Pictured | Lily Aguilera | Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Elkhart, Indiana (hometown)
Volunteer Activity | SDA Elkhart Hispanic Church Youth Group
Nursing | NURS
P Prerequisite | C Co-requisite | R Recommended
I Fall Semester | II Spring Semester | S Summer Session/s
- NURS-B 105 Medical Terminology (1 cr.) This course covers medical terminology, symbols, and abbreviations and the application of this new language in the field of health care. While terms are covered as they relate to body structure and function, the main focus is on medical vocabulary and being able to construct terms using word parts such as roots, suffixes, and prefixes. I, II, S
- NURS-B 108 Personal Health and Wellness (2 cr.) P: Student must be enrolled in the pre-nursing program in the College of Health Sciences to enroll in course. Students will learn and apply a holistic approach to achieve an improved level of wellness. Physical, psychological, social, intellectual, and environmental wellness will be explored. Both traditional western and alternative views of health will be presented. This course will help students evaluate their personal level of health, examine successful strategies for changing health behaviors, and develop a plan for improving health based upon personal health risk. The importance of a health care professional modeling health and wellness behaviors will be examined. I, II, S
- NURS-B 109 Personal Health and Wellness (1 cr.) Students will learn and apply a holistic approach to achieve an improved level of wellness. Physical, psychological, social, intellectual, and environmental wellness will be explored. Both traditional western and alternative views of health will be presented. Content will be provided in an Online format which includes podcast lectures, student participation in Oncourse Forum discussions, and reading both Online and text. This course will help students evaluate their personal level of health, examine successful strategies for changing health behaviors, and develop a plan for improving health based upon personal health risk.
- NURS-B 216 Pharmacology (2-3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Provides students with a basic understanding of pharmacodynamics relevant to clinical nursing practice. Principles from the basic sciences to include a holistic perspective will be reinforced. The nurse's interdisciplinary role in drug administration and the need for continuous drug study are emphasized.
- NURS-B 231 Communication Skills for the Health Professionals (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Students in this course will focus on basic communication skills essential for working with clients of various ages and health care professionals. Content includes interpersonal communications and group dynamics. Students will practice communication skills with individuals, within groups, and through electronic media.
- NURS-B 232 Introduction to Discipline (2-3 cr.) This course focuses on core theoretical concepts of nursing practice: health, wellness, illness, wholism, caring, environment, self-care, uniqueness of persons, interpersonal relationships and decision-making. This course helps the student understand nursing's unique contribution to meeting societal needs through integrating theory, research and practice.
- NURS-B 244 Comprehensive Health Assessment (2-3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. This course focuses on helping students acquire skills to conduct a comprehensive health assessment, including the physical, psychological, social, functional, and environmental aspects of health. The process of data collection, interpretation, documentation, and dissemination of assessment data will be addressed. I, II.
- NURS-B 248 Science and Technology of Nursing (2-4 cr.) P: Admission to B.S.N. degree program. C: Taken concurrently with NURS-B 249. This course focuses on the fundamentals of nursing from a theoretical research base. It provides an opportunity for basic care nursing skills development. Students will be challenged to use critical thinking and problem solving in developing the ability to apply an integrated nursing therapeutics approach for clients experiencing health alterations across the life-span. I, II
- NURS-B 249 Science and Technology of Nursing Practicum (1-2 cr.) C: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate fundamental nursing skills in the application of nursing care for clients across the lifespan. I, II
- NURS-B 251 Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical (1 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate fundamental nursing skills in a structural setting while safely caring for patients. Emphasis is also on basic professional communication skills and caring for the elderly. High fidelity simulations are introduced in this course. I, II
- NURS-B 304 Health Policy (3 cr.) RN-BSN. P: Must be an RN-BSN major to enroll. Social, ethical, cultural, economic, and political issues that affect the delivery of health and nursing services globally are critically analyzed. Government and entrepreneurial interests are examined. Emphasis is placed on the impact of policy decisions on professional nursing practice and health services.
- NURS-B 331 Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Practice (3 cr.) RN-BSN. P: Must be an RN-BSN major to enroll. This course bridges the nurse to the essential elements of baccalaureate professional practice. Students examine inter and intra professional communication, collaboration, and teamwork to enhance quality patient care. Students explore nursing professional organizations, issues in professional practice, and the impact of lifelong learning on career development.
