Nursing Science (NURS) Undergraduate Course Descriptions
NURS 210. Introduction to Health Careers
Employment competencies required for different health careers. Personal skills, employment opportunities, ethics, legal issues, scope of practice and personal goal setting. Does not require admission to the major. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 211. Healing, Culture, Faith and Traditions
Healing practices across cultures and traditions. Biomedical and holistic concepts of medical care. Interactions with practitioners of healing arts. Does not require admission to the major. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 301. Health, Healing, Harmony: Professional Nursing Practice
Foundation of nursing knowledge, theory and research, professional values, core competencies and knowledge. Coreq.: 302/320, permission of department 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 302. The Professional Nurse (Clinical)
Principles of intermediate nursing care for clients in laboratory and community settings. Coreq.: 301, permission of department. 3 Cr. F, S.
NURS 303. Holistic Health Assessment
Assessment of the whole individual across the lifespan considering physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural factors utilizing therapeutic communication, physical examination and health promotion techniques. Permission of department. Prereq.: 301, 302/320. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 304. Professional Nursing Skills
Application of technical skills in a simulated health care delivery setting. Permission of department. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 305. Nursing Law and Ethics
Legal and ethical issues of professional nursing practice. Prereq.: 301, 302/320. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 306. Nursing Care of Older Adults
Care of older adults across multiple environments. Psychosocial, spiritual, and biophysical changes of aging, quality of life, human dignity, and autonomy issues. Prereq.: 301, 302/320, 304, BIOL 368. Coreq.: 307/321. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 307. Nursing Care of Older Adults (Clinical)
Applies theoretical principles of 306. Nursing care of older adults across multiple environments. Coreq.: 306. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 308. Nursing Informatics
Health care technologies for discovering, retrieving, and using information in nursing practice. Permission of department. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 309. Holistic Adult Care: Physiological Wellness
Illness and disease management of individuals in acute disharmony. Social, physical, psychological, and spiritual responses of the individual and appropriate nursing interventions. Prereq.: 301, 302/320, 304, 308, BIOL 368. Coreq.: 310/322. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 310. Physiological Wellness (Clinical)
Applies theoretical principles of 309. Development of concept maps and application of advanced technical skills in caring for adults experiencing acute disharmony in various health care settings. Prereq.: 309. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 311. Mental Health Nursing
Etiology of mental illness and substance abuse/dependence. Mental health promotion, illness management, disease prevention and psychosocial rehabilitation. Prereq.: 301, 302/320, 304, BIOL 367. Coreq.: 312/323. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 312. Mental Health (Clinical)
Clinical experiences with individuals, families and groups in hospital and community-based settings. Coreq.: 311/323. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 314. Child and Family Nursing
Core knowledge, skill and professional values to provide and design holistic, culturally sensitive, evidence-based nursing care for families and children. Prereq.: 309, 310/322. Coreq.: 315/324. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 315. Child and Family Nursing (Clinical)
Builds on the theoretical base of NURS 314. Planning and implementation of nursing care during labor and delivery and for children from infancy to adolescence including physiologic and psychological development with clinical experience. Coreq.: 314. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 320. Accelerated Nursing: Professional Nurse (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Applies the theoretical principles of intermediate nursing care for clients in laboratory and community settings. Permission of department. Coreq.: 301. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 321. Accelerated Nursing: Nursing Care of Older Adults (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Applies theoretical principles of NURS 306. Nursing care of older adults. Permission of department. Coreq.: 306. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 322. Accelerated Nursing: Physiologic Wellness (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Applies theoretical principles of NURS 309. Concept maps and advanced technical skills in caring for adults experiencing acute disharmony in various health care settings. Coreq.: 309. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 323. Accelerated Nursing: Mental Health (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Builds on the theoretical base of NURS 311. Clinical experiences with individuals, families and groups in hospital and community-based settings. Coreq.: 311. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 324. Accelerated Nursing: Child and Family Nursing (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Builds on the theoretical base of NURS 314. Nursing care during labor and delivery and for children from infancy to adolescence including physiologic and psychological development with clinical experience in various settings. Coreq.: 314. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 400. Nursing Role Transition
