NURS - Nursing

This academic success course introduces the student to expectations and strategies to be successful in a nursing program. Emphasis is on student behaviors, stress management, communication, time management, study strategies, and test-taking skills required to improve student outcomes. Prerequisites include courses required for admission to the School of Nursing. Co-requisites: NURS 2350 and NURS 2460.

This course focuses on the skills needed to conduct a comprehensive health assessment across the lifespan, including the physical, psychological, spiritual, social, functional and environmental aspects of health. Effective communication, assessment, and documentation will be practiced in a simulated laboratory setting. Emphasis is placed on the health continuum and the client focus includes individuals, families, and populations. Prerequisites include courses required for admission to the School of Nursing. Co-requisites: NURS 2350 and NURS 2460.

This course provides a foundation for the student in basic nursing interventions integral to providing effective nursing care. Emphasis is placed on application of theory to practice in both simulated laboratory and clinical settings. The clinical component of this course focuses on the wellness aspect of the health continuum and the patient focus includes individual, families, and populations. Prerequisites include courses required for admission to the School of Nursing. Co-requisites: NURS 2350 and NURS 2460.

This concept-based course is an overview of the role of the nurse as a health professional. The focus is on nurse collaboration within interdisciplinary healthcare settings. The patient focus includes individuals, families, and population. Prerequisites: NURS .2150, 2350, and 2460. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3210, 3320, and 3620.

This concept-based course provides an introduction to population focused care. The emphasis is on prevention of disease, injury and premature death. Nursing care for individuals, families, populations across the lifespan and in diverse settings is explored. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, and 2460. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3200, 3320, and 3620.

This concept-based course highlights the major drug classifications and the nursing role in the management of medication administration. Information regarding core drug knowledge, patient variables and assessment in drug therapy will be discussed. The course content provides the foundation of basic pharmacology necessary for nursing practice. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3210, 3200, 3320, and 3620. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3321, 3325, and 3621.

Concepts from prerequisite science courses will be built upon in discussions of disease processes. This is the first of two courses that correspond to nursing care provided in the delivery of care to patients across the lifespan. Factors that contribute to altered physiological functioning of selected body systems and interrelationships among selected pathophysiological processes are explored. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, and 2460. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3210, 3200, and 3620.

Concepts from prerequisite science courses will be built upon in discussions of disease processes. This is the second of two courses that correspond to concepts of nursing care to patients across the lifespan. Factors that contribute to altered physiological functioning of selected body systems and interrelationships among selected pathophysiological processes are more complex and expanded. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3210, 3200, 3320, and 3620. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3315, 3325, and 3621.

The purpose of this concept-based course are to investigate the research process and to critique nursing research studies. The focus is on identification of best practices and the impact of findings on nursing practice. Prerequisite: Quantitative Reasoning (Statistics) NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3210, 3200, 3320, and 3620. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3315, 3321, and 3621.

This concept-based clinical course concentrates on the application of the nursing process in the continuum of care of wellness to acute illness. Students will provide nursing care, patient education, and health promotion to patients across the lifespan in a variety of settings. The patient focus include individuals, families and populations. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, and 2460. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3210, 3200, and 3320.

This concept-based clinical course concentrates on the application of the nursing process for patients with complex concept based health interruptions. Emphasis is on the impact of major diseases across the lifespan in select healthcare settings. Comprehensive nursing care for patients with a wide range of disorders will be addressed as well as the need for patient teaching and continuity of care as the patient returns to the community. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3210, 3200, 3320, and 3620. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3315, 3321, and 3325.

Students must demonstrate readiness for the National Council Licensure Examination – RN (NCLEX-RN) for successful completion of this course. Standardized comprehensive exit exams are taken in this course during the students’ last semester. The ATI Comprehensive Predictor, HESI I, HESI II, HESI III, and HESI IV exit exams test the breadth and depth of a student’s knowledge base within the scope of practice of the BSN graduate nurse. The course is graded on a “Credit/No Credit” option. A grade of “Credit” is required to graduate from the BSN program within the School of Nursing.  The course will be offered each semester including May minimester and summer I and summer II.

This seminar course will identify and explore current trends and issues related to health care in the United States. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3210,,3200,,3315, 3320, 3321, 3325, 3620, 3621, 4240, 4310, 4410, and 4620. Concurrent enrollment in NURS 4330, 4000, and 4700.

This course builds upon the biophysical concepts exemplified through previous pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy courses. Students examine increasingly complex pathophysiological processes occurring across the lifespan and explore the interrelatedness of the pathophysiologic process to the body’s function as a whole. Critical pharmacotherapies utilized to affect positive change in the identified pathophysiological processes are investigated from a nursing perspective. Prerequisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3200, 3210, 3620, ,3320, 3325, 3621, and 3321.  Co-requisites: Concurrent enrollment in NURS 4310, 4410, and 4620.

This course will explore healthcare systems as well as current and emerging health issues on local, state, national, and international levels. Influencing factors such as economics, policy, and nursing roles will be addressed. Pr-requisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3200, 3210, 3620, 3320, 3325, 3621, and 3321.Co-requisites: NURS 4240,4620, 4410.

This course will assist students in the integration of theory and practice as they approach the completion of the nursing major and transition into the role of professional nurse. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis of previous coursework and knowledge as students prepare for the role of an entry-level professional nurse. Pre-requisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3200, 3210, 3620,,3315, 3320, 3325, 3621, 3321, 4620, 4310, 4410, and 4240. Co-requisites: NURS 4230, 4700, and 4000.

This course examines theories and strategies from various disciplines for the management of patient care delivery. The context ranges from community based practice to large integrated healthcare delivery systems. Resource allocation for patient populations and systems will be evaluated within an interprofessional context from both financial and leadership perspectives. Pre-requisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3200, 3210, 3620, 3320, 3325, 3621, and 3321. Co-requisites: NURS 4240, 4310 and 4620.

Explores nursing health promotion strategies to facilitate individual, group, and community health and wellness across the lifespan. The development of disease states and methods to prevent or decrease risk factors will be discussed. The course will focus on developing skills in problem-solving, clinical judgment, critical thinking so that students may function as a beginning member of the healthcare team in the provision of interdisciplinary care for a variety of patient situations. Emphasis is on the role of the professional nurse in planning and implementing effective teaching and interventional behaviors. Pr-requisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3200, 3210, 3620, 3320, 3325, 3621, and 3321. Co-requisites: NURS 4240, 4310 and 4410.

This course is a culminating experience in which students are expected to synthesize concepts and processes studied through a liberal arts foundation and the nursing curriculum. Through integration of knowledge, skills and experiential learning, students will demonstrate critical thinking, effective communication, clinical competence, scholarly work and professionalism appropriate for entry level BSN practice. Pr-requisites: NURS 2150, 2350, 2460, 3200, 3210, 3620,3315, 3320, 3325, 3621, 3321, 4620, 4310, 4410, and 4240. Co-requisites: NURS 4230, 4330, and 4000.