Course Descriptions

This course is designed for students who wish to apply their knowledge of physiology to disease states occurring across the lifespan. The course will consist of a review of the normal functioning of selected body systems, and then analysis of pathological function during disease of those systems and standard treatment for these pathological conditions. (Also listed as BIO 223)Prerequisite: Take BIO-172;

• Nursing
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting a complete nursing physical assessment. Lecture, demonstrations, small group interactions, and videotaped interviews focus on subjective assessment. Laboratory practices and audiovisual materials focus on objective assessment.Prerequisite: Take BIO-171, BIO-172, NUR-100;

• Nursing
• 3 Credit(s)
• (4) Contact Hour(s)

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and childbearing families experiencing complex physical health problems across the lifespan. The student will use clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and prioritizing interventions to provide safe patient-centered care.Prerequisite: Prerequisite: NUR-121, NUR-122, NUR-123 minimum grade C+., Co-requisite: Co-requisite: BIO-230 minimum grade C; NUR-232 & NUR-233,minimum grade C+.

• Nursing
• 6 Credit(s)
• (3-3) Contact Hour(s)

This course will examine practice-focused leadership skills and the essential knowledge surrounding contemporary nursing topics. Emphasis is on the analysis of opportunities for patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, teamwork and collaboration to promote a culture of safety and quality in health care delivery.Prerequisite: Prerequisite: NUR-121, NUR-122, NUR-123 minimum grade C+., Co-requisite: Co-requisite: BIO-230 minimum grade C; NUR-231 & NUR-233 ,minimum grade C+.

• Nursing
• 1 Credit(s)
• (1) Contact Hour(s)

This course will enable the student to apply pharmacological concepts to manage patients with multisystem health problems across the lifespan incorporating clinical judgment and interprofessional collaborationPrerequisite: Pre-requisite: NUR-121, NUR-122, NUR-123 minium grade C+., Co-requisite: C0-requisite: BIO-230 minimum grade C; NUR-231& NUR-232,minimum grade C+.

• Nursing
• 2 Credit(s)
• (2) Contact Hour(s)

This course focuses on concepts and desired outcomes related to nursing management of individuals experiencing selected complex health problems with unpredictable outcomes. The student will expand the professional nursing role through increased proficiency in clinical judgment, teamwork and interprofessional collaboration, and prioritized interventions to provide safe patient-centered care.Prerequisite: Prerequisite: NUR-231, NUR-232, NUR-233 minimum grade C+., Co-requisite: Co-requisite: NUR-242 & NUR-243 minimum grade C+.

• Nursing
• 4 Credit(s)
• (2-2) Contact Hour(s)

This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize and integrate program concepts to develop strategies for success as a professional nurse. Includes preparing the student for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (NCLEX-RN®).Prerequisite: Prerequisite: NUR-231, NUR-232, NUR-233 minimum grade C+., Co-requisite: Take NUR-241 NUR-243;,Minimum grade C-;

• Nursing
• 2 Credit(s)
• (2) Contact Hour(s)

This course is a clinical immersion experience where the student will integrate management of care and professional competencies expected of a nurse generalist in providing safe patient-centered patient care across the lifespan under the mentorship of a Registered Professional Nurse.Prerequisite: Prerequisite: NUR-231, NUR-232, NUR-233 minimum grade C+., Co-requisite: Take NUR-241 NUR-242;,Minimum grade C-;

• Nursing
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

Effective leadership is based upon awareness of self and others and confidence in communication combined with an understanding of the dynamics of the delivery system in which one assumes a leadership position. This course will include methods for understanding your leadership/coaching abilities and how to further develop these into successful skills that will position you for leadership in your future career endeavors.

• Nursing
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed for healthcare providers and nursing students who are interested in examining several different cultures in regards to heritage, family, education, occupation, communication, family roles, work force issues and spirituality. Responses to health, illness and death will also be explored. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or ENG 104.Prerequisite: Take ENG-101;

• Nursing
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)