Classroom and laboratory experiences for the Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a baccalaureate degree. Current issues in professional nursing, nursing theory, and holistic health assessment, and application of nursing concepts of professional nursing practice. Prereq.: RN License, Transfer of Nursing Courses. 4 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 401. Holistic Adult Care Advanced Concepts
Collaborative role of the nurse in holistic nursing care for individuals and families experiencing critical, chronic, and/or terminal illness. Physical and psychological support to clients and families coping with loss, death, and chronic pain. Quality of life issues and the meaning of chronicity. Prereq.: 305, 311, 312/323, 314, 315/324. Coreq.: 402/420. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 402. Holistic Adult Care: Advanced Concepts (Clinical)
Clinical component including care of clients experiencing a critical illness, chronic medical illness, and/or terminal illness in a variety of clinical settings. Coreq.: 401. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 403. Research in Nursing Practice
Basic concepts, processes, and applications of nursing research. Research role of the nurse in decision making and clinical practice, fulfills the upper division writing requirement. Prereq.: 305, 311, 312/323, 314, 315/324. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 404. Health Care and Populations
Synthesize nursing and public health theory to promote and protect the health of populations through systematic assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Public health values, research, and collaborative activities. Prereq.: 305, 314, 315/324. Coreq.: 405/422. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 405. Health Care of Populations (Clinical)
Builds on the theoretical base of NURS 404. Planning and implementing nursing care for individuals, families, and aggregates in public health agencies, schools, and other community settings. Coreq.: 404. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 406. Nursing Leadership and Management
Synthesis of previous learning and its application. Transition to leadership/manager of health care. Application of management and leadership theories and principles in professional nursing practice. Prereq.: 401, 402/420, 403, 404, 405/422, 413. Coreq.: 407/421. 3 Cr. F, S.
NURS 407. Nursing Leadership and Managment (Clinical)
Builds on the theoretical base of NURS 406. Observe and participate in nurse leader/manager activities in providing health care to clients. Coreq.: 406. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 408. Nursing Capstone Seminar
Integration and synthesis of core knowledge, professional standards and values with core competencies in professional nursing. Prereq.: 406, 407/421, 413. Coreq.: 409. 1 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 409. Nursing Capstone Practicum
Final clinical immersion of core knowledge, professional standards and values to aid in transition into the professional nursing role. Coreq.: 408. 5 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 413. Cross-Cultural Nursing and Global Health
Knowledge, values and skills for competent care across cultures. Permission of the department. 2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 420. Accelerated Nursing: Holistic Adult Care: Advanced Concepts (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Builds on theoretical base of NURS 401. Care of clients experiencing a critical illness, chronic medical illness, and/or terminal illness in a variety of clinical settings. Coreq.: 401. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 421. Accelerated Nursing: Nursing Leadership and Management (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Builds on theoretical base of NURS 406. Observe and participate in nurse leader/manager activities in providing health care to clients. Coreq.: 406. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 422. Accelerated Nursing: Health Care of Populations (Clinical)
Specialized clinical experience in a nontraditional format. Builds on theoretical base of NURS 404. Planning and implementing nursing care for individuals, families, and aggregates in public health agencies, schools, and other community settings. Coreq.: 404. 3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
Nursing Science (NURS) Courses for Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Students
NURS 444/544. Internship
Observe and participate in nurse leader/manager activities on personnel providing health care to clients. Prereq.: 301. 3 Cr. SUM.
NURS 450/550. Readings in Nursing (Topical)
Research in nursing is examined and analyzed with the assistance of a faculty member. Prereq.: consent of instructor. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 451/551. Research
Laboratory or clinical field research in nursing. Prereq.: consent of instructor. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
NURS 490/590. Selected Topics in Nursing
Current issues in nursing. May be repeated to a max. of 6 Cr. 1-3 Cr. DEMAND.
