NRSG - Nursing

Prerequisite: BIOL 2251K. This course provides an introduction to the health care delivery system which includes local, national, and international characteristics. The concepts of quality and safety and healthcare policy will be discussed. Factors that affect healthcare outcomes will be identified.

Prerequisites: Acceptance to the nursing major and NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3240, 3140L, and 3345. This course provides the student with a systematic method for assessment of adult health status. Includes a clinical component, NRSG 3140L. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Clinical component for NRSG 3140. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

This course provides the student with a systematic method to assess health status and promotes critical thinking skills through comparative analysis of findings across race, gender, and ethnicity.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major and NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240L, and 3345. Concepts and interventions foundational in assisting individuals to meet their basic needs are introduced. Emphasis is placed on the adult and aging client. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Clinical component for NRSG 3240. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major. The discipline of nursing's approach to problem-solving is introduced. The Health Care System, Nursing Process, Communication, Teaching/Learning, Gerontology, and Community-Based Care are the course's focus.

Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRSG 3140L, 3240L. This course will introduce the science of pharmacology and consider the role of the registered nurse in the preparation, management, and administration of medications. Additionally the course focuses on the pathophysiology of disease and its relationship to pharmacological interventions. An emphasis is placed on understanding the action of medications, safe administration practices, and competence in drug calculations. The role of the nurse in creating a safe patient environment and in evaluating the patient's response to drug therapy will be discussed as an essential skill.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, and NRSG 3445. Corequisites: NRSG 3440L, NRSG 3540, and NRSG 3560. This course builds on the liberal arts foundation and previous nursing courses to focus on the provision of evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric clients. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Corequisite: NRSG 3440. Clinical component for NRSG 3440. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

The course allows registered professional nurses with a diploma degree to demonstrate proficiency in the area of Medical-Surgical Nursing by submitting a prescribed portfolio of career and educational accomplishments. RN students only.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, and NRSG 3340. Designed to enhance the student's ability to provide comprehensive care to the childbearing family. Co-requisite NRSG 3440. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component for NRSG 3460. May have additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major. The focus of this course is on the biopsychosocial concepts of behavior and its relationship to individuals and family groups. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component for NRSG 3540. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Corequisites: NRSG 3440, 2540, 3560L. Community health concepts are explored. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Corequisites: NRSG 3440, 3540, 3560. Clinical component for NRSG 3560.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, NRSG 3460, NRSG 3560. Co-requisite: NRSG 3660L. Designed to enhance the student's ability to provide comprehensive care to the nursing of children and their families. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component for NRSG 3660.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, NRSG 3340, NRSG 3540. Legal and ethical issues pertinent to the health environment are examined.

The topics in this course are individualized based on the student's learning needs, destination country, content of study abroad program, and student interest and professional goals. In all cases, an expected outcome of this course is an increased international and/or multicultural awareness. This course is repeatable for credit.

This course focuses on remediating students who have experienced difficulty progressing in the nursing (BSN) program.

This course provides supervised clinical training for ASN and Diploma prepared Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Trainees. Departmental approval required.

The topics in this course are individualized based on the student's learning needs, interest and professional goals.

Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Description: A discussion of current topics and issues in adult health nursing. Topics and instructor will vary. This course is repeatable for credit.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program. This nursing seminar provides the baccalaureate nursing student with an opportunity to engage with healthcare professionals and discuss current nursing and healthcare issues impacting diverse individuals, communities, nations, and/or world cultures.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program. This nursing seminar provides the baccalaureate nursing student with an opportunity to engage with healthcare professionals.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program. This nursing seminar provides the baccalaureate nursing student with an opportunity to engage with health care professionals.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing program. This nursing seminar provides the baccalaureate nursing student with an opportunity to engage with healthcare professionals.

This course is an overview of electronic information related to health sciences. The focus of the course is the use of computer and technology-based health applications to support clinical, administrative, and educational decision-making. This course is taught entirely online.

Prerequisite: Acceptance to RN-BSN program. This course explores the trends and issues related to nursing practice in the context of future baccalaureate role development. Professional knowledge and skills that help transition to baccalaureate practice, such as assimilating information literacy and computer literacy into practice, will be articulated. Incorporating these skills and knowledge in mentored experiences facilitate transition to baccalaureate nursing role. This course is taught entirely online. The clinical practice experience includes both direct and indirect application of didactic content and are designed to meet course outcomes. These clinical practice experiences are facilitated by a mentor and supervised and evaluated by the course faculty.