- NURS-B 344 Comprehensive Nursing Health Assessment (3 cr.) RN-BSN. P: Must be an RN-BSN major. This course focuses on the complete health assessment, the nursing process, and its relationship to the prevention and early detection of diseases across the lifespan. Students learn the skills of interview, inspection/palpation, percussion, and auscultation in assessing clients across the lifespan and comparing normal from abnormal findings.
- NURS-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions (3 cr.) Develops insights into human nature, the nature of social institutions, the social processes that have shaped the world of the twenty-first century. In an interdisciplinary way, introduces the distinctive perspectives of the social sciences, emphasizing frameworks and techniques used in explaining causes and patterns of individual and institutional behavior.
- NURS-B 403 Gerontological Nursing (3 cr.) P: Must be an RN-BSN major. This course promotes a holistic approach to persons in the later years of life. Death and dying, legal and ethical issues, family care giving, and future challenges will be discussed in the context of best practices as outlined by the John A. Hartford foundation; Institute for Geriatric nursing.
- NURS-B 404 Informatics (3 cr.) P: Must be an RN-BSN major. This course addresses nursing informatics: state of the science and issues for research, development, and practice. It clarifies concepts of nursing, technology, and information management; and comprises theory, practice, and the social and ethical issues in nursing and health care informatics.
- NURS-D 615 Performance Improvement and Patient Safety in Health Systems (3 cr.) This course prepares students to lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of performance improvement and patient safety initiatives for patient populations across a variety of health systems. Performance improvement science, quality and safety theories, selection of appropriate process and outcomes measures, and principles of organizational learning are emphasized.
- NURS-C 310 Discipline of Nursing: Theory, Research, and Practice (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) or Accelerated BSN (BNBSN) major to enroll. This course focuses on the introduction to the discipline of nursing. Content addresses nursing theory & research, ethics, interprofessional and intra-professional communication, civility, healthcare informatics, cultural awareness and sensitivity, and the nursing process.
- NURS-C 315 Nursing Care Fundamentals (4 cr.) P: Student must have major of BSN (NURBSBSN), Accelerated BSN (BNBSN), or RN-BSN (NRSRNBSN) to enroll in course. This course focuses on the theoretical and clinical development of fundamental health principles across the lifespan, incorporating foundational nursing care skills that direct care based on introduction to the nursing process.
- NURS-C 320 Holistic Health Assessment in Nursing Care (4 cr.) P: Must be an RN-BSN major to enroll. This course focuses on the theoretical and clinical application of integrative fundamental health assessment of individuals across the lifespan.
- NURS-C 322 Pathopharmacology I (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURSBSN) major to enroll. This course focuses on the clinical application of integrative health care principles for pathophysiologic based pharmacodynamics relevant to clinical nursing practice across the lifespan. The nursing process is used to emphasize the nurse's interprofessional role in drug administration.
- NURS-C 325 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults I (5 cr.) First Semester. P: Must be Junior. This course focuses on the theoretical and clinical application of integrative health care principles for adults and older adults with acute and chronic health conditions. The nursing process is used to focus on common health and illness issues.
- NURS-C 327 Mental Health Nursing Care (3 cr.) First Semester. P: Must be Junior. This course focuses on theoretical and clinical application of integrative health principles for individuals and families with acute and chronic mental health conditions across the lifespan. The nursing process and therapeutic communication skills are used to promote mental health from a holistic perspective.
- NURS-C 330 Nursing Care of Peripartial Women, Neonates, and the Family (3 cr.) First Semester. P: Must be Junior. This course focuses on the theoretical and clinical application of family-centered, integrative nursing care of women throughout the lifespan. The nursing process is used to emphasize a wellness focus on women's health, maternity and newborn care.
- NURS-C 332 Pathopharmacology II (2 cr.) P: NURS-C 322. This course builds on pathopharmacology I to continue the clinical application of integrative health care principles for pathophysiologic based pharmacodynamics relevant to clinical nursing practice across the lifespan. The nursing process is used to emphasize the nurse's interprofessional role in drug administration.
- NURS-C 405 Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults II (5-5 cr.) P: NURS-C 325. This course builds on Nursing Care of Adults and Older Adults I to continue the theoretical and clinical application of integrative health care principles for adults and older adults with acute and chronic health conditions. The nursing process is used to focus on common health and illness issues.
