COURSES IN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING

NUR 302. Nursing Fundamentals.  8 semester hours, 4 hours didactic and 12 hours  clinical  practicum.  Basic nursing theory and skills for beginning clinical  practicum.  Required lab fee.

NUR 303. Nursing Theory, Process and Skills.  8 semester credit hours, 5 hours didactic and 9 hours clinical practicum. Bridge course for previously licensed nurses. Basic nursing theory and skills for beginning clinical program.  Required lab fee.  RN Transition Program (offered in Summer term only).

NUR 312. Pathophysiology.  4 hours didactic. Group study on the effects of the pathological processes and the compensatory mechanisms on normal physiological functioning. The assessment of health status and the rationale for   selected therapies. Prerequisites: Human Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 238 and 239). Co-requisite: Microbiology (BIO 309).

NUR 316. Health Assessment.  2 semester hours, 1 hour didactic and 3 hours clinical  practicum. Includes learning concepts and performing health assessments for  well individuals, including a complete history and physical examination,  counseling, and retrospective audits.  Co-requisite: NUR 302. Required lab fee.

NUR 317.Individuals in Situational Crisis.  5 semester hours, 2 hours didactic and 9 hours clinical practicum. Clinical application of nursing practice with patients experiencing pathological processes and the compensatory mechanisms on normal physiological functioning, the assessment of health status, and the rationale for selected therapies.  Prerequisite: NUR 302. Co-requisite: NUR 320.  Required lab fee.

NUR 320. Individuals in Developmental Crisis.  5 semester hours, 2 hours didactic and 9 hours clinical practicum. Clinical application of nursing practice with patients experiencing developmental insufficiency. Prerequisite: NUR 302. Required lab fee.

NUR 324. Nursing in Community Systems.  2 semester hours, 2 hours didactic. An introduction to primary nursing care with the community viewed as a social system. Prerequisites: NUR 317 and  320.

NUR 325. Nursing Research.  3 semester hours, 3 hours didactic. Introduction to the concepts and process of research in nursing. Emphasis on critiquing published  studies and developing plans for using research findings in practice.  Prerequisite:  MTH 220.

NUR 414. Families in Crisis.  5 semester hours, 2 hours didactic and 9 hours clinical practicum. Clinical application of nursing practice with both patients and their families when a patient is experiencing either a predictable or unpredictable crisis. Prerequisites: NUR 317, NUR 320, and NUR 324. Co-requisite: NUR 417.   Required lab fee.

NUR 415. Leadership in Nursing Systems.  5 semester hours, 3 hours didactic and 6 hours clinical practicum. Preparation of baccalaureate educated nurses to assume beginning leadership roles in existing and/or emerging health delivery systems, focusing on nursing application utilizing management skills, decision-making process and problem-solving. Prerequisites: NUR 325, 414 and 417.Required lab fee.

NUR 416. Systems Health Promotion.  3 semester hours, 1 hour didactic and 6 hours clinical practicum. The practical application of theory in community clinical situations. Prerequisites: NUR 324, 414 and 417.   Required lab fee.

NUR 417. Family Self-Care in Situational Crisis.  5 semester hours, 2 hours didactic and 9 hours clinical practicum. Focuses on the family as a unit with a sick child of any age. Content related to the care and treatment of the child and education for the family member care provider. Prerequisites: NUR 317, 320, and 324. Co-requisite: NUR 414.  Required lab fee.

NUR 421. Pharmacology.  2 hours didactic. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

NUR 423. Nursing Process Practicum.  6 semester hours, 3 hours didactic and 9 hours clinical practicum. Practical application of the theoretical base and leadership skills. Prerequisite: All required nursing courses.   Required lab fee.

NUR 475. Special Problems.  1 to 6 semester hours. Individual study in some area of nursing, guided through individual conference with assigned instructor.