NURS 101 Nursing Process I: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice: 3 credits
Introduces students to the concepts of individual, health, and environment. Emphasizes the nursing process as the basis for client-centered care. Provides the theoretical foundation for the development or cognitive, psychomotor, and communication skills necessary to care for clients and promote healthy responses. Examines the needs of culturally diverse individuals within the context of their functional health patterns. Prerequisites or co-requisites: BIOL 258 and PSY 211. Co-requisites: NURS 111,121, and 131. Fall, annually.
NURS 111 Nursing Process I: Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical Practice: 2 credits
Clinical practice experience provides opportunities for the student to implement the objectives identified in NURS 101 and 131. Students care for elderly and/or chronically ill clients who require basic nursing interventions in long-term care settings. Six clinical hours weekly. Co-requisites: NURS 101 and 121. Fall, annually.
NURS 121 Nursing Process I: Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Lab: 1 credits
Provides students with the opportunity to learn basic nursing skills required to deliver nursing interventions to clients experiencing alterations in their health status. Enables nursing students to acquire beginning skills and confidence through practice in the college learning laboratory. Three laboratory hours weekly. Pass/Fail. Co-requisites: NURS 101 and 111. Prerequisite or co-requisite: NURS 131. Fall, annually.
NURS 131 Nursing Health Assessment: 2 credits
Teaches students beginning skills in assessing the health of clients through health histories and physical examinations. Provides students with opportunities to practice assessment skills. Required of all ASN students. Open to any student with permission of the instructor. Fall, annually.
NURS 102 Nursing Process II: 4 credits
Focuses on the application of the nursing process in acute care settings to individuals across the life span. Explores the nursing process as it relates to the care of the clients in crisis from rape/sexual assault/domestic violence and clients with ineffective response to crisis (chemical dependency/suicide). Considers the nursing care of clients with musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and gynecologic dysfunction. The last portion of the class focuses on human reproduction in health and illness. Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" in BIOL 258 and NURS 101 and 131 and "Pass" in NURS 111 and 121. Co-requisites: NURS 112, BIOL 259, and PSY 260. Prerequisite or co-requisite: NURS 132. Spring, annually.
NURS 112 Nursing Process II: Clinical Practice: 4 credits
Clinical practice experience provides opportunities for the student to implement the objectives identified in NURS 102 and 132. Students care for clients in crisis and clients across the life span having musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and gynecologic dysfunction. Provides clinical experience in the obstetrical setting with mothers and newborns. Offers increased opportunities for medication administration. Twelve clinical hours weekly. Co-requisites: NURS 102 and 132. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of "C" in BIOL 258 and NURS 101 and 131 and "Pass" in NURS 111 and 121. Spring, annually.
NURS 132 Pharmacological Aspects of Nursing: 2 credits
Presents principles of pharmacology with practical application to the care of clients. Emphasizes major drug classifications, actions/interactions, side effects, and related nursing interventions. Introduces learning strategies to develop student abilities in making critical assessments and decisions about pharmacological interventions. Required of all ASN students. Open to any student with permission of the instructor. Spring, annually.
NURS 201 Nursing Process III: 4 crs
Focuses on the application of the nursing process to individuals across the life span in acute care and community settings. Utilizes the nursing process in determining the care of clients having cancer, and the care of clients with respiratory, cardiovascular, sensory, urinary and renal dysfunctions. Co-requisite: NURS 211. Prerequisites: PSY 260, minimum grade if "C" in BIOL 259 and NURS 102 and 132, and "Pass" in NURS 112. Fall, annually.
NURS 211 Nursing process III: Clinical Practice: 4 credits
Clinical practice experience provides opportunities for students to implement objectives identified in NURS 201. Students care for clients across the life span having cancer and clients having respiratory, cardiovascular, sensory, urinary and renal dysfunctions. Provides opportunities for the administration of intravenous medications and development of skills in comprehensive client assessment. Twelve clinical hours weekly. Co-requisite: NURS 201. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of "C" in BIOL 259 and NURS 102 and 132 and "Pass" in NURS 112. Fall, annually.
NURS 202 Nursing Process IV: 4 credits
Focuses on the application of the nursing process in a variety of settings to individuals across the life span. Explores the nursing process as it relates to the care of clients having immune, neurologic, endocrine and psychiatric-mental health dysfunction. Emphasizes the nursing management of selected clients requiring critical care. Co-requisite: NURS 212. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of "C" in NURS 201 and "Pass" in Nursing 211. Spring, annually.
NURS 212 Nursing Process III: Clinical Practice: 4credits
Clinical practice experience provides opportunities for students to implement objectives
Identified in NURS 202 and 203. Students care for acutely ill clients across the life span having immune, neurologic, endocrine, and psychiatric-mental health dysfunctions. Provides opportunities for delivery of care to increasing numbers of clients and guided practice in refining interpersonal and decision-making skills required of the graduate nurse. Twelve clinical hours weekly. Co-requisites: NURS 202 and 203. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of "C" in NURS 201 and "Pass" in NURS 211. Spring, annually.
NURS 203 Trends and Issues in Nursing: 2 credits
Introduces students to relevant aspects of change in the nursing profession, ranging from historical development to current issues and trends. Provides opportunities for students to participate in in-depth studies of selected topics of interest. Emphasizes role transition from student to graduate nurse. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of "C" in NURS 101, 102, and 201. Spring, annually.
NURS 299 Special Topics in Nursing: 1-2 credits variable
This course deals with topics of special interest for all nursing students. It will focus on identified nursing subjects needed to keep students abreast of the changing trends in the profession and provide them with a mechanism for updating their nursing knowledge and clinical competencies. This course may be offered summers and weekends during the academic year according to demand, and will be open to all students.