- NURS-C 410 Nursing Care of Children (3 cr.) This course focuses on the theoretical and clinical application of integrative health care principles for children spanning infancy through adolescence with acute and chronic health conditions. The nursing process is used to focus on essential principles of family-centered care and common health illness issues including well childcare and child development.
- NURS-C 415 Nursing Care of Communities (4 cr.) Second semester. P: Must be junior. This course focuses on the theoretical and clinical application of basic epidemiologic principles and population health models. Holistic community assessment, disease prevention, and health promotion are used to plan, implement, and evaluate interventions to maximize health of populations in the community.
- NURS-C 418 Nursing Inquiry (3 cr.) First Semester P: Senior status. This course focuses on scholarly inquiry about holistic nursing practice problems. The principles of evidence-based practice serve as the foundation of the course. Review of the research process with emphasis on analysis, critique, and synthesis of research and theoretical evidence is included.
- NURS-C 422 Complex Nursing Care Across the Lifespan (5 cr.) Second Semester. P: NURS-C 405 and senior status This course builds on previous coursework to continue the theoretical and clinical application of integrative health care principles for nursing care of persons with acute and chronic health conditions. The nursing process is used to focus on complex health and illness issues across the lifespan.
- NURS-C 427 Nursing Leadership and Management (4 cr.) P: NURS-C 405, NURS-C 410, NURS-C 415, NURS-C 418. This course focuses on theoretical and clinical application of effective leadership skills relevant in health care systems. Students examine information management, health informatics application, and processes that result in exceptional organizational outcomes. Students use healthcare data and research evidence in quality improvement and change initiatives.
- NURS-C 430 Nursing Care Synthesis (3 cr.) P: NURS-C 405, NURS-C 410, NURS-C 415 and NURS-C 418. This course focuses on transitioning to the reality of professional practice. This includes career planning, performance standards, advocacy, and empowerment of self and to others. Integration of previously acquired knowledge is used to analyze ethical and legal aspects of nursing and the impact of health care policy.
- NURS-F 570 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (3 cr.) This course enables students to develop advanced practice nursing skills in individual health assessment of infants, children, adults and aging people. In addition, students develop skills in family and community assessment.
- NURS-F 578 Primary Health Care Nursing of Families (6 cr.) Enables the FNP student to develop a practice base for clinical decision making in the assessment and management of health care of families. The course includes identification of health needs, nursing interventions for the prevention of illness, and health promotion. II
- NURS-F 580 Primary Care I: Acute Illnesses Processes (3 cr.) Theory-guided, evidence-based advanced nursing practice approaches to health promotion and common acute illness processes of individuals across the lifespan within primary care are examined. Individual health-illness processes are applied within the context of family and community.
- NURS-F 581 Primary Care II: Acute and Stable Illnesses Processes (3 cr.) Theory-guided, evidence-based advanced nursing practice approaches to acute and stable chronic illness processes of individuals across the lifespan within primary care are examined with a focus on increasingly complex health problems. Individual health-illness processes are applied within the context of health promotion for the family and community.
- NURS-F 582 Primary Care III: Chronic and Complex Illnesses Processes (3 cr.) Theory-guided, evidence-based advanced nursing practice approaches to chronic and complex illnesses processes of individuals across the lifespan within primary care are examined. Individual health-illness processes are applied within the context of health promotion for the family and community.
- NURS-F 585 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Laboratory (1 cr.) P: NURS-F 570. This course enables students to develop advanced practice nursing skills in individual health assessment of infants, children, adults, and the older adult. In addition, students develop skills in family and community assessment.
