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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to Registered Nurse practice. Concepts of leadership and management will be included. Nursing delivery systems, standards of care, quality management, and evidencebased practice will be described. The course will culminate with an in-depth review and application of the nursing process. First in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: Admission to LERN program.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student with the skills to promote achievement of patient outcomes by providing and directing nursing care that enhances the care delivery setting in order to protect patients, families, significant others, and other health care personnel. Topics include safety, infection control, health promotion, and health maintenance. Second in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 240 or concurrent enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student with the ability to direct nursing care that incorporates understanding of expected growth and development principles, prevention and/or early detection of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health for patients across their lifespan. Third in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 241 or concurrent enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Provides the student with knowledge to direct nursing care that promotes and supports the emotional, mental, and social well-being of patients and their families. Fourth in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 242 or concurrent enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Using a body systems approach, this course provides the student with the opportunity to promote physical health and wellness throughout the lifespan by providing nursing care and comfort, reducing risk potential, and managing health problems. Topics include nursing management of the patient with disorders of the respiratory, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular and lymphatic, neurologic, urinary/renal, hepatobiliary/pancreatic, digestive/ gastrointestinal systems and acid-base/fluid imbalance. Fifth in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 243 or concurrent enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Using a body system approach, this course continues to provide the student with the opportunity to promote physical health and wellness throughout the lifespan by providing nursing care and comfort, reducing risk potential, and managing health problems. Topics include nursing management of the patient with a disorder of the musculoskeletal, dermatologic, immunologic, metabolic/endocrine, hematologic, reproductive, visual/auditory systems and cancer. Sixth in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 244.
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2.00 Credits
Provides the student with practice opportunities in the skills laboratory. Seventh in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 244. May be taken concurrently with NURS 245.
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10.00 Credits
Provides the student with opportunities to apply theoretical principles of nursing to practice in a variety of clinical healthcare settings. The focus of this course is on managing the nursing care of the patient experiencing complex acute and chronic illness. This course is designed to further the student's understanding of roles of the registered nurse in the role of caregiver, decision maker, user of information technology/communications, teacher, manager of care/collaborator, possessor of professional values/behaviors, developer of professional role, researcher, and leader. Eighth in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 246; SOC& 101 (was SOCY 110) or ANTH& 206 (was ANTH 207); CHEM& 121 (was CHEM 111).
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5.00 Credits
Provides the student with opportunities to apply theoretical principles of nursing to practice in a clinical healthcare setting. The course is a comprehensive product of the nursing student's general education and nursing didactic and clinical experiences. Students are placed in selected healthcare settings in which they can practice the beginning role of the registered nurse. The course focuses on moving students toward autonomous professional nursing practice within a consistent clinical setting. Ninth in 9-part course sequence. Prerequisites: NURS 246; course offered sequentially after NURS 247 but may be concurrently enrolled.
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3.00 - 5.00 Credits
Emphasizes principles and processes governing the ocean and its interactions with the surrounding physical environment. Covers topics from physical, chemical, biological and geological oceanography, including origin and evolution of the ocean basins, seafloor sediments, seawater, currents, waves, tides, marine life, and human impacts. Students may choose to take the course for 3 credits (lecture only) or for 5 credits (lecture and lab). Laboratory involves use of globes, charts and graphs, sediment and biological samples. A field trip may be required.
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