2024-2025 Course List

Topics vary as announced in class schedule. May be retaken for credit if topic varies.

Designed as an overview to fundraising and development for nonprofit organizations, this course addresses the development of a fundraising plan and attracting donors. There will be an emphasis on organizational outreach using both traditional and new media.

Designed as an overview of financial management for nonprofit organizations, this course addresses the integration of mission-driven planning and financial management with an emphasis on tax exemption, accounting systems, financial statements, budgets, and regulatory reporting.

The internship in nonprofit leadership is designed to provide an opportunity to apply coursework, to develop key skills in the nonprofit sector, to experience professional socialization, and to inform potential career trajectories. The internship must be completed within a nonprofit organization.

Theoretical and practical aspects of administering arts organizations. Examines the management, budgeting, marketing, and administration or cultural organizations in the postmodern era.

Topics vary as announced in class schedule. May be retaken for credit if topic varies.

Designed as an overview to fundraising and development for nonprofit organizations, this course addresses the development of a fundraising plan and attracting donors. There will be an emphasis on organizational outreach using both traditional and new media.

Designed as an overview of financial management for nonprofit organizations, this course addresses the integration of mission-driven planning and financial management with an emphasis on tax exemption, accounting systems, financial statements, budgets, and regulatory reporting.

A maximum of three credits is applicable toward the NPL program. Consent from instructor.

This is a survey course of the nonprofit sector, covering history and philosophy of the sector, ethics, board and staff relations, operations and fundraising, fiscal management, and human resource development.

The internship in nonprofit leadership is designed to provide an opportunity to applycoursework, to refine and enhance key skills in the nonprofit sector, to broaden professional exposure, and to inform further career development. The internship must be completed within a nonprofit organization.

Prerequisites:

NPL 673

Focuses on the critical inquiry into the nursing care of family and society in the context of diverse cultures. Explores concepts related to family and society as clients, the health experience, and nursing strategies to foster family and societal care.

Prerequisites:

ENG 101, NURS 286

A holistic perspective of pathophysiologic processes and their impact on body systems and overall human functioning. Focuses on the risk factors, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of physiologic disease processes in humans. Students must have a minimum grade of a C in BIOL 201 and BIOL 202 in order to enroll in NURS 282.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 201 and BIOL 202 OR BIOL 220 and BIOL 330

Focuses on the basic drug classification, concepts and principles of pharmacology with application of drug therapy. Implications relative to the utilization of drug therapy are examined. Dosage calculations are evaluated for competency. Students must have a minimum grade of a C in BIOL 220 and BIOL 330 in order to enroll in NURS 284.

Prerequisites:

Minimum of a C in BIOL 220 and BIOL 330.

Provides an introduction to the profession of nursing and explores relationship-based care in healthcare. Provides an overview of concepts related to establishing caring and healing environments, developing therapeutic and professional relationships, and the inter-relationship of care for self, team, and patient.

Goal Areas:

GE-11

This is a study abroad course that focuses on the healthcare system and health beliefs of a different culture/ country. Students will have the opportunity to interact with professionals and community members to get a better understanding of their health beliefs, care system, the role of family in health etc.

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Introduces concepts fundamental to professional nursing: roles of professional nurse and inter-professional team members, regulatory guidelines, standards of practice, health care organizations and economics. The nursing process with care planning and concept maps will be presented. Theoretical perspectives on professional nursing and the concept of persons, health and environment are introduced.

Focuses on nursing management of alterations in physiologic integrity across the lifespan that includes health promotion and prevention as well as early detection of alterations in physiological integrity. This course will assist students in the application of theory, use of the nursing process, and identification of clinical implications of US and global health issues.

Focuses on the basic drug classification, concepts and principles of pharmacology with application of drug therapy. Implications relative to the utilization of drug therapy are examined. Dosage calculations are evaluated for safe use in practice and competency.

Focuses on assessment of the healthy family and the relationship of health assessment to prevention and early detection of disease, incorporating the processes of interviewing, history-taking, and physical assessment. A laboratory component integrating nursing skills and procedures is included.

Focuses on development of nursing knowledge and management through use of simulated patient encounters. Students will explore concepts related to family and society to develop nursing strategies to foster family and societal care.

This course provides an introduction to the concepts of evidence-based practice, research, critical inquiry development and application to inform nursing practice that promotes healthcare and facilitates equitable health outcomes of individuals, families and society.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisites: RN licensure. Admission to the RN Baccalaureate Completion program.

Introduces concepts fundamental to professional nursing: roles of professional nurse and interprofessional team members, regulatory guidelines, standards of practice, therapeutic communication, and cultural sensitivity. Theoretical perspectives on professional nursing and the concepts of persons, health and environment are introduced.

Focuses on health promotion and prevention and early detection of alterations in physiological integrity. Leading US and global health issues are discussed, along with clinical implications of those prevalent diseases.

Critical inquiry into the nursing care of family and society in the context of diverse cultures. Explores concepts related to family and society as clients, the family and societal health experience, and nursing strategies to foster family and societal care.