- NURS-H 351 Alterations in Neuro-Psychological Health (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all sophomore-level courses. This course focuses on individuals and small groups experiencing acute and chronic neuropsychological disorders. Content includes the effect of the brain-body disturbances on health functioning. Other content areas are growth and development, stress, mental status, nurse-client relationships, psychopharmacology, and nursing approaches for clients experiencing DSM-IV neuropsychological disorders. I, II
- NURS-H 352 Alterations in Neuro-Psychological Health: The Practicum (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all sophomore-level courses. Students will provide nursing care to individuals and small groups who are experiencing acute and chronic neuropsychological disturbances related to psychiatric disorders. Student experiences will be with individuals and small groups in supervised settings such as acute care; community-based, transitional, and/or the home. I, II
- NURS-H 353 Alterations in Health I (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all sophomore-level courses. This course focuses on the pathophysiology and holistic nursing care management of clients experiencing acute and chronic problems. Students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan interventions appropriate to health care needs. I, II, S
- NURS-H 354 Alterations in Health I: Practicum (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; NURS-H 354. Students will apply the science and technology of nursing to perform all independent, dependent and interdependent care functions. Students will engage clients in a variety of settings to address alterations in health functioning, identify health care needs and determine the effectiveness of interventions given expected care outcomes. I, II, S
- NURS-H 355 Data Analysis for Practice and Research (3 cr.) P: MATH-M 107. Introduces nursing and other health science students to the basic concepts and techniques of data analysis needed in professional health care practice. Principles of measurement, data summarization, and univariate and bivariate statistics are examined. Differences in types of qualitative data and methods by which these types of data can be interpreted are also explored. Emphasis is placed on the application of fundamental concepts to real world situations in client care.
- NURS-H 361 Alterations in Health II (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all BSN NURS 5th Semester courses. This course builds on alterations in Health I and continues to focus on pathophysiology and holistic nursing care management of clients experiencing acute and chronic health problems and their associated needs. I, II
- NURS-H 362 Alterations in Health II: Practicum (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; NURS-H 361. Students will continue to apply the science and technology of nursing to perform all independent, dependent and interdependent care functions. Students will engage clients in a variety of settings to address alterations in health functioning. I, II
- NURS-H 365 Nursing Research (2-3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; statistics (MATH-K 300, NURS-H 355, PSY-P 354, or SOC-S 351, or equivalent). This course focuses on development of students' skills in using the research process to define clinical research problems and to determine the usefulness of research in clinical decisions related to practice. The critique of nursing and nursing related research studies will be emphasized in identifying applicability to nursing practice. I, II
- NURS-H 366 Nursing Care of Children and Their Families (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all BSN NURS 5th Semester courses. This course presents theory and knowledge related to the nursing care of children (ages birth through adolescence) and their families. Emphasis is placed on health promotion in relation to child development as well as common alterations to health experienced by children in the United States.
- NURS-H 367 Nursing Care of Children and Their Families: Clinical (1-2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; NURS-H 366. Application of theory and knowledge to family centered nursing care of children and their families. Emphasis is on care in acute care settings and assisting the child to achieve optimal health.
- NURS-H 368 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all BSN NURS 5th Semester courses. This course focuses on family centered nursing care of childbearing women and newborns. It includes an overview of various health issues related to the female from puberty to menopause, pregnancy care, labor and birth, and postpartum care (normal and complicated pregnancies) as well as health issues of newborns.
- NURS-H 369 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families: Clinical (1-2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; NURS-H 368. Clinical component of nursing care for the pregnant, labor, and birthing woman and newborn with focus on family centered care. I, II
- NURS-I 630 Introduction to Nursing Informatics (3 cr.) Introduction to the field of nursing informatics, current state of the science, and major issues for research and development. Includes theoretical models of nursing informatics; nursing roles; information processing and data management; data acquisition and data representation; information system standards system architecture and networking; evaluation; and ethical/social issues in healthcare informatics.
- NURS-J 692 Independent Study in Nursing (3 cr.) Topics vary from year to year. Individual assignments arranged.
- NURS-K 192 Topics in Nursing (.5-3 cr.) Topics and seminars covering current nursing subjects including pharmacology, informatics, leaderships, clinical updates and skills. Topics and credits vary. May be repeated for credit if topic differs.
- NURS-K 220 Clinical Skills Overview (1-2 cr.) Nursing students out of sequence in the clinical program will review and update nursing knowledge and skills to safely return to clinical practice. Assessment skills, fundamental skills, and drug dosage calculations will be reviewed, practiced and validated. The course will be tailored to individual needs of the student. May be repeated for up to 2 credits.
- NURS-K 300 Transcultural Health Care (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) or RN-BSN to enroll. This course allows students to explore how culture affects health care decision making and how the health care system integrates culture in its delivery of care.
