26 courses with the subject NURS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NURS 2300Health Assessment3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This course provides a foundation for nursing assessment of the adult client. Interviewing techniques, health history taking, physical assessment and critical thinking skills are developed. Normal findings and deviations from normal are explored. Changes related to age are discussed. A clinical component allows students to apply classroom knowledge.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
NURS 2400Transition from LPN to Professional Nursing1
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This course focuses on the transition from the Licensed Practical Nurse to the Baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. Emphasis will be placed on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing Nurse Practice Act in context of legal accountability and responsibility. Emphasis will be placed on the changing and expansion of critical thinking as a Registered Nurse. Included will be an exploration of the RN’s role within the interdisciplinary health care team.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Matriculation into the LPN to BS in nursing track, BIOL 1300 , BIOL 1650 , CHEM 1200 , ENGL 1200 , MATH 1700 , PSY 1100 , and SOC 1100
NURS 2500Pathopharmacology I3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This is the first course of a two-course sequence, which integrates concepts from pathophysiology and pharmacology. The content focuses on alterations in physiology that produce clinical responses in the body. Pharmacology is introduced as one modality used in the treatment of disease. Theories of stress, adaptation, and systems provide the basis for understanding how the body adjusts or fails to adjust to disease processes.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Spring This is the second course of a two-course sequence, which integrates concepts from pathophysiology and pharmacology. Pharmacology is applied as one modality used in the treatment of disease. Pathophysiological changes as a result of disease processes in specific systems are explored.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Fall This course is designed to be the foundation for nursing knowledge and theory. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, caring, communication, cultural considerations, spirituality, sexuality and health promoting activities. The nursing process is used as a framework for content. Students complete laboratory experiences focusing on basic skills.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Spring This course establishes the foundation for core concepts in the nursing care of adults with common health alterations. The development of critical thinking skills is emphasized. Nursing care is presented using a nursing process framework. Clinical experiences occur in acute care agencies.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
NURS 3101LPN: Nursing Care of the Medical Surgical Patient4
Credit(s) Offered: Summer This course provides the LPN with an understanding of the medical-surgical patient from the perspective of the registered nurse. Nursing process and the expansion of critical thinking to the level of the registered nurse are stressed. This course places emphasis on the professional nurse’s care of the patient with complex medical-surgical issues in the acute care clinical setting.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Matriculation into the LPN-BS program, BIOL 2700 , NURS 2300 , NURS 2400 , NURS 2500 , NURS 2600 , and NURS 3710
NURS 3200Core Concepts of Mental Health Nursing5
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course reviews mental health nursing concepts for individuals experiencing health alterations. Course content focuses on the etiology and treatment of mental disorders, emphasizing principles of therapeutic communication, and the application of nursing assessment and intervention. Students analyze the influence of culture, perceptions and environment on behavior exhibited by individuals, families and groups related to mental health issues. Clinical experience occurs in acute and community care agencies.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
BIOL 1650 , BIOL 2700 , NURS 2300 , NURS 2600 , NURS 2900 , and PSY 1200 Also NURS 3501 and NURS 3710 for LPN to BS in Nursing students only
NURS 3300Maternal-Newborn Nursing5
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course provides a foundation for care of the childbearing family. Health promotion for the developing family is emphasized in community and acute-care settings. Care of both the well and high-risk woman and newborn is included in a family-centered approach. Clinical experiences are offered in the community and the hospital.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course addresses to teach the nursing care of adults with acute medical and surgical conditions. Holistic care of clients with respect for diversity is stressed. The nursing process is used as a framework to guide content. Clinical experience occurs in acute care facilities.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
NURS 3500Role Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The course sets the groundwork for transition of the RN to baccalaureate education and professional nursing practice. Leadership, management, and issues influencing nursing education and practice are emphasized. The course provides the RN with the foundation on which to build nursing expertise inherent in successful transition to the role of the baccalaureate prepared nurse.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Summer This course provides the LPN with an introduction to the role of the bachelor’s prepared registered nurse in the care of the child-bearing family, family health promotion, high risk maternal-newborn care and clinical decision making. This course places emphasis on the multisystem pediatric and family-centered issues, complex nursing assessment with community and hospital based patients and families.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Matriculation into the LPN-BS Program and NURS 3101
NURS 3600Health and Physical Assessment3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course provides an overview of systematic health and physical assessment across the lifespan. The role of the nurse in health promotion and disease prevention is explored. Environmental, social and behavioral factors and influences are discussed as they relate to health, wellness, and disease of individuals.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course introduces the application of evidence-based practice in the nursing profession. The course examines the research process and how it is incorporated with clinical judgment and patient preferences to develop safe, quality patient outcomes.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
