NURSING NUR 091: Health Assessment RM

NURSING
NUR 091: Health Assessment RM

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course assists students in strengthening test taking strategies with remediation of concepts related to health assessment. This course will focus on study and test taking strategies, time and stress management and selected concepts pertaining to health assessment.

Pre-requisite: NUR 220

Co-requisite: None

NUR 092: Health and Illness Concepts Across the Lifespan RM

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course assists students in strengthening test taking strategies with remediation of concepts related to health and illness. This course will focus on study and test taking strategies, time and stress management and selected concepts pertaining to health and illness across the lifespan.

Pre-requisite: NUR 305

Co-requisite: None

NUR 100: Concepts for Nursing Practice

1 Credit (Lecture)

Nursing 100 introduces the student to the basic concepts appropriate to nursing practice. These concepts include caring interventions, assessment, collaboration, managing care, communication, the teaching-learning process and the roles and behavior of the professional nurse. The nursing process is introduced as a comprehensive clinical decision-making strategy, as well as a framework for providing and managing competent best practices and evidence-based care to promote, maintain, or restore the client’s optimal level of health. Nursing’s metaparadigm and the biological, psychosocial, and spiritual/religious dimensions of human needs are defined and analyzed.

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: NUR 106, NUR 110, and NUR 121, MAT 105

NUR 106: NCLEX Success Course I

1 Credit

Nursing 106 is designed to provide the student with the structure and content of the NCLEX-RN® examination including the test blueprint. The intent and schematic of the series of NCLEX Success Courses will be explained. Strategies for testing success in studying for and taking NCLEX type exams will be covered.

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: NUR 100, NUR 110, and NUR 121, MAT 105

NUR 107: NCLEX Success Course II

1 Credit

Nursing 107 requires the student to apply the strategies learned in the previous NCLEX Success Course in formal and informal testing situations. The course culminates in analyzing standardized test results with the course faculty and designing and incorporating individual strategies for NCLEX Success.

Prerequisite: NUR 100, NUR 106, NUR 110, and NUR 121, MAT105, NUR 199 if applicable

Co-requisite: NUR 150

NUR 110: Nursing Health Assessment

2 Credits (1 Lecture + 1 Lab)

Nursing 110 provides the student with knowledge of the concepts necessary to perform a comprehensive health history and health assessment of individual clients across the lifespan. To facilitate acquisition of knowledge and concepts, the course incorporates biophysical, psychosocial and spiritual growth and development into the dimensions of health assessment. Emphasis is placed on the normal age-related findings of assessment as well as appropriate developmental tasks. Human needs are used as an organizing framework.

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: NUR 106, NUR 100, and NUR 121, MAT 105, NUR 199 if applicable

NUR 121: Foundations of Nursing Practice

6 Credits (4 Lecture + 2 Clinical)

Nursing 121 provides the student with the fundamental competencies, skills, and techniques of nursing practice. Caring interventions, assessment, collaboration, managing care, communication, the teaching learning process, best practices, and evidenced-based care, as well as scientific rationale and pharmacological considerations, provide the basis for applying clinical nursing therapeutics and prevention strategies to meet the unique biological and psychosocial needs of the client. The roles of the nurse and application of the nursing process as the framework for clinical experiences focus on assisting the adult client to meet acute and long-term healthcare needs and reinforce the application of theory content to practice settings. A skills laboratory practicum, in conjunction with clinical experiences with adult medical-surgical clients in acute care settings, reinforces the application of theory content to practice settings.

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: NUR 106, NUR 110, and NUR 100, MAT 105

NUR 150: Nursing Management of Client Needs I

8 Credits (5 Lecture + 3 Clinical)

Nursing 150 is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors requisite to providing care for adult clients in medical-surgical settings. Utilizing the nursing process as a clinical decision-making framework, students apply primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies in response to the client’s position on the health continuum. Content focuses on the nursing management of clients with needs related to safety and protection, activity, nutrition, elimination, regulation, oxygenation, circulation, cognition, and sensation. Emphasis is also placed on the care of the client with needs related to the surgical experience.

Clinical experiences focus on the acute care health needs of adult clients and emphasize the use of caring interventions, assessment, collaboration, managing care, communication, teaching/learning, and professional behaviors as the clinical competencies required to assist the client in meeting or adapting to changing healthcare needs.

