300

NRS 306 Professional Practice: Population Health and Wellness

Students in this course learn to use health promotion and prevention strategies in nursing practice to promote holistic health and wellness across the lifespan. Emphasis is on assessment, safety, and lifestyle management across the lifespan. This course includes 180 hours of combined on-campus and off-campus clinical experiences.  Fee: $110

4

Prerequisites

NRS 204, NRS 206, NRS 207

Corequisites

NRS 307, NRS 316, NRS 325

NRS 307 Clinical Reasoning Seminar: Population Health and Wellness

Students in this seminar course will have the opportunity to synthesize didactic and clinical learning. Students are introduced to the concepts of clinical reasoning based on nursing research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. These concepts are explored for the influence they have in clinical decision making in health and wellness settings of nursing practice.

3

Prerequisites

NRS 204, NRS 206, NRS 207

Corequisites

NRS 306, NRS 316, NRS 325

NRS 308 Professional Practice: Acute Illness Management

Students in this course learn to manage care of diverse patients with acute illness across the lifespan. Emphasis is on application, interpretation of client information, prioritization, and recognition of acute alterations of health status. This course includes 180 hours of combined on-campus and off-campus clinical experiences. Fee: $60

4

Prerequisites

NRS 306, NRS 307, NRS 316, NRS 325

Corequisites

NRS 309, NRS 317, NRS 326

NRS 309 Clinical Reasoning Seminar: Acute Illness Management

Students in this seminar course will have the opportunity to synthesize didactic and clinical learning. Students are introduced to the concepts of clinical reasoning based on nursing research, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. These concepts are explored for the influence they have in clinical decision making in acute care settings of nursing practice. Fee: $30

3

Prerequisites

NRS 306, NRS 307, NRS 316, NRS 325

Corequisites

NRS 308, NRS 317, NRS 326

NRS 316 Population Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Students learn management of patients and families across the lifespan with a focus on the principles of health and wellness promotion and disease prevention. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis, client education, client health trajectory, and levels of prevention. Fee: $110

3

Prerequisites

NRS 204, NRS 206, NRS 207

Corequisites

NRS 306, NRS 307, NRS 325

NRS 317 Acute Illness Management Across the Lifespan

Students learn management of patients and families across the lifespan with a focus on the principles of acute illness management and acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses. Emphasis is on assessment, analysis, education, client health trajectory, and levels of prevention. Fee: $360

3

Prerequisites

NRS 306, NRS 307, NRS 316, NRS 325

Corequisites

NRS 308, NRS 309, NRS 326

NRS 325 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I

Students examine the functional changes that accompany abnormal physiological states, and principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. Topics include disease theory, genetics, genomics, and environmental adaptations to promote health and wellness for individuals and population. This introductory course provides a foundation for application to nursing practice.

3

Prerequisites

BIO 205, BIO 359, BIO 379, BIO 305, BIO 365, BIO 306, BIO 366

NRS 326 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II

Students examine the functional changes that accompany abnormal physiological states, and principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. Topics include disease theory, genetics, genomics and environmental adaptations to promote health and wellness for individuals and populations. This advanced course provides enhanced opportunities for critical thinking in nursing practice.

3

Prerequisites

NRS 325