Courses in Nursing (NUR)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Program
1212 Introduction to the Nursing Profession. (2-0-0). Designed to introduce the freshman level pre-nursing student to the role of the nurse in the health care delivery system, the language of nursing, the critical thinking process, and interpersonal skills required for success in nursing school and the nursing profession.
2324 Pathophysiology (3-0-0). Study of pathologic phenomena that influence disease processes, injuries and health impairments. Students learn disease and injury causes, manifestations, diagnoses and treatments. Prerequisites: Biology 2423 Anatomy; Biology 2424 Physiology
2337 Basic Statistics for Healthcare Professionals (3-0-0). Examines basic statistics used and interpreted in healthcare settings. Topics include: measurement scales, probability, principles of testing and error, sampling, correlation, and nonparametrics. Focus is on application, interpretation, and presentation of statistics from peer-reviewed journals, reports, and other healthcare documents. Satisfies statistics requirement for B.S.N. program.
3301 Health Policy and Professional Issues (3-0-0). This course addresses pertinent political, social, ethical, economic and education forces that influence trends and issues impacting professional nursing and health care delivery systems in general.
3304 Health Assessment (3-0-0). Presents the theory and clinical skills necessary to provide holistic health assessment of individuals across the life span with an emphasis on normal findings and health promotion.
4302 Management in Nursing Practice (2-0-3). Current theories of management, leadership, and change are explored and related to the nursing process in organizing and providing health care to individuals, families, groups, community, and society. The student will apply management theory to nursing practice.
4407 Community Health (4-0-0). Focuses on theory-based nursing care of aggregates, communities, and vulnerable populations in a global, multicultural society. The RN student is introduced to public health concepts as well as characteristics of community health nursing in a variety of settings.
4344 Cultural Diversity in Nursing (3-0-0). Provides students with a positive perception of cultural diversity in health care. The student will have the opportunity to develop cultural competency skills in providing nursing care to diverse populations.
4349 Baccalaureate Nursing Practice (2-0-3). Synthesize contemporary nursing knowledge introduced in previous courses and apply to a professional nursing practice area of the student’s choice. Options for role delineation include management/leadership, patient education, or provider of care in acute care or community based settings. Prerequisites: RN Licensure
4403 Research for Nursing Practice: An Evidence-Based Approach (4-0-0). An evidence-based analytical approach to decision making and problem solving incorporating principles of leadership, collaboration, theory, research and professional practice. Students are provided the opportunity to evaluate research studies and apply the basic steps of the research process.
Nursing Electives (NUR)
4333 Critical Care Nursing (2-0-3). Explores the interrelationship of human biopsychosocial dimensions of critical care nursing and examines the theoretical basis and nursing process for alterations in human functioning as consequences of critical illness and care.
4334 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (3-0-0). Provides a basic understanding of exercise physiology of the cardiorespiratory system and in-depth study of diagnostic assessments, clinical care, and post-event rehabilitation methodology of the coronary patient. The student will develop skills to assess and monitor rehabilitative therapy for various levels of function. Psychological needs and support systems for the families of coronary patients are also discussed.
4336 Pain and Therapeutic Interventions (3-0-0). Pain, perceived and diagnosed, is explored from a patient’s perspective. Anxiety’s effect on pain, the difference between pain and suffering, and therapeutic approaches will be discussed.
4337 Statistical Techniques for Health Professionals (3-0-0). Examines statistical techniques required to analyze data with specific applications for health professionals. Emphasis placed upon developing SPSS computer databases, data analysis, and interpretation of findings. Techniques include measures of central tendency and variability, correlation, regression, t-tests, ANOVA, chi square, and multivariate analysis.
4338 Women’s Health Care (3-0-0). Presents an analysis of selected issues and trends in women’s health care. Students will evaluate past and present trends in the delivery and financing of health care for women, appraise positive and negative practices affecting physical and mental health, and examine major health deviations of women throughout the life cycle.
4339 Nursing Aspects of Aging (3-0-0). Explores the current knowledge base concerning the process of aging incorporating the impact of societal values toward the elderly.
4341 Basic Concepts in Identifying the Health Needs of Adolescents (3-0-0). Addresses the range of normal growth and development and its relationship to behavior in adolescence. The student will develop skills to improve assessment, communication and understanding of adolescents and their families.
4342 Introduction to Grantwriting for Health Professionals (3-0-0). Provides the student with the opportunity to study the grantwriting process in detail. Students will become familiar with sources and requirements for various types of grants including federal and state and private foundations. In addition, students will work with a faculty member to develop an actual grant proposal for submission.
4343 Role of the Clinical Preceptor (3-0-0). Introduces the RN student to the role of the clinical preceptor in the clinical supervision of nursing students or staff in a health care facility. Principles of the teaching/learning process, clinical teaching strategies, effective evaluation methods, and legal implications are discussed.
4345 Care of the Child with Diabetes (0-0-9). Enables the student to understand the different types of diabetes, pathophysiology, and treatment modalities for children with diabetes. In addition, the students will be required to participate in one-week “immersion” experience with children participating in a diabetic summer camp. Permission from Department of Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences required. Grades: P, F.
4346 Communicating with the Spanish-Speaking Patient. This course is designed to develop basic conversational skills necessary to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients and their families. Students will acquire a basic linguistic and cultural foundation enabling them to interview and manage patients of all ages in a variety of clinical settings using Spanish; to take a history and perform a physical exam using Spanish-speaking populations.
4381 Special Topics (3-0). Selected topics in nursing. (May be repeated once for credit when the topic varies.)
4391 Research. A specialized course providing research opportunities for superior students enrolled in the nursing program. Prerequisites: Junior standing.
