2024-2025 Academic Catalog

ORIENTATION TO NURSING WITH A FOCUS ON TODAY'S HEALTHCARE, PROFESSIONALISM, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION. (MAY BE TAKEN PRIOR TO OR UPON ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM.)

INTRODUCES FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS, SKILLS, AND TECHNIQUES OF NURSING PRACTICE, INCLUDING AN EMPHASIS ON BASIC COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND PSYCHO-MOTOR SKILLS, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. EMPHASIS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNICATION OF CONCEPTS, SKILLS, AND TECHNIQUES WILL BE COVERED IN LABORATORY HOURS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 2104

DEVELOP AND PRACTICE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES OF ASSESSMENT FOR CLIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. EMPHASIS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNICATION OF ASSESSMENTS WILL BE COVERED IN LABORATORY HOURS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 2224.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

LECTURE WILL COVER TOPICS RELATED TO NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. FOCUS WILL BE ON SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, INCORPORATING EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATICS SYSTEMS, DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE, AND THE FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ACROSS THE CONTINUUM. LABORATORY /CLINICAL TIME REQUIRED AS WELL AS TRAVEL. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 3118.

INTRODUCTION TO THE TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE USE OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND HIGH-QUALITY CARE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN CLASSES OF COMMONLY USED PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS INCLUDING MODES OF ACTION, USUAL DOSAGES, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ADVERSE EFFECTS AND NURSING MANAGEMENT OF CLIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATIONS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF NRSG 3118. LECTURE WILL INCLUDE TOPICS RELATED TO NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. WITH INCREASED COMPLEXITY, CONTINUED FOCUS WILL BE ON SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATICS SYSTEMS, INCREASING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THING SKILLS, ALONG WITH PRIORITIZATION AND DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE, AND THE CONCEPTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION ACROSS THE CONTINUUM. LABORATORY/CLINICAL TIME REQUIRED.

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 3218.

SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEWING AND OBTAINING HEALTH HISTORY AND MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE FOR VARYING POPULATIONS WILL BE ASSESSED. PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES, CLINICAL REASONING, AND DOCUMENTING WITH INFORMATICS WILL BE EMPHASIZED. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER SIMULATED LABS. (THIS COURSE SHOULD BE TAKEN THE 1ST TERM OF THE NURSING PROGRAM.)(FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING

COURSE FOCUSES ON THE APPLICATION OF NURSING THEORY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING DIAGNOSIS AND UTILIZATION OF THE NURSING PROCESS. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER-SIMULATED LABS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

CONTINUATION OF NRSG 3193. STUDENTS WILL APPLY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE USE OF PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS, PROMOTING SAFETY AND HIGH-QUALITY CARE. THE EVALUATION OF COMMONLY USED PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS INCLUDING MODES OF ACTION, USUAL DOSAGES, CONTRAINDICATIONS, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND NURSING MANAGEMENT OF CLIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATION WILL BE CONTINUED. (FULL ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP). EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CRITICAL THINKING, IDENTIFYING AND USING NURSING RESEARCH IN PRACTICE (EBP), EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATICS, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATING AND COLLABORATING REGARDING BEST PRACTICE. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

THIS COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE RESEARCH PROCESS AS WELL AS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP). EMPHASIS IS ON IDENTIFYING, REVIEWING, AND IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH IN NURSING PRACTICE (EBP), THE USE OF INFORMATICS, AND COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION IN NURSING RESEARCH. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER SIMULATED LABS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM.)

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FAMILY NURSING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, PRIORITIZATION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION. CLINICAL WILL FOCUS ON CULTIVATING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND APPLYING PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. (FULL ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4165.

FOCUSES ON BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHO-DYNAMIC CONCEPTS AND THEORIES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS, AND THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF SELF TO MODIFY EMOTIONAL AND/OR PSYCHIATRIC DISEQUILIBRIUM AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. CULTIVATES CRITICAL THINKING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. LABORATORY/CLINICAL HOURS AND TRAVEL REQUIRED. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4214.

FOCUS ON PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AS APPLIED TO HEALTH PROMOTION AND THE DISEASE PREVENTION NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS AND ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES. LECTURE AND LABORATORY/ CLINICAL TIME REQUIRED. TRAVEL ALSO REQUIRED. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4283.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF NRSG 3118 & NRSG 3218. LECTURE WILL COVER TOPICS RELATED TO NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH SITUATIONS. WITH INCREASED COMPLEXITY, CONTINUED FOCUS WILL T BE ON SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATICS SYSTEMS, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND INCREASED FOCUS ON PRIORITIZATION AND DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE, AND THE CONCEPTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTI

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4374.

FOCUS ON PRINCIPLES RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS, LEADERSHIP APPLICATIONS, PRIORITIZATION, DELEGATION PRINCIPLES, AND EFFECTIVELY USING COMMUNICATION WHEN WORKING ON INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. CRITICAL THINKING AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IS EMPHASIZED TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4383.

FOCUS ON SYNTHESIZING KNOWLEDGE INTO CRITICAL THINKING, PRIORITIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF THE STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE TO CARE OF CLIENTS ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM. STUDENTS WILL USE INFORMATICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TO ANALYZE CLIENT DATA AND IMPROVE HEALTH-RELATED OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4513.

