**Review** Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

NURS 303 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing

Facilitates movement of registered nurses into the professional role of a baccalaureate prepared nurse.

3

Offered

Generally offered Spring and/or Summer, Annually; Check with department/school for next offering.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Assessment Fee Required

NURS 305 Professional Nursing Concepts

Develops knowledge and skills in patient education, communication, cultural sensitivity, quality and safety, informatics, and health literacy for nursing practice and professional nursing roles.

3

Prerequisites

NURS 303 with a minimum grade of C

Offered

Generally offered Fall, Spring, and/or Summer Annually - Check with department/school for next offering

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 310 Foundations of Nursing I

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. Includes a civic engagement component.

3

Offered

Generally offered Summer and/or Fall Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Attribute

Community Engaged Learning

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 313 Health Assessment Theory and Laboratory

(2 lecture / 2 lab) Theory and application of health assessment, including physical, mental, developmental, and cultural appraisals of individuals and families.

3

Offered

Generally offered Summer and/or Fall Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required

NURS 320 Basic EKG Interpretation

An introduction to the concepts of EKG interpretation and basic dysrhythmia recognition.
2

Prerequisites

(BIO 245 and BIO 246 with a minimum grade of D-)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 323 Clinical Practice: Fundamental Nursing Concepts and Care

(5 laboratory / 5 clinical) This course emphasizes planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care based on the nursing process. S/U graded.

5

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Summer Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 326 Pathophysiology

A systems approach to alteration and disruption of physiologic functions. Focus on differentiation of pathophysiologic findings and identification of major disease processes.
3

Prerequisites

(BIO 245 and BIO 246 with a minimum grade of D-)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 327 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice

Study medication 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 medication therapy.

3

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Summer Annually

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 329 Health Assessment - RN/BSN

Focuses on theory and application of health assessment, including physical, mental, developmental and cultural appraisals of individuals and families.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 303 and NURS 305 with a minimum grade of C)

Offered

Generally offered Fall, Spring and/or Summer Annually; Check with department/school for next offering.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 340 Foundations of Nursing II

Develops knowledge and skills in patient education, communication, professional nursing roles, and cultural sensitivity for nursing practice. Includes a civic engagement component.

2

Prerequisites

(NURS 310 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 313 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 323 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 327 with a minimum grade of C)

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 374 Clinical Practice: Alterations in Adult Heath

(4 laboratory / 8 clinical) 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.

6

Prerequisites

(NURS 310 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 313 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 323 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 327 with a minimum grade of C)

Corequisites

NURS 375 and NURS 376

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required and Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 375 Alterations in Adult Health Theory I

Emphasizes alterations in health of patients across the adult lifespan experiencing cancer and disorders of the following systems: fluids and electrolytes, immunity, cardiopulmonary, hematology and gastrointestinal.

4

Prerequisites

(NURS 310 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 313 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 323 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 327 with a minimum grade of C)

Corequisites

NURS 374 and NURS 376

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 376 Alterations in Adult Health Theory II

Emphasizes alterations in health of patients across the adult lifespan with disorders of the following systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, urinary/renal, endocrine, and integumentary.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 310 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 313 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 323 with a minimum grade of S) and (NURS 327 with a minimum grade of C)

Corequisites

NURS 374 and NURS 375

Offered

Generally offered Fall and/or Spring Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 380 Research and Evidence Based Practice

Develops beginning research knowledge in relationship to health outcomes. Emphasis will be on quantitative and qualitative research as components of evidence-based practice.

3

Prerequisites

((NURS 340 and NURS 375 and NURS 376 with a minimum grade of C) and (NURS 374 with a minimum grade of S)) or (NURS 303 and NURS 305 with a minimum grade of C)

Offered

Generally offered Fall and Spring and Summer, Annually.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 382 Patient Centered Care Concepts Across the Lifespan

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.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 329 and NURS 380 with a minimum grade of C)

Offered

Generally offered Interim and/or Summer - Check with department/school for next offering.

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required

NURS 383 Current Issues in Health Care RN-BSN

Emphasizes issues in professional nursing as they relate to the changing health care environment. Areas of emphasis are ethics, change, power, politics, policy, health care economics, and professional nursing organizations.

3

Prerequisites

(NURS 329 and NURS 380 with a minimum grade of C)

Offered

Generally offered Fall, Spring, and/or Summer Annually - Check with department/school for next offering

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Nursing Major(s)

Course Fee

Differential Tuition Required