NRSG - Nursing

Required of all first year students to be taken in their first semester on campus, this seminar provides an overview of academic requirements for graduation and helps establish meaningful career goals and objectives. The seminar includes discussion of policies, standards, procedures, expectations, and resources that will contribute to student success throughout the student's academic career. This course does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.

Prerequisite: Sophomore status, pre-nursing major, and GPA of at least 2.75. Required of all second year pre-nursing students as a prerequisite to be considered for the BSN program and provides specific success strategies for success in a professional nursing educational program, including critical thinking, responding to application examination items, and medical terminology. Students are introduced to the history of nursing, medical terminology, and strategies for note and test taking in the nursing program. This course does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.

Focuses on classifications of drugs in relation to body systems, actions, uses, administration principles, side effects, contraindications, interactions, and nursing implications. Dosage calculation is included as is the nurses accountability in administering medications. Pre or Corequisite: BIOL 2160. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: Acceptance to the nursing major. 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.

Clinical component for NRSG 3140. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major. 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.

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.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, NRSG 3340, NRSG 3540. This course emphasizes theory and practice with adults and families experiencing prevalent health problems. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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, NRSG 3240, NRSG 3340, NRSG 3540. Community health concepts are explored. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Clinical component for NRSG 3560.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, NRSG 3460, NRSG 3560. Co-requisites: NRSG 3660L and NRSG 4560. 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.

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.

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 on line.

Prerequisite: MATH 2600 with a grade of C or higher, NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, NRSG 3340, NRSG 3540. Foundation upon which scientific investigations in the health care system are based and research methodologies are explored.

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.

Co-requisite: NRSG 4560L. This course is designed to facilitate the RN-BSN students' investigation and involvement in public service needs of the community. RN students only.

Clinical component for NRSG 4560. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, NRSG 3460, NRSG 3560, co/pre-requisite NRSG 3660. Co-Requisite: NRSG 4580L. This course emphasizes complex and multi-system health needs of adults and the interdisciplinary nature of managing the client's therapeutic regimen. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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. This course is taught entirely on line.

The multidimensional roles of leader and manager in healthcare and health related systems are explored. Co-requisite: NRSG 4980.

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. This course is taught entirely on line.

Completion of all courses. The student synthesizes and applies the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective abilities and skills learned throughout the curriculum. Co-requisites: NRSG 3680 and NRSG 4780.

Clinical component for NRSG 4980.

Prerequisite: All nursing courses except NRSG 4780 and NRSG 4980. 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.

Prerequisites: NRSG 3000 & NRSG 4000 This capstone nursing course is designed to provide experiences in the roles and functions of the professional nurse generalist in specific areas of interest to the RN-BSN student. This course provides the student an opportunity to synthesize and apply cognitive, psychomotor, and affective abilities and skills learned throughout the curriculum to clinical practice and professional role development. RN students only.

Clinical component for NRSG 4990.