BS Degree Recommended Course Sequence

A study of human genetics in order to elucidate the basic laws of heredity and their physical basis (classical genetics); structure and function of the gene (molecular genetics); and population genetics, with attention to human abnormalities as illustrations of these principles. Prerequisites: BIO 120

This course builds upon the foundation acquired in the Human Anatomy and Physiology I, Nutrition for Nursing Majors, and the co-requisite course Human Anatomy and Physiology II. Topics addressed comprise major drug classifications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, indications, uses, contraindications, cautions, side and adverse effects, toxicities, drug-drug, drug-food interactions and allergies.

NURN 110: (pre-requisite), NURN 200 (co-requisite)

This course provides the basis for application of critical thinking skills in utilizing the nursing process in organizing nursing care. The course focuses on nursing management of adult patients with acute health problems. Emphasis is on the acute stages of disease as well as health promotion and prevention, nutrition, diagnostics and treatments. The course addresses nursing care issues in physiological, pathophysiologic and psychosocial contexts. Prerequisites: NURN 110, Co-requisite: NURN 130

This course is designed to study populations at risk, such as the aged and those diagnosed with cancer or HIV, with emphasis on variables that may be modified to increase quality of care and life. An epidemiological model is used to study health status as it is affected by environment, lifestyle, heredity, and community. Students observe and participate in managing the care of a patient being followed by agencies that are selected for their interdisciplinary approach.

This one credit course is a requirement of the School of Health Sciences. The student explores the concepts and principles of community service and Nursing as they apply to individuals, families, and the community as a whole. Students examine and recommend services and teaching available to their client(s) through independent study. This course builds on Orem's Self Care Theory as students document a reflection paper that includes a comprehensive health assessment. This course must be completed by senior year.

This course is designed to advance the theoretical and clinical knowledge of the student in the care of the adult medical-surgical patient. This course will address nursing care issues from a physiologic, pathophysiologic, and psychosocial context. Students will develop up-to-date knowledge to apply through critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Promotion of safe and quality outcomes of care for different populations across the health-illness continuum will be examined.

NURN 200 and NURN 130 (pre-requisites), NURN 310 and/or NURN 330 (co-requisites)

NURN 330: Builds upon and expands basic psychosocial knowledge and skills acquired in PSY 101, NUR 110 and NUR 200. Progression to more complex mental health patterns as they relate to nursing practice provides students with the opportunity to expand their understanding of human-environmental interactions and evolving mental health patterns within diverse cultures. Behavioral patterns as they appear in normative growth and developmental perspectives as well as alterations in these patterns with the resulting nursing implications are addressed. An intertwining of the nursing process and Orem's Self Care Deficit Theory forms the framework for the assessment of self care deficits and interventions necessary to meet the self care needs of psychiatric patients, their families and significant others. Prerequisites: NUR 200

NURN 310: Builds upon the foundation acquired in NUR 110, NUR 130 and NUR 200. Uses the Nursing Process, Orem's model of self-care and a developmental approach to build upon principles of humanity, health and environment as they affect nursing care of women, infants and children. Emphasis is placed on health teaching and providing care to obstetrical, newborn and pediatric patients with complex problems, from the prenatal period through adolescence. Clinical experiences are provided in a structured multicultural medical center with a parent-child focus. Other learning experiences will occur in the classroom with assigned activities in the computer and skills lab. Prerequisites: NUR 200

This course focuses on community assessment, environmental factors affecting health and illness, concepts and principles of epidemiology, and problems of the urban environment. In collaboration with the Home Care Agencies, Community Outreach Agencies and selected ambulatory clinics, and under faculty supervision, students will provide nursing care in the patient’s home setting.

NURN 200 and NUR 130 (pre-requisites), NURN 300 (co-requisite)

This course focuses on the conceptual and research development of nursing knowledge that forms the basis of evidence-based practice. The validity of quantitative and the conformability of qualitative methods used to answer nursing research questions are discussed. Students critically evaluate current nursing research and assess applicability to clinical practice.

MATN 261 or GSMN 261 (pre-requisite), NUR 300 (co-requisite)

This course is designed to advance the theoretical and clinical knowledge of the student in the care of the adult medical-surgical patient. This course will address nursing care issues from a physiologic, pathophysiologic, and psychosocial context. Students will develop up-to-date knowledge to apply through critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Promotion of safe and quality outcomes of care for different populations across the health-illness continuum will be examined.

Prerequisites: NURN 300, Co-requisite: NURN 310 and/or NURN 330

NURN 310: This course builds upon the foundation of NUR 110 and NUR 130. The student will utilize nursing process and refine critical thinking and develop the clinical skills and cultural competence needed to care for childbearing families and pediatric patients. Health assessment skills are adapted to address pregnant women and pediatric populations. The course explores acute and chronic health conditions as well as complex life-threatening deviations in health. Clinical experiences are provided in a structured multicultural medical center with a parent-child focus. Additional learning opportunities will occur through computerized simulations as well the skills lab. NURN 200 and NURN 130 (pre-requisites, NURN 300 or NURN 301 (co-requisite)

NURN 330: This course builds upon and expands basic psychosocial knowledge and skills acquired in PSY 101, NUR 110, NUR 200, and NUR 320. Progression to more complex mental health patterns as they relate to the practice of nursing provides students with the opportunity to broaden understanding of human-environmental interactions and evolving mental health patterns within different cultures. Behavioral patterns are explored from a normative growth and developmental perspective and contrasted with alterations in function. The nursing process serves as the foundation for assessments and interventions necessary to meet the biopsychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs of psychiatric-mental health clients, their families, and significant others. NURN 200 and NURN 130 (pre-req), NURN 300 or NURN 301 (co-reqs.)

This course is designed to build upon core concepts of teaching-learning principles, therapeutic communication and the nurse-patient relationship in meeting the learning needs of patients and their families/significant others throughout the life span. A patient-centered and nursing process-driven approach will be employed with emphasis on assessing learner readiness and preference, cultural and spiritual practices, developmental level and cognitive and language considerations. Bloom’s taxonomy of learning domains will provide a framework for the development of effective nursing interventions. Theories of patient education, including the health belief model, locus of control, cognitive dissonance and diffusion theories, will be explored in terms of their impact on the learning process.

NURN 200 and NUR 130 (pre-requisites)

The emphasis of this clinical course will be on leadership and management theories. Students will utilize organizational, educational, administrative, and business theories to analyze the nurse’s role in healthcare leadership and management. Students will examine legal and ethical issues in nursing. This course includes a senior capstone project focused on professional practice and is assigned in the final semester prior to graduation. Students develop their professional and leadership nursing role by using leadership skills to become active members of the health care team.

Prerequisites: NURN 440, 450