- NURS-K 301 Complementary Health Therapies (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) or RN-BSN to enroll. Core Course for Complementary Health Minor. This course is designed to introduce the student to non-mainstream health care therapies. The course will serve as an introduction to a variety of therapies, including healing touch, guided imagery, hypnosis, acupuncture, aromatherapy, reflexology and massage, to name a few.
- NURS-K 304 Nursing Special Elective (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) or RN-BSN to enroll. This course allows the RN-BSN student to apply nationally recognized specialty nursing knowledge and skills to the BSN degree, through authentication for course credit. National specialty standards will be used to determine eligibility for course credit.
- NURS-K 310 Self-Management and Health Promotion (3 cr.) P: This course is offered in the IU Online RN to BSN Option. Students are required to take the B331 course first and R470 last. Students may choose to take all other courses in order of preference according to offerings each term. Prereq is NURS-B 331 with a minimum grade of C (73). This course explores self-management and health promotion based on the Eight Dimensions of Wellness from an interprofessional perspective. This course unfolds as modules, each focusing on a dimension of wellness. Students will examine eight areas of wellness: occupational, social, financial, physical, emotional, environmental, spiritual, and intellectual wellness.
- NURS-K 305 New Innovations in Health and Health Care (3 cr.) RN-BSN. This course explores emergent trends in health and health care, including technological advances in health care, developing approaches to care based on new knowledge and/or research findings, and trends in health care delivery in a themed, survey, or independent study format.
- NURS-K 401 Integrative Health (3 cr.) This course focuses on the integration of complementary health care with the traditional western medicine approach to disease and illness. Complementary therapies will be critically examined in light of their ability to alleviate pain and suffering and improve quality of life in a variety of disease and illness states.
- NURS-K 414 Chinese Medicine in the Western World (4 cr.) A look at the philosophies and practical application of acupuncture and other eastern medical approaches as they are currently used in clinical settings. This class compares and contrasts the eastern and western medical approaches and discusses how they can be used simultaneously. An overview of how to arrive at an Oriental Diagnosis. An analysis of point location and specific point determinations.
- NURS-K 434 Current Trends in Global Health Nursing (3 cr.) P: Academic plan must be NRSDARNBSN. This dynamic course provides learning opportunities for global health issues that contribute to health disparities and ways in which healthcare workers are striving to address them. Priority is given to healthcare issues highlighted by the World Health Organization including infectious and chronic illness, women's health, environmental impacts and disaster response.
- NURS-K 490 Clinical Nursing Elective (1-6 cr.) S/F grading only. Planned and supervised clinical experiences in an area of concentration.
- NURS-K 492 Nursing Elective (1-6 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Opportunity for the student to pursue study in an area of interest.
- NURS-K 499 Genes and Precision Health (3 cr.) RN-BSN. The course introduces nurses to genetics and genomics. The role of the nurse; genetic basis of selected alterations to health across the lifespan; precision medicine/epigenetic treatments; and ethical, legal, cultural and social issues in genetic health care are examined from a nursing perspective.
- NURS-L 579 Nursing Administration Practicum (3 cr.) 112 clinical hours required. P: Successfully completed all administrative-track required program courses: NURS-L 530, L 596, L 671 and L 574 with at least a B- in each course. A practicum experience designed for synthesis of theory and practice. Agency involvement and activities are planned individually.
- NURS-L 596 Seminar in Health Systems Leadership (3 cr.) This seminar course provides students with opportunities to explore the impact of contemporary topics confronting current and future health systems leaders. Emphasis is placed on the interaction of theory and research on leadership practice.
- NURS-L 671 Financial Management: Nursing (3 cr.) This course acquaints students with budget preparation and fiscal management. Fiscal management and strategic change are analyzed. Students use computerized spreadsheets in budget preparation.
- NURS-N 390 Genetics and Genomics in Health and Illness (3 cr.) P: BIOL L101, L211, L280, MICR M250, M255, PHSL P130, P204, P261, P262. Other 100 or 200- level life sciences course may be eligible to meet the prerequisite, consult with NURS program. Explores an important scientific or technological issue in modern society. Applies scientific methods and interdisciplinary perspectives in an examination of the subject. Investigates the broader implication and ethical dimensions of scientific research and technological advancement.