Prerequisite: NUR 100, NUR 106, NUR 110, and NUR 121, MAT105, NUR 199 if applicable

Co-requisite: NUR 107

NUR 199: LPN to RN Transition Course

3 Credits

Nursing 199 is a three credit course designed to enable the student to explore integrative concepts in nursing and to assist the student in the transition from license practical nurse to registered nurse. Students refine and update previous learning in addition to identifying goals for successful transition to the registered nursing program. Combined with classroom, on line, and nursing laboratory experiences, the student learns through the application of concepts. The student will demonstrate the ability to solve problems through the use of the nursing process with a focus on client assessment and to communicate more effectively.

Prerequisite: None

Co-requisite: NUR110

NUR 206: NCLEX Success Course III

1 Credit (Lecture)

Nursing 206 continues to foster the student test taking techniques and remediation strategies as preparation for the NCLEX-RN® examination. A series of standardized tests as well as other indicators provides the student with additional information to revise or strengthen the student’s remediation plan. This is also the time to begin or continue to discuss how to facilitate the positive mental attitude requisite to NCLEX success.

Prerequisite: NUR107, NUR150

Co-requisite: NUR 211

NUR 207: NCLEX Success Course IV

1 Credit (Lecture)

Nursing 207 prepares the graduating student with the tools requisite for success on the NCLEX-RN® examination. This course is designed to review with the student’s assigned NCLEX Coach the updated status of a student’s indicators, analyze areas of needed remediation, and design strategies for success.

Prerequisite: NUR 206, NUR 211

Co-requisite: NUR 215

NUR 211: Nursing Management of Client Needs II

10 Credits (5 Lecture + 5 Clinical)

Nursing 211 is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors requisite to providing and managing the care of adult client with complex, multi-system medical-surgical needs. The student gains additional proficiency with the nursing process, complex nursing skills, and therapeutic nursing interventions, thereby expanding upon principles learned in previous nursing courses. Content focuses on the nursing management of complex health needs related to the client and family experiencing disorders of mental health, nutrition, elimination, cognition, oxygenation and circulation including medical emergencies.

Clinical experiences focus on the acute care health needs of adult clients and emphasize the clinical competencies of caring interventions, assessment, collaboration, managing care, communication, teaching/learning, and professional behaviors required to assist the client in meeting or adapting to changing healthcare needs. Applying the nursing process as a clinical decision-making framework and utilizing critical thinking skills, students apply primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies in response to the client‘s position on the health continuum.

Prerequisite: NUR 107, NUR 150, BIO 112, BIO 121, ENG 101

Co-requisite: NUR 206

NUR 213: Nursing Management of Client Needs III

5 Credits (3.3 Lecture + 1.7 Clinical in an eight (8) week session)

Nursing 213 is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors requisite to providing and managing the care of specialized groups of clients with multidimensional needs in a variety of settings. The student gains additional proficiency with the nursing process, complex nursing skills, and therapeutic nursing interventions, thereby expanding upon principles learned in previous nursing courses. Content focuses on the nursing management of the bio/psycho/social healthcare needs of the client and family during pregnancy, reproductive health needs, and birth and of the child along the health-illness continuum.

Clinical experiences include maternal-child and emphasize the clinical competencies of caring interventions, assessment, collaboration, managing care, communication, teaching/learning, and professional behaviors required to assist the client in meeting or adapting to changing healthcare needs. Applying the nursing process as a clinical decision-making framework and utilizing critical thinking skills, students apply primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies in response to the client’s position on the health continuum.

Prerequisite: NUR 206, NUR 211

Co-requisite: NUR 207

NUR 215: Transition to Professional Nursing

5 Credits (2 Lecture + 3 Clinical in an eight (8) week session)

Transition to Professional Nursing – is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors requisite to providing and managing the care of a group of clients in a variety of settings. The student gains additional proficiency with the nursing process, complex nursing skills, and therapeutic nursing interventions, thereby expanding upon principles learned in previous nursing courses. Content focuses on manager of care concepts, transition into entry level practice, and concept of professionalism. Clinical is a preceptor based experience caring for clients in a variety of settings across the life span. Applying the nursing process as a clinical decision-making framework and utilizing critical thinking skills, the students focus on caring for a group of clients integrating collaboration, communication with health care team members, and the application of theoretical healthcare concepts.

