NUR - Nursing

Prerequisite: Admission to BSN program and BIOL 104, BIOL 204, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 100 or CHEM 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. Five credits which include forty-five hours of lecture and ninety hours of skills lab and clinical experiences.

Prerequisites: Admission to the BSN program and BIOL 104, BIOL 204, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 100 or CHEM 101. Lab fee. This lab based course will provide the student with the skills to complete accurate dosage calculations of drugs and solutions and to safely administer prepared medications via different routes. This one credit course is equal to three hours of lab. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Prerequisite: Admission to BSN program and completion of NUR 201, NUR 202 and NUR 303 or permission of the instructor. This course introduces the student to the principles and application of pharmacology within the context the nursing process. Indications for use, mechanism of action, effects, contraindications, and interactions for selected drugs and drug classes is explored. Emphasis is placed on the nursing role with respect to administration and monitoring of drug therapy.

Prerequisite: NUR 201, NUR 202 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 will learn the concepts and theories basic to the art and science of nursing with an emphasis on being part of a healthcare team.

Prerequisite: Open to students admitted to the nursing program with sophomore standing. This course is designed to provide a global learning experience related to health care and/or nursing. For the scheduled 2019 trip, students can learn about the history, resources, delivery and outcomes of the health care system and nursing outside of the U.S.

Prerequisite: Admission to BSN program or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on introducing the student to nursing history and developing an understanding of the nursing profession through examination of philosophy and theory. Responsibilities of the professional nurse will be examined with respect to theory application and historical perspectives.

Prerequisites: Admission to the BSN program and BIOL 104, BIOL 204, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 100 or CHEM 101. This course is designed to assist 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: Admission to the BSN program or permission of the 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 or permission of the instructor. The course expands on nursing knowledge acquired in Adult Health I and focuses on care of the adult in acute care settings challenged with stable, acute illnesses. Students will use the nursing process to care for patients experiencing major health problems related to alterations in selected body systems.

Prerequisite: NUR 305 or permission of the instructor. 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. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to mental health promotion in a global perspective through Joining Forces. Clinical experiences will concentrate on QSEN core competencies and behavioral critieria.

Prerequisite: NUR 205 or permission of the instructor. 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. Clinical experiences will include both well children and children with health care needs.

Prerequisite: NUR 205 or permission of the instructor. 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.

Prerequisite: Open to students with senior standing in the nursing major 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.

Prerequisite: Open to students with senior standing in the nursing major 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: Open to those students with senior standing in the Nursing major 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 303 This course examines managerial and leadership concepts, issues, roles and functions as applied to the role of the professional nurse in various healthcare settings. Students will have an opportunity to apply content in a clinical setting of choice.

Prerequisite: NUR 305 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.