- NURS-N 502 Nursing Theory (3 cr.) This course focuses on analyzing the relationships between theory and research for effective translation to practice. Emphasis is placed on selection and evaluation of theories, interprofessional perspectives, and using theory to guide practice and research.
- NURS-N 504 Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 cr.) This course is designed to address organizational and leadership knowledge and skills required to advance health outcomes and influence policy. Key leadership issues and challenges affecting all advanced nursing practice roles will be examined within the context of developing leadership and advocacy skills.
- NURS-P 345 Pharmacology for Professional Nursing Practice (3 cr.) P: RN-BSN student to enroll. This course focuses on principles of pharmacology for professional nursing practice. It includes the pharmacologic properties of major drug classes and individual drugs, with an emphasis on the clinical application of drug therapy through the nursing process.
- NURS-P 505 Population Health (4 cr.) This course is an overview of population health practices addressing the prioritized healthcare needs of populations, emphasizing vulnerable populations and social determinants of health, focusing on improving access and quality of care. An introduction to population health, clinical prevention/health promotions, current clinical practices, and health systems/policy will also be explored.
- NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3 cr.) P: RN-BSN student to enroll. This course focuses on nursing research and evidence-based practice. Students develop skills in retrieving and appraising literature relevant to clinical problems, understanding the research process, and critiquing evidence from research publications and other sources to inform evidence-based nursing practice. I, II, S
- NURS-R 470 Clinical Baccalaureate Nursing Capstone (3 cr.) P: RN-BSN student to enroll. This course allows students to synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the baccalaureate program and to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing practice skills. Students will plan and organize learning experiences, design a project, and practice professional nursing in a safe and effective manner.
- NURS-R 500 Nursing Research Methods (3 cr.) This course emphasizes using research for decision-making in the delivery of quality evidence-based health care. Emphasis is placed on identifying problems and searching, appraising and synthesizing evidence for application or generating new knowledge using research methods. Strategies for disseminating findings across inter-professional contexts are examined.
- NURS-R 590 Scholarly Project (1-3 cr.) P: NURS-R 500. A guided experience in identifying a researchable nursing problem and in developing and implementing a research project. I
- NURS-S 410 Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (3 cr.) P: RN-BSN student to enroll. This course focuses on the theoretical and practical perspectives of disaster response and emergency management for nursing professionals. Students will explore disaster/ emergency response preparedness, leadership principles, decision-making, and recovery training measures for health care providers devoted to supporting community disaster resilience.
- NURS-S 420 Care Coordination in Transitions of Care (3 cr.) P: RN-BSN student to enroll. Students will synthesize knowledge and skills relevant to care coordination to ensure smooth care transition. Students will develop an understanding of the role of the RN as a member of a interprofessional team, as well as options for the most appropriate care setting for an individual patient.
- NURS-S 470 Restorative Health Related to Multi-System Failures (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all junior-level BSN courses. This course focuses on the pathophysiology and nursing care management of clients experiencing multi-system alterations in health status. Correlations among complex system alterations and nursing interventions to maximize health potential are emphasized. I, II
- NURS-S 471 Restorative Health Related to Multi-System Failures: The Practicum (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; NURS-S 470. The students will apply the nursing process to the care of clients experiencing actual multi-system alterations in health. I, II
- NURS-S 472 A Multisystem Approach to the Health of the Community (3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; all junior-level BSN courses. This course focuses on the complexity and diversity of groups or aggregates within communities and their corresponding health care needs. Through a community assessment of health trends, demographics, epidemiological data, and social/political issues in local and global communities, the student will be able to determine effective interventions for community-centered care. I, II
- NURS-S 473 A Mutli-System Approach to the Health of the Community: The Practicum (2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll; NURS-S 472. Students will have the opportunity to apply the concepts of community assessment, program planning, prevention and epidemiology to implement and evaluate interventions for community-centered care to groups or aggregates. Professional nursing will be practiced in collaboration with diverse groups within a community. I, II
- NURS-S 474 Applied Health Care Ethics (3 cr.) P: Student must be a RN-BSN to enroll. Building on the ANA Code of Ethics, this course explores the nurse's role in ethical clinical practice, academic work, health policy, and research conduct, focusing particularly on the advocacy role of the nurse. Common ethical problems are discussed and strategies for resolution are applied.
