NUR 2948 Service Learning Field Study I . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit.

NUR 3XX0 Pharmacology . . . . . 3(3,0)
Provides basic pharmocokinetics and physiologic information, including actions, side effects, and interactions of drugs that are widely used. Focuses on the principles and concepts of pharmacology and related nursing practices. Prerequisite: CHM 2200 & CHM 2200L.

NUR 3XX1 Medical Surgical Nursing I . . . . . 3(3,0)
Holistic study of adult and pediatric responses to common actual and potential health problems. Prerequisite: HSC 3550 (provides scientific foundation as a basis for nursing knowledge). Course of study for nursing majors only. Admission to the nursing major. Corequisite: NUR 3XX1L, NUR 3XX0, NUR 3XX4C, NUR 3116.

NUR 3XX1L Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical Lab . . . . . 4(0,12)
Clinical component to 3XX1 providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for adult and pediatric client care. Prerequisite: Course of study for nursing majors only. Admission to the nursing major. Corequisite: NUR 3XX1.

NUR 3XX2 Medical Surgical Nursing II . . . . . 3(3,0)
Continuation of the holistic study of adult and pediatric responses to common actual and potential health problems. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX1, NUR 3XX1L . Corequisite: NUR 3XX3, NUR 3XX3L.

NUR 3XX2L Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 4(0,12)
Clinical component to NUR 3XX2 providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for adult and pediatric client care. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX1, NUR 3XX1L. Corequisite: NUR 3xx2, NUR 3XX3, NUR 3XX3L.

NUR 3XX3 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0)
Introduces students to theory and skills of psychiatric/mental health nursing and focuses on restoration, maintenance, and prevention with individuals experiencing acute and chronic mental health disorders. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX1, NUR 3XX1L. Corequisite: NUR 3XX2, NUR 3XX2L, NUR 3XX3L.

NUR 3XX3L Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical Lab . . . . . 3(0,9)
Clinical component to NUR 3XX3 providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for in patient care in mental health and psychiatric settings. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX1, NUR 3XX1L. Corequisite: NUR 3XX3, NUR 3XX2, NUR 3XX2L.

NUR 3XX4C Basic Nursing Skills . . . . . 3(4,2)
Principles and concepts related to the safe performance of selected psychomotor skills, including physical assessment. Prerequisite: Course of study for nursing majors only. Admission to the nursing major. Corequisite: NUR 3XX1, NUR 3XX0, NUR 3116.

NUR 3065 Health Assessment . . . . . 3(3,0)
Health assessment, including a psychosocial assessment. Emphasis will be placed on collection of a data base through physical assessment, history taking and interviewing. Prerequisite: NUR 3116, NUR 4165, NUR 3XX0. Corequisite: NUR 3065L.

NUR 3065L Health Assessment Laboratory . . . . . 3(0,6)
To be taken concurrently with NUR 3065. It provides the student with practice in the use of diagnostic tools, data gathering, planning and recording. Corequisite: NUR 3065.

NUR 3116 Concepts for Nursing Practice . . . . . 3(3,0)
Basis for the nursing process. It includes systems theory, change theory, health-illness continuum, high level wellness and various nursing models with emphasis on man's uniqueness as an adaptive being. Prerequisite for all courses having a clinical component.

NUR 3837 Health Care Issues . . . . . 2(2,0)
Focuses on the nursing profession and current major issues and problems that concern it, and provides a forum for the exploration and evaluation of concerns germane to contemporary nursing. Social forces influencing changes in the nursing profession are analyzed in terms of historical antecedents and their current manifestations.

NUR 3895 Patient Education . . . . . 3(3,0)
Explore teaching learning theories, identify needs assessment, develop objectives, determine appropriate methodology and evaluation for individual patient teaching and small groups.

NUR 3948 Service Learning Field Study II . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit.

NUR 4XX0L Nursing Management & Leadership Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 4(0,12)
Clinical component to NUR 4XX0 providing opportunity to apply nursing leadership and management strategies to health care settings. Prerequisite: NUR 4XX1, NUR 4615 Corequisite: NUR 4827, NUR 4XX2, NUR 3837.

NUR 4XX1 Maternal and Newborn Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0)
Examines family care principles as related to reproduction, with emphasis on childbearing. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX2, NUR 3XX3. Corequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4XX1L.

NUR 4XX1L Maternal and Newborn Nursing Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 3(0,9)
Clinical component of NUR 4XX1, provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for family care in childbearing settings. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX2 , NUR 3XX3. Corequisite: NUR 4XX1, NUR 4615.

NUR 4XX2 Critical Care Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0)
Theory and skills in caring for individuals and families experiencing acute, unstable, or life threatening problems. Critical thinking skills and nursing interventions developed. Prerequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4XX1. Corequisite: NUR 4827, NUR 4XX2L .

NUR 4XX2L Critical Care Nursing Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 4(0,12)
Clinical component of NUR 4XXX provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for the acutely ill client in critical care settings. Prerequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4XX1 . Corequisite: NUR 4XX2, NUR 4827.

NUR 4XX3L Family and Community Health Nursing Clinical Lab . . . . . 3(0,9)
Application of the concepts of health maintenance, promotion, and care in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings. Prerequisite: NUR 3XX2, NUR 3XX3. Corequisite: NUR 4XX1, Nur 4615.

NUR 4146 Drugs and the Human Body . . . . . 3(3,0)
Designed to introduce students to the dynamics of drug addiction from a physiological perspective. Legal and historical data related to current categories of drugs will be explored. Basic pharmacology and physiology; acute and chronic pathologic effects, and the physiological symptoms of withdrawal for commonly abused drugs will be a major focus of the course.

NUR 4165 Nursing Research . . . . . 3(3,0)
Introduction to the stages of the research process from conceptualization to dissemination of results. Designed to assist the nurse to appreciate the contributions of research to improvement of nursing practice, it will provide a necessary base in rudiments of research and an incentive to explore the research potential in the clinical setting. Prerequisite: STA 2023.

NUR 4427 The Healthy Woman . . . . . 3(3,0)
Normal physiological and psychological changes that occur in women at differing phases of the life cycle. Topics include causes, prevention, and treatment of women's most common health concerns, women's health policy and research and cultural diverseness. Offered concurrently with NUR 5481; Graduate students will be assigned addtional work.

NUR 4615 Family and Community Health Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0)
Prevention of disease, environmental sanitation and crisis intervention to help the client, family and community achieve their maximum health potentials. Prerequisite: NUR 3065 and 3065L. Corequisite: NUR 4615L.

NUR 4615L Family and Community Health Nursing Laboratory . . . . . 5(0,10)
Application of the concepts of health maintenance and promotion is afforded the student in primary, secondary and tertiary care setting. Fifteen clinical hours. Corequisite: NUR 4615.

NUR 4827 Nursing Management and Leadership . . . . . 3(3,0)
Group process provides the forum to study leadership, collaboration and coordination in health-care settings. Prerequisite: NUR 4615 & NUR 4615L. Corequisite: NUR 4836L.

NUR 4836L Nursing Management and Leadership Laboratory . . . . . 5(0,10)
Individually planned experience related to professional goals of the student. Includes the completion of a project designed to improve the health of consumers through nursing actions. Prerequisite: NUR 4615 & NUR 4615L. Corequisite: NUR 4827.

NUR 5481 The Healthy Woman . . . . . 3(3,0)
Normal physiological and psychological changes that occur in women at differing phases of the life cycle. Topics include causes, prevention, and treatment of women's most common health concerns, women's health policy and research, and cultural diverseness. Offered concurrently with NUR 4427; Graduate students will be assigned additional work.

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