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This capstone class prepares students for their careers by linking theory with practical experience gained through internships. Industry experts as guest speakers share experiences, effective practices, and career advice, bridging the gap between academia and real-world applications. Students develop essential skills, enabling them to plan their career paths with competence.

This course gives students hands-on experience working with front line workers in the homeless response system. Students will gain real-world work experience of what it takes to serve un-housed persons and develop an understanding of the working environment and culture of working in the sector.

• Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program, ANATMY 1, ENGL 1, MCRBIO 1, PHYS 3.

This course provides a basic introduction to nursing and roles of the nurse, as well as professional concepts related to patient-centered care, safety, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, quality care to the adult and older adult. The theoretical foundation for communication and nursing skills is presented. An introduction to the nursing process provides a framework to assist students in developing effective clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, and clinical decision making.

• Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program: ANATMY 1, ENGL 1, MCRBIO 1, PHYS 3.

NURSNG 10 and 10L must be taken concurrently.

The focus of this introductory nursing fundamental course is to provide the beginning student with a conceptual basis in meeting self-care deficits of older adults in a non-acute environment. Emphasis is placed on assisting the student in learning to use Orem’s Self Care Model and the nursing process as an underlying framework for the development of critical thinking while implementing basic nursing care.

NURSNG 10 and NURSNG 10L must be taken concurrently.

The focus of this clinical course is to provide the opportunity for skill performance and transfer of theory to the clinical setting. The clinical setting will include the Health Sciences Learning Center laboratory and non-acute clinical environments with focus on the older adult.

• Prerequisite: NURSNG 10, NURSNG 10L, and NURSNG 36.

The focus of this nursing fundamentals course is to provide the continuing student with opportunities to develop competencies in providing nursing assistance to meet patient/client self-care deficits. Students will utilize the nursing process and the Orem’s Self-Care Model as the framework to apply critical thinking skills while implementing nursing care for adults. Medical-Surgical nursing content will be introduced with the focus on fluid volume imbalance, peri-operative care and genito-urinary health deviations. Nursing care will be provided to adults and older adults in acute and non-acute environments. The companion clinical course, Nursing 15L must be taken concurrently.

• Prerequisite: NURSNG 10, NURSNG 10L, and NURSNG 36.

Concurrent enrollment in NURSNG 15 is required.

The focus of this nursing laboratory course is to provide the continuing student with the opportunity for application of theoretical knowledge to the provision of client care in the clinical setting. Students will begin to utilize critical thinking skills as they apply theoretical concepts to clinical practice while implementing nursing care for adults and older adults. Nursing care will be provided to adults and older adults in acute and non-acute environments.

• Prerequisite: NURSNG 10, NURSNG 10L or equivalent.

The focus of this course is to enable the student to further develop techniques of physical assessment. It includes a description of fundamental assessment techniques including measurement of vital signs, then details assessment procedures and findings for specific body systems. The examination techniques presented are related primarily to adult patients. Gerontological considerations are included for each body system, with a focus on identifying normal age-related variations.

• Prerequisite: PHYS 3.

This as an introductory course in pharmacology designed to enable the student to recognize the various classes of drugs used in modern medicine. It includes a brief review of anatomy and physiology, how drugs exert their effects, the major indication for drug use, routes of administration, expected and adverse drug effects, precautions and contraindications. Emphasis is on prescription drugs, but over the counter medications are also included.

• Prerequisite: Eligible for Advanced Placement.

The focus of this course is to orient the advanced placement nursing student, the foreign trained nurse, or equivalent, to the philosophy and expectations of the second year of the registered nursing program. Special emphasis is placed on having the student utilize the Orem’s Self-Care Model and the nursing process in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care of patients through case studies.

• Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program.

This course provides the opportunity for students to apply foundational concepts related to patient-centered care, safety, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, quality care. Students will begin to utilize communication and nursing skills in the laboratory and long-term care settings. The nursing process provides a framework to assist students in developing effective clinical decision making.

• Prerequisite: NURSNG 1 and NURSNG 36.

This course expands the discussion of the roles of the nurse, as well as profession-related and patient care concepts. Emphasis is placed on leadership, spirituality, sexuality, nutrition, medication administration, and patient education. An exploration of basic human needs and nursing skills is presented in providing care for the adult and older adult.

• Prerequisite: NURSNG 15, NURSNG 15L.

This course must be taken concurrently with the laboratory component, NURSNG 20L and NURSNG 17.

The focus of this course is on the pathophysiology and required nursing assistance for adult patients, including the geriatric patient, with acid-base imbalances, electrolyte imbalances and related endocrine health deviations. Universal self-care requisites are applied to specific client groups requiring nursing care to manage hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. The pathophysiology and required nursing assistance for clients with health deviations affecting the musculoskeletal system, and the eye and ear are also explored. Special emphasis is placed on having the student utilize Orem’s Self-Care Model and the nursing process in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care of selected patients. Strategies to promote critical thinking will serve as the foundation for making nursing care decisions.

• Prerequisite: NURSNG 15 and NURSNG 15L.

This course must be taken concurrently with NURSNG 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: NURSNG 20 and NURSNG 20L (or NURSNG 19 and Advanced Placement).

This course must be taken concurrently with NURSNG 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: NURSNG 20 and NURSNG 20L (or NURSNG 19 and Advanced Placement).
• Advisory: SPEECH 5 and PSYCH 19.

This course must be taken concurrently with NURSNG 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: NURSNG 20 and NURSNG 20L or NURSNG 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: NURSNG 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: NURSNG 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: NURSNG 16, NURSNG 17, NURSNG 25, NURSNG 25L, NURSNG 28.

NURSNG 30 and NURSNG 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.