MATH 1700 , NURS 2600 and either NURS 2900 or NURS 3500
NURS 3900Pediatric Nursing5
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course teaches the theoretical base and clinical experience in caring for infants, children and adolescents. The focus is the major and most common disorders of infants, children and adolescents. The nursing process is the basis for providing care in a variety of settings. Health promotion aspects of preventing or alleviating health problems are addressed Clinical experience occurs in acute care agencies.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course focuses on systems’ concepts as a basis for applying the nursing process with aggregate clients in the community. Special emphasis is placed on the nursing care of vulnerable populations including the homeless, people of poverty, minority populations, women and children, and older adults. Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are used when applying the nursing process in a variety of distributive care settings. A clinical practice experience allows students to apply theory to practice.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester In this course, students will be encouraged to think critically and expansively about the social world, social justice, and how they apply to healthcare. A foundational exploration of the nurse’s role related to social justice concepts, issues, and policy remedies will be presented. The role of the nurse as advocate for vulnerable populations to promote social justice will be examined.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course provides the basics in the application of the concepts of genetics and genomics in nursing practice. Principles of epigenetics and pharmacogenomics and its implication for nursing practice will be examined. The social, legal, ethical aspects of genetics and genomics testing application and its role in health maintenance and disease prevention will be explored. Students will appreciate the role of the professional nurse in recognizing and examining own beliefs and values, knowledge of genetics referral services and resources, genetic counselling, follow up and evaluation of these services.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
NURS 4040Health Care Policy and Finance for Nursing Practice3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course provides students with an understanding of health care financing, economics, politics and policies. The student will develop a solid understanding of the broader context of health care, including how the patient care services are organized and financed, and how reimbursement is structured.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester. This course focuses on systems concepts as a basis for applying the nursing process with aggregate clients in the community. Special emphasis is placed on nursing care of vulnerable populations including the homeless, people of poverty, minority populations, women and children, and older adults. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention measures are used when applying the nursing process in a variety of distributive care settings. Clinical experience occurs in community agencies.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
NURS 3200 , NURS 3300 , NURS 3400 , NURS 3710 , NURS 3900 for day students NURS 3501 for LPN to BS in Nursing students
Corequisite
NURS 3200 for LPN to BS in Nursing students only
NURS 4500Nursing in a Global Community3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The purpose of this course is to introduce students to an overview of Global health challenges. Issues in international health including public health, environmental health, global conflict, infectious disease, and chronic illness will be explored. Additionally, the course will focus on seeking and identifying solutions necessary to realize the overarching goal of health equity.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Violence occurring in the home, community, and health care institutions has a negative effect on client health and on providers of care. Preventing and reducing the consequences of violence is an integral component of professional nursing practice. Early identification and intervention with potential and actual victims and perpetrators of violence can reduce negative health outcomes. This course explores the individual, socio-cultural, environmental, and systemic factors related to violence and trauma. Necessary professional forensic nursing competencies and roles will be explored. Student will learn specific forensic health assessment, violence prevention and intervention strategies.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Students in this capstone course synthesize knowledge acquired throughout the RN to BS curriculum. Role development focuses on evolving professional issues, leadership in the healthcare environment, lifelong learning and promotion of the nursing profession. This capstone course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to comprehensively apply and integrate synthesized theoretical and clinical knowledge into a capstone clinical practice experience.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course teaches the application of the nursing process with individuals and families in the home care setting. Emphasis is placed on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, along with interdependence between client/family and environment. The application of critical thinking to clinical situations provides the framework for the classroom component of the course.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This capstone course in the final semester of the nursing program gives students the opportunity to strengthen clinical knowledge and skills in preparation for entry into practice. Having both a registered nurse clinical preceptor as well as a faculty preceptor allows for the integration of classroom and laboratory content into the clinical setting. The classroom component uses a case study method to foster discussion and critical thinking.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
9
Credits (max)
9
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
NURS 3710 , NURS 4400 , and NURS 4750 LPN to BS in Nursing only: NURS 3200
NURS 4850Leadership and Management Concepts for Nursing Practice3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course teaches concepts underlying professional career development in nursing. The roles of the nurse as manager of client care, as part of a health care institution hierarchy, and as a member of a professional collective are explored.
Subject
NURS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
