 215: Health Assessment in Nursing
Credits 3This course provides students with a framework for conducting comprehensive history and physical assessments of the healthy adult. Emphasis is placed on developing health assessment skills and communication strategies. Students will be introduced to variations related to different ethnicities. Critical thinking skills are developed as students learn to collect, organize, analyze, and document subjective and objective findings.
NUR 220C: Foundations Clinical
Credits 2This clinical course focuses on the development of professional nursing roles with an emphasis on effective communication, health assessment, health promotion and maintenance, quality, and safety in the provision of client care. Students will develop foundational nursing skills in a clinical and/or community setting.
NUR 222: Pathophysiology
Credits 3This course provides students the foundation to achieve an understanding of pathophysiology associated with diminished health states. Prior knowledge of anatomy and physiology is integrated into the principles of health alterations for selected disease and injury processes. Students begin to acquire critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills as a basis for developing clinical judgment in the care of adult patients with diverse healthcare needs.
NUR 231: Pharmacology I
Credits 2This course introduces students to the basic principles of pharmacology in nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role and responsibilities in relation to medication administration. Students develop foundational knowledge about major drug classifications using a structured, systematic approach that includes general principles of drug activity, major actions, therapeutic effects, adverse reactions, nursing implications, evaluation, and patient teaching. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors in drug therapy are examined in relation to the major body systems and management of patient health. Legal, ethical, and lifespan considerations are discussed.
NUR 232: Pharmacology II
Credits 2This course continues to build on the application of pharmacology in nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role and responsibilities in relation to medication administration. Students develop foundational knowledge about major drug classifications using a structured, systematic approach that includes general principles of drug activity, major actions, therapeutic effects, adverse reactions, nursing implications, evaluation, and patient teaching. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors in drug therapy are examined in relation to the major body systems and management of patient health. Legal, ethical, and lifespan considerations are discussed.
NUR 252: Healthy Aging
Credits 1This course prepares students to understand nursing practice in caring for healthy older adults. Emphasis is placed on exploring the expected physical, psychological, and social changes of aging. Students will apply best care practices in promoting optimal health and holistic care to prevent illness and maximize function.
NUR 331: Adult Nursing Care I
Credits 3This course provides students with the foundation for nursing care of adults with respiratory, cardiovascular, renal disorders, and related fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Concepts in basic electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretations and nursing implications are discussed. Clinical reasoning and judgment are integrated into the principles of health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and illness and injury management of adult patients in diverse healthcare settings.
NUR 332: Adult Nursing Care II
Credits 3This course provides students with the foundation for nursing care of adults with endocrine, immune, musculoskeletal, neurological disorders, and related fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Clinical reasoning and judgment are integrated into the principles of health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and illness and injury management of adult patients in diverse healthcare settings.
NUR 333: Adult Nursing Care III
Credits 3This course provides students with the foundation for nursing care of adults with gastrointestinal, cancer, reproductive, eyes/ears/nose/throat, skin disorders, and related fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Concepts of perioperative nursing care are discussed. Clinical reasoning and judgment are integrated into the principles of health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and illness and injury management of adult patients in diverse healthcare settings.
NUR 357: Evidence-Based Practice Concepts
Credits 3This course introduces students to evidence-based practice (EBP) and quality improvement processes. Emphasis is placed on the appraisal of evidence to prepare students for the provision of care based on current knowledge, theory, and research.
NUR 362: Mental Health Nursing
Credits 2This course prepares students to provide safe, effective, and holistic nursing care to clients with psychiatric and mental health disorders across the lifespan and throughout diverse health care settings. Student learning focuses on the use of therapeutic communication techniques, motivational interviewing methods, therapeutic use of self when providing nursing care, and collaboration with the intra- and interprofessional health care teams and partnerships.
NUR 422C: Community and Public Health Clinical
Credits 2This clinical course provides students with the opportunity to care for clients within community and public health settings. Students work with an intra- and interdisciplinary team to address the unique healthcare needs of individuals, families, communities, and vulnerable populations. Students practice health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and illness and injury management.
