Nursing Program Course Descriptions
Nursing (NURS)
NURS 3003 Professional Nursing Role 3 hours
Professional Nursing Role explores essential attributes and competencies of the professional nursing role that are requisite to address current and future challenges to nursing and health care. Prerequisite: Admission to nursing major or permission of instructor.
NURS 3053 Health Assessment 3 hours
Health Assessment focuses on holistic health assessment of patients using Gordon's Function Health Patterns as an organizing framework. Current issues in professional nursing practice related to nursing process are included. Prerequisite: NURS 3003 or concurrent, or permission of instructor.
NURS 3102 Cultural Competency in Nursing 2 hours
Cultural Competency in Nursing focuses on developing the nurse's ability to provide culturally competent care to individuals, families and groups from diverse backgrounds. Provides opportunity to increase cultural awareness and decrease health disparities. Prerequisite: NURS 3003 or concurrent or permission of instructor.
NURS 3204 Family Health Nursing 4 hours
Family Health Nursing promotes family health nursing practice during the lifespan. The focus of nursing care is on the holistic health promotion of the patient while in the family context. Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major, NURS 3003 or concurrent.
NURS 4003 Current Trends and Issues in Nursing 3 hours
Current Trends and Issues in Nursing focuses on contemporary nursing issues in today's changing healthcare field. Emphasis is on legal and ethical considerations, changes in healthcare delivery systems and the responsibilities of the nurse. Prerequisite: NURS 3003 or concurrent or permission of instructor.
NURS 4102 Fundamentals of Nursing Research 2 hours
Fundamentals of Nursing Research introduces similarities and differences of quantitative and qualitative studies as well as statistical methods utilized in nursing research. Legal and ethical issues, theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and literature reviews will be examined. Emphasis is on the nurse as a consumer of nursing research. Prerequisite: Statistics and admission to nursing major, NURS 3003, or concurrent.
NURS 4115 Community Health Nursing 5 hours
Community health nursing integrates current knowledge, theory, and research relevant to nursing practice and public health practice to promote and preserve the health of populations. Provides an opportunity to partner with a community and other health professionals to manage and provide resources. Prerequisite: Admission to nursing major, NURS 3003 or concurrent. Requires a total of 64 field experience hours during the course.
NURS 4214 Leadership & Management in Nursing 4 hours
Leadership in Nursing focuses on continued development of leadership and management skills relevant to professional practice. Provides an opportunity to collaborate with professionals and initiate change. Prerequisites: Admission to nursing major, NURS 3003 or concurrent.
NURS 4294 Professional Nursing Synthesis 4 hours
Professional Nursing Synthesis integrates professional nursing skills and concepts developed throughout the nursing program. Emphasis is on evidence-based practice. Provides an opportunity to collaborate with a preceptor in an area of choice that reflects professional goals. Requires a total of 64 field experience hours during the course. Prerequisites: NURS 4102, NURS 3204, NURS 4115, NURS 4214 or concurrent.
NURS 4240 Selected Studies 1-2 hours
To provide students an opportunity to pursue an area of special interest through independent study or short term courses. May be taken as elective credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Demand) 4750 Workshop in Nursing 1-3 hours Study of selected topics of current or special interest to nurses and other health care workers. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of 6 credit hours.
NURS 4750 Workshop in Nursing 1-3 hours
Study of selected topics of current or special interest to nurses and other health care workers. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of 6 credit hours.