All courses unless otherwise specified, are open only to accepted nursing students.
NURS 100: Medical Terminology
Provides sound basis for individuals in health care to learn
important words, their origins, derivatives, and abbreviations. Focuses
on utilization of terms as applied to anatomical, physiological, and
pharmacological topics. Pronunciation of terms emphasized. Knowledge
from this course can be applied to any health care profession. Open to
non-nursing majors, required for Health Services minor. (1 or 2)
NURS 220: Competencies I
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies of therapeutic
communication, and technical skills associated with health management.
Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. (4)
NURS 260: Professional Foundations I
Focuses on nursing as a profession and discipline. The nursing
process is introduced as a framework for critical thinking and caring.
Open to non-nursing students with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: NURS 220. (4)
NURS 270: Health Assessment and Promotion
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to perform
health assessments and promote health across the life span.
Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent with NURS 260 and 280. (4)
NURS 280: Human Pathological Processes
Focuses on human responses to major forms of pathophysiology.
Prerequisite for majors: BIOL 201, 206 and CHEM 105. Non-majors must
receive permission from the instructor. (4)
NURS 312: Perioperative Nursing
Focuses on the theory and practice related to pre-surgical,
surgical, and post-surgical nursing care as well as the role of the
perioperative surgical nurse. (4)
NURS 320: Competencies II
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies of advanced technical
skills associated with health management. Prerequisites: NURS 260, 270, 280, and achievement of Junior I status. (2)
NURS 330: Pharmacology and Therapeutic Modalities for Nursing
Focuses on pharmacological principles of major drug classifications,
therapeutic modalities, and alternatives to pharmacological
interventions. Prerequisite for majors: NURS 280, Achievement of Junior I status. Non-majors must receive permission from the instructor. (4)
NURS 340: Nursing Situations with Individuals: Adult Health I
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to apply
the nursing process to situations with individuals experiencing
selected alterations in health. Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent enrollment in NURS 320 and 330 and achievement of Junior I status. (4)
NURS 350: Nursing Situations with Individuals: Mental Health
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to apply
the nursing process to situations with individuals experiencing mental
health issues. Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent enrollment in NURS 330 and achievement of Junior I status. (4)
NURS 360: Nursing Research and Informatics
Examines principles of nursing and health care research,
technologies, and databases that support evidence-based nursing
practice. Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent with NURS 340 or 350 and STAT
231 and achievement of Junior II status. (4)
NURS 365: Culturally Congruent Health Care – A
Focuses on core knowledge and competencies necessary to give
culturally congruent care to people from diverse populations. Compares
beliefs, values, and practices pertaining to health, care expressions,
and well being. Open to non-nursing students with instructor permission. Prerequisite for majors:
NURS 270 and achievement of Junior II status. (4)
NURS 370: Nursing Situations with Families: Childbearing
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to apply
the nursing process to situations with childbearing families.
Prerequisites: NURS 320, 330, 340, 350, Achievement of Junior II status. (4)
NURS 380: Nursing Situations with Families: Childrearing
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to apply
the nursing process to situations with infants, children, adolescents
and their families. Prerequisites: NURS 320, 330, 340, 350 and achievement of Junior II status. (4)
NURS 399: Nursing Portfolio Workshop
Portfolio writing designated to prepare registered nurses to
complete a portfolio documenting prior experiential learning acquired
in nursing practice. Open to ADN to BSN students only. (4)
NURS 420: Introduction to Leadership and Resource Management in Nursing
Focuses on core knowledge and competencies related to beginning
leadership and resource management skills. Prerequisites: NURS 360, 370,
380 and achievement of Senior I status. (4)
NURS 430: Nursing Situations with Communities
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to apply
the nursing process to situations with the community as client. Prior
or concurrent enrollment in NURS 420 and achievement of Senior I status. (5)
NURS 440: Nursing Situations with Individuals: Adult Health II
Focuses on the core knowledge and competencies necessary to apply
the nursing process to situations with individuals experiencing complex
alterations in health. Prerequisites: NURS 360, 370, and 380 and achievement of Senior I status. (4)
NURS 441: Senior Seminar
Exploration
and integration of core knowledge and competencies related to complex
alterations in the health of individuals experiencing complex
alterations in health. Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent enrollment in NURS 440 and achievement of Senior I status. (1)
NURS 460: Health Care Systems and Policy
Analysis of the social, political, legal, and economic factors that
influence health care including trends in health policy and ethical
issues relevant to health care delivery. Open to non-nursing students
with permission of the instructor. Prerequisite for majors: NURS 260 and achievement of Senior II status. (2)
NURS 478: Elective Clinical Experience
An exploration and application of nursing knowledge and roles in a
selected clinical environment. Pass/fail option. Open to students who
have completed their junior-level nursing courses or permission of the
faculty. (1–4)
NURS 480: Professional Foundations II
Critical evaluation of role transition into professional nursing.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in NURS 499 and achievement of Senior II status. (2)
NURS 491: Independent Studies
Prerequisite: Permission of the dean. (1–4)
NURS 493: Internship Abroad (1–4)
NURS 499: Capstone: Nursing Synthesis – SR
Synthesis of core knowledge, competencies, professional values, and
leadership skills in nursing situations mentored by a professional
nurse preceptor. Prerequisites: NURS 420, 430, 440, 441 and prior or
concurrent enrollment in NURS 460 and 480. Achievement of Senior II status. (6)
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