- NURS-S 475 A Multisystem Approach to the Health of the Community: RNBSN (3 cr.) Basic epidemiological principles and community health nursing models are applied in collaboration with diverse groups. Disease prevention strategies are applied to individuals and populations to promote health students apply the concepts of community assessment, disease prevention and health promotion to plan, implement, and evaluate interventions for populations in the community.
- NURS-S 481 Nursing Management (2-3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. This course focuses on the development of management skills assumed by professional nurses, including delegation, networking, facilitating groups, conflict resolution, leadership and collaboration. Concepts addressed include patient safety, clinical judgment, complexity, change, managing quality and performance, workplace diversity, budgeting/resource allocation, delivery systems, and informatics application for today's nurse. I, II
- NURS-S 482 Nursing Management: Practicum (2-3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Students will have the opportunity to apply professional management skills in a variety of nursing leadership roles. I, II
- NURS-S 483 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone (3-5 cr.) P: NURS-C 405, NURS-C 410, NURS-C 415, NURS-C 418. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing care practice skills. Students will collaborate with faculty and a preceptor in choosing a care setting, planning and organizing a learning experience, and practicing professional nursing in a safe and effective manner.
- NURS-S 485 Professional Growth and Empowerment (2-3 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. This course focuses on issues related to professional practice, career planning, personal goal setting, and empowerment of self and others. Students will discuss factors related to job performance, performance expectations and evaluation, realty orientation, and commitment to life-long learning. I, II
- NURS-S 487 Nursing Management: RN-BSN (3 cr.) P: RN-BSN student to enroll. This course focuses on development of management skills assumed by professional nurses, including delegation of responsibilities, networking, and facilitation of groups, conflict resolution, leadership, case management, and collaboration. Concepts addressed include organizational structure, delivers systems, change, managing quality and performance, budgeting and resource allocation, staffing, scheduling, evaluation and career development.
- NURS-T 615 Nursing Curriculum (3 cr.) Focus is on the process of developing a curriculum of nursing within a peer setting. Emphasis is also directed toward individual investigation of a nursing curriculum issue.
- NURS-T 679 Nursing Education Practicum (3 cr.) P: NURS-T 670 and NURS-T 615 and NURS-T 619. A practicum experience designed for application, demonstration and synthesis of theory and competencies related to the role of nurse educator. Learning experiences are planned and negotiated to meet individual learning goals in the context of preceptor supervised experiences.
- NURS-W 221 Native Use of Herbs (1 cr.) A field experience course on native uses of herbs with required readings and hands-on work with plants.
- NURS-Y 515 Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan (3 cr.) This course teaches students advanced principles of human physiology and pathophysiology across the lifespan. It explores the physiological manifestation and clinical presentation of disease processes in preparation for advanced nursing practice. Graduate students learn to differentiate between normal and abnormal human physiology and the clinical data necessary to identify abnormal pathogenesis and disease processes.
- NURS-Y 535 Dynamics of Family Healthcare (3 cr.) Provides students with opportunities to study families within the community context. Consideration is given to theories of family functioning and roles in family health care, using family assessment tools and other nursing intervention strategies.
- NURS-Y 612 Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan (3 cr.) This course prepares graduate students to understand the principles of advanced pharmacology across the lifespan as it relates to advanced nursing practice.
- NURS-Y 620 Advanced Primary Care and Office Management Procedures (3 cr.) This course introduces students to advanced practice concepts and procedures related to the care of clients in the primary care setting. In addition, students are introduced to documentation and professional relationship building skills necessary for advanced practice nurses (APNS) in the primary care setting. S
- NURS-Z 490 Clinical Experience in Nursing (1-6 cr.) P: BSN or RN-BSN degree plan. S/F grading only. Planned and supervised clinical experiences in the area of the student’s major interest.
- NURS-Z 492 Individual Study in Nursing (.5-6 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN or RN-BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Opportunity for the nurse to pursue independent study of topics in nursing under the guidance of a selected faculty member.
- NURS-B 245 Health Assessment: Practicum (1-2 cr.) P: Student must be a BSN (NURBSBSN) to enroll. Students will have the opportunity to use interview, observation, percussion, palpation, inspection and auscultation in assessing clients across the life span in simulated and actual environments. Taken concurrently with NURS-B 244. I, II.