Undergraduate 2019-2020

NURS 401 Global Health and Disaster Preparedness in the West Indies

(2 lecture, 1 field instruction) This interdisciplinary study abroad course will explore concepts in global health and disaster preparedness using St. Kitts and Nevis as a microcosm to explore these concepts.
3

NURS 404 Clinical Practice of Public Health Nursing: Population-Based Practice

(6 Clinical) Application of concepts, theories, knowledge, and practice from nursing and public health sciences within diverse population and environmental contexts. Apply public health nursing theory to public health nursing practice. S/U Graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 380: with minimum grade of C and NURS 420: with minimum grade of C and NURS 421: with minimum grade of C and NURS 425: with minimum grade of C and NURS 426: with minimum grade of C

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 405 Theory and Principles of Public Health Nursing: Population-Based Practice

Emphasis on synthesis of concepts, theories, knowledge, and practice from nursing and public health sciences within diverse population and environmental contexts. Facilitates professional role development and clinical reasoning.
3

Prerequisites

(NURS 380: with minimum grade of C or NURS 382: with minimum grade of C or NURS 383: with minimum grade of C or NURS 420: with minimum grade of C or NURS 421: with minimum grade of C or NURS 425: with minimum grade of C or NURS 426: with minimum grade of C)

NURS 406 Population-Based Practice - RN/BSN

(6 Clinical) Advances the knowledge and skills of the RN in the application of the concepts, theories, knowledge, and practice of the public health sciences with a population focus. S/U Graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 382: with minimum grade of C and NURS 383: with minimum grade of C

NURS 408 Nursing Workshop

Offers undergraduate students an opportunity to increase nursing knowledge and skills.
1-3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

NURS 414 Clinical Practice: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

(6 Clinical) Focuses on therapeutic nursing interventions applied to psychiatric/mental health nursing. Emphasis on nursing management of complex, acute and chronic psychiatric/mental health problems in community and/or inpatient settings. S/U graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 380: with minimum grade of C and NURS 420: with minimum grade of C and NURS 421: with minimum grade of C and NURS 425: with minimum grade of C and NURS 426: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 415: with minimum grade of C

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 415 Theory of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Nursing theory applied to psychiatric/mental health disorders. Focuses on promotion of quality and safe care and facilitation of optimal health for patients with acute and chronic illnesses.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 380: with minimum grade of C and NURS 420: with minimum grade of C and NURS 421: with minimum grade of C and NURS 425: with minimum grade of C and NURS 426: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 414: with minimum grade of C

NURS 420 Clinical Practice: Childbearing Families

(1 Lab, 5 Clinical) This course focuses on the application of therapeutic interventions guided by the nursing process and evidence-based standards in the care of childbearing families. S/U graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 340: with minimum grade of C and NURS 374: with minimum grade of C and NURS 375: with minimum grade of C and NURS 376: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 425: with minimum grade of C

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 421 Clinical Practice: Pediatric Nursing

(1 Lab, 5 Clinical) This course focuses on the application of therapeutic interventions guided by the nursing process and evidence-based standards in the care of pediatric patients and their families. S/U Graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 340: with minimum grade of C and NURS 374: with minimum grade of C and NURS 375: with minimum grade of C and NURS 376: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 426: with minimum grade of C

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1-3

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

NURS 425 Childbearing Families Theory

Develops knowledge about childbearing processes, health promotion, disease prevention, alterations in health, and therapeutic interventions for women (gynecology), childbearing women, newborns and families in various settings.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 340: with minimum grade of C and NURS 374: with minimum grade of C and NURS 375: with minimum grade of C and NURS 376: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 420: with minimum grade of C

NURS 426 Pediatric Nursing Theory

Develops knowledge about alterations in health, health promotion, and disease prevention and explores therapeutic nursing interventions for the care of pediatric patients and their families in various healthcare settings.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 340: with minimum grade of C and NURS 374: with minimum grade of C and NURS 375: with minimum grade of C and NURS 376: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 421: with minimum grade of C

NURS 440 Current Issues in Health Care

Emphasizes issues in professional nursing as they related to the changing health care environment. Areas of emphasis are change, ethics, policy and politics, and health care economics.
2

Prerequisites

NURS 380: with minimum grade of C and NURS 420: with minimum grade of C and NURS 421: with minimum grade of C and NURS 425: with minimum grade of C and NURS 426: with minimum grade of C

NURS 444 Clinical Practice: Advanced Acute Care

(6 Clinical) This course focuses on the advanced application of theoretical concepts of nursing practice in the acute care setting. S/U graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 404: with minimum grade of C and NURS 405: with minimum grade of C and NURS 414: with minimum grade of C and NURS 415: with minimum grade of C and NURS 440: with minimum grade of C

Corequisites

NURS 445 and NURS 446

Course Fee

Course Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 445 Advanced Nursing Concepts and Care

This course focuses on the appraisal and synthesis of prior knowledge, current best evidence, and safety and quality indicators to evaluate and develop plans of care for patients with complex chronic, acute, and critical illnesses.
2

Prerequisites

NURS 404: with minimum grade of C and NURS 405: with minimum grade of C and NURS 414: with minimum grade of C and NURS 415: with minimum grade of C and NURS 440: with minimum grade of C

Corequisites

NURS 444 and NURS 446

NURS 446 Clinical Practice Capstone

(15 Practicum) Nursing immersion practicum experience under the direct supervision of a professional nurse preceptor.
5

Prerequisites

May concurrently take NURS 444: with minimum grade of C and May concurrently take NURS 445: with minimum grade of C

Course Fee

Assessment Fee Required and Participation Fee Required and Supervision Fee Required

NURS 470 Clinical Practice: Professionalism in Practice

(6 Practicum) A preceptored practicum that develops the leader / manager role of the baccalaureate nurse. S/U graded.
3

Prerequisites

NURS 382: with minimum grade of C and NURS 383: with minimum grade of C

NURS 471 Care of the Terminally Ill

Admission to Clinical Level III required. Discuss historical and contemporary attitudes toward death and dying. Examines clinical management techniques used in symptom control. Explore emotional and spiritual concerns. Analyze professional, organizational and societal factors. S/U graded.

1

NURS 480 Professionalism in Practice: Leadership and Management

Emphasis is on the nurse as a leader/manager in society and the health care system with respect to current issues and trends.
3

Prerequisites

(NURS 382: with minimum grade of C or NURS 383: with minimum grade of C or NURS 404: with minimum grade of C or NURS 405: with minimum grade of C or NURS 414: with minimum grade of C or NURS 415: with minimum grade of C or NURS 440: with minimum grade of C)

NURS 498 Global Health and Disaster Preparedness in the West Indies

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. This interdisciplinary study abroad course will explore concepts in global health and disaster preparedness using St. Kitts and Nevis as a microcosm to explore these concepts.

3