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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
A tutorial-based course used only for student- initiated proposals for intensive individual study of topics not otherwise offered in the Nursing Program. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and consent of advisor, instructor, and school dean.
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6.00 Credits
In this course the RN student will have an opportunity to demonstrate competency skills, and knowledge gained through previous course work and service learning. An important aspect of this course, and a central concept throughout this program, is nursing leadership. The student will have three opportunities to demonstrate their new knowledge of expanded nursing leadership. First, using discussion format students will provide peers with content on assigned topics such as problem solving, change, conflict, organizational assessment, and legal and ethical aspects of practice. Overall the quality of health care practices will be examined. Secondly, students will continue with a service learning activity that they developed in NURS 385 (Teaching, Mentoring, and Health Promotion). Finally, the student will complete a capstone and management experience at an agency or organization that is different from where they currently practice in order to diversify their nursing background.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the application, analysis and synthesis of concepts of health, illness and nursing care across the lifespan in community and acute care settings, including hospital intensive care units. Emphasis is placed on assessment, nursing diagnosis, and implementation of evidence-based nursing interventions in the holistic management of clients with specific health problems. Students will learn to collaborate with medical, surgical, and allied health practitioners to maximize the wellness of clients with complex, acute and chronic illness. Prerequisites: NURS 315, NURS 330, NURS 331, and NURS 420.
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6.00 Credits
Foundations of Nursing Practice III Practicum [Clinical Component]. Prerequisites: NURS 315, NURS 330, NURS 331, and NURS 420.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on transitional periods across the lifespan. It emphasizes the application of nursing care during periods of birth, death, and transitions of health. Emphasis will be placed on safety, the coordination and continuity of patient care, prevention and avoidance of complications, appropriate nursing interventions, and treatment. The application of patient care will be accomplished with the active engagement of patients, their families and interprofessional collaboration. Prerequisites: NURS 315, NURS 330, NURS 331, and NURS 420.
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2.00 Credits
This course integrates the nursing process with the concepts of leadership, management, and organizational theory. The role of nursing in monitoring and ensuring the quality of health care practices is examined. Emphasis is placed on issues of leadership, management, power, change, motivation, conflict, group dynamics and interfacing of autonomous, dependent and interdependent nursing functions in current and future health care delivery systems. This course emphasizes that all nurses are leaders to clients, families, team members and the public. Prerequisites: Requires all third semester nursing courses including NURS 370, NURS 414, NURS 415, and NURS 418.
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2.00 Credits
This class will build on the knowledge gained in Nursing Pharmacology 1 and focus on specific pharmaceutical agents used in patient care across the lifespan. Health prevention and promotion as it relates to pharmacology will be addressed, exploring topics such as immunizations, vitamins, complementary therapies, and herbal preparations. Pharmacotheraputics will be addressed using a body systems approach to assist the student in understanding treatment for specific disease processes including medication classification, administration, side effects, and avoidance of potential complications. Prerequisites: NURS 320,NURS 330, NURS 331, and NURS 370 Scholarly Inquiry & Informatics.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to give an overview of the evolution of nursing ethics and the impact that nursing ethics has on the professional baccalaureate prepared nurse. Focus will be placed on the moral principles and ethical perspectives (justice vs. care) that are important to nursing. The implications of traditional and contemporary ethical theories for nursing will also be explored. Students will explore accountability and responsibility for nursing judgment and action and develop and respect for human dignity and preservation of integrity. Prerequisites: NURS 414, NURS 415, NURS 420, and NURS 418.
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6.00 Credits
Weekly seminar provides an opportunity for the analysis, synthesis, refinement and integration of nursing knowledge. This course provides activities and discussion that facilitate the student's transition to professional nursing practice. The student will build clinical reasoning and develop beginning proficiency in patient management and evaluation through assignments in a variety of patient care settings. Working closely with staff and faculty, the student will gain the confidence and the skills needed to function as a novice nurse who is a designer, manager and coordinator of care. Prerequisites: NURS 414, NURS 415, NURS 420, and NURS 418.
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2.00 Credits
Weekly seminar provides an opportunity for the analysis, synthesis, refinement and integration of nursing knowledge. This course provides activities and discussion that facilitate the student's transition to professional nursing practice. The student will build clinical reasoning and develop beginning proficiency in patient management and evaluation through assignments in a variety of patient care settings. Working closely with staff and faculty, the student will gain the confidence and the skills needed to function as a novice nurse who is a designer, manager and coordinator of care. Prerequisites: All third semester nursing courses including NURS 370, NURS 414, NURS 415, and NURS 418
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