2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

NURS 303 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing

(3 lecture) Prerequisite: Admission to the RN/BSN nursing program. Majors Only. Facilitates movement of registered nurses into the professional role of a baccalaureate prepared nurse.

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NURS 305 Professional Nursing Concepts

(3 lecture) Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN nursing program. Majors Only. Develops knowledge and skills in patient education, communication, cultural sensitivity, quality and safety, informatics, and health literacy for nursing practice and professional nursing roles.

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NURS 310 Foundations of Nursing I

Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program. Majors only. An introduction to the profession of nursing: nursing history, theory, nursing process, communication, diversity, professionalism, legal and ethical issues, geriatrics, end of life and healthcare access.

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NURS 312 Health Assessment

Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program. Majors only. Focuses on health assessment, including physical, mental, developmental and cultural appraisals of individuals and families.

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NURS 314 Health Assessment Laboratory

(2 laboratory) Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Program. Prerequisite or concurrent: NURS 312. Majors only.  Application of health assessment, including physical, mental, developmental and cultural appraisals of individuals and families.

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NURS 317 HIV/AIDS Issues in Health Care

Clinical level nursing student, RN, LPN or other health care professionals. Emphasizes psychosocial, ethical, legal and policy issues related to HIV/AIDS. Public health interventions will be explored and evaluated and the role of the health care professional. S/U graded.

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NURS 318 Health Care Systems

For students of any major. Introduces the concepts of health and health care systems: explores philosophical, historical, political and professional relationships that exist in health care delivery.

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NURS 320 Basic EKG Interpretation

Prerequisites: BIO 341, BIO 350. Clinical level nursing student or RN. An introduction to the basic concepts of EKG and arrhythmias recognition. S/U or letter graded.

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NURS 321 Cinical Implications of Laboratory Data Analysis

Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program or permission of instructor. Fundamental concepts of laboratory data analysis and microbiological principles as they relate to nursing practice.

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NURS 324 Clinical Practice: Nursing Concepts and Care

Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Program. Majors only. This course emphasizes planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care based on the nursing process. S/U graded. Participation Fee.

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NURS 326 Pathophysiology

Prerequisite: BIO 245 and BIO 246. A systems approach to alteration and disruption of physiologic functions. Focus on differentiation of pathophysiologic findings and identification of major disease processes.

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NURS 327 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

Prerequisite: BIO 246. Study drug classifications, emphasizing pharmacodynamics in care of children and adults. Analyze pharmacological problems and plan nursing care to support treatment and avoid or alleviate iatrogenic problems of drug therapy.

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NURS 328 Health Assessment for RNs

Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN Program. Focuses on theory and application of health assessment, including physical, mental, developmental and cultural appraisals of individuals and families.

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NURS 329 Health Assessment - RN/BSN

(3 Lecture) Prerequisite: NURS 303 and NURS 305. Majors Only. Focuses on theory and application of health assessment, including physical, mental, developmental and cultural appraisals of individuals and families.

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NURS 335 Foundations of Nursing Practice II

Majors only. Course continues students' development of foundational skills, attitudes, and beliefs needed for professional practice. Content includes patient education, research and evidence-based practice, communication, cultural sensitivity, and professional nursing role. Letter Graded.

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NURS 340 Foundations of Nursing II

(2 Lecture) Prerequisite: NURS 310, NURS 312, NURS 314, NURS 324, and NURS 327. Develops knowledge and skills in patient education, communication, professional nursing roles, and cultural sensitivity for nursing practice.

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NURS 374 Clinical Practice: Alterations in Adult Heath

(4 laboratory, 8 Clinical) One hundred eighty contact hours. Prerequisites: NURS 310, NURS 312, NURS 314, NURS 324, and NURS 327. Corequisites: NURS 375 & NURS 376. Majors only. This course focuses on the application of therapeutic interventions guided by the nursing process in the acute care of individuals across the adult life span and their families. S/U graded. Participation fee.

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NURS 375 Alterations in Adult Health Theory I

(4 Lecture) Prerequisites: NURS 310, NURS 312, NURS 314, NURS 324, NURS 327. Corequisites: NURS 374, NURS 376. Majors only. Emphasizes alterations in health of patients across the adult lifespan experiencing cancer, diabetes and disorders of the following systems: fluids and electrolytes, immunity, cardiopulmonary and gastrointestinal.

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NURS 376 Alterations in Adult Health Theory II

(3 Lecture) Prerequisites: NURS 310, NURS 312, NURS 314, NURS 324, NURS 327. Prerequisite or concurrent: NURS 374 and NURS 375. Majors only. Emphasizes alterations in health of patients across the adult lifespan with disorders of the following systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, urinary/renal, hematological, endocrine, and integumentary.

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NURS 380 Research and Evidence Based Practice

(3 lecture) Prerequisite: NURS 340, NURS 374, NURS 375, NURS 376; OR NURS 305 and NURS 303. Majors only. Develops beginning research knowledge in relationship to health outcomes. Emphasis will be on quantitative and qualitative research as components of evidence-based practice.

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NURS 382 Patient Centered Care Concepts Across the Lifespan

(3 lecture) Prerequisite: NURS 329, NURS 380. Majors Only. Emphasizes issues in professional nursing as they relate to health promotion, aging, chronic illness, end of life and palliative care, complementary and alternative therapies, case management and care coordination.

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NURS 383 Current Issues in Health Care RN/BSN

(3 lecture) Prerequisite: NURS 329, NURS 380. Majors Only. Emphasizes issues in professional nursing as they relate to the changing health care environment. Areas of emphasis are ethics, change theory, power and politics, and nursing organizations.

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