4000

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.