n u r s i n gNUR 1102 Introduction to Human Nutrition 4 QH
Explores the fundamental role of nutrition in promoting health. Studies the physiological functions of nutrients, their food sources, and recommended intakes for different age groups. Uses principles from the humanities and sciences in developing nutrition concepts. Introduces the use of different diet-assessment tools to assist individuals in meeting nutrient and energy needs. Encourages students to examine their own food choices and how those choices translate into meeting recommended nutrient and energy needs. Discusses the origins of food habits and the relevance of nutrition counseling and education in nursing practice.NUR 1107 Nursing Process and Skills 3 QH
Emphasizes the centrality of critical thinking to clinical reasoning. Introduces the nursing process as a problem-solving tool and its application in assessing strategies of communication, gathering data, interpreting evidence, analyzing viewpoints, and forming judgments. Provides scientific principles as the framework for using basic nursing skills in the practice of selected nursing interventions. Includes practicing skills in a clinical laboratory. Prereq. NUR 1110 and MTH 1101 or taken concurrently.NUR 1110 Nursing Health Assessment 4 QH
Emphasizes dimensions of collecting data relevant to health status. Provides an opportunity for learning to use tools and skills of health assessment. Discusses ethnic, cultural, spiritual, social, psychological, developmental, and gender and physical aspects of health assessment. Explores formulating nursing diagnosis and examining the relationship of the nursing care plan to overall resources of the client. Includes practicing skills in a clinical laboratory.NUR 1202 Pathophysiological Concepts for Clinical Nursing 4 QH
Reviews human physiology related to oxygenation, nutrition, elimination, protective mechanisms, neurological functions, endocrine functions, and skin integrity. Explores how the human body uses its adaptive powers to maintain equilibrium and how alterations affect normal processes. Examines disease processes and implications for nursing practice. Prereq. BIO 1164 or equivalent.NUR 1206 Promoting HeaIthy Childbearing and Childrearing 8 QH
Emphasizes the promotion of health from conception to adolescence. Describes potential and actual health-risk factors and explores risk-reduction strategies within the context of the individual, family, and community. Uses the nursing process to provide the framework for students to assess and intervene therapeutically in promoting healthy childbearing and childrearing. Examines the concepts of human development of individual, family, and community within the context of the role of the professional nurse in promoting healthy childbearing and childrearing. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. BIO 1164, BIO 1654, CHM 1107, COP 1370, ENG 1110, ENG 1111, NUR 1102, NUR 1107, NUR 1110, and PSY 1111.NUR 1208 Promoting Healthy Adulthood and Aging 8 QH
Emphasizes the promotion of health in adults and includes common health problems of adults at critical life stages from the young adult to the frail, elderly years. Analyzes potential and actual health-risk factors and the discovery of risk-reduction strategies by applying the nursing process to the care of adults living within families and communities. Enables students to use health education and teaching methods in assessing and intervening therapeutically to meet the primary health-care needs of adults. Assesses the role of the nurse in partnership with the family and community in disease prevention. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. BIO 1122, BIO 1622, and NUR 1206.NUR 1282 Wellness 4 QH
Focuses on experiential exploration of the concept of wellness. Examines behaviors and lifestyle choices that lead to a high level of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Includes issues of assessment of health risk, behavior change, lifestyle analysis, and the life cycle and stress management through self-analysis. Open to any undergraduate student.NUR 1304 Independent Study Elective 2 QH
Allows students to pursue a topic more intensely or with a special focus. Enables students to contract with a faculty member whose background, interests, and time allow direction of in-depth study. Requires student and faculty member jointly develop course objectives. Prereq. Permission of academic adviser.NUR 1306 Promoting Health Restoration in Children 10 QH
Focuses on the therapeutic nursing interventions used to restore health to children who are experiencing acute and/or complex health problems. Analyzes complex health issues within the context of the individual, family, and community. Examines altered family patterns of coping within a developmental framework and describes support to meet the unique health needs of the family and child. Addresses the therapeutic role in partnership with the family and resources available within a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment. Discusses ethical and legal dimensions of caring for children and their families. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. NUR 1202, NUR 1206, NUR 1208, NUR 1308, and PCL 1306; PCL 1307 concurrently.NUR 1307 Influences of Health and Illness 4 QH
Enables the student to understand the values that underlie health-seeking behavior and providing care. Uses values clarification to appreciate individual rights and responsibilities versus the common good. Examines cultural differences in light of individual and group behavior as well as life span issues and family and group responsibilities. Builds a caring ethic and a sense of professional responsibility on the basis of self-awareness and self-examination.NUR 1308 Promoting Health Restoration in Adults 10 QH
