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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course includes an examination of the pathophysiology and nursing care of selected adult health problems. Beginning application of the components of the nursing process are utilized for holistic care of the individual. Students are introduced to application of the concepts of critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, therapeutic nursing interventions, and therapeutic communication skills. Prerequisites or Corequisites: BIO 107, 107L; NUR 111.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course includes an introduction to the profession of nursing. It provides an overview of the nursing process as students are introduced to the concepts that promote the psychosocial and physiological adaption of individuals. Emphasis is placed on the development of interpersonal communication and critical thinking and ethical and moral judgment. Prerequisites or Corequisite: BIO 107, 107L.
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course includes an examination of the pathophysiology and nursing care of selected health problems. Application of the components of the nursing process is utilized for the holistic care of the individual. Topics related to metabolic, respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive function and cancer will be explored. Students will apply the concepts of critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, health assessment, therapeutic nursing interventions and therapeutic communication skills. Prerequisites: BIO 107, 107L; NUR 110, 111. Prerequisites or corequisites: NUR 121, BIO 108, 108L.
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2.00 Credits
This course presents principles of health assessment and assists student to utilize basic skills of interviewing, inspection, percussion, palpation and auscultation. Opportunities to critically apply knowledge and beginning skills through the use of instructional technology are provided. Emphasis is placed on the identification of normal findings and the application of assessment in the nursing care of the individual. Prerequisites: BIO 107, 107L; NUR 110, 111 Prerequisites or corequisites: BIO 108, 108L, NUR 120.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the students to the art and science of nursing. Personal and beginning nursing professional identity formation is facilitated. The value of a baccalaureate nursing education grounded in a liberal arts education is explained. The historical evolution, values and legal parameters of the nursing profession are discussed. The heritage of the Sisters of Mercy within a liberal arts education is described. Selected concepts of caring, communication, cultural competence and the nursing process are introduced. An overview of the roles of the nurse as a member of the interprofessional health team is included. Future trends in nursing and health care are highlighted. Prerequisites: CHM 115, 115L, 116, 116L; MTH 103 Co-Prerequisites: BIO 107, 107L, 121; NUT 200.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of nursing practice. Students will utilize the nursing process as a framework to apply nursing knowledge, diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes to individuals. Course concepts are grounded in evidence-based practice to promote, maintain, and restore health. Topics related to safety, oxygenation, ventilation, circulation, perfusion, ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination, urinary, movement, sensory input and the nurse patient relationship and the roles of the professional nurse are explored. Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge and practicing skills in the nursing skills lab, simulation lab, and clinical setting. Prerequisites: CHM 115, 115L, 116, 116L; MTH 103; BIO 107, 107L; NUT 200; NUR 208. Co-Prerequisites: BIO 108, 108L; NUR 212, 213.
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2.00 Credits
This course is a basic introduction of the principles of pharmacological therapy in nursing practice. It examines the nurse?s role in applying these principles in caring for the patient. Content encompasses general pharmacological principles, patient education, health promotion and the pharmacology of selected drugs. Students will utilize the concepts of cultural sensitivity, critical thinking, therapeutic nursing interventions and therapeutic communication skills through case studies. Prerequisites: BIO 107, 107L, BIO 108, 108L; NUT 200; NUR 110, 111, 120, 121.
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course includes an examination of the pathophysiology and nursing care of adults with selected complex health problems. Application of the components of the nursing process will be utilized for the holistic care of the individual. Topics related to complex impairments of the respiratory, cardiac, renal, hepatic, endocrine, nervous and immunological systems will be explored. Students will integrate the concepts of critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, therapeutic nursing interventions and therapeutic communication skills. Prerequisites: BIO 107, 107L, 108, 108L; NUT 200, NUR 110, 111, 120, 121. Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIO 121, NUR 210.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop health assessment skills across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills essential for using health and physical examination as tools for nursing assessment. Normal and abnormal history and physical assessment findings are differentiated. Biological, psychosocial, spiritual and cultural dimensions of the individual are explored. Health promotion strategies including risk factor reduction as they relate to the adoption of healthy lifestyles are identified. Opportunities are provided to practice health assessment. Prerequisites: CHM 115, 115L, 116, 116L; MTH 103; BIO 107, 107L, 121; NUT 200; NUR 208; PSY 100, 200. Co-Prerequisites: BIO 108, 108L, NUR 209, 213.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides information about the origins of evidence-based practice and its application in nursing clinical practice. Students are provided with critical thinking, informational literacy and the technology skills to enable them to research a basic clinical practice question. Key outcomes of this course include acquisition of a beginning understanding of clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice and how these concepts contribute to safe, quality patient-centered care. Prerequisites: CHM 115, 115L, 116, 116L; MTH 103; BIO 107, 107L, 121; NUT 200; NUR 208. Co-Prerequisites: BIO 108, 108L; NUR 209, 212.
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