NUR-NURSING. GENERIC UNDERGRADUATE

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. Permission of instructor is required.

NUR 3040 Multicultural Factors in Health and Illness . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Influence of culture on health and health care beliefs and practices. Institutional health care practices which conflict with ethnic or cultural beliefs will be discussed. Selected content and learning experiences will guide students who interact with clients in a variety of settings. Completion of Social Science component of general studies is required prior to taking this course.

NUR 3065 Health Assessment . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Health assessment, including a psychosocial assessment. Emphasis will be placed on collection of a data base through physical assessment, history taking and interviewing. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3116, NUR 4165, NUR 3145. Corequisite: NUR 3065L.

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

NUR 3115C Basic Nursing Skills . . . . . 3(4,2,0)
Principles and concepts related to the safe performance of selected psychomotor skills, including physical assessment. Course of study for nursing majors only, Admission to the nursing major, and permission are required. Corequisite: NUR 3215, NUR 3145, NUR 3116.

NUR 3116 Concepts for Nursing Practice . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
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 3145 Pharmacology . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
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 3215 Medical Surgical Nursing I . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Holistic study of adult and pediatric responses to common actual and potential health problems. Course of study for nursing majors only and Admission to the nursing major are required. Prerequisite: HSC 3550. Corequisite: NUR 3215L, NUR 3145.

NUR 3215L Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical Lab . . . . . 4(0,12,0)
Clinical component to NUR 3215 providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for adult and pediatric client care. Course of study for nursing majors only and admission to the nursing major and permission are required. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Corequisite: NUR 3215.

NUR 3216 Medical Surgical Nursing II . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Continuation of the holistic study of adult and pediatric responses to common actual and potential health problems. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3215, NUR 3215L. Corequisite: NUR 3535, NUR 3535L.

NUR 3216L Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 4(0,12,0)
Clinical component to NUR 3216 providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for adult and pediatric client care. Graded on satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3215, NUR 3215L. . Corequisite: NUR 3216, NUR 3535, NUR 3535L

NUR 3535 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
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. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3215, NUR 3215L. Corequisite: NUR 3216, NUR 3216L

NUR 3535L Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical Lab . . . . . 3(0,9,0)
Clinical component to NUR 3535 providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for in-patient care in mental health and psychiatric settings. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3215, NUR 3215L. Corequisite: NUR 3535, NUR 3216, NUR 3216L.

NUR 3837 Health Care Issues . . . . . 2(2,0,0)
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(3,0,0)
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. Permission of instructor is required.

NUR 4146 Drugs and the Human Body . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
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. Offered concurrently with NGR 5196; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

NUR 4165 Nursing Research . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
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 4255 Critical Care Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Theory and skills in caring for individuals and families experiencing acute, unstable, or life threatening problems. Critical thinking skills and nursing interventions developed. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4455, NUR 4455L. Corequisite: NUR 4827, NUR 4255L.

NUR 4255L Critical Care Nursing Clinical Laboratory 4(0,12,0)
Clinical component of NUR 4255 provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for the acutely ill client in critical care settings. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4455, NUR 4455L. Corequisite: NUR 4255, NUR 4827.

NUR 4427 The Healthy Woman . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
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 NGR 5481; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

NUR 4455 Maternal and Newborn Nursing . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Examines family care principles as related to reproduction, with emphasis on childbearing. Prerequisite: NUR 3216, NUR 3216L, NUR 3535, NUR 3535L. Corequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4455L.

NUR 4455L Maternal and Newborn Nursing Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 3(0,9,0)
Clinical component of NUR 4455, provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for family care in childbearing settings. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3216, NUR 3535. Corequisite: NUR 4455, NUR 4615.

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

NUR 4615L Family and Community Health Nursing Laboratory . . . . . 5(0,10,0)
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 4635L Family and Community Health Nursing Clinical Lab . . . . . 3(0,9,0)
Application of the concepts of health maintenance, promotion, and care in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings. Graded on satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 3216, NUR 3216L, NUR 3535, NUR 3535L. Corequisite: NUR 4455, NUR 4615.

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

NUR 4836L Nursing Management and Leadership Laboratory . . . . . 5(0,10,0)
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. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 4615, NUR 4615L. Corequisite: NUR 4827.

NUR 4945L Nursing Management & Leadership Clinical Laboratory . . . . . 4(0,12,0)
Clinical component to NUR 4827 providing opportunity to apply nursing leadership and management strategies to health care settings. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required. Prerequisite: NUR 4455, NUR 4615. Corequisite: NUR 4827, NUR 4255, NUR 3837.