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Undergraduate Nursing Courses

 

(Open only to students who have been accepted into the undergraduate nursing major)

TRACK I (Undergraduate)

NU 193 Special Topics in Nursing for First-year Students

All "193" classes are approved for LASC but may vary by section. See current course listing for specific LASC area approval.

Introductory level course covering topics of special interest to first-year students. Offered only as a First-year Seminar.

Offered every year. 3 credits.

 

NU 200 Introduction to Professional Nursing I

Prerequisites: BI 161, BI 162; CH 110, CH 111; EN 101, EN 102; PS 101; acceptance into Nursing major

Corequisites: BI 204, PS 120 or PS 210, HE 120, SO 100

Philosophy and conceptual framework of the program is introduced. Nursing theory, history and professional practice roles are presented. Medical terminology is introduced as well as introduction to medication calculations.

Offered Fall semester every year. 3 credits.

NU 210 Introduction to Professional Nursing II

Prerequisite: NU 200

Corequisites: BI 262, SO 215 or SO 220

Health of individuals and families is assessed. Communication, physical assessment, nursing process and other skills for professional practice are introduced. Medication calculations continue and the administration of medication is introduced. Lecture, an on-campus laboratory on physical assessment and off-campus clinical experiences in sub-acute care agencies are included in this course.

Offered Spring semester every year. 3 credits.

NU 310 Nursing Science I

Prerequisites: NU 210; BI 262; SO 215 or SO 220

Corequisite: CH 240

Students will apply the nursing process when caring for the childbearing family and adult medical-surgical patients. Concepts of wellness, disease and health behaviors will be examined as the nursing process is operationalized in the care of adult medical-surgical patients and the childbearing family. Lecture and off-campus clinical experiences in maternal-child health nursing and medical-surgical nursing are included in this course.

Offered Fall semester every year. 8 credits.

NU 315 Group Communication Seminar I

Prerequisite: NU 310

Corequisite: NU 340

The focus of this course is on effectively assessing, analyzing and problem solving the processes of group interactions with peers in the classroom in order to integrate this information into various health care settings.

Offered Spring semester every year. 1 credit.

NU 340 Nursing Science II

Prerequisites: NU 310; CH 240

Corequisites: NU 315, MA 150

Concepts of wellness, disease, and health behaviors are examined as the nursing process is operationalized in the care of pediatric patients and acutely ill medical-surgical patients. Lecture and an off-site clinical experience are included in this course.

Offered Spring semester every year. 8 credits.

NU 400 Special Topics in Nursing: Capstone

Prerequisites: NU 415, NU 440

Corequisites: NU 450, NU 460

The focus is on intensive synthesis of previously learned theory in preparation for professional practice.

Offered Spring semester every year. 2 credits.

NU 415 Group Communication Seminar II

Prerequisite: NU 315

Corequisites: NU 430, NU 440

The independent and interdependent role of the professional nurse as an agent of change is examined.

Offered Fall semester every year. 1 credit.

NU 430 Research Seminar in Nursing

Prerequisite: MA 150

Corequisites: NU 415, NU 440

The focus is on the development of the student as a consumer of nursing research and the utilization of research findings in practice.

Offered Fall semester every year. 3 credits.

 

NU 440 Nursing Science III

Prerequisite: NU 340

Corequisites: NU 415, NU 430

Students practice professional nursing with acutely ill adults in mental health care settings and identify multiple aspects of community and public health issues. Critical thinking and decision making skills are developed and applied. Lecture and off-campus clinical experiences are included in this course.

Offered Fall semester every year. 8 credits.

NU 450 Leadership in Nursing

Prerequisites: NU 415, NU 440

Corequisites: NU 400, NU 460

This course focuses on theories of leadership, management, delegation and supervision, which supports the knowledge, skill and values integrated by the nurse into professional leadership behavior. Current trends in nursing and in research relating to nursing leadership and management are explored.

Offered Spring semester every year. 3 credits.

NU 460 Nursing Science IV

Prerequisite: NU 415, NU 440

Corequisites: NU 400, NU 450

The focus is on theories of leadership management, change, and communication which support development of professional nursing. Complex health problems are studied in classrooms and clinical settings. Preceptorship opportunities are available to eligible students.

Offered Spring semester every year. 12 credits.

NU 480 Independent Study

Prerequisite: Consent of Department

Opportunities for students to engage in special studies in nursing according to individual interests and faculty availability.

Offered every year. 1-6 credits.

TRACK II (RN to BS)

NU 330 Introduction to Professional Nursing III

This course focuses on nursing as an art and a science. The elements of the Department of Nursing’s conceptual nursing practice model are analyzed and examined in terms of nursing, diagnostic, and teaching-learning processes. Legal, ethical and environmental factors are studied in relation to their impact on person/environment unity. The format is a weekly 2 two hour lecture/seminar.

Offered Spring every year 2 credits

NU 335 Health Assessment

The nursing process in used as the organizing framework to identify person/environment unity of individuals. A variety of skills and theories relevant to professional nursing practice are utilized. The student will develop an increased knowledge base and skills related to performing a complete physical examination of the adult and pediatric client.

The format is a weekly 3 hour on campus lab/lecture.

Offered Spring every year 3 credits

NU 340-A Nursing Science II

Prerequisite NU 330

The focus of this course is on the study and practice of community-oriented nursing. Theories and environmental factors which influence the health of communities are analyzed. The application of the nursing process and diagnostic reasoning in promoting the health of individuals, families and communities is emphasized. Clinically students collaborate with preceptor and faculty to integrate community/public health nursing theory into practice. The format is a 4 hour lecture/seminar, 1 hour online component and weekly clinical assignments.

Offered Fall every year 8 credits

NU 430-A Research Seminar in Nursing

Prerequisite: MA 150

The research process is examined and applied to nursing. The focus is on the development of the student as a consumer of nursing research and the utilization of research findings in practice. The format is a weekly three-hour lecture/seminar.

Offered Fall every year 3 credits

 

NU 450-A Leadership in Nursing

Prerequisite NU 340-A

This course focuses on theories of leadership, management, change, delegation and supervision, which supports the knowledge, skill and values integrated by the nurse into professional leadership behavior. Current trends in nursing and in research relating to nursing leadership and management are explored. The format is a weekly 3 hour lecture/seminar.

Offered Spring every year 3 credits

NU 460-A Nursing Science IV

Prerequisite: NU 340-A and NU 450-A

Corequisites: NU 445, NU 450

The focus of this course is on the study and practice of nursing directed at heath promotion/prevention/ restoration of clients with chronic person/environment disunity. Theories and environmental factors that influence health promotion, prevention and restoration of particular client populations are examined. The nursing practice model is further applied to maximize person/environmental unity of clients with chronic alterations in functional patterns. Clinically, students collaborate with preceptor and faculty to integrate chronic illness and leadership theory into clinical practice. The format is a 4 hour lecture/seminar, 1 hour online component and weekly clinical assignments.

Offered Spring semester every year. 8 credits.

 

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