Nursing (NURS

Clinical course emphasizing providing nursing care to adults and the elderly. Geriatric considerations for disease processes will be discussed. Focus will be on various body systems, disease processes, and the associated nursing care. Prerequisite: Admission into the Upper Division BSN Nursing Program Co-requisite: Nursing 310 Lab, 308 & 312 Credit: 4 hours (4 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 310. Prerequisite: Admission into the Upper Division BSN Nursing Program Co-requisite: Nursing 310L, 308 & 312 Credit: 2 hours (6 clinical hours)

Focuses on increasing ability to describe and implement traditional and electronic data management and record keeping safely for patients, healthcare staff and self. Accuracy, communication, ethical, moral, and legal documentation standards will be stressed. Prerequisite: Admission into the Upper Division BSN Nursing Program Co-requisite: Nursing 310 & 308 Credit: 3 hours

Clinical course focusing on providing nursing care to people of all ages, both individual and families, who are experiencing childbirth, trauma, illnesses, and the ensuing health alterations. Emphasis is placed on the different responses to these condi-tions as well as the necessity of altering nursing care based on age and growth and developmental changes. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310 & 312 Co-requisite: Nursing 320L, 335, 340 & 355 Credit: 4 hours (4 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 320. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310 & 312 Co-requisite: Nursing 320, 335, 340 & 355 Credit: 2 hours (6 clinical hours)

Emphasizes how to critique and analyze research studies that provide the evidence upon which nursing actions are based. Various nursing theoretical frameworks will be discussed. The process of utilizing evidence-based nursing in order to implement scientifically-based decisions for best practice will be highlighted. Prerequisite: NURS 308, 310, 312, 320, 335, & 340 Co-requisite: NURS 430 & 435 Credit: 3 hours (3 classroom hours)

Examines pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of illness and the promotion, maintenance and restoration of wellness in diverse individuals across the lifespan. Emphasis is on the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the treatment of selected illnesses. The focus is on concepts of safe administration and monitoring the effects of pharmacotherapeutic agents. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310 & 312 Co-requisite: Nursing 320, 340 & 355 Credit: 3 hours (3 classroom hours)

Clinical course that emphasizes caring for various groups in local, regional, national and international communities. Principles of community health and health policy from local to global perspectives will be addressed. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310 & 312 Co-requisite: Nursing 320, 335, 340L & 355 Credit: 2 hours (2 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 340. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310 & 312 Co-requisite: Nursing 320, 335 & 340 & 355 Credit: 2 hours (6 clinical hours)

This course will cover the science and fundamentals of human nutrition. Topics covered include evidence-based nutritional requirements related to changing individual and family needs, food choices, health behaviors, nutritional prevention/management of chronic disease, and nutrition-related public health in the United States and globally. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310 & 312 Credits: 2 hours (2 classroom hours)

Clinical course that emphasizes caring for adult individuals experiencing emo-tional and mental illnesses. Clinical experiences will involve both inpatient and outpatient settings within the community. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 335 & 340 Co-requisite: Nursing 325, 430L, & 435 Credit: 3 hours (3 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 340. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 335 & 340 Co-requisite: Nursing 325, 430, 435 Credit: 1 hour (3 clinical hours)

Clinical course emphasizing providing nursing care to adults. Geriatric considerations for disease processes will be discussed. Focus will be on the remaining body systems and disease processes not covered in NURS 310 and the associated nursing care. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335 & 340 Co-requisite: Nursing 325, 430, 435L Credit: 4 hours (4 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 435. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335 & 340 Co-requisite: Nursing 325, 430, 435 Credit: 2 hours (6 clinical hours)

Emphasizes time management, people management, and delegation skills as well as decision making, change theory, planning and working with interdisciplinary teams and within multiple settings to ensure optimal healthcare delivery. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335 & 340 Co-requisite: Nursing 450, 460 & 465 Credit: 2 hours (2 classroom hours)

Clinical course focusing on care for individuals who are ill with complex illnesses involving multiple body systems. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335, 340, 430 & 435 Co-requisite: Nursing 442, 450L, 460 & 465 Credit: 3 hours (3 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 450. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335, 340, 430 & 435 Co-requisite: Nursing 442, 450, 460 & 465 Credit: 3 hours (9 clinical hours)

Concentrated clinical course that prepares students to care for individuals or groups of various ages when functioning as a new graduate nurse. The student will simulate the roles of an employed graduate nurse by working under the guidance of a selected Registered Nurse Preceptor and faculty. Because this course requires flexible scheduling, students should severely limit activities not directly related to this course during the months of March and April. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335, 340, 430 & 435 Co-requisite: Nursing 442, 450, 460L & 465 Credit: 2 hours (2 classroom hours)

Lab section for NURS 460. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335, 340, 430 & 435 Co-requisite: Nursing 442, 450, 460 & 465 Credit: 3 hours (9 clinical hours)

Prepares the student for success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. Processes involving NCLEX-RN exam application, Board of Nursing application, and sitting for the NCLEX-RN exam will be highlighted. The ATI capstone course will be implemented to assess NCLEX-RN readiness. Prerequisite: Nursing 308, 310, 312, 320, 325, 335, 340, 430 & 435 Co-requisite: Nursing 442, 450 & 460 Credit: 2 hours (2 classroom hours)