NUS

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

NUS 212 is an introduction to the basic concepts of pathophysiology. Phenomena that produce alterations in physiologic function and the resulting human response are examined. Emphasis is placed upon the physiological dimension of health. Nursing and interdisciplinary healthcare interventions to promote, restore, and maintain optimal health are explored. including but not limited to high school graduate or equivalent, successful score on preadmission testing (SAT, ACT, and health and immunization requirements. All course clinical requirements and immunizations must be met prior to course attendance. (See full admission policy and clinical requirements and immunization listing in the Anna Maria College Traditional BSN Program Student Handbook). ENG 102 or 103, ENG 104, AMC 100, PSY 201, Global Language I, Global Language II, PHL 110, SOC 201, PSY 217, THE 210, Exploring Western Cultures and History, Explorations in Creativity and Imagination, BIO 212, and BIO 213, and CHM 110

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

Student fully meets all Traditional BSN program admission requirements,

Corequisite

US in the World, BIO 222, and NUS 211

NUS300 builds upon NUS 211 Professionalism in Patient Centered Care. This course continues the socialization process of the student to the role of the baccalaureate degree nurse in contemporary care health care systems. Emphasis is placed on the use of the nursing process in addressing the client’s physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual dimensions of health. Basic nursing skills introduced are practiced in the nursing skills laboratory and in health care settings. Students are required to pass the didactic/classroom, on campus clinical lab, and clinical practicum components of this course. A grade of C+ or better and a passing grade in the on campus clinical lab and clinical practicum components are required to continue in the nursing program. Students are expected to achieve a minimum grade of 85% or higher on the math competency exam prior to clinical assignments. The student is given three attempts to pass this competency. attendance. (See clinical requirements and immunization listing in the Anna Maria College 196

Subject

NUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

All course clinical requirements and immunizations must be met prior to course

NUS 304 introduces the student to the process of using scholarly inquiry to generate new knowledge and support evidence-based nursing practice. The course focuses on preparing students to become critical consumers of nursing and healthcare research, utilize best current evidence in nursing practice, and develop an understanding of the research process necessary for contemporary evidence-based nursing practice and graduate study. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program. Enrolled in AMC RN to BSN Program

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

The NUS 305 course focuses on the complete health assessment, the nursing process, the dimensions of health, and their relationship to the prevention and early detection of disease in patients across the life span. This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills required for obtaining a comprehensive health history and performing a physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual assessment on individual adults and families across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the processes of health assessment: interviewing, history taking, physical assessment and documentation of collected data. Students are required to pass the didactic and lab components of this course.

Subject

NUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

NUS 211; NUS 212, BIO 212, BIO 213, BIO 222, and CHM 110

Corequisite

NUS 300, NUS 309, and Catholic World View

pharmacology course. All ATI and/or NLN testing, with a one-time attempt, will be administered at Anna Maria College with an exam cost ($45.00 per exam) to the student. If unsuccessful on the ATI exam and/or NLN exam, the student will have to take the required nursing course(s) and achieve a grade of C+ or higher at Anna Maria College. Recommended Application Deadlines:

Subject

NUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026

Source

annamaria.edu

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

NUS 314 introduces the student to the process of using scholarly inquiry to generate new knowledge and support evidence-based nursing practice. The course focuses on preparing students to become critical consumers of nursing and healthcare research, utilize best current evidence in nursing practice, and develop an understanding of the research process necessary for contemporary evidence-based nursing practice and graduate study. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program.

Subject

NUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

NUS 211; NUS 212; NUS 300, NUS 305, NUS 309

Corequisite

NUS 325

NUS 315 enhances understanding of how integrative approaches to health accompanies contemporary nursing and medical healthcare. This course explores the use of complementary and alternative modalities (CAM) including holistic theory and integrative health approaches. Emphasis will be placed on using these modalities to promote healing, comfort, and optimum health. The cultural, socioeconomic, legal, ethical, and professional implications for the nurse related to the use of integrative approaches to health will be addressed. A grade of C+ or better in this course is required to continue in the nursing program.

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

Enrolled in AMC RN to BSN Program

NUS 320 focuses on the complete health assessment, the nursing process, the dimensions of health, and their relationship to the prevention and early detection of disease in patients across the lifespan. This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills required for obtaining a comprehensive health history and performing a physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual assessment on individual adults and families across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the processes of health assessment: interviewing, history taking, physical assessment, and documentation of collected data. Students are required to pass the didactic and lab components of this course. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program.

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

Enrolled in AMC RN to BSN Program

Clinical/Laboratory Hours, 112.5 Class Hours) In NUS 325 students further refine their ability to use the nursing process to provide safe and effective care to experiencing physiological and psychological health alterations. The classroom, on campus clinical lab, and clinical learning experiences within this nursing course build upon previously acquired knowledge and skills. The nursing process, dimensions of health, and the core competencies for nursing are used as the framework for all learning experiences. Students are required to pass the didactic/classroom, on campus clinical lab, and clinical practicum 197

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

11

Credits (max)

11

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

NUS 330 examines the role of professional nurses in healthcare policy development and patient advocacy. Students will analyze the role of the nurse as an advocate beyond the bedside to include current healthcare policy investigation, explore the legislative process, and develop strategies to influence healthcare policy at various levels of government. The course emphasizes the nurse's potential for influence in advocating for patient rights, healthcare equity, and quality improvement through policy engagement. 202

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

NUS 401 focuses on the nurse’s role in addressing the healthcare needs of childbearing women and families, children from conception through adolescence, and adults experiencing health disruptions and developmental transitions. The physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual dimensions of health are used at the framework for the nurse to effectively prioritize and implement interventions to promote health and well-being for adults, perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric clients and their family members. The role of the nurse as a client advocate and member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team is addressed. Critical reasoning and application of best current evidence to clinical practice will be stressed. Pharmacological and nutritional principles are integrated throughout the course. The classroom and clinical learning experiences within this nursing course build upon previously acquired knowledge and skills. A grade of C+ or better and a passing grade in the on campus clinical lab and clinical practicum components are required to continue in the nursing program. Students are expected to achieve a minimum grade of 85% or higher on the math competency exam prior to clinical assignments. The student is given three attempts to pass this competency. attendance. (See clinical requirements and immunization listing in the Anna Maria College Traditional BSN Program Student Handbook). NUS 211; NUS 212; NUS 300, NUS 305, NUS 309, NUS 325, and NUS 314

Subject

NUS

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

All course clinical requirements and immunizations must be met prior to course

Corequisite

NUS 402

NUS 402 focuses on care of the community as client. The nursing program core concepts and dimensions of health are applied to the care of individuals, families, and groups from a community health perspective. Theories and concepts related to nursing and public health sciences are presented with the framework of critical thinking and caring. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management across the lifespan in home and community settings. Current public health problems, epidemiology, trends in health care delivery, and community resources are examined. Students analyze the sociocultural, political, economic, ethical and environmental factors that influence community and global health, with emphasis on issues facing residents local to the student. Students provide nursing care for specific populations in selected structured and unstructured settings. Students are required to pass the didactic/classroom, on campus clinical lab, and clinical practicum components of this course. A grade of C+ or better and a passing grade in the on campus clinical lab and clinical practicum components are required to continue in the nursing program. 198

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

hrs) NUS 405 is a clinically focused course that examines the concept of leadership theories and styles, including the key attributes that a nursing leader should possess. Emphasis will be placed upon the role of the nurse leader in a variety of healthcare settings. Concepts such as team building, conflict resolution, and ethical decision making will be examined. The course will provide students opportunities to integrate and apply their learning through activities and experiences that incorporate best practices and national standards. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program. Prerequisites: Enrolled in AMC RN to BSN

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

NUS 408 is a clinical course that focuses on public and population-centered healthcare of the community as client. Theories and concepts related to nursing and public health sciences are presented within the framework of the dimensions of health with attention to critical thinking and caring. Current national and global public/population health problems, epidemiology, trends in 185 the United States healthcare delivery, and community resources are examined. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention and management across the lifespan in home and community settings. Students are required to complete 22.5 hours of clinical to meet the clinically focused practice component of the course. The clinically focused component of the course involves assessment/analysis of a community health issue in the student’s local community, evaluation of services in that community to address the issue, and creation of a health promotion plan designed to address the identified community health issue. Nursing department approval is required prior to the student undertaking the clinically focused community health issue assessment/analysis. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program.

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

Enrolled in AMC RN to BSN Program

(37.5 class hrs/22.5 clinical hrs). NUS 421 is a clinically focused course that explores the concepts and practices of excellence in nursing management within the healthcare system. Effective skills of nurse leaders/managers are analyzed and discussed. Current topics and trends in nursing management are integrated into the course content including but not limited to organizational behavior within the healthcare system, managing change, conflict management and negotiation, budgeting and human resource management, and nursing informatics. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking as to how a nurse manager effectively employs financial analysis and decision making to safely manage care within the healthcare organization. Students are required to complete 22.5 hours of clinical to meet the clinically focused practice component of the course. The clinically focused component of the course involves the student analyzing organization culture, assessing organizations for needed change, and creating an improvement teaching plan specific to identified issues and needs of the organization. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program. 203

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

97.5 Class Hours) NUS 425 focuses on the management of safe and effective nursing care for individuals, families, and groups across the lifespan who require complex nursing judgment to address alterations in the dimensions of health. Learning experiences are designed to provide opportunities for the student to synthesize and apply concepts essential to the role of the entry-level registered nurse, integrate prior learning, apply the nursing process and the core competencies for nursing, and collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary health care team to provide prioritized patient- centered care. The role of the nurse as a leader in professional practice is further developed through the presentation of theories related to leadership, organizational behavior, and professional collaboration. Principles of quality improvement, health care policy, and regulatory processes for upholding legal and ethical principles in the provision of safe care will be discussed. Students are required to pass the didactic/classroom, on campus clinical lab, and clinical practicum components of this course. A grade of C+ or better and a passing grade in the on campus clinical lab and clinical practicum components are required to successfully pass this course. Students are expected to achieve a minimum grade of 85% or higher on the math competency exam prior to clinical assignments. The student is given three attempts to pass this competency. attendance. (See clinical requirements and immunization listing in the Anna Maria College Traditional BSN Program Student Handbook). NUS 211; NUS 212; NUS 300, NUS 305, NUS 309, NUS 325, NUS 314, NUS 401, and NUS 402 NUS 490 Senior Seminar in Nursing (3 credits) (45 Class Hours) NUS 490 is a core seminar course designed as a capstone experience. This course provides an opportunity for nursing students to participate in a seminar that promotes integration and synthesis of the BSN program end of program student learning outcomes (EPSLOs) Students synthesize prior learning and acquired nursing skills as they prepare for transition to the role of a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students are prepared to deliver nursing care that reflects principles and concepts from the Anna Maria College BSN program philosophy. The EPSLOs, dimensions of health, core competencies for nursing, and American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice are used as a framework to explore select nursing topics and design and implement a faculty approved capstone project. A grade of C+ or better is required to successfully pass this course. 401, and NUS 402 199

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

11

Credits (max)

11

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

All course clinical requirements and immunizations must be met prior to course NUS 211; NUS 212; NUS 300, NUS 305, NUS 309, NUS 325, NUS 314, NUS

Corequisite

NUS 425

In the NUS 431 students will gain an understanding of the role of nursing in improving the quality of healthcare at local, organizational, state, national, and international levels. This course will focus on the nurse’s role in healthcare systems to meet the needs of a global society. Emphasis is placed upon how coordination and communication is integral when providing inter- professional and international public and healthcare policies. The nurses’ responsibility as a healthcare advocate is explored in relation to the local, national and international political arena. A grade of C+ or better is required to continue in the nursing program.

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu

Prerequisite

Enrolled in AMC RN to BSN Program

(45 Class Hours) NUS 495 is a core seminar course designed as a capstone experience. This course provides an opportunity for nursing students to participate in a seminar that promotes integration and synthesis of the BSN program end of program student learning outcomes (EPSLOs) Students synthesize prior learning and acquired nursing skills as they prepare for transition to the role of a baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students are prepared to deliver nursing care that reflects principles and concepts from the Anna Maria College BSN program philosophy. The EPSLOs, dimensions of health, core competencies for nursing, and American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice are used as a framework to explore select nursing topics and design and implement a faculty approved capstone project. A grade of C+ or better is required to successfully pass this course. RN to BSN – Anna Maria College’s Exploration Category Please refer to the Anna Maria College Nursing Student handbook for all program policies and procedures located on the AMC Website. Health and Forensic Sciences Bachelor of Science in Health Science Students who major in health science combine broad science literacy, including emphasis on biology and chemistry, with knowledge of particular threats to human health from environmental, occupational, and life-style factors. This preparation builds understanding of the role in human health of communicable diseases, conditions of deprivation or excess, technological hazards, and societal stressors. The advanced student integrates this preparation with a study of individual and community strategies for protecting and enhancing human health. This program, with elective courses selected by the student in consultation with their science faculty advisor, also prepares students for graduate study in many health fields such as pharmacy, physician assistant, or physical therapy.

Subject

NUS

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2025-2026-undergraduate

Source

annamaria.edu