NUR - Nursing

Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Major or permission of the instructor. Completion of BIOL 104, BIOL 204, CHEM 100 (or CHEM 101), PSY 101. 

The course teaches the student the basic principles of the nursing profession that are foundational to providing safe and competent client care. Topics include an introduction to nursing, professionalism, leadership, systems-based practice, information technology, communication, teamwork and collaboration, safety, quality improvement, evidence-based practice and client centered care.  Lecture will enable students to achieve course outcomes.

Prerequisite: Admission to BSN program and BIOL 104, BIOL 204, CHEM 100 or CHEM 101, and PSY 101. This course teaches the student the basic nursing concepts, skills, and professional behaviors necessary to provide safe and competent patient care. Lecture, skills lab, clinical simulations, and clinical experiences will enable students to achieve course outcomes.

Prerequisite: Admission to BSN program and NUR 201, NUR 303 and BIOL 232. The course builds on foundational sciences and enhances the student's comprehension of the scientific concepts of selected pathophysiologic conditions and the related pharmacologic interventions. Emphasis is placed on commonly occurring acute and chronic illnesses, therapeutic interventions, and nursing implications. Major classes of drugs that are used to treat these illnesses and support of organ and system function are explored.

Prerequisite: NUR 201, NUR 203, and NUR 303. This course will provide the beginning nursing student with opportunities to develop the competencies necessary to meet the needs of adults in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process.

* Students who entered Level 2 of major in Fall 2019 or prior should refer to 2019-2020 academic catalog course description. 

Prerequisite: NUR 201 or permission of instructor. May fulfill the Hood Global Perspectives core requirement.This course is designed to provide a global learning experience related to health care and/or nursing. Students can learn about the history, resources, delivery and outcomes of the health care system and nursing outside of the U.S.

Prerequisites: Admission to the BSN program and BIOL 104, BIOL 204, CHEM 100 or CHEM 101, and PSY 101. This course is designed to help the student compile a complete and comprehensive database to establish the health status on an adult through history taking, physical assessment and documentation. Course content will reflect a holistic approach to assessing health status, a three-generational pedigree, development status, and health promotion. Effective communication, assessment and documentation will be practiced in the laboratory setting.

Prerequisite: NUR 305 or permission of instructor. This course introduces the student to information technology and its applications in health care. The foundations of information management will be investigated. Regulatory requirements, legal and ethical issues, and privacy and confidentiality issues will be examined. Finally, the students will explore the future of technology in health care.

Prerequisite: NUR 205. The course expands on nursing knowledge acquired in Adult Health I and focuses on care of the adult in acute care setting with severe episodic illness, complications of chronic illness and clients with multiple comorbidities. Students will use the nursing process to care for patients experiencing major health problems related to alterations in selected body systems.

* Students who entered Level 2 of major in Fall 2019 or prior should refer to 2019-2020 academic catalog course description. 

Prerequisite: NUR 203 and NUR 205. This course utilizes theories and concepts related to human behavior and alterations in human behavior. Using a holistic nursing approach, emphasis is on communication skills, self-awareness, and therapeutic use of self in selected settings.

Prerequisite: NUR 305. This course focuses on research-based evidence in the nursing care of children and childrearing families. Content will include the biopsychosocial and developmental needs of the well child, the special needs child, and the child experiencing acute and chronic illness.

* Students who entered Level 2 of major in Fall 2019 or prior should refer to 2019-2020 academic catalog course description. 

Prerequisite: NUR 305. This course introduces students to theory and principles relevant to contemporary health care for women and families during the reproductive years of the life cycle. Course content will include normal and abnormal physical, psycho-social, developmental, and ethical concerns of the mother and fetus during, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and the inter-conceptual period. Students will be introduced to maternity nursing and apply the theoretical constructs and evidence-based care during a practicum experience.

* Students who entered Level 2 of major in Fall 2019 or prior should refer to 2019-2020 academic catalog course description. 

Prerequisite: NUR 405 or permission of the instructor. This course introduces students to government health care policies, regulatory agencies, managed care, and health care finance from the perspective of nursing practice. The student will examine socio-cultural issues, economic, legal, ethical and political factors influencing the provision of health care.

Prerequisite: NUR 205. End of life issues including communication patterns, anticipatory grief, dying trajectories, and awareness contexts will be discussed. This class is designed for nursing and social work students who want to work with the seriously ill and their families.

Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. Reading and/or research in a selected topic in nursing.

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members.

Prerequisite: NUR 307 and NUR 308 or permission of the instructor. Introduces scientific inquiry. Discusses specific elements of the research process including problem identification, literature review, variables, research design, sampling concepts, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation. Students gain experience in research dissemination, critique, and application through a translational project.

Prerequisite: NUR 307 and 308 or permission of the instructor. This course examines the provision of public health with the goal of promoting and preserving the health of communities. Students will examine health care in the context of local, state, national, and global resources and issues. Clinical experience as a component of public health education is required.

Prerequisite: NUR 401, NUR 403, and NUR 405. This course examines managerial and leadership concepts, issues, roles and functions as applied to the role of the professional nurse in various healthcare settings.

Prerequisite: NUR 307 and NUR 308 or permission of the instructor. This course expands on nursing knowledge acquired in Adult Health I/Adult Health II, and focuses on care of the adult in acute care settings challenged with complex and often critical illnesses. Students will use the nursing process to care for patients experiencing complex/critical health problems related to alterations in selected body systems.

Prerequisite: NUR 404 or permission of the instructor. This course will help students synthesize previous concepts and knowledge as they transition to the role of an entry-level professional nurse. Students will demonstrate critical thinking in the development and implementation of comprehensive plans of care through advocacy, collaboration, and evidence-based practice. Students will prepare for the NCLEX licensure examination through purchase of a specified NCLEX Review product used during the course.