Consortial Nursing Program (NURS)

Enables student to conceptualize cultural diversity as a basic component of American Society with implications for sensitivity and respect in health promotion and human relations.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Meets: Ethnic Diversity

Prerequisites: Freshmen standing only; consent of nursing advisor.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing only; consent of nursing advisor.

Exploration of selected foundational concepts and principles essential to the professional nursing role. Requires fees.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

Introduction of selected foundational health and illness concepts essential to nursing practice. Differential tuition: $31.52/credit.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

This clinical practicum course introduces students to the application of foundational knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the provision of nursing care.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

Mastery of basic nursing skills for a variety of settings and phases of care using clinical judgment as the foundation for interventions. Study of concepts essential for demonstrating competencies in the safe performance of care.

Prerequisites: Advanced to the professional nursing major; NURS 353 or concurrent enrollment.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Prerequisites: Junior standing only; consent of nursing advisor.

Application of nursing concepts and skills to promote health and comprehensively assess the health status of individuals using a nursing framework.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

Pathophysiology and pharmacology concepts for nursing across the lifespan.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

Pathophysiology and pharmacology concepts for nursing across the lifespan.

Prerequisites: NURS 399.

Offered: Spring.

Introduction to and integration of concepts relevant to evidence-based nursing practice.

Prerequisites: NURS 352.

Offered: Spring.

Examination of selected concepts and principles essential to the provision of patient care. Requires fees.

Prerequisites: NURS 351.

Offered: Spring.

This course focuses on nursing care of individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic health conditions using a holistic approach.

Prerequisites: NURS 352.

Offered: Spring.

This clinical practicum course focuses on providing nursing care for individuals and families with acute and chronic conditions. Students should expect to spend time in the NLRC working on psychomotor skills on a day they are not assigned to clinical. Psychomotor skill learning and check off is done outside of scheduled clinical hours. Differential tuition $31.52 per credit

Prerequisites: Enroll in any section; clinical site; TBD.

Offered: Spring.

Mastery of nursing skills related to care of individuals and families with acute and chronic conditions. Competencies performed in a variety of healthcare settings and phases of care, requiring clinical judgment.

Prerequisites: Advanced to the professional nursing major; NURS 422 or concurrent.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

This course involves the integration of selected concepts in the care of individuals and families across the lifespan.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

This course focuses on nursing care to promote the health of populations and communities.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

This clinical practicum course focuses on applying concepts and providing population based nursing care to aggregates. NURS 422.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

Basic concepts of informatics are introduced with focus on application to clinical practice to improve safety and quality of care.

Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major.

Offered: Fall.

Pathophysiology and pharmacology concepts for nursing across the lifespan. Requires fees.

Prerequisites: Advanced to the professional nursing major; NURS 399, NURS 400; or consent of instructor.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Synthesis of knowledge, skills, and attitudes for leading in complex healthcare environments. Differential tuition: $31.52/credit.

Prerequisites: NURS 430 and progression in nursing major;.

Offered: Spring.

Application of selected concepts to individuals/families with complex health and illness needs. Differential tuition $31.52/credit.

Prerequisites: NURS 431, 432.

Offered: Spring.

This practicum course focuses on nursing leadership and nursing care management of individuals, families and groups experiencing complex health care problems. Differential tuition $31.52/credit.

Prerequisites: NURS 353, 422 and 433.

Offered: Spring.

Exploration of the new graduate professional role to enable a smooth transition to the first registered nurse position. The course is delivered in hybrid format. Differential tuition of $31.52/credit.

Prerequisites: NURS 478 and progression in nursing major.

Offered: Spring.

Consent of nursing advisor.

Prerequisites: Senior standing only.