Nursing

An introduction to concepts fundamental to the art and science of nursing. Discussion/application of evidence-based strategies for physical, nutritional, cultural, and psychosocial assessment of clients. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse in promoting client safety, and in achieving optimal client outcomes.

The second of two nursing fundamentals courses. Continued discussion and application of fundamental nursing concepts, focusing on the role of the nurse in promoting health and wellness.  

This course is the first in a series of four health and illness concept courses.  In this course, students will apply health and illness concepts to the care of patients with acute and chronic conditions.

This course introduces the student to knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to practice nursing as a profession.

This course focuses on the nurse’s role in providing person-centered care across the lifespan.

In this course, students will explore holistic nursing care of the childbearing family, the newborn, the infant, and reproduction.

This course introduces the nursing student to the application of concepts through the development of clinical skills in the laboratory setting.  Students will participate in supervised practice, and skills competency validation.

An introduction to concepts fundamental to the art and science of nursing. Discussion and application of evidence-based strategies for physical, nutritional, cultural, and psychosocial assessment of clients. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse in promoting client safety, and in achieving optimal client outcomes.

In this course, students will incorporate knowledge of fundamental nursing concepts while providing evidence-based, person-centered care, in the acute-care setting. 

In this course, students will incorporate knowledge of fundamental nursing concepts while providing evidence-based, person-centered care, in the acute-care and/or community-based setting. 

In this course, students will apply fundamental nursing concepts when providing simulated, person-centered care across the lifespan. 

In this course, students will apply fundamental nursing concepts, and provide developmentally appropriate care for patients in the simulated environment. 

In this course, students will apply health and illness and reproductive concepts to the care of patients and family members in the simulated environment.

Discussion and application of advanced nursing care concepts for the client with acute and/or complex health problems. This course includes presentation of advanced mental health concepts as well as essential concepts related community health nursing.

This course employs the use of patient-care scenarios, case-studies, NCLEX style questions, and other learning activities to assist students in developing improved clinical judgment, and to promote success on the NCLEX-RN.

This seminar is designed to help prepare students to succeed on the NCLEX-RN, and for entry into the workforce. Complex patient-care scenarios, case-studies and other learning activities are designed to assist students in the development of clinical judgment and improved decision making.

Clinical experiences in a variety of healthcare settings and with increasing complexity and numbers of clients. Clinical experience and simulation activities will allow students to integrate and apply concepts from this and previous nursing courses. Includes an acute mental-health rotation/experience. Formerly NURS 201L.

An introduction to the concept of nutrition, as it relates to health and well-being. 

In this course, students will explore the importance of nutrition, as it relates to the health and well-being of patients across the lifespan.

In this course, students will explore the role of nutrition in the prenatal and perinatal periods.  Students will also explore nutritional needs of the newborn and infant.

Focuses on the role of nutrition in the care and management of clients with urgent and/or emergent health problems. Emphasis will be place on the role of nutrition in health restoration. Content is integrated with NURS 202.

This course introduces the student to pharmacology.  Pharmacologic concepts included in this course are pharmacokinetics, routes of administration, dosage calculation, therapeutic effects, side and adverse effects, interactions, contraindications, and principles of safe medication administration.  

Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics of drugs. This course discusses safety concerns related to scope of practice, accurate dosage calculations, medication administration and monitoring, route of administration, as well as special considerations across the lifespan in prevention and treatment of chronic illness.

Pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics of medications used to treat chronic health problems and infections. This course discusses the safety concerns related to scope of practice, accurate dosage calculations, medication administration and monitoring, and route of administration, with a focus on use of the intravenous route.

An introduction to ethical and legal issues and policies relevant to health care.

Analysis of ethical and legal issues relevant to the healthcare professions through an integrated format.

Focuses on the ethical and legal issues when managing a patient with urgent/emergent health concerns, as a member of the healthcare team.

Focuses on healthcare management of patients with complex, multi system acute and chronic pathological processes throughout the lifespan. Emphasis on ethics and healthcare policy and how it will impact the health of the adult and pediatric patient. By permission only.

An introduction to psychosocial issues in healthcare.

In this course, students will explore nursing care of patients related to psychosocial issues, across the lifespan.

Special emphasis will be placed on exploration of psychosocial issues that arise in clients with acute and/or emergent health problems. This course examined the role of the healthcare professional in providing care for these clients. Content is integrated with NURS 202.

Examines psychosocial health, and determinants of health and illness across the lifespan. This course is taught in an integrated format with NURS 203.