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• Prerequisite: Nursing 15 and 15L.

This course must be taken concurrently with Nursing 20.

The focus of this nursing laboratory course is to provide the student with the opportunity to apply essential medical-surgical knowledge and skills to the provision of client care in the clinical setting. Students will utilize critical thinking, therapeutic communication, and Orem’s self-care model when providing nursing care for the adult and older adult with electrolyte, acid-base, and endocrine imbalances; and musculoskeletal, hypertensive, peripheral vascular and sensory health deviations. Nursing care will be provided in acute and community settings.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 20 and 20L (or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement).

This course must be taken concurrently with Nursing 25L.

The focus of this specialty course is to introduce the nursing student to the principles of psychiatric-mental health nursing as applied to patients across the life span. Emphasis will be placed on meeting self-care deficits of patients exhibiting symptoms of common psychiatric disorders and patients experiencing emotional responses to stress and illness. This course will cover concepts of mental health, mental illness, stress, and coping, assessment of common psychiatric disorders, biological and psychosocial modes of intervention, and therapeutic nursing responses.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 20 and 20L (or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement).
• Advisory: Speech 5 and Psychology 19.

This course must be taken concurrently with Nursing 25.

The focus of this nursing laboratory course is to provide the student with the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to patient care in the clinical setting. Students will utilize critical thinking strategies, therapeutic communication skills, and Orem’s self-care model when providing nursing care to patients manifesting behaviors of psychiatric disorders. The clinical setting will include acute psychiatric facilities and non-acute community mental health programs.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 20 and 20L or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement.

Nursng 28, 25, 25L and 16 must be taken concurrently.

This course provides the nursing student with the opportunity to apply the nursing process to care for individuals and groups where they live, work, go to school, or as they move through the health care system. The emphasis is on health promotion, assessment of universal self-care requisites, and management of chronic conditions. Clinical practice and validation opportunities are provided in home health, outpatient, and ambulatory care settings.

• Corequisite: Nursing 2.

This course expands the application of the roles of the nurse, as well as profession-related and patient care concepts. In the laboratory and clinical setting emphasis is placed on leadership, spirituality, sexuality, nutrition, medication administration, and patient education. An integration of basic human needs and nursing skills are practiced.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 2.

This course focuses on the care of adult patients with health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on the care of patients with alterations in selected body functions. Concepts of patient-centered care, cultural sensitivity, informatics, safe practice, and professionalism are integrated throughout the course.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 16, Nursing 17, Nursing 25, Nursing 25L, Nursing 28.

Nursing 30 and 30L must be taken concurrently.

This course presents increasingly complex concepts involving adults with both medical and surgical health deviations and the required nursing assistance. It utilizes Orem’s Self-Care Model in meeting health deviation needs of the patient experiencing gastrointestinal, renal, oncological, hematological, female reproductive, and immune system disorders. The universal self-care requisites are assessed and evaluated. Emphasis is placed on the development of a broad, scientific knowledge base including reasoning, judgment, communication, critical thinking, and professional role development. The nursing process and professional role development are used as an organization and practice framework. Gerontology concepts are presented along with health promotion and health maintenance strategies.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 16, Nursing 17, Nursing 25, Nursing 25L, Nursing 28.

Nursing 30 and 30L must be taken concurrently.

The focus of this nursing laboratory course is to provide the continuing student with the opportunity to apply increasingly complex medical-surgical concepts of care for adults with health deviations. Students will assess, plan, provide, and evaluate the provision of nursing assistance in the clinical laboratory. The Orem’s Self-Care Model will be used as a framework to safely meet nursing needs of the patient with gastrointestinal, renal, oncological, hematological, female reproductive, and immune system disorders. Students will assess the adult and older adult’s self-care requisites, determine the therapeutic self-care demand, and apply the nursing process. Professional role development is integrated throughout, along with application of critical thinking, communication theory, clinical judgment, and sound reasoning. Laboratory experiences will be held in the acute care or community setting.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 30 or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement.

Nursing 35 and 35L must be taken concurrently.

The focus in this course is to enable the student to develop competencies in understanding complex health problems and managing health deviations related to the neurosensory, cardiovascular, and respiratory disorders and the burn injury patient. Students will utilize Orem’s Self-Care Model and the nursing process in assessing self-care requisites of selected patients. Students will determine the therapeutic self-care demand and design a plan of care that promotes the optimal level of function of adults and older adults with complex health problems. Principles of delegation are explored.

• Prerequisite: None.

Nursing 35 and 35L must be taken concurrently.

