NUR 101 Introduction to Nursing (2) (F)
The purpose of this course is to introduce first year nursing students to the nursing profession, the School of Nursing, and the University. Students will learn skills required for success in their academic program with an emphasis on the critical thinking process and the varied career paths in the nursing profession.
Nursing (NUR) 217 Destructive and Constructive Behaviors: Addiction and Its Prevention (3) (F; Sp)
Note: elective; open to non-nursing students
Directed toward the understanding of constructive aspects of the self as well as destructive tendencies. Addictive behaviors will be the focus of discussion related to destructive behaviors. Constructive behaviors will deal with preventive, early identification, and intervention strategies. The goal is to increase knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity related to destructive behaviors of individuals, families, and society, and healthy approaches to deal with stressful life situations. LEC
250 Human Growth and Development (3) (F; Sp)
Note: open to non-nursing students; prerequisite to clinical courses for Basic Nursing Program; prerequisite course for RN Track Program
Selected physiological and psychosocial factors that influence and characterize human growth and development throughout the life span. Includes lecture/discussion and class participation activities. LEC
293 Informatics and the Health Care Environment (3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the health care environment emphasizing the interface between the health care delivery system and informatics.
Additionally, various environments where health care is obtained, including clinics, hospitals and community settings will be introduced. The students will become familiar with health care terminology, government health policies, and the influence of managed care organizations on the health care environment.
302 Professional Issues in Practice (1) (F; Sp)
Note: For RNs in B.S./M.S. Program; prerequisite: none
Concepts that are embodied in selected nursing theories and models and how they relate to professional issues in practice will be examined. Selected issues and dilemmas confronting both the nursing profession and the individual nurse will be explored. Various value systems that operate within the health care delivery system and which influence professional practice also will be discussed. SEM
309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper-division nursing major RN Track and B.S./M.S. Programs; prerequisite: none
Prepares students to perform a health assessment on an adult and child. Emphasis is placed on a systematic and comprehensive health assessment as a database for identifying nursing diagnoses. Developmental aspects, sociocultural influences, health-illness perceptions, normal variations of health-status findings, and documentation are highlighted throughout the course. Students become familiar with the use of assessment instruments through practice in a supervised on-campus laboratory. LEC/LAB
310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: NUR309, NUR370, NUR371, NUR372, NUR373L or permission of instructor RN Track and B.S./M.S. Programs; prerequisite: none
This course focuses on developing and utilizing comprehensive assessments of families and communities. Intervention strategies are planned relative to the needs, problems, and level of wellness of the population unit. LEC
348 Introduction to Nursing Research (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisite: statistics RN Track and B.S./M.S. Programs; pre- or co-requisite: statistics
Introduces students to scientific inquiry in nursing using a formal research approach. Specific elements of the research process, such as problem identification, literature review, variables, research designs, sampling concepts, data collection and analysis, and documentation of the research report are emphasized. Publication, dissemination, and critique of research are also included. LEC
368 Research in Human Sexuality (3) (F; Sp)
(elective; open to non-nursing students)
Focuses on current research on human sexual behavior: physiological response during sexual activity; early development of sexual attitudes; varieties of sexual relationships; social/moral issues related to sexual attitudes. LEC
370 Nursing as a Profession (3) (F) Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper division nursing major or permission of instructor Focuses on nursing as a profession, including its history, current stage of development, and goals for the future. Attributes of the professional nurse and processes essential for competent professional practice will be emphasized: critical thinking, information-seeking strategies, legal/ethical decision making, and communication skills. LEC
371 Health-Care Delivery Perspectives (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper-division nursing major or permission of instructor RN Track Program; prerequisite: none
Explores the characteristics of health-care delivery systems within a social, political, and economic context. Issues surrounding health-care delivery will be analyzed and the impact of various models of health care on the nursing profession will be emphasized. LEC
372 Health Promotion (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper division nursing major or permission of instructor RN Track Program; prerequisite: none
Introduces the concepts of health promotion as a framework for nursing practice. Concepts of health, motivation, therapeutic relationships, populations at risk, and stress management are explored. Opportunity to develop and implement a health-promotion program is provided. LEC
373L Basic Nursing Therapeutics (3) (F)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper-division nursing major or permission of instructor.