Prerequisite: NUR 206, NUR 211

Co-requisite: NUR 207

NUR 216: Introduction to Perioperative Nursing Care

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts of perioperative nursing to senior nursing students promoting advanced knowledge into the highly specialized area of practice. The objective of this learning is to enhance the experience and improve outcomes for surgical patients throughout the continuum of care. Emphasis will be placed on applying of the nursing process to the concepts of aseptic technique/ infection control and care of the anesthetized patient within the intraoperative environment.

Prerequisite: NUR 211 or NUR 412

Co-requisite: NUR 215 or NUR 414

NUR 217: Concepts of Critical Care Nursing

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course is designed to explore the care of adult patients with complex, critical care needs. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process to the critical care environment. Content focuses on the nursing management of patients with alterations in major body systems requiring critical care therapy. Common problems in critical care nursing will also be explored including sedation/delirium management, pain/pain management, nutritional alterations, and end-of-life care.

Prerequisite: NUR 211 or NUR 412

Co-requisite: NUR 215 or NUR 414

NUR 218: Introduction to Oncology Nursing

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course is designed to provide the student with oncological concepts promoting the advanced knowledge in this specialized area of nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on patient and family-centered nursing care with a focus on the nursing management of the adult oncology patient. Cancers and the risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow up care are addressed. Multiple treatment modalities, such as chemotherapy, surgery and radiation and the nursing management of side effects from treatment will be discussed. Common problems in oncology nursing will be explored including; comfort, end-of-life issues and oncologic emergencies.

Prerequisite: NUR 211 or NUR 412

Co-requisite: NUR 215 or NUR 414

NUR 219: Medical-Surgical Nursing

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course is designed to explore the care of adult patients with acute and chronic healthcare problems. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process to understand and incorporate best practice for common medical conditions and emergencies. Evidence-based practice will be the framework to explore current practice, pharmacological therapies and new trends. Simulation experiences will assist the student in developing critical thinking and clinical judgement skills.

Prerequisite: NUR 211 or NUR 311

Co-requisite: NUR 215

NUR 290: Advanced Medical-Surgical Remediation Elective

1 Credit (Lecture)

This course assists students in remediation of content areas in need of strengthening and on test taking strategies. This course will focus on advanced medical-surgical content, mental health, and pharmacology.

Authorization by ADN Program Director is required.

Co-requisite: None

NUR 220/NUR 220A: Health Assessment with Lab

4 Credits (2 Lecture + 2 Lab)

This course provides the student with knowledge of the concepts necessary to perform a comprehensive health history and health assessment of individual patients across the lifespan. To facilitate acquisition of knowledge and concepts, the course incorporates biophysical, psychosocial and spiritual growth and development into the dimensions of health assessment. Emphasis is placed on the normal age-related findings of assessment as well as appropriate developmental tasks. Hands-on laboratory time and simulation experiences will assist the student in developing critical thinking skills.

Prerequisite: BIO 112, SOPS 105, FYE 102, PSY 110

Co-requisite: NUR 297/NUR 297A, BIO 300

NUR 221/NUR 221A: Nursing Skills: Concepts of Quality & Safety

4 Credits (2 Lecture + 2 Clinical)

This course builds upon health assessment competencies, specifically incorporating the concepts of safety, functional ability, fluid and electrolytes, infection, nutrition, sensory perception, thermoregulation, and pain in the performance of clinical nursing skills. Service learning experiences, simulation experiences, and select acute care inpatient clinical experiences will assist students to integrate course concepts and construct learning from previously-learned concepts. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 220/NUR 220A, NUR 297/NUR 297A, BIO 300, BIO 121, MAT 105, IS 200, CHEM105

Co-requisite: NUR 298/NUR 298A, BIO 180, BIO 215, IS200

NUR 297/NUR 297A: Professional Development Concepts

2 Credits (Lecture)

This course is a professional development course in which the student is introduced to the concepts of caring, professionalism, development, and the nursing process. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to establishing human connections in the role of the nurse. Students will be introduced to the profession of nursing and to the use of the nursing process to guide clinical decision-making across the lifespan. Areas of interest for the capstone project will begin to be explored. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: SOPS 101, FYE 102