The focus of this nursing laboratory course is to allow the student an opportunity to demonstrate competencies in skills and managing health deviations related to the neurosensory, cardiovascular, respiratory disorders and the burn injury patient. Students will exhibit competencies in utilizing Orem’s Self-Care Model and the nursing process to calculate the therapeutic self-care demand of selected patients. Students will utilize the clinical pathways in providing care to patients with complex health problems. Principles of delegation are implemented.

• Prerequisite: None.

This course reviews the mathematics used in medical calculation. It investigates the systems of measurements and methods of computing safe and accurate medical dosages.

• Corequisite: Nursing 3.

This clinical course focuses on the care of adult patients with health alterations that require medical and/or surgical intervention. Emphasis is placed on the care of patients with alterations in selected body functions. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient care to adults in a variety of settings. Concepts of patient-centered care, cultural sensitivity, informatics, safe practice, and professionalism are integrated throughout the course.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 3.

This course focuses on the care of patients across the lifespan experiencing cognitive, mental and behavioral disorders. Emphasis is placed on management of patients facing emotional and psychological stressors as well as promoting and maintaining the mental health of individuals and families. Concepts of crisis intervention, therapeutic communication, anger management, and coping skills are integrated throughout the course. The community as a site for care and support services is addressed.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 35, Nursing 35L, and Psychology 19 (or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement).

Nursing 40 and 40L must be taken concurrently.

The focus of this course is to assist the nursing student in acquiring the essential knowledge and principles of pediatric nursing. The student will plan and provide nursing care to the hospitalized child with common health deviations. Preventive and safety measures appropriate to the developmental level of children are incorporated due to children being dependent-care agents. Students will utilize critical thinking/problem solving to modify therapeutic nursing interventions and communication techniques based on the developmental level of the child. Emphasis is also on health promotion, preventive measures, developmental principles, and the impact of illness on the family.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 35, Nursing 35L, and Psychology 19 (or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement).

Nursing 40 and 40L must be taken concurrently.

The pediatric clinical experience provides opportunities to assist the nursing student in planning and managing nursing assistance for hospitalized pediatric patients with common health deviations. The learner will have opportunities to demonstrate competency in the application of critical thinking to aid in decision-making, organizational skills, nursing theory, and concepts. Implementation strategies reflect increasing breadth and depth of theory and utilization of therapeutic communication techniques appropriate for the pediatric population.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 35, Nursing 35L, and Psychology 19 (or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement).

Nursing 45 and 45L must be taken concurrently.

This course utilizes Orem’s Self Care Model as a framework to assess the special needs of women and manage their health care throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on the enhancement of critical thinking skills to promote health of the childbearing family during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. Focus is on the normal process of childbearing and newborn care and includes discussion of high-risk maternal and perinatal conditions. Therapeutic communication techniques are integrated that recognize the unique relationship of the perinatal nurse and the childbearing family. Course content builds upon previously acquired medical/surgical concepts, professional role, and leadership behaviors.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 35, Nursing 35L, and Psychology 19 (or Nursing 19 and Advanced Placement).

Nursing 45 and 45L must be taken concurrently.

The focus of this nursing laboratory course is to provide the student with the opportunity to apply the self care model when managing the care of women across the life span. Students will assess, plan, provide, and evaluate care of women during the childbearing experience in the clinical setting. Opportunities will be provided to allow the student to enhance critical thinking skills while promoting women’s health behaviors. Students will utilize therapeutic communication strategies in all interactions with clients while providing care. Laboratory experiences will occur in the acute care setting and will build upon previously acquired medical/surgical concepts, professional, and leadership behaviors.

• Corequisite: Nursing 4.

This clinical course focuses on the care of patients experiencing cognitive, mental and behavioral disorders. Emphasis is placed on management of patients facing emotional and psychological stressors as well as promoting and maintaining the mental health of individuals and families. Concepts of crisis intervention, therapeutic communication, anger management, and coping skills are integrated throughout the clinical experience. Clinical experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe patient care to patients in selected mental health settings.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 4 and 17.

This course focuses on the care of adult patients with complex medical/surgical health problems. Emphasis is placed on helping patients and their families cope with alterations in body functions. Concepts of pharmacology, health promotion and education, evidence-based practice, and interdisciplinary collaboration will be integrated throughout the course.

• Prerequisite: Nursing 40 and 40L; Nursing 45 and 45L.

Nursing 50 and 50L must be taken concurrently.

The purpose of this course is to facilitate the transition from student nurse to the role of entry-level staff nurse. Emphasis is on the theoretical concepts of leadership and management. The student will integrate knowledge and skills pertinent to the role of manager of care for a group of patients and members of the health care team. The role of manager incorporates delegation, priority setting, legal-ethical issues, and health care delivery systems. Issues and trends relevant to professional nursing will be explored.