Nursing Program Classes
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
NURS 130 Foundations of Pharmacology 3 Credit Class
This course provides the diverse learner with basic principles of pharmacology, drug regulation, major drug classification, and the Registered Nurse's role in medication administration. Emphasis is placed on nursing implications of drug therapy, including legal/ethical, lifespan considerations, psychosocial, religious, and cultural considerations. Students utilize math skills to calculate drug dosages. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 134 Nursing Skills 3 Credit Class (1+6P)
This course provides the diverse learner with foundational knowledge and skills essential to the practice of nursing including techniques of basic nursing care and basic and intermediate nursing skills. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 136 Foundations of Professional Nursing 6 Credit Class (4+6P)
This course provides the diverse learner with basic knowledge essential to the practice of nursing. Concepts related to nursing as a profession, standards of care, professional ethics, nursing roles, communication, cultural awareness, holistic care, nursing process, critical thinking, teaching-learning process, collaboration, support of physiologic and psychosocial health, principles of nutrition, perioperative care, and community are presented. Developmental concepts are discussed with a focus on the adult and the elderly normal process of aging. Clinical experiences enable the student to apply all concepts learned in the classroom setting. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 147 Adult Health I 6 Credit Class (4+6P)
This course focuses on the role of the nurse in promoting, maintaining and restoring health for adults with commonly occurring health problems. The nursing process is applied to patients with cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrine, hematological, integumentary, musculoskeletal, neurological, renal and respiratory problems. The students develop beginning collaborative skills with clients, families, peers, and health care team members in the delivery of nursing care. The clinical component will enable the student to use the nursing process to formulate the plan of care for patients with a variety of medical and surgical conditions. Clinical learning experiences allow the student to develop assessment skills, communication techniques, cultural awareness and critical thinking skills. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 148 Physical Assessment 2 Credit Class (1+3P)
Introduction of concepts and techniques of interviewing, history taking, review of body systems, and physical assessment of an adult client. The student should be able to apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology, assessment skills, communication skills, cultural awareness, nursing process, critical thinking skills, teaching skills, and psychomotor skills. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 149 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 3 Credit Class (2+3P)
Introductory concepts of mental health/illness across the lifespan and nursing implications for persons experiencing psychosocial dysfunction. Upon completion of this course, students will successfully interact with clients in the promotion of mental health, the prevention and treatment of mental disorders, and the resolution of mental health in the aftermath of dysfunction. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 155 Special Topics 1-3 Credit Classes
Various nursing topic classes. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 201 Special Topics 1-3 Credit Classes
Various nursing topic classes. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 224 Maternal/Child Nursing 6 Credit Class (4+6P)
Provides an in depth overview of a family centered approach to nursing practice. Care of the childbearing woman, her newborn from birth to adolescence, and the family unit are introduced. Comparison of normal findings and deviations in perinatal and pediatric clients are addressed. Clients‟ psychosocial and cultural values will be explored in the intrapartum and postpartum woman, newborn, children and families across the continuum of care. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 226 Adult Health II 6 Credit Class (4+6P)
Preparation for entry into the professional practice as a graduate nurse. The nursing process is applied to clients with more complex cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, hematological, neurological, renal, integumentary, and musculoskeletal problems. Emphasis includes the care of adult clients with high risk, complex, and critical health care problems. Clinical learning experiences allow students to enhance their assessment skills, communication techniques, and critical thinking skills. The students will collaborate with clients, families, peers, and other health care team members in the delivery of nursing care. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 234 Introduction to Community Health Nursing 1 Credit Class
This course provides an introduction to community health, focusing on health care systems, epidemiology, and nursing care of individuals, families and aggregates of varied cultural backgrounds. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are emphasized. Diverse roles of the community health nurse are examined. Educational theories and their applications are explored. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 235 Nursing Leadership and Management 2 Credit Class
This course provides concepts and principles of nursing leadership and management for the novice professional nurse. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.
NURS 236 Nursing Preceptorship 6 Credit Class (2+12P)
This capstone course provides the opportunity to provide direct client care in a clinical setting. Community colleges only. Restricted to Majors.