NURSING

NUR 111 - Intro to Health Concepts

8 credits

Prerequisites: Listing on the Nurse Aide Registry

Corequisites: - BIO 168

This course introduces the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including medication administration, assessment, nutrition, ethics, interdisciplinary teams, informatics, evidence-based practice, individual-centered care, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. (Offered fall semester)

NUR 112 - Health-Illness Concepts

5 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 111

Corequisites: - BIO 169 and PSY 150

This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of acid-base, metabolism, cellular regulation, oxygenation, infection, stress/coping, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, quality improvement, and informatics. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. (Offered spring semester)

NUR 113 - Family Health Concepts

5 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112, NUR 114 and NUR 211

This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of oxygenation, sexuality, reproduction, grief/loss, mood/affect, behaviors, development, family, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, and advocacy. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. (Offered fall semester)

NUR 114 - Holistic Health Concepts

5 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112 and NUR 211

Corequisites: - BIO 175 or BIO-275 and also PSY 241

This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, inflammation, sensory perception, stress/coping, mood/affect, cognition, self, violence, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, caring interventions, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. (offered summer term)

NUR 211 - Health Care Concepts

5 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 111

Corequisites: - BIO 169 and PSY 150

This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, immunity, mobility, comfort, behaviors, health-wellness-illness, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, managing care, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. (Offered spring semester)

NUR 212 - Health System Concepts

5 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112, NUR 114 and NUR 211

This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of grief/loss, violence, health-wellness-illness, collaboration, managing care, safety, advocacy, legal issues, policy, healthcare systems, ethics, accountability, and evidence-based practice. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. (Offered fall semester)

NUR 213 - Complex Health Concepts

10 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112, NUR 113, NUR 114, NUR 211 and NUR 212

This course is designed to assimilate the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of fluid/electrolytes, metabolism, perfusion, mobility, stress/coping, violence, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, caring interventions, managing care, healthcare systems, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized, entry-level nursing care. (Offered spring semester)