2024-2025 Course List

A focus 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.

Introduces the value of scientific inquiry, use of scholarly evidence, and significance of critical thinking/development of clinical reasoning. Examines theoretical frameworks pertaining to scientific inquiry and development of nursing knowledge through research and evidence-based practice.

Prerequisites:

NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313, NURS 317

Focuses on nursing management of alterations in physiological integrity and meeting needs of patients with commonly occurring acute or chronic health disorders and/or injury. This course is designed to assist students in the theoretical and practical application of the nursing process to meet the healthcare needs of clients with acute or complex needs.

Prerequisites:

NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313, NURS 317

Focuses on mental health and psychosocial concepts and the responsibility of nursing in promoting and maintaining psychosocial integrity of individuals. Application of therapeutic communication and caring relationships through evidenced based nursing actions and treatment of common clinical conditions.

Prerequisites:

NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313, NURS 317

Focuses on the critical inquiry of the physiological and psychosocial changes occurring within families during the childbearing period. Incorporates inclusive family support strategies and parental involvement. Includes didactic and experiential learning designed to promote family-focused nursing care and improve family health outcomes.

Prerequisites:

NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313, NURS 317

Focuses on developing clinical judgment, decision-making, and psychosocial understanding of changes experienced by families using simulated patient encounters. Students will treat the patient and family as a unit of care.

Prerequisites:

NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313, NURS 317

This course investigates the concepts related to family as client, nurse-family relationships, and the family health experience by examining family literature and family research. Utilizing family nursing theory as a framework, learners will develop nursing actions and interventions for healthy families and families experiencing acute, chronic, and critical illness. Healthcare policies will be evaluated related to family and societal health to advance equitable care.

Prerequisites:

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

Introduction to fundamental theories and frameworks pertaining to scientific inquiry, development of nursing knowledge, evidence-based and informed practice, and research utilization in nursing practice.

Focuses on nursing management of acute alterations in physiological integrity and meeting needs of patients with commonly occurring acute health disorders. This course is designed to assist students in the theoretical and practical application of the nursing process to meet the healthcare needs of clients with acute needs.

Prerequisites:

NURS 284, NURS 330, NURS 333, NURS 334, NURS 336

Focuses on the critical inquiry of the physiological and psychosocial changes occurring with families during the childbearing/childrearing transition period. Includes didactic and experiential learning designed to promote family centered nursing care and improved family health outcomes.

Prerequisites:

NURS 333, NURS 334, NURS 335, NURS 336

Focus on identification, implementation, and evaluation of patient/family quality and safety measures. Includes quality movement history and evolution, current quality of care issues, research and innovations, intervention strategies, and instruments; with an analysis of health care quality management system models.

This course explores the nurse¿s role in providing care to individuals and families of diverse spiritual, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds across the lifespan. Learners examine cultural diversity, spirituality, marginalized populations, and the integration of complementary and alternative therapies to provide holistic care. Learners perform comprehensive health, spiritual and cultural assessments, create a plan of care, and evaluate the effects of the care plan to promote a holistic approach to nursing.

Prerequisites:

RN Licensure. Admission to the RN Baccalaureate Completion Program.

Diverse Cultures:

Gold

Curricular Practical Training: Co-Operative Employment Experience for undergraduate international F-1 pre-nursing/nursing students to gain practical work experience related to the field of nursing for one summer and one adjunct fall or spring term. Special rules and eligibility criteria established by the Pre-licensure Nursing Program must be met. Please contact an advisor in your program for complete information.

An experiential immersion into the healthcare needs of the client and family within another culture with a focus on nursing interventions to promote health. An intense induction into cultural humility will enhance awareness and promote an appreciation for global health.

This course examines application of concepts and strategies for psychosocial and interprofessional communication to elevate professional nursing roles, responsibilities, and interactions that enhance intraprofessional and interprofessional collaboration for equitable healthcare optimization, maintenance, experiences, and outcomes for individuals, families, and society.

Focuses on identification, implementation, and evaluation of patient/family quality and safety measures. Includes quality movement history and evolution, current quality of care issues, research and innovations, intervention strategies, and instruments; with an analysis of health care quality management system models.

Prerequisites:

NURS 350W, NURS 351, NURS 353, NURS 356, NURS 357

Focuses on nursing management of alterations in physiological integrity including patients with commonly occurring complex, multi-system health disorders. This course is designed to assist students in the theoretical and practical application of the nursing process to meet the healthcare needs of patients with chronicity of disease and rehabilitation needs.

Prerequisites:

NURS 350W, NURS 351, NURS 353, NURS 356, NURS 357

Focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, determinants of health, community and systems-levels interventions, and fundamental issues of health equity. Students apply public health science, epidemiology, systems-level thinking, and policy development to support population focused nursing care.

Prerequisites:

NURS 350W, NURS 351, NURS 353, NURS 356, NURS 357

Focuses on the critical inquiry of families¿ health and illness experiences. Examines family reserves, coping and resiliency across the lifespan and among vulnerable populations. Promotes family centered nursing care during transitions within child, adolescent, adult and older adult family transitions.

Prerequisites:

NURS 350W, NURS 351, NURS 353, NURS 356, NURS 357

Focuses on application of clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and family-focused care through use of simulated patient encounters. Students will incorporate knowledge of the social determinants of health as they work with health care teams.

Prerequisites:

NURS 350W, NURS 351, NURS 353, NURS 356, NURS 357

This course is designed to highlight and analyze the role of the nurse in the application and evaluation of national quality and safety guidelines, standards and informatics tools to create a culture of quality and safety. The course focuses on investigating solutions for the aim of preventing and reducing medical errors, and it emphasizes the value of nursing care in the healthcare system.

Prerequisites:

NURS 320

Focuses on the critical inquiry of the physiological and psychosocial changes occurring with families during the childrearing period. Includes didactic and experiential learning designed to promote family-focused nursing care of children and adolescents (ages 0-18) to help improve family health outcomes.

Prerequisites:

NURS 350W, NURS 351, NURS 353, NURS 356, NURS 357

Think critically about the roles and responsibilities of the community oriented nurse in the context of disease prevention, health promotion, protection, maintenance, restoration, and surveillance of diverse populations. Examine foundational pillars of assurance, assessment and policy development to support population focused nursing care across the lifespan.

Prerequisites:

NURS 363, NURS 364, NURS 365, NURS 366

Focuses on nursing management of chronic alterations in physiological integrity and meeting needs of patients with commonly occurring chronic health disorders. This course is designed to assist students in the theoretical and practical application of the nursing process to meet the healthcare needs of patients with chronic and rehabilitation needs.

Prerequisites:

NURS 363, NURS 364, NURS 365, NURS 366

Focuses on the critical inquiry of families' health and illness experiences. Includes didactic and experiential learning designed to promote family centered nursing care during transitions within child, teenage, adult and older adult family transitions.

Prerequisites:

NURS 363, NURS 364, NURS 365, NURS 366