NUR 3106 BASICS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Four hours. Corequisites: NUR3107 and NUR3205.This course prepares the student to collect and document data accurately as required for a basic health assessment of patients across the life span. It includes a skills laboratory component.
NUR 3107 APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
Two hours. Corequisites: NUR3106 and NUR3205. This course presents current concepts of pharmacology including basic principles of drug action, interaction, and adverse effects. Routes of administration are discussed. Content will be presented using a structured, systematic approach to body systems and drug classifications. Legal, cultural and life span considerations will be included as they apply to the nurse’s role in drug therapy.
NUR 3108 APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION
Four hours. Prerequisite: NUR3205. Students are prepared to apply fundamental principles of human nutrition in the selection of a healthy diet across the lifespan. The impact of nutrition upon health, illness and healing, cultural and global issues, and health care practice are examined.
NUR 3203 MATERNAL/CHILD NURSING CARE
Six hours. Prerequisite: NUR 3205. Corequisites: NUR3108 and NUR3305. Nursing concepts are presented related to the delivery of nursing care for the childbearing/ childrearing family and children from infancy through adolescence. Principles of growth and development are applied as the student provides health teaching and nursing care directed toward promoting, maintaining, and restoring health or providing end-of-life care that respects cultural and ethnic beliefs for women, infants, and children.
NUR 3205 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
Eight hours. Corequisites: NUR3106 and NUR3107. Students are introduced to the scientific basis for nursing practice and the safe care of patients with diverse needs. Nursing skills are simulated and practiced in the clinical skills laboratory prior to performing in the clinical setting. Emphasis is on the promotion of the health, function and wellness of individuals, families and groups across the lifespan.
NUR 3305 ADULT HEALTH NURSING CARE I
Six hours. Prerequisite: NUR 3205. Concepts from behavioral, biological and natural sciences are integrated as knowledge of physical and psychological symptoms related to disease and treatment is advanced. In the clinical area, emphasis is placed on health teaching and the safe implementation of therapeutic nursing interventions for adults who are experiencing acute alterations in health. Nursing students apply current evidence in practice and begin to evaluate nursing care outcomes as care is directed toward promoting, maintaining and restoring heath or providing end of life care for culturally diverse patients in various settings.
NUR 4305 NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULT
Four hours. Prerequisite: NUR3108 and NUR3305. In this course the student has the opportunity to differentiate normal aging from abnormal processes and conditions and to develop nursing interventions that are unique to the specific needs of the elder. Social, ethical, financial and practical issues facing the older adult, frail elder, and caregiver are presented.
NUR 4306 NURSING THEORY AND RESEARCH
Four hours. Prerequisites: NUR3108 and NUR3305. This course offers a study of nursing theories and models for the practice of professional nursing. It further provides students with opportunities to understand general principles and concepts of the research process in order to integrate research into professional nursing practice.
Gen Ed: SW (Aw)
NUR 4403 COMMUNITY/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Six hours. Prerequisite: NUR3108 and NUR3305. Students apply knowledge of concepts, theories, and practice from nursing and public health sciences to assess and analyze the health status of culturally diverse, at-risk groups of vulnerable populations. Mental illness and current issues and therapies for persons with chronic mental illness will be examined. Students will assess physical, social, and cultural environments, identify populations at risk, and implement and evaluate appropriate nursing interventions in partnership with community and health agencies.
NUR 4405 ADULT HEALTH NURSING CARE II
Six hours. Prerequisites: All nursing courses. Co-requisite: NUR 4990. This course will build on previously learned material and will concentrate on the emergent needs of patients with co-morbidities, critical illnesses and multi-system failure.
NUR 4990 NURSING LEADERSHIP AND TRANSITION
Six hours. Prerequisite: All nursing courses. Co-requisite: NUR 4405. In this course the student examines his or her personal development as a professional registered nurse and identifies goals for professional development. Leadership skills and life management skills are refined. Political, legal, and advocacy issues in nursing and health care are examined.