NUR 429: Equity and Diversity in Nursing
Credits 2This course focuses on the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare. Issues of health disparities, social determinants of health, and population needs are explored. Implications for nursing practice and health policy are analyzed.
NUR 431C: Adult Clinical I
Credits 2This course provides students opportunities to apply nursing knowledge and skills while caring for adult patients in the clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on clinical judgment in the delivery of evidence-based person-centered care, effective communication, and patient education.
NUR 432C: Adult Clinical II
Credits 2This course provides students opportunities to apply nursing knowledge and skills while caring for adult patients in the clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on clinical judgment, time management, and delegation in the delivery of evidence-based person-centered care.
NUR 434: Gerontological Nursing
Credits 2This course identifies the complexities of aging providing students with an understanding of evidence-based gerontological nursing care. Chronic physical, mental, and neurodegenerative disorders common in later life, changes in living environments, family issues, and death and dying are explored. While physical health issues are addressed, facilitating the process for clients to maintain the highest quality of life is a major emphasis.
NUR 440: Critical Care Nursing
Credits 3This course provides students with the basis for collaborative care of patients and their families encountering complex health issues. Students will enhance clinical judgment skills specific to the management of critically ill patients.
NUR 443: Pediatrics
Credits 2This course provides students with the basis for the collaborative care of patients and their families from infancy through adolescence. The nurse’s role in health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and illness and injury management is explored. A population focused approach is integrated throughout the course.
NUR 446: Maternity
Credits 2This course provides students with the basis for the collaborative care of women, infants, and their families from preconception through postpartum. Emphasis is placed on promoting wellness through teaching and family-centered care.
NUR 448: Nursing Leadership
Credits 3This course focuses on the changing roles of the professional nurse in complex and diverse healthcare systems. Theories of leadership, management, as well as social, political, and economic forces are examined. Emphasis is on interprofessional partnerships, quality, safety, and the legal and ethical implications of the role of the professional nurse. Current healthcare trends and issues are analyzed within the context of system based practice.
NUR 460: Transition in Nursing Practice
Credits 2This course provides students with opportunities to gain knowledge and skills necessary to transition from student to professional nursing practice and assists with preparation for the national licensure examination for registered nurses. Concepts related to the role of the nurse as a member of the profession, provider of patient-centered care, patient advocate, and member of the healthcare team will be explored. Emphasis is placed on clinical judgment when caring for complex clients.
NUR 461: Specialty Nursing Simulation
Credits 2This course provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge, skills and abilities related to specialty nursing practice areas in a simulated environment. Students enhance their communication, teamwork, and inter-disciplinary collaboration skills while developing clinical judgment and their ability to deliver quality care.
NUR 462C: Specialty Clinical
Credits 1This clinical course provides students with the opportunity to care for patients within specialty populations while working with intra- and interdisciplinary health care teams. Students further develop clinical judgment and professional communication skills. Emphasis is placed on the diverse health care needs of specialty populations.
NUR 464: Public & Community Health Nursing
Credits 3The focus of this course is on individuals, families, communities, and systems. The nursing role is expanded with emphasis on health promotion, disease and injury prevention, illness, and injury management, facilitated by health teaching and appropriate use of community resources. Students will further develop knowledge about vulnerable populations, health equity and the social determinants of health. Students explore the economic and political factors that affect health care. Critical thinking is used to address current evidence-based practice and epidemiological processes.
NUR 468C: Population Health Clinical
Credits 2This clinical course provides students with the opportunity to care for clients within community and public health settings. Students work with an interprofessional team to address the unique health care needs of individuals, families, communities, and vulnerable populations. Students practice health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and illness and injury management.
NUR 485C: Capstone Clinical
Credits 2This clinical will include experiences similar to those that students will encounter as a newly prepared professional nurse. Students will work with a nurse preceptor in diverse clinical settings, allowing them the opportunity to synthesize professional nursing concepts, engage in collaboration, delegation, and coordination of care as part of the intra- and interdisciplinary team.