This introductory course will assist nursing students to learn strategies for creating greater academic, professional, and personal success. Specific attention will be given to exploring the profession of nursing, goal setting and time management, critical thinking, text reading and note taking skills, and studying and test taking techniques.
Pre-Requisite: Restricted to Nursing Majors
This introductory course will assist nursing students to learn strategies for creating greater academic, professional, and personal success. Specific attention will be given to exploring the profession of nursing, goal seting and time management, critical thinking, text reading and note taking skills, and studying and test taking techniques. In addition, consideration will be given to written and oral preentation strategie, communicating wth others, library use and research techniques, wellness and stress management, personal finances, and campus resources.
Pre-Req: Nursing students only, Freshman level
This course enables students to begin their basic knowledge of nursing. The course provides an organizing framework, based on Gordon's functional health patterns, that is strictly nursing. Therapeutic nursing interventions are incorporated into the more detailed discussion of each of the functional health patterns. A separate laboratory component is included for demonstration and practice of nursing interventions. At the conclusion of this course students will demonstrate competency in performing basic nursing intervention for individuals in a clinical setting.
Pre-Requisite: Nursing Majors, Sophomore level; and Co-Req: 33.210L Nursing Fundamentals Lab, and 33.312 Concepts Prof Nsg
This course focuses on the research process, examples of knowledge derived from health research, and the application of this knowledge. Health care research interests and methodology of various disciplines are examined. This course can be taken prior to but no later than the fifth semester.
Pre-Req: Nursing Majors only; Undeclared Health students wanting Nursing as a major, may request Instructor Permission.
Academic Plan Nursing (BS); RN's only
This course is designated as a transition course for registered nurse students pursuing a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing. This course aims to refine critical thinking skills and analyze nursing's unique contribution to health care. Consideration is given to the interrelationships of theory, research, and practice. Special emphasis is placed on the concepts of health promotion and risk reduction as they relate to individuals and families who are at risk for or experiencing health problems. This course includes a practicum component that focuses on the development of interventions to promote the health of individuals and families at risk.
Academic Plan Nursing (BS); RN's only
This course is designed as a transition course for registered nurse students pursuing a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing. It introduces the theory and research related to the concepts of health/ promotion and risk reduction. These concepts are presented as essential components of professional nursing practice. This course includes a clinical practicum which focuses on the development of interventions to promote the health of individuals and families. This course aims to refine critical thinking skills and analyze nursing's unique contribution to health care. Consideration is given to the interrelationships of theory, research and practice.
Academic Plan Nursing (BS); RN's only
This course focuses on health promotion and risk reduction with individuals and young families who are responding to potential or actual physical and psychosocial health problmes. Content is centered on holistic nursing care from a lfespan perspective beginning in pregnancy and ending with adolescence.
Restricted to Juniors or Higher Level Nursing Majors
This community-based clinical course is focused on health promotion of young families including childbearing women, infants, children, and adolescents. A portion of the clinical experience consists of establishing a relationship by the student with a family. first four semesters of nursing curriculum.
Restricted to Juniors or Higher Level Nursing Majors
Nursing as a health profession is introduced in this foundation course. The concepts of health promotion, communication, critical thinking, culture, nursing theory and research, and therapeutic nursing interventions are presented. Within the context of the American Nurses' Association Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice, standards of professional performance are introduced and standards of care are emphasized. First four semesters of nursing curriculum.
Pre-Req: Nursing majors, Sophomore level; Co-Req: 33.210 Nursing Fundamentals, and 33.210L Nursing Fundamentals Lab
Nursing as a health profession is introduced in this foundation course. The concepts of health promotion, communication, critical thinking, culture, nursing theory and research, and therapeutic nursing interventions are presented. Within the context of the American Nurses' Association Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice, standards of professional performance are introduced and standards of care are emphasized. First four semesters of nursing curriculum.
Co-Req: 33.313L Nursing Assessment &Skills Lab
This course focuses on health promotion and risk reduction with adults and their families who are responding to potential or actual physical and psychosocial health problems. Content is centered on holistic nursing care throughout the adult lifespan.
In this clinical course, students provide nursing care to adult clients and their families. The focus is the development of specifically tailored therapeutic interventions to promote the health of these clients and assist with potential or actual health problems.
This seminar provides the opportunity for students to analyze in-depth health care experiences with families. Students apply principles of health promotion during home visits to assigned families. Characteristics of diverse families are compared and contrasted.
This course combines pathophysiology the study of dynamic aspects of disease processes, with pharmacology the study of drugs prescribed to prevent, diagnose, cure or care for disease processes. The nursing focus highlights major health problems across the lifespan. Content includes etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, implications for treatment and pharmacological management.
Co-Req: 33.314 Health Promotion Fam II and 33.315 Hlth Prom Fam Practicum II and 33.316 Family Seminar and 33.319 Pathophysiology
Restricted to Juniors or Higher Level Nursing Majors
In this course we will discuss the dynamic aspects of the disease processes. The pathophysiologic basis of signs and symptoms of diseases which are created by alterations in cellular dynamics, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, immunological changes, cancer and inflammatory processes. We will also discuss specific diseases related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neuorologic, intestinal, endocrine, musculoskeletal and integumentary systems. Another focus in the course is the influence
of environment and how it relates to health promotion throughout a persons life.
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Co-Req: 33.314 Health Promotion Fam II and 33.315 Hlth Prom Fam Practicum II and 33.316 Family Seminar and 33.318 Pharmacology
Independent Study on a topic chosen by the student and agreed on by the faculty member.
Independent Studies
Nursing 300 level elective
This course addresses the nuring care of individuals with common acute and life threatening illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attenton is paid to nursing care of clients with increasing complexity and acuity levels.
Co-Req: 33.411 Nsg Acute Care Practicum and 33.412 Com Hlth & Health Policy
In this clinical course, students provide nursing care to individuals with common acute and life threatening illnesses. The focus is the development of specifically tailored therapeutic interventions in providing care to clients across the lifespan.
Co-Req: 33.410 Nsg Acute Care and 33.411 Nsg Acute Care Practicum
This course analyzes the development of policy and its impact on the health of populations. Students apply epidemiology and community health science to population-based nursing practice.
Co-Req: 33.410 Nsg Acute Care and 33.411 Nsg Acute Care Practicum
This capstone course focuses on the transition to the professional nursing role. Content includes professional issues, trends, and leadership and management principles that impact on nursing practice. Students analyze nursing practice in relation to the standards of professional performance.
Co-Req: 33.414 Role Practicum and 33.415 Community Project
During this clinical experience, students work collaboratively with nurse preceptors and other members of the health care team. Students become increasingly self-directed in carrying out the professional nursing role.
Co-Req: 33.413 Role Transition and 33.415 Community Project
The student applies standards of nursing practice with community as client. The project involves a community assessment and participation in the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of a community health intervention.
Pre-Req: 33.412 Com Hlth & Health Policy, 33.413 Role Transition, and 33.414 Role Practicum
This course examines the comples interaction between human health and the environment with special emphasis on vulnerable populations.
