Nursing Department Courses


NURS 341– Client Concepts, 4 credits. E1. Emphasizes the physiologic, psychologic and pathophysiologic concepts that provide the foundation for professional nursing care. Prerequisite: NURS 351 – Nursing Concepts
NURS 342 – Adult Health Nursing I, 4 credits. E1. Focuses on the etiology, pathophysiologic mechanisms and nursing care of adult clients experiencing common disorders of body system function. Prerequisites: NURS 361 – Health Assessment, NURS 341 – Client Concepts and NURS 402 – Mental Health Nursing
NURS 351 – Nursing Concepts, 4 credits. E2. Introduction to the major, encompassing concepts integral to the nursing process such as communication, legal issues, values and ethics, spirituality, pain management and immobility issues. Prerequisite: formal acceptance to the nursing major
NURS 352 U – Family Nursing I, 4 credits. E. Focuses on nursing care and health promotion for the childbearing family and includes identification and care of high-risk clients. Prerequisites: NURS 341 – Client Concepts, NURS 361 – Health Assessment and NURS 402 – Mental Health Nursing
NURS 361 – Health Assessment, 4 credits. E1. Focuses on health assessment and health promotion of individual clients through utilization of the nursing process and basic nursing concepts. Prerequisite: NURS 351 – Nursing Concepts
NURS 362 – Family Nursing II, 4 credits. E. Focuses on nursing care of the child-rearing family, that is, viewing the child and family as client. Course content includes care of the child from infancy through adolescence, both hospitalized and within the community, acutely ill and chronically ill; common stressors for the child and family throughout the growing years; and strategies for health promotion for the child and family. Prerequisites: NURS 342 – Adult Health Nursing I, NURS 352 – Family Nursing I and NURS 420 – Nursing Research
NURS 380 – Special Topics, 2 to 4 credits. D. Courses covering various topics of interest in this particular discipline are offered regularly. Contact department or program chair for more information.
NURS 390 – Cooperative Education Program in Nursing, 1 to 4 credits. E. The Cooperative Education program in nursing is an experience in integrating clinical work experience and prior coursework in nursing. Qualified nursing students are employed by selected healthcare agencies on a semester/summer plan. Hours are arranged by mutual agreement among student, employer and faculty coordinator.
NURS 401 G – Community Health Nursing, 4 credits. E. Synthesis and application of nursing and public health concepts to promote the wellness of communities, families and individuals. Prerequisites: NURS 342 – Adult Health Nursing I, NURS 352 – Family Nursing I and NURS 420 – Nursing Research
NURS 402 – Mental Health Nursing, 4 credits. E. Synthesis and application of nursing and psychiatric-mental health concepts to promote the wellness of individuals and groups. Prerequisite: NURS 351 – Nursing Concepts
NURS 403 – Adult Health Nursing II, 4 credits. E. Focuses on the etiology, pathophysiologic mechanisms and nursing care of critically ill adult clients. Prerequisites: NURS 342 – Adult Health Nursing I, NURS 352 – Family Nursing I and NURS 420 – Nursing Research
NURS 404 – Adult Health Nursing III, 4 credits. E2. Focuses on the etiology, pathophysiologic mechanisms and organization of nursing care of adult clients experiencing selected complex stressors. Prerequisite: successful completion of first three semesters of nursing courses
NURS 420 – Nursing Research, 2 credits. E. Introduction to the research process and its application to nursing practice. Prerequisites: NURS 341 – Client Concepts, NURS 351 – Nursing Concepts and NURS 361 – Health Assessment
NURS 423 Z – Roles and Issues of Professional Nursing in a Global Society, 4 credits. E2. This capstone course in the nursing major is a synthesis of nursing theory and the professional practice role. Students engage in disciplinary scholarship and a clinical practicum. Historical roots of the discipline, current issues and trends in healthcare, and the complex role of the professional nurse as an interdisciplinary team member within an evolving global healthcare system are discussed and analyzed. The student formalizes a personal philosophy of nursing as vocation and an understanding of the disciplinary mandate of responsible engagement in the world.
NURS 430 – Nursing Management, 2 credits. E2. Study of concepts and issues related to management in professional nursing. Prerequisites: NURS 341 – Client Concepts, NURS 361 – Health Assessment, NURS 402 – Mental Health Nursing and NURS 420 – Nursing Research
NURS 480 Independent Study, 1 to 4 credits. D. This course provides an opportunity for individual students to conduct in-depth research of a particular topic under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Contact the department or program chair for more information.