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  • 2.00 Credits

    Designed to foster appreciation of the components and the life-long benefits of personal holistic wellness. Specific topics include: gaining an expansive overview of health, from historical, present day, and future-oriented perspectives; assessment of strengths and weaknesses related to personal wellbeing; progressive strategies to support holistic wellness, including knowledge of health promotion theories; practical applications and tools for personal wellness, including spiritual formation; and analysis of current research regarding wellness-related issues. Personal holistic wellness is viewed as the foundation from which to promote health in the individuals and populations served through professional nursing practice. Level I. Fall.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of evidence-based nursing care regarding fundamental nursing interventions and practice. The knowledge and skills necessary to perform procedures relating to therapeutic interventions are presented, and students demonstrate their understanding of these interventions through tests and graded return demonstrations. Special emphasis is given to the delivery of relationship-centered care within a holistic framework as it applies to proficient psychomotor skills of professional nursing practice, as well as competency with drug calculation and safe medication administration. This course builds on nursing interventions learned in Basic Nursing Skills I. Open only to students preparing to begin the clinical portion of the program in the current year's summer or fall class. Level I. Spring.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Part one of a two-part series that is designed to introduce basic pharmacology principles and how they relate to health and illness. Emphasis will be placed upon drugs for anesthesia, neuromuscular blockade, and pain; drugs for fluid and electrolyte imbalances; drugs for infectious diseases; drugs for anemia and hematopoietic and thrombopoietic growth factors; drugs that affect the gastrointestinal system; chemotherapeutic agents; anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and immunologic drugs. For these drugs, students will be challenged to investigate, process, and apply information, including: generic/trade names and clinical uses; basic mechanisms of action(s), side effects, contraindications, and interactions; parameters for safe administration, and evaluation of drug effectiveness and adverse/toxic effects. This course is part one of a two-part course series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing major or consent of instructor. Level II. Fall.
  • 8.00 Credits

    Part one of a two-part series that focuses on the care of individuals of all ages experiencing acute illness, exacerbation of a chronic condition, and/or surgery. Emphasis will be on development of students' knowledge and skills in dealing with problems related to pain, immune function, integument, dentition, nutrition, physical activity, hearing, vision, speech, language, digestion-hydration, bowel function, genito-urinary function, sleep/rest patterns, spirituality, emotional needs, and learning needs. The health care system related to acute care will be introduced. Students will receive clinical experience in acute care facilities. This course is part one of a two-part course series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two) (or for accelerated students, the course runs consecutively during the summer). Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Level II. Fall, Summer.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Part two of a two-part series that is designed to extend and reinforce concepts introduced in NURS 3002 Pharmacology I and how they related to health and illness. Emphasis will be placed upon drugs that affect the following systems: cardiovascular (including critical care), renal, respiratory, endocrine, and central nervous system (including psychopharmacology drugs). For these drugs, students will be challenged to investigate, process, and apply information, including: generic/trade names and clinical uses; basic mechanisms of action(s), side effects, contraindications, and interactions; parameters for safe administration, and evaluation of drug effectiveness and adverse/toxic effects. This course is part two of a two-part course series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two). Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing major or consent of the instructor. NURS 3002. Level II. Spring.
  • 3.00 Credits

    May take challenge exam and demonstrate proficiency. Designed to reinforce basic pharmacology principles and how they relate to health and illness. Students will be challenged to investigate, process, and apply information including: therapeutic category, generic/trade names and clinical uses; basic mechanisms of actions, side effects, contraindications, and interactions; parameters for safe administration, and evaluation of drug effectiveness and adverse/toxic effects.
  • 8.00 Credits

    Part two of a two-part series and builds upon knowledge gained in NURS 3088 Health Restoration I. Focuses on the care of individuals of all ages experiencing acute illness, exacerbation of a chronic condition, and/or surgery. Emphasis will be on development of students' knowledge and skills in caring for patients with problems related to cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, genitourinary, endocrine, integument, musculoskeletal, and neurologic functions. In addition to caring for the physical needs of the patient, students will be encouraged to consider the patient's spiritual, emotional, and learning needs. Students will continue to develop testing skills based upon the structure and format of the most recent NCLEX-RN? test plan. Health care delivery will occur in the acute care setting. This course is part two of a two-part course series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two) (or for accelerated students, the course runs consecutively during the summer). Prerequisite: NURS 3088. Level II. Spring, Summer.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Part one of a two-part series that is designed to help students understand disruptions in health (i.e., pathophysiological disease processes). With a thorough understanding of disease processes, students will be able to apply scientific rationale in their nursing practice. This course will explore the clinical presentation of selected diseases, i.e., symptoms, and diagnostic findings. Additionally, basic prevention and/or treatment measures will be presented. General content to be covered in this course includes pathophysiology related to: cellular adaptation, injury, death, and wound healing; fluid balance; genetics; inflammatory and immune responses; cancer; hematology and hemodynamic responses; and gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary function(s). This course is part one of a two-part course series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two). Prerequisite: Admission to the major or consent of the instructor. Level II. Fall.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduces the RN to BSN student to the theoretical bases of professional nursing and the nursing theory-research-practice connection. The seven student outcomes of the Division of Nursing are explored: Spiritual Development, Self-Understanding, Critical Thinking, Effective Communication, Social Responsibility, Scientific Literacy, and Aesthetic Literacy. The student begins a portfolio demonstrating his/her current level of proficiency in each of these outcomes. This portfolio is developed further in the following semesters and becomes a requirement for graduation.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Part two of a two-part series that is designed to help students understand disruptions in health (i.e., pathophysiological disease processes). This understanding will assist students in applying scientific rationale in the provision of quality healthcare. There will be exploration of the clinical presentation of selected diseases, i.e., signs, symptoms, and diagnostic findings. Additionally, basic prevention and/or treatment measures will be presented. This course will build upon the knowledge gained in NURS 3202 Pathophysiology I. General content to be covered in this course includes pathophysiology as related to alterations in: GI and hepatobiliary function, renal function; cardiovascular and respiratory functions; endocrinology; and neurology. This course is part two of a two-part series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two). Prerequisite: Admission to the major or consent of the instructor; NURS 3202. Level II. Spring.
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