Examines concepts and skills basic to nursing interventions across the life span that are applicable in a variety of nursing situations. Nursing process, documentation, professional responsibility, and therapeutic communication are emphasized; also pain management, comfort measures, and assistance with activities of daily living. Experiences in on-campus laboratory and clinical sites. LAB
374 Primary Care with Families across the Life Span (5) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: NUR309, NUR370, NUR371, NUR372, NUR373L; co-requisite NUR374L
Describes the characteristics of primary health care and its delivery. Examines the role of the nurse in delivery of primary health/community-based services focusing on health promotion, disease prevention and management of episodic illness. Health risks of age groups across the life span within the context of family, culture and socioenconomic level will be addressed. Healthy People Goals and other national initiatives provide direction for developing strategies. LEC
374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; co-requisite: NUR374 RN Track Program; prerequisites: NUR309; pre or co-requisite: NUR301, NUR310, NUR371, NUR372; co-requisite: NUR377 B.S./M.S. Program; prerequisites: NUR309; pre or co-requisite: NUR302, NUR310, NUR511, NUR518; co-requisite: NUR377
Clinical nursing practice within the primary care, episodic illness and normal birth-cycle components of the health-care delivery system. Student experiences include on-campus preparatory activities, direct care, and follow-up of individuals and families across the life span. LAB
376 Principles of Nursing Leadership (1) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: NUR370, NUR371
Focuses on leadership skills common to clinical, managerial, and professional situations in nursing. Content on motivation, decision-making strategies, change theory, situational leadership, power, and conflict management is included. LEC
377 Issues in Primary Care (2) (F)
Note: For RNs only RN Track Program; prerequisites: NUR309; pre or co-requisite: NUR301, NUR310, NUR371, NUR372; co-requisite: NUR374L B.S./M.S. Program; prerequisites: NUR309; pre or co-requisite: NUR302, NUR310, NUR511, NUR518; co-requisite: NUR374L
This course examines the characteristics and delivery of primary care/community-based health care. Health risks of age groups across the life span within the context of family, culture and socioeconomic level will be identified. Nursing roles focusing on risk assessment, health promotion, disease prevention and evidenced-based interventions will be addressed. LEC
406 Transcultural Issues in Health Care (3) (Sp)
(elective; open to non-nursing students)
Explores the influence of cultural beliefs and values on health seeking behaviors. Increases knowledge of, and heightens awareness and sensitivity related to, the impact of culture in health care seeking. Emphasis is placed on viewing health care systems as cultural systems. Theories, concepts and data from anthropology and transcultural nursing are the foundation for the course. LEC
440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4) (F; Sp)
Note: For RNs only RN Track Program; pre or co-requisite: NUR371 B.S./M.S. Program; pre or co-requisite: NUR511
Professional communication skills, and principles and practices of care management. Conceptual themes of nursing process, leadership, critical thinking and decision making are integrated throughout the course. LEC
447 Advanced Clinical Nursing (3) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: all other required nursing courses
Clinical course providing the student an opportunity to pursue, independently and in depth, a specific area of nursing that is of particular interest. Ongoing student, faculty, and preceptor collaboration is an expectation of the course. Students participate in the selection of the site for clinical experience. LAB
470 Health Maintenance and Restoration (4) (F)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: NUR374, NUR374L; co-requisite: NUR470L
Goals of health maintenance and restoration for individuals with acute and chronic illness. Major physical and mental illnesses and disabilities across the life span are presented through exemplar case studies that deal with nursing interventions related to functional health, homeostatic regulation, protection against harm, and psychological function. Effective use of the health-care system is also examined. LEC
470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration (4) (F)
Basic Nursing Program; co-requisite: NUR470
Provides students with supervised clinical nursing experience caring for clients and families across the life span with acute and chronic health-care problems, in any care setting they are found. Emphasis is placed on clinical decision making, case management, and technical competency as a basis for delivering comprehensive nursing care. LAB
471 Clinical Seminar: Health Maintenance and Restoration (1) (F)
Basic Nursing Program; co-requisite: NUR470
Content derived from clinical situations encountered in NUR470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration. Students share clinical reports and raise critical questions regarding practice issues, and propose and evaluate responses. Issues focus on direct care, health-system concerns, and professional interactions at both the client and the system levels. SEM 472 Nursing Management of Patient Care (1) (F) Basic Nursing Program; prerequisite: NUR376 Nursing management skills and behaviors with applicability in a wide variety of client-care settings. Emphasis includes organizational structure and behavior, application of information management and case-management techniques to the management of care for groups of clients, and application of principles of delegation, supervision, personnel evaluation to management of care provided by others. LEC
475 Nursing Management in Complex Situations (2) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisite: NUR472
Focuses on specific responsibilities of the nurse manager: information management, human resource management, fiscal management, quality management, and management of change. Students apply critical thinking, decision making, and leadership skills to the study of these areas of
responsibility. LEC
478 Concepts of Complex Acute Care (3) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; prerequisites: NUR470, NUR470L; co-requisites: NUR478L, NUR479
Knowledge and skills required to care for patients throughout their life spans who have complex, life-threatening health problems, including trauma, problems with oxygenation, disruptions of the nervous system and disruption of the immune system. Assessment skills and nursing interventions to restore physiological and psychological stability are emphasized. LEC
478L Nursing Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care (4) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; co-requisites: NUR478, NUR479
Provides students with a supervised practicum in clinical sites that specialize in the care of individuals with complex acute-care health problems that are potentially life threatening. Emphasis is placed on the development of clinical decision-making skills in situations where the physiological and psychological status of the patient changes rapidly, requiring the coordinated efforts of a team of health-care providers. LAB
479 Clinical Seminar: Complex Acute Care (1) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program; co-requisites: NUR478, NUR478L
Content derived from clinical situations encountered in NUR478L Nursing
Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care. Students share clinical reports and raise critical questions regarding practice issues and propose and evaluate responses. Issues focus on direct care, health-system concerns, and professional interactions at both the client and the system levels. SEM
480L Health Care Management in the Community (2) (F; Sp)
Note: For RNs only RN Track Program; prerequisites: NUR301, NUR309, NUR310, NUR371, NUR372, NUR374L, NUR377; pre or co-requisite: NUR440 B.S./M.S. Program; prerequisites: NUR302, NUR309, NUR310, NUR374L, NUR377, NUR511, NUR518; pre or co-requisite: NUR440
This course focuses on the provision of community-based care in the current managed care environment. Concepts of health promotion, health restoration, case management and rehabilitation are utilized in caring for individuals, families, or groups/populations in an assigned community setting. LAB
499 Independent Study (1-4) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program/RN Track Program prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Supplements regular offerings of the department. Students must secure the permission of instructor before registering for independent study. TUT
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