Nursing
NUR 1000: Introduction to Nursing (1)
Offerings
This introductory course gives an overview of nursing as a career choice, as well as how to prepare for entrance into the field. Emphasis will be placed on the educational requirements, advanced practice roles, as well as the array of options for clinical practice as an RN. Registered nurses from the community will come to the seminar to discuss their practice.
NUR 2000: Nursing Fundamentals (1)
Offerings
This introductory course covers the basic skills necessary to deliver nursing care. It will provide a foundation for the practice of nursing including the nursing process.
NUR 2002: Readiness for Re-Enrollment (1-5)
Offerings
This course is designed to prepare students to re-enroll in the nursing program one quarter before they re-enroll. The terms of the learning agreement are to be specified by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. May be repeated for credit up to 5 credits.
NUR 3001: Success in Nursing School (1-6)
Offerings
This course is designed to promote the academic success of nursing students through the utilization of learning strategies and collaborative support. Individual and group partnerships are created between students, faculty and other University resources that assist the student with reading, writing, thinking, and research skills in nursing. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
NUR 3952: Basic Nursing Theory (6)
Offerings
An introduction to nursing, covering basic nursing science concepts and an introduction to nursing assessment. The nursing assessment focus is on data collection and nursing diagnosis. Emphasis is with adults in long-term and community setting. Extra fee (non-refundable).
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Fees:
Comprehensive Nursing Test Fee (non-refundable)
NUR 3953: Basic Nursing Practicum (5)
Offerings
Provides experiences in application of the nursing process. Primary and secondary levels of care introduced in a long-term care and community-based setting. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 3954: Nursing of Adults I - Theory (6)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3952 and 3953. Concepts of health promotion, health protection, prevention, and managing human responses to physical and mental illness are explored. Pathophysiology, pharmacology, spirituality, and human-diversity issues are integrated. The nursing process is utilized with adults in the context of the family and community-based settings.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3952: D or better
AND NUR 3953: D or better
NUR 3955: Nursing of Adults I - Practicum (5)
Offerings
Provides experience in application of the nursing process, with adults and their families in acute-care settings and in community-based settings. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 3956: Nursing of Adults II - Theory (6)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3954, 3955. Builds on Nursing of Adults I. Applies nursing process to more complex human responses in health and illness with adults. Emphasis continues to pathophysiology, pharmacology, physical and mental health, and illness issues of the individual in family and community-based settings.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3954: D or better
AND NUR 3955: D or better
NUR 3957: Nursing of Adults II - Practicum (5)
Offerings
Provides experience in application of the nursing process with more complex human responses in health and illness contexts for application, including work with adults in selected acute-care and community-based settings. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 3958: Health Promotion, Assessment & Clinical Prevention (5)
Offerings
Prerequisite: NUR 3954. Individual health assessment, evidence based practice and current issues in health promotion across the lifespan. Focus on social determinants of health for individuals and populations. Topics include: epidemiology, health equity, theoretical foundations for disease prevention, evidence based programs, and population based health strategies.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3954: D or better
NUR 4000: Child-Bearing Family Health Nursing Theory (3)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956, 3957. Applies the nursing process to the nursing care of the child-bearing family. Integrates concepts of health promotion, growth, and development, cultural diversity, spirituality, pharmacology, physiology, and pathophysiology.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
NUR 4002: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Theory (3)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956, 3957. Applies the nursing process to the nursing care of clients with psychiatric disorders, chronic and persistent mental illness, and mental health issues for individuals and families across the lifespan. Integrates concepts of growth and development, cultural diversity, spirituality, pharmacology, physiology, and pathophysiology.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
NUR 4005: Child Bearing and Family Health Nursing Practicum (2)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956 and 3957. Applies the nursing process to the nursing care of the child-bearing family. Provides students with opportunities to care for families during labor, delivery, and post-partum. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Health Sciences only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 4007: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum (2)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956 and 3957. Applies the nursing process to the care of individuals and families who are dealing with acute and chronic mental illness. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Health Sciences only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 4010: Child-Rearing Family Health Nursing Theory (3)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956, 3957. Applies the nursing process to the nursing care of the child-rearing family, with an integration of concepts of health promotion, growth, and development, cultural diversity, spirituality, pharmacology, and the pathophysiology of disease in acute and chronic illnesses.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
NUR 4012: Community and Family Health Nursing Theory (3)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956, 3957. Applies the nursing process to nursing's role in community-health assessment and diagnosis, program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Health policy issues will be explored related to health promotion and disease prevention. Family health is studied in the context of a diverse community.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
NUR 4015: Child Rearing and Family Health Nursing Practicum (2)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 3956 and 3957. Applies the nursing process to the nursing care of the child-rearing family, providing students with opportunities to care for hospitalized children and their families. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Health Sciences only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 4017: Community and Family Health Nursing Practicum (2-3)
Offerings
Prerequisties: NUR 3956 and 3957. Applies the nursing process to the nursing care of families across the lifespan in a variety of community settings and allows students to develop community-care skills through participation in community-health programs and by exploring health-policy issues. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Health Sciences only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: NUR 3956: D or better
AND NUR 3957: D or better
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 4391: Applied Concepts of Pathophysiology (3)
Offerings
In depth study of pathologic changes occurring in selective disease and wellness states. Problem solving, clinical judgement, and critical thinking skills will be used to identify patient history, abnormal laboratory work, clinical manifestations, rish factors, and disease management.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
NUR 4848: Leadership and Professional Role Development (3)
Offerings
Theoretical investigation of leadership and organizational concepts and their application to the professional nursing role within the health care team and in the delivery of health care to individuals, groups, and selected populations.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
NUR 4859: Professional Nursing Synthesis Internship (6-8)
Offerings
Prerequisites: NUR 4848. Focus is on synthesis of past educational experiences within a variety of acute-care and community settings. Interdisciplinary work, application of leadership skills, and working in partnerships with selected communities provide opportunities to demonstrate effective integration and synthesis of prior learning. Also offered off campus. Extra fee.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Fees:
Nursing Fee (refundable) ,
Skills Lab Fee (refundable)
NUR 4899: Professional Nursing Synthesis Theory (3-5)
Offerings
Focus is on the future of health care and nursing and on continued professional development. This is a capstone course that integrates all prior coursework including core curriculum concepts, and courses from the first two years of study are expected.
Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" Course
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
NUR 4900: Independent Study (1-5)
Offerings
Independent Study May be repeated for credit up to 10 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
NUR 4950: Selected Topics (1-5)
Offerings
Focuses on emerging and specialized topics in nursing. May be repeated for credit up to 10 credits.
Attributes: Upper-Division
NUR 4971: Research (3)
Offerings
Prerequisite: One of the following: EDU 2600, MAT 1300, MAT 1360, MAT 2360, HSC 4044, PSY 2360 or SOC 2360. The examination of clinical practice for development of researchable problems. Gives opportunity for systematic investigation of a health-related topic of the student's choice.
Attributes: Upper-Division
Restrictions: Nursing Majors only. Post-Baccalaureate, Senior students only.
Prerequisites: MAT 1300: D or better
OR MAT 1360: D or better
OR MAT 2360: D or better
OR HSC 4044: D or better
OR PSY 2360: D or better
OR SOC 2360: D or better
OR EDU 2600: D or better
OR (PSY 2360: D or better