THE COURSE FOCUSES ON THE PROCESSES AND PROBLEMS OF AGING APPLIED TO OLDER ADULTS IN ACUTE CARE AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. A MAJOR FOCUS IS APPLYING QSEN CONEPTS TO ACUTE OR CHRONIC CLIENT HEALTH SITUATIONS, IDENTIFYING AT RISK OLDER ADULTS, AND DEVELOPING, EVALUATING AND MODIFYING INTERVENTIONS. COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS FROM DIVERSE RURAL TO GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ARE APPLIED. CLASSROOM, ONLINE AND CLINICAL HOURS. TRAVEL REQUIRED. Required Previous: NRSG-3223 grade of a C or higher

EMPHASIS IS ON APPLYING CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS TO DIVERSE HEALTH CARE AND NURSING PRACTICE SETTINGS. COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION, CRITICAL THINKING, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTCE AND INFORMATICS ARE APPLIED TO COMPLEX CLINICAL SITUATIONS. CLIENTS WITH COMPLEX MULTISYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE ANALYZED. CLASSROOM, ONLINE AND CLINICAL HOURS. TRAVEL REQUIRED. Required Previous: Grade of a C or higher in NRSG-3223.

FOCUSES ON THE PROCESSES AND PROBLEMS OF AGING APPLIED TO OLDER ADULTS IN ACUTE CARE AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. USE OF QSEN CONCEPTS APPLIED TO ACUTE OR CHRONIC CLIENT HEALTH SITUATIONS, IDENTIFYING AT RISK OLDER ADULTS, AND DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, AND MODIFYING INTERVENTIONS. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER-SIMULATED LABS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

INCLUDES APPLYING COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS FROM VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, DIVERSE RURAL POPULATIONS, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER-SIMULATED LABS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

FOCUSES ON SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION OF STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE TO CARE OF CLIENTS WITH MULTIPLE COMPLEX ADAPTATIONAL ALTERATIONS. INFORMATICS, AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE WILL BE USED TO ANALYZE CLIENT DATA TO PROMOTE IMPROVED HEALTH RELATED OUTCOMES IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER-SIMULATED LABS. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

EMPHASIS IS ON APPLYING CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS TO DIVERSE HEALTH CARE AND NURSING PRACTICE SETTINGS. TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, CLINICAL REASONING, CRITICAL THINKING, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND INFORMATICS ARE APPLIED TO BOTH ROUTINE AND COMPLEX SITUATIONS TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COM

DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL; DESIGNED TO COVER THE BROAD TOPICS REGARDING HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNICATION, AND HOW VARIOUS COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS AND PROCESSES IMPACT HEALTHCARE, AS WELL AS LEARNING TO USE INTEGRATION METHODS. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER-SIMULATED LABS.

DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL; DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND EXAMINE CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING THE NURSING PROFESSION. TOPICS WILL VARY DEPENDENT UPON CURRENT ISSUES. ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE DELIVERY OF COURSE WORK MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: ASSIGNMENTS, DISCUSSIONS, APA FORMAT PORTFOLIO PAPERS, AND COMPUTER-SIMULATED LABS.

CAPSTONE COURSE THAT FACILITATES EXPLORATION OF ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF NURSING PRACTICE. FOCUS IS ON THE STUDENT PROGRESSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE ROLE. CLINICAL PRECEPTORSHIP AND TRAVEL REQUIRED. (FULL ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL TOPICS OR PROBLEMS PERTINENT TO NURSING.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. Required Concurrent: NRSG-4982L taken concurrently

LAB COURSE FOR NRSG 4982.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. Required Concurrent: NRSG-4983L taken concurrently

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL NURSING SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL NURSING SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL NURSING SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL NURSING SUBJECT OR PROBLEM.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

DIRECTED INTENSIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PROBLEM OR SPECIAL TOPIC.

LECTURE WILL COVER TOPICS RELATED TO NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD WHO HAVE METABOLIC, IMMUNOLOGIC, ONCOLOGIC, NEUROMUSCULAR, INTEGUMENTARY, AND UPPER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. CLINICAL WILL FOCUS ON CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION, INFORMATICS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND QUALITY AND SAFETY CONCEPTS APPLIED TO INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL-SURGICAL CLIENTS. TRAVEL REQUIRED.

LECTURE WILL COVER TOPICS RELATED TO NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO HAVE OXYGENATION, METABOLIC, AND ELIMINATION PROBLEMS. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FOCUS ON CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION, INFORMATICS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND QUALITY AND SAFETY CONCEPTS APPLIED TO COMPLEX CLIENTS AND TEAM NURSING. TRAVEL REQUIRED. Required Previous: NRSG-3118 grade of a C or higher

A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FAMILY NURSING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, PRIORITIZATION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION. CLINICAL WILL FOCUS ON CULTIVATING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND APPLYING PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. (FULL ACCEPTANCE INTO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

FOCUSES ON BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHO-DYNAMIC CONCEPTS AND THEORIES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS, AND THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF SELF TO MODIFY EMOTIONAL AND/OR PSYCHIATRIC DISEQUILIBRIUM AND PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. CULTIVATES CRITICAL THINKING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. LABORATORY/CLINICAL HOURS AND TRAVEL REQUIRED. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.)

FOCUS ON PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AS APPLIED TO HEALTH PROMOTION AND THE DISEASE PREVENTION NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS AND ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES. LECTURE AND LABORATORY/ CLINICAL TIME REQUIRED. TRAVEL ALSO REQUIRED. (FULL ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM REQUIRED.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF NRSG 3118 & NRSG 3218. LECTURE WILL COVER TOPICS RELATED TO NURSING CARE FOR CLIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH SITUATIONS. WITH INCREASED COMPLEXITY, CONTINUED FOCUS WILL T BE ON SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED CARE, EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATICS SYSTEMS, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AND INCREASED FOCUS ON PRIORITIZATION AND DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE, AND THE CONCEPTS OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTI