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  • NURS 250: Medical- Surgical Nursing III

    4.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisites: NURS 200 and 230. Corequisites: NURS 240 and 260. Continues to build on curricular concepts, core threads, and principles. Content focuses upon nursing assessments and interventions to assist adult clients to adapt to alterations in neurological, sensory, integumentary and endocrine health problems. The nursing process is used to provide comprehensive care to the adult client with complex, multiple health problems. Nutritional concerns, as they relate to these alterations and stressors, are included. Acute care agencies are utilized for clinical experience. 5 lecture hours, 9 clinical laboratory hours (8-week course).
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  • NURS 251: Medical- Surgical Nursing III Discussion Sem II

    1.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Corequisite: NURS 250. This course is designed to be a companion course to NURS 250. Students will further explore topics covered in the companion course in order to improve understanding and retention of nursing concepts. 2 class hours (8 week course). 492 2007-08 Vincennes University Catalog
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  • NURS 260: Issues and TrendsR/ W

    3.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisites: NURS 200, 230, ENGL 101 and 102, and SPCH 143 or 148. Corequisites: NURS 240 and 250. Continues to build on curricular concepts, core threads and principles. Designed to assist students in development of decision- making skills related to issues and trends in nursing practice. Students participate in detailed presentations, portfolio development, and research paper writing. Emphasizes preparation for entry into employment, licensure, dealing with the ethical and legal dilemmas of professional nursing, delegation, role of nursing in health care and health care delivery systems. 2 lecture hours.
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  • NURS 300: Professional Nursing

    3.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisites: Completion of an AS degree in Nursing; and junior level standing or consent of the instructor. Introduction to a systems approach to culturally competent nursing care within the health care system for the baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. Concepts necessary for succeeding in the professional nurse role including the program philosophy, conceptual framework and objectives are presented. The readiness and flexibility of the profession to adapt to a changing society will be discussed as well as the new opportunities for professional development. Other topics presented include nursing theory, health care delivery methods, ethics and values, professionalism and accountability, underserved populations, and current trends in health care. 3 lecture hours.
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  • NURS 330: Physical Assessment

    3.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisite: Junior level standing or consent of the instructor. Course is designed to assist professional nurses in developing interviewing skills, physical assessment techniques and preventative health interventions when working with diverse and vulnerable populations. Therapeutic communication skills in performing a health assessment will be emphasized. The skills to perform a systematic assessment of diverse individuals and the role of the professional nurse in identifying and communicating normal findings and common deviations from normal will be completed. Cultural and socioeconomic aspects of health assessment will be integrated into the course. 2 lecture hours, 3 college laboratory hours.
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  • NURS 350: Pharmacology

    3.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisite: Junior level standing or consent of the instructor. General principles of pharmacology as they affect client systems and the role of the professional nurse in pharmacodynamics is emphasized. Major drug categories are addressed in terms of mechanism of action, therapeutic effects, side effects and nursing implications. 3 lecture hours.
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  • NURS 360: Introduction to Nursing Research

    3.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisite: Junior level standing or consent of the instructor. This course will introduce to the student the theoretical and research bases on which nursing is built. Students will examine the knowledge that guides nursing interventions and critique published nursing reports. Ethical issues as they relate to research, theory and practice will be discussed as well as the importance for the professional nurse to review current nursing research to maintain currency of practice. 3 lecture hours.
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  • NURS 370: Pathophysiology and Nursing Practice

    4.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisite: Junior level standing or consent of the instructor. This course focuses on applying principles of nursing, the related sciences and the psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual spheres in understanding the disruption of physiological processes and the human response. Exploring altered physiological processes provide evidenced based rationale for the application of select nursing interventions in the nursing process. Various therapeutic modalities pertinent to select disease processes will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the professional nurse as an advocator and collaborator of a holistic approach to assist the client to achieve optimal level of wellness. 4 lecture hours.
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  • NURS 380: Gerontology Nursing

    3.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisite: Junior level standing or consent of the instructor. Current theories of aging are discussed as well as cultural beliefs and traditions for the older adult. Emphasis will be placed on promoting, maintaining and restoring health and independence and the role of the professional nurse in the delivery of care. The needs of older populations who are socially isolated, HIV+, incarcerated, homeless, institutionalized, mentally impaired and/or neglected and abused will be discussed. 3 lecture hours.
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  • NURS 460: Community Health Nursing

    4.00 Credits
    Vincennes University

    Prerequisite: Junior level standing or consent of the instructor. The role of the professional nurse in applying the concepts of public health nursing in caring for families with complex health needs within the community is explored. Students will implement principles of health promotion, disease prevention, and health teaching in a multidisciplinary setting. The student will utilize skills in community assessment, program planning and nursing interventions to help identified populations within the community attain and maintain their optimum level of health. 3 lecture hours, 3 clinical laboratory hours.
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