54 courses with the subject NUR, 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.
NUR 201Introduction to Health Sciences. 2
An introduction to the theoretical basis of health sciences knowledge and practice, as well as historical influences on health care including nursing practice. Theoretical concepts include principles of leadership, health disparities, teaching-learning, critical thinking, decision making, communication, and research. Fall. Note: Nursing majors must earn a C or better in this course to be eligible for admission in the nursing program.
Prepares the student to participate in the nursing process. The student practices basic nursing skills, selected advanced skills, and health assessment in various health care settings and practice laboratories. Spring. Prerequisite or Corequisite: NUR 213.
An introduction to the skills required to accurately and safely administer medications to clients. The apothecary, household, and metric systems are reviewed and students must demonstrate the ability to convert systems. Students must demonstrate competency in calculating medications administered by mouth, injection, and intravenous routes. Spring. Note: Pass/Fail Grading.
This course prepares the student as a direct care provider. Provides the theory and skills necessary to collect a comprehensive health history and to perform a complete physical examination. Introduces the student to holistic health assessment as the basis for nursing intervention and practice. Spring.
This course focuses on the study of food and nutrients in relation to health. The student is introduced to the social, psychological, and cultural aspects of food. The course emphasizes the physiologic function and utilization of nutrients, energy balance, food safety, and nutritional needs throughout the life span. Fall, Spring.
This course provides the foundation of the key concepts, methodologies, and challenges in population health. Students will explore the determinants of health, the role of public health systems, and strategies for improving health outcomes across populations. The course emphasizes critical thinking, data analysis, and the application of population health principals to real-world scenarios.
This course prepares the student as a direct care provider. Provides the theory and skills necessary to collect a comprehensive health history and to perform a complete physical examination. Introduces the student to holistic health assessment as the basis for nursing intervention and practice. Fall.
Student will implement nursing process with individual, families, and communities experiencing expected health-related stressors. Focus on teaching roles of professional nursing in the health care decision making process for health maintenance of persons throughout the lifespan, as they experience common health-related concerns. Course will also focus on beginnning coordination of client care and increasing development of leadership skill and utilization of evidence as resources for planning care. Fall.
This course focuses on the discipline of professional nursing. The course is grounded in the science of nursing and seeks to broaden current ways of thinking and knowing about nursing as a professional practice. registered nurses only. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PSY 220.
Admission to the Graduate and Professional Studies Nursing Program;
NUR 306Advisor to Health Decision Making9
Student will implement nursing process with individual, families, and communities experiencing expected health-related stressors. Focus on teaching roles of professional nursing in the health care decision making process