Co-requisite: NUR 220/NUR 220A

NUR 298/NUR 298A: Professional Development Concepts

1 Credits (Lecture)

This is a professional development course in which the student is introduced to the concepts of clinical judgment and the NCLEX exam. Students will begin to learn strategies for success in preparing to take NCLEX. The concept of professionalism is further explored in this course, especially as it relates to professional licensure and accuracy in practice. Responsibilities of the nurse related to independent practice decisions and management of care are explored. Areas of interest for the capstone project are explored. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 220/NUR 220A, NUR 297/NUR 297A

Co-requisite NUR 221/NUR 221A

NUR 305/NUR 305A: Health & Illness Concepts Across the Lifespan I

6 Credits (4 Lecture + 2 Clinical)

This course is a health and illness course in which the student participates in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care to patients in a variety of settings and to providing leadership for the interprofessional healthcare team. Service learning experiences in the community and in long-term care settings, as well as focused acute care clinical experiences, will assist students to integrate course concepts and construct learning from previously-learned concepts. Simulation experiences will assist the student in developing critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 221/NUR 221A, NUR 298/NUR 298A, BIO 215, PSY 210

Co-requisite: None

NUR 307/NUR 307A: Concepts of Intellectual Inquiry

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course provides students with a foundational understanding of research, evidence-based practice, healthcare quality, and healthcare information systems and technologies utilized in nursing practice and nursing education. A basic understanding of research terminology and process will be explored. Introduction to evidence-based practice will emphasize identification of a clinical issue, formulation of a researchable question, performing an effective search for sound evidence, and changing practice based on evidence. Information management systems to improve healthcare outcomes related to safety, quality, cost-effectiveness, and coordination of healthcare services along with ethical, legal, and regulatory issues will also be explored. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 221/NUR 221A, STAT 201

NUR 309/NUR 309A: Professional Nursing Concepts

2 Credits (Lecture)

This course is a course in professional nursing concepts. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors related to collaboration, care coordination, patient education, caregiving and palliation. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on the concept of family caregiving, especially as it relates to chronic and terminal disease. Completing of a formal teaching plan will allow students to obtain the skills necessary to provide healthcare teaching in any setting. An emphasis on collaboration with other nurses and with the inter-professional team provides the basis for care coordination in a variety of settings. Simulation experiences will assist the student in developing critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 221/NUR 221A, ENG 315

NUR 311/NUR 311A: Health & Illness Concepts Across the Lifespan II

6 Credits (4 Lecture + 2 Clinical)

This course is a health and illness course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care and patient education in a variety of settings and to providing leadership for the interprofessional healthcare team. Service learning experiences in the community and in long-term care settings, as well as focused acute care clinical experiences, will assist students to integrate course concepts and construct learning from previously-learned concepts. Simulation experiences will assist the student to further develop critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 305/NUR 305A

NUR 312: Concepts in Leadership & Health Care Delivery

4 Credits (Lecture)

This course is a course in nursing leadership and health care delivery concepts. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors related to leadership, healthcare policy, healthcare economics, healthcare law, and change theory. Students will have the opportunity to explore the professional nurse’s role in leading the inter-professional team. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of the current and future healthcare system as it is affected by healthcare economics, policy, and law. Change theory will be utilized to solve a current problem in healthcare. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 307

Co-requisite: None

NUR 312A: Concepts in Leadership & Health Care Delivery

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course is a course in nursing leadership and health care delivery concepts. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors related to leadership, healthcare policy, healthcare economics, healthcare law, and change theory. Students will have the opportunity to explore the professional nurse’s role in leading the inter-professional team. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of the current and future healthcare system as it is affected by healthcare economics, policy, and law. Change theory will be utilized to solve a current problem in healthcare. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 307A