Prerequisite:Enrolled in Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Foundation upon which scientific investigations in the health care system are based and research methodologies are explored.

The foundations of reproductive health will be explored in terms of normal physiology and pathophysiology. Family planning will be critically appraised in terms of safety, effectiveness, convenience, patient education, access, expense, and personal preferences. History and physical assessment skills will be presented from a both feminist/male holistic viewpoint that emphasizes providing men and women's healthcare in a culturally sensitive manner.

This course focuses on the influence of law, legal and ethical issues on professional nursing practice. Through seminar, written and oral presentations, students apply legal concepts within an ethical framework. RN students only. The course is taught entirely on line.

This course focuses on theories and concepts that guide nursing practice with the family as a unit of analysis. Selected health care issues that impact family roles are examined. RN students only (elective option). This course is taught entirely on line.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, NRSG 3540, and NRSG 3560. Corequisites NRSG 4665, NRSG 4580L, and NRSG 4140. This course builds on the liberal arts foundation and previous nursing courses to focus on the provision of evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric clients with increasingly complex health care needs. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, 3540, and 3560. Corequisites: NRSG 4665, 4580, 4140. Clinical component for NRSG 4580. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

This course focuses on research methodology, critical analysis of studies, and the relationship among theory, research, and clinical practice. RN students only. This course is taught entirely on line.

Prerequisite: Acceptance to RN-BSN program. This course focuses on theories and concepts that guide professional nursing practice in community health settings. The RN student will explore family dynamics and various issues encountered in caring for clients in the community. Mentored experiences provide opportunities to examine health care in the community and apply baccalaureate nursing roles in the context of future nursing practice. RN students only. The clinical practice experience includes both direct and indirect application of didactic content and are designed to meet course outcomes. These clinical practice experiences are facilitated by a mentor and supervised and evaluated by the course faculty.

Corequistie: NRSG 4665L. Prerequisites: NRSG 3440/L, 3540/L, 3580/L. This course is designed to enhance the student's ability to provide comprehensive nursing care of the family.

Corequisite: NRSG 4665, 4580. Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, 3540, and 3560. Clinical component of NRSG 4665.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, NRSG 3560, and NRSG 3540. The multidimensional roles of leader and manager in healthcare and health related systems are explored.

Prerequisite: Acceptance to RN-BSN program. Exploration of the knowledge and skills needed to lead and manage nursing care delivery in the changing healthcare environment. Mentored experiences provide opportunities to examine and apply leadership and management skills and concepts in context with future baccalaureate nursing practice. The clinical practice experience includes both direct and indirect application of didactic content and are designed to meet course outcomes. These clinical practice experiences are facilitated by a mentor and supervised and evaluated by the course faculty.

Prerequisite: Completion of all previous Nursing courses. Corequisites: NRSG 4980L, NRSG 4981, NRSG 4780. As the capstone course for the BSN program this course builds on the liberal arts foundation and previous nursing courses to synthesize the application of professional nursing practice in increasingly complex healthcare situations.

Prerequisites: All previous Nursing courses. Corequisites: NRSG 4980, 4981, 4780. Clinical component for NRSG 4980.

Prerequisite: All previous NRSG courses. Corequisites: NRSG 4980 and 4780. This is a companion course to NRSG 4980, the capstone course in nursing. Students apply critical thinking, communication, and therapeutic nursing interventions to decisions about simulated clients to demonstrate readiness for the mock and actual NCLEX-RN. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Corequisites: NRSG 4980 and NRSG 4980L. This course focuses on individual exploration of nursing specialty areas of practice such as surgery, intensive care, forensic, population-based, and family nursing.

Prerequisite: Department approval required. This course is designed to encourage a deeper understanding of the history of forensic science as it relates to healthcare, crime vulnerable populations, and the epidemiology of violence. Students will explore theories and frameworks that contribute to the practice of forensics in healthcare, the role of the healthcare worker as it relates to forensics, and multidisciplinary professionals, including victims advocates, coroners, law enforcement, attorneys, and pathologists.