Focuses on the therapeutic nursing interventions used to restore health to adults who are experiencing acute and/or complex health problems. Analyzes deviations from health with attention to the implications for the individual, as well as the family, in coping with health problems. Analyzes the client's health-care needs and the resources to meet them, in collaboration with the client and health providers. Discusses ethical and legal dimensions of nursing care of adults. Emphasizes discharge planning and teaching. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. NUR 1202, NUR 1206, NUR 1208, and PCL 1306; PCL 1307 concurrently.NUR 1310 Health-Care Informatics 4 QH
Provides a broad overview of information management and its use in health-care delivery to students in nursing and the health sciences. Examines the use of computerized information systems and their application to clinical practice, administration, education, and research. Analyzes telecommunication approaches and resources for nursing and health care. Explores current and emerging technologies used in the delivery of health care, with an emphasis on their impact on health-care delivery and patient outcomes. Addresses confidentiality/security and legal/ethical issues related to the use, design, and management of computerized health- care information systems. Prereq. Basic computer knowledge.NUR 1312 Professional Development Seminar 2 QH
Provides students with the opportunity to reflect on and share experiences from their co-op positions. Uses a weekly seminar format to discuss case examples of various clinical experiences. Presents for discussion content on topics such as ethical decision-making, death and dying, conflict resolution, professional dilemmas, and responsibilities. Allows students to process some of their cooperative education experiences with other students and faculty in a structured format.NUR 1406 Promoting Healthy Communities 7 QH
Focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating therapeutic interventions for the community as the client. Uses the nursing process, within the community context, informed by epidemiological trends, sociocultural characteristics, political and legislative influences, organizational programs, environmental factors, and consumer inputs. Emphasizes the role of the public-health nurse in multiple arenas of practice. Examines epidemiological principles and public-health policies in relation to identified health problems and conditions in a specific community. Enables students to conduct a comprehensive assessment, in partnership with the community, to develop a program to meet an identified community health need. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. NUR 1306, NUR 1308.NUR 1408 Promoting Mental Health Restoration 7 QH
Focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating psychotherapeutic interventions for clients with complex mental health problems. Analyzes alterations in psychobiological and psychosocial functioning and coping. Formulates a plan of care within the context of the client as individual, family, group, and community. Emphasizes the therapeutic use of the self as students develop communication and other helping skills in interpersonal relationships with clients. Provides the opportunity to apply theories, principles, and research findings in providing mental health care for clients in various settings. Fosters collaboration with the client and interdisciplinary team. Discusses the political, legal, and ethical issues related to the delivery of mental-health services and the creative role of the nurse. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. NUR 1306, NUR 1308.NUR 1502 Introduction to Research in Nursing 4 QH
Builds on students' prior exposure to selected studies applied to nursing. Discusses and critiques qualitative and quantitative research and the value of each to the practice of nursing and to the health-care field. Examines the importance of research in nursing to both practitioner and consumer. Prereq. Concurrent SOC 1320 or equivalent.NUR 1507 Comprehensive Nursing Practicum 6 QH
Helps students to synthesize nursing knowledge, skills, and experience and facilitate their transition to professional nursing practice and case management of clients with complex health problems. Enables students to demonstrate leadership and collaborative skills in working with other members of the health-care team. Examines professional, role, and career issues in weekly seminars. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. Senior standing or concurrent NUR 1406, NUR 1408, and NUR 1508.NUR 1508 Managing and Leading in Nursing 6 QH
Focuses on the knowledge and skills related to the delivery of health services within a nursing management context. Presents theories, concepts, and models, such as managed care, organization and management, authority, delegation, resource allocation, budgeting, leadership and empowerment, change, motivation, environmental safety, quality improvement, collective bargaining, and conflict resolution, to give the student an understanding of the knowledge base for the management role of the baccalaureate nurse. Provides the opportunity to apply principles and practice skills in planning and delegating nursing care using different organizational models and approaches. Discusses the developing creative role for managing and leading in nursing. Includes clinical learning experiences in a variety of settings. Prereq. Senior standing or concurrent NUR 1406 and NUR 1408.
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