Co-requisite: None

NUR 313: Concepts in Population Health

2 Credits (Lecture)

This course 313 introduces students to current concepts in community-based nursing and population–focused care. Building upon previously-learned concepts, students engage in the process of conceptualizing individuals, families, groups and communities as populations in which lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors are major determinants of health. Comprehensive assessment of community and population characteristics is emphasized as a basis for planning population-focused interventions aimed at health promotion, disease, and injury prevention across the lifespan. Using principles of evidence-based practice through a project focused on the older adult in the community, students perform a comprehensive evidence-based assessment and plan health promotion. Simulation assists the student in developing critical thinking and clinical judgment skills related to the concepts of addiction, self-management, and interpersonal violence. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 305

Co-requisite: None

NUR 313A: Concepts in Population Health

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course introduces students to current concepts in community-based nursing and population–focused care. Building upon previously-learned concepts, students engage in the process of conceptualizing individuals, families, groups and communities as populations in which lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors are major determinants of health. Comprehensive assessment of community and population characteristics is emphasized as a basis for planning population-focused interventions aimed at health promotion, disease, and injury prevention across the lifespan. Using principles of evidence-based practice through a project focused on the older adult in the community, students perform a comprehensive evidence-based assessment and plan health promotion. Simulation assists the student in developing critical thinking and clinical judgment skills related to the concepts of addiction, self-management, and interpersonal violence. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 305A

Co-requisite: None

NUR 320: Nursing Informatics

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course will provide students with a knowledge base of healthcare information systems and technologies utilized in nursing practice and nursing education. The focus of this course is to explore information management systems to improve healthcare outcomes related to safety, quality, cost-effectiveness, and coordination of healthcare services along with ethical, legal, and regulatory issues. Consumer health information sources are explored and analyzed.

Prerequisite: None

Note: Must be taken in the first 8 weeks of enrollment in the RN-BSN program.

NUR 335: Introduction to Research and Evidence-Based Practice

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course will provide students with a foundational understanding of research and evidence-based practice. A basic understanding of research terminology and process will be explored. Introduction to evidence-based practice will emphasize identification of a clinical issue, formulation of a researchable question, performing an effective search for sound evidence, and changing practice based on evidence. The basic understanding of research and evidence-based practice will serve as a foundation for improving patient outcomes.

Prerequisite: STAT 201, ENG 315, NUR 350

NUR 350: Nursing Theories and Foundational Concepts

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course focuses on nursing theory, philosophy and conceptual frameworks as a foundation of nursing practice. Students will explore the impact of nursing theory, philosophy, and conceptual frameworks as they relate to the profession and the role of the nurse. An understanding of these concepts will be the foundation for professional growth and advancement.

Prerequisite: ENG 315, NUR 320

NUR 365: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course explores legal and ethical issues in the delivery of healthcare. The nurse’s role in ethical clinical practice is examined. The student examines personal and professional values in relation to ethical and legal issues occurring in the practice of professional nursing. Appraising basic principles of current legal concepts and professional ethical codes provides a foundation for professional practice. Sociocultural influences on ethical and legal concepts are explored.

Prerequisite: ENG 315, NUR 320

NUR 397/NUR 397A: Professional Development Concepts

1 Credit (Lecture)

This course is a professional development course in which the student continues to develop strategies for NCLEX Success. Increased exposure to NCLEX-style questions is provided to enhance proficiency in answering the types of test items found on the NCLEX exam. Practice NCLEX-style questions will also help to support learning in nursing coursework. The concept of professionalism is further explored in this course as it relates to scope of practice. Areas of interest for the Capstone project will be refined, with identification of a specific Capstone topic area by the end of this course. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 298/NUR 298A, COM 101

NUR 398/NUR 398A: Professional Development Concepts

1 Credit (Lecture)

This course is a professional development course in which the student continues to develop strategies for NCLEX Success. Increased exposure to NCLEX-style questions is provided to enhance proficiency in answering the types of test items found on the NCLEX exam. Practice NCLEX-style questions will also help to support learning in nursing coursework. The student’s chosen topic for the Capstone project will be developed in a Capstone Proposal in which the student will delineate strategies for assessment of the population at risk, anticipated population outcomes, the implementation of evidence-based interventions to improve population outcomes, and evaluation of the achievement of population outcomes. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 397/NUR 397A

NUR 401, 402, 403, 404: Clinical Internship Elective

1 Credit (Clinical)

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop and refine knowledge and skills necessary in providing direct patient care. Working with a preceptor, students will care for patients/populations in a healthcare setting.

Students will reflect on the role of the BSN-prepared registered nurse within a complex and dynamic healthcare system, especially as related to quality and safety in patient care.

Prerequisite: None

NUR 410: Clinical Intensive I

6 Credits (1 Lecture + 5 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care in the inpatient acute care setting. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Simulation experiences will assist the student to further develop critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 311, NUR 312, NUR 313

NUR 410A: Clinical Intensive I

6 Credits (2 Lecture + 4 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care in the inpatient acute care setting. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Simulation experiences will assist the student to further develop critical thinking and clinical judgment skills. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self- directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 311A, NUR 313A

NUR 412: Clinical Intensive II

6 Credits (1 Lecture + 5 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to chronic health problems. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care for patients and populations in the community setting. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 410

NUR 412A: Clinical Intensive II

6 Credits (2 Lecture + 4 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to chronic health problems. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care for patients and populations in the community setting. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 410A

NUR 414: Clinical Intensive III

6 Credits (1 Lecture + 5 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems. This is a role transition course in medical surgical nursing in which the student will perform care in the role of the professional nurse under the direction of a preceptor. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care for patients in the acute care setting. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 412

NUR 414A: Clinical Intensive III

6 Credits (2 Lecture + 4 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems. This is a role transition course in medical surgical nursing in which the student will perform care in the role of the professional nurse under the direction of a preceptor. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care for patients in the acute care setting. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 412A

NUR 416: Clinical Intensive IV

6 Credits (1 Lecture + 5 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems in the specialty or community setting. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care for patients and populations in the specialty setting or in the community. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 412

NUR 416A: Clinical Intensive IV

6 Credits (2 Lecture + 4 Clinical)

This course is a clinical intensive course in which the student applies evidence in the care of patients across the lifespan related to acute and chronic health problems in the specialty or community setting. This course is designed to facilitate the student’s acquisition of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to providing safe and quality care for patients and populations in the specialty setting or in the community. Students will synthesize all previously learned concepts in the clinical area as well as in clinical integration seminars. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 412A

NUR 420: Health Care Policy

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to influence policy in a dynamic healthcare environment. Financial and regulatory environments are investigated to determine the impact on patient outcomes and the role of healthcare professionals. Advocacy as a healthcare professional to promote social justice of vulnerable populations is discussed.

Prerequisite: ENG 315, NUR 320

NUR 435: Population Health and Community-Based Nursing

5 Credits (3 Lecture + 2 Clinical)

This course introduces students to current concepts in community-based nursing and population –focused care. Building upon previous nursing education, students engage in the process of conceptualizing individuals, families, groups and communities as populations in which lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors are major determinants of health. Comprehensive assessment of community and population characteristics is emphasized as a basis for population-focused interventions aimed at health promotion, disease, and injury prevention across the lifespan. Using principles of evidence-based practice through a community clinical practicum, students assess the economic, sociocultural, and environmental influences and develop interventions to meet community-based and population-focused needs.

Prerequisite: ENG 315, NUR 320

NUR 450: Caring for the Older Adult

5 Credits (3 Lecture + 2 clinical)

This course focuses on the highly complex needs of the older adult and their families. Students will explore socioeconomic, physical, psychological, safety, ethical, and legal issues of the older adult. Evidence regarding health promotion, health maintenance, and acute/chronic disease management is examined to develop patient-centered care for the older adult. A clinical practicum will address the needs of the independent older adult living in the community.

Prerequisite: ENG 315, NUR 320

NUR 465: Leadership and Management in Nursing

5 Credits (2 Lecture + 3 Lab)

This course focuses on developing and understanding leadership skills and concepts. Students explore a variety of theories related to leadership, management, and change. Analysis of leadership styles, behaviors, and communication techniques assist with the development of skills necessary to lead at the bedside and within a healthcare system. Students examine evidence-based quality improvement and patient safety strategies to improve healthcare outcomes. A capstone project involving quality improvement change in either the acute care or community setting will be initiated.

Prerequisite: NUR 335, NUR 435.

Note: Must be taken in the last 8 weeks of enrollment in RN-BSN core courses.

NUR 497/NUR 497A: Professional Development Concepts

2 Credits (Lecture)

This course is a professional development course in which the student continues to develop strategies for NCLEX Success. Increased exposure to NCLEX-style questions is provided to enhance proficiency in answering the types of test items found on the NCLEX exam. Practice NCLEX-style questions will also help to support learning in nursing coursework. The student’s Capstone project will be implemented as developed in the Capstone Proposal. The student will implement an assessment of the identified population at risk and will implement evidence-based interventions to improve population outcomes. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 398/NUR 398A

NUR 498/NUR 498A: Professional Development Concepts/ Capstone

2 Credits (Lecture)

NUR 498 is a professional development course in which the student continues to follow TCCNHS NCLEX Success Plan. Increased exposure to NCLEX-style questions is provided to enhance proficiency in answering the types of test items found on the NCLEX exam. Practice NCLEX-style questions will also help to support learning in nursing coursework. The student’s Capstone project will be evaluated as developed in the Capstone Proposal. The student will evaluate outcomes for an identified population at risk following implementation of interventions. A final Capstone Paper and Presentation will illustrate the Capstone project in its entirety. Active learning strategies employed in this course will promote the development of leadership skills and self-directed lifelong learning.

Prerequisite: NUR 497/NUR 497A

PHILOSOPHY
PHI 103: Introduction to Ethics

3 Credits (Lecture)

Introduction to Ethics will assist students in coming to understand the various theoretical, conceptual frameworks, and application models of moral reasoning. Such applications of theoretical models and frameworks will expose the student to different approaches to moral competence and decision-making in complex life situations. This course aims to be holistic in its approach; hence ethics-related issues involving medical/health issues will be minimized and a broad humanities-based approach will be incorporated.

Prerequisite: None

PHI 205: World Religions

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of and appreciation for the major religions of the world; Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam. In addition the course will explore indigenous spiritual paths such as Celtic and Native American spiritual traditions. The course will explore the history of each tradition, its core beliefs, cosmology, canon of sacred writings, and styles of prayer and worship. This course will also explore humanism in its various forms, as well as atheism. The course will also address the influence of these various traditions on society, as well as the issues surrounding the diversity of religious traditions in a highly pluralistic society.

Prerequisite: None

PHI 210: Ethical Issues in Contemporary Health Care and Research

3 Credits (Lecture)

Based on their prior knowledge of ethical reasoning and traditional and contemporary moral theories, learners will explore through reading, research, and experiential learning activities the ethical issues embedded within contemporary healthcare and health research. Using their moral reasoning skills, learners will have the opportunity to propose ethical solutions to the many problems that arise within today’s healthcare and bioresearch.

Prerequisite: PHI 103

PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 110: Lifespan Development

3 Credits (Lecture)

Students will learn about the psychological theories/conceptual frameworks and research that inform the study of cognitive, personality, and social development across the lifespan.

Prerequisite: None

PSY 210: Concepts of Behavior Change

3 Credits (Lecture)

This course builds on the foundational knowledge in introductory social sciences courses that focus on understanding thought and behavior to help learners understand how and why people change their behavior. Theories of learning, goal-setting, performance, sports psychology, motivation, and self-reflection will be used to help learners see why people do or do not change their behavior so that, ultimately, methods can be used to design plans for those that could benefit from changes in behavior.

Prerequisite: None

SOCIOLOGY
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology

3 Credits (Lecture)

What makes up a society? A society is composed of separate, but interrelated components, or social institutions. The family, government, education, and religion are some of the large structures that guide our everyday lives. Introduction to Sociology explores these institutions of society, along with other individual factors, such as race, class, and gender, in order to understand what it means to live in a global society. Students are given the opportunity to develop their sociological imagination to become critical of the world around them, and will learn to analyze this social world using a variety of theoretical perspectives.

Prerequisite: None

SOC 102: Sociological Perspectives on U.S. Diversity

3 Credits (Lecture)

Sociological Perspectives on U.S. Diversity is designed so that students will gain insights into, and learn the various sociological analyses of, the strengths, challenges and opportunities facing the United States and its incredibly diverse population. Particular emphasis will be placed on multicultural awareness, race, ethnicity, social class, and gender.

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or equivalent or SOPS 101

SOC 103: Sociological Perspectives on Global Diversity

3 Credits (Lecture)

Sociological Perspectives on Global Diversity is designed so that students will gain insights into, and learn the various sociological analyses of, the strengths, challenges and opportunities facing the global diverse populations. Particular emphasis will be placed on multicultural awareness, race, ethnicity, social class, and gender.

Prerequisite: SOC 101 or equivalent or SOPS 101

SOC 200: Seminar on Race

1 Credit Hour (Lecture)

Explore the ways that race still matters in a society that considers itself to be post-racial. In this discussion-based seminar, we consider what race is, how it is socially constructed, and the ways that institutional discrimination and inequality persist. How we interpret our own racial identity is guided by the ways we understand race operating in our society. Throughout the course, we reflect on our everyday experiences to better understand how race is relevant – including in a healthcare environment.

Prerequisite: None.

SOPS 101: Introduction to Social Psychology

3 Credits (Lecture)

Social psychology is the systematic study of human social behavior. In this course, you will study how individuals and groups of people behave, and what causes these behaviors. You will learn to use theoretical perspectives to answer questions like, “Why are people attracted to one another?” and “When are we most likely to help a stranger?” and “Why do some people follow rules, while other people break them?” You will study classical and contemporary research to understand how the scientific method is used to test and create theories of social behavior.

SOPS 105: Social and Cultural Issues in Regional Healthcare

3 Credits (Lecture)

Healthcare in our region is delivered in a variety of settings by diverse human beings using many different methods: in clinics, hospitals, schools, even grocery stores! This course invites you to explore these settings and to better understand our healthcare system. At the center of this exploration will be us, the human beings seeking and giving the care. We will discuss the social and cultural factors (determinants) that influence individuals’ health decisions and behaviors as well as the social and cultural competencies expected of healthcare providers. We will also explore our healthcare system, discussing organization and structure, and the places and ways healthcare is delivered and experienced.

Prerequisite: None

SOPS 201: Exploring Current Topics in Health

1 Credits (Lecture)

This course is intended to prepare advanced-standing students for lifelong learning and professional development. It also provides an opportunity for students to earn 1 credit hour working directly with faculty. Students will work directly with identified faculty member to explore a topic or concept from a multi-faceted perspective (for example, to explore cultural competency in a community-based health care organization or to conduct an asset mapping of social-service resources for an identified population). So the student will make connections with the college outcomes in a framework relevant to the learning needs of the student, students will engage in designing their own leaning experience, assignment or projects, as well as methods for self-assessment and evaluation.

Prerequisites: Permission of the Associate Dean and assignment to faculty member. Advanced-standing students only.

STATISTICS
STAT 201: Introduction to Statistics

3 Credits (Lecture)

STAT 201 focuses on the use of statistics to conduct and critique research. Topics include: descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and the use of computer software for statistical applications. Students will learn to apply, analyze, and interpret statistics from research articles and data in the health care setting.

Prerequisites: MAT 105 or equivalent.

*For students enrolled in the RN-BSN completion program, the prerequisite is waived

TECHNOLOGY
TECH 101: Basic Technology Skills and Applications

3 Credits (Lecture)

Being a contributing citizen in the 21st Century requires the use of technology. This course will provide a survey of trending ideas in the industry, cloud based applications, and an introduction to computer/technology skills for word processing, spreadsheets,

presentations, and email correspondence.

Prerequisites: None

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GENERAL NOTICE
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences reserves the right to alter or discontinue any of its programs, fees, policies, or services, and to change any provision or policy in the interest of the College or its students at any point in time. The College also reserves the right to cancel courses and course sections, even after registration has taken place, if there is low enrollment, the unavailability of a qualified faculty person, the lack of a clinical site, or other extenuating circumstances. Every effort will be made to place students in other sections of the same course if this is possible.

As a matter of policy, students at The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences are bound by the curriculum in effect. Once accepted, all students without transfer credit exemption status for previously completed college courses must follow the pre-arranged College course schedules. The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences may terminate at any time the enrollment of a student whose scholastic standing, performance, health, aptitude, or social conduct does not meet the requirements of The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Curricular changes are to be expected in response to rapidly changing regulatory, educational, and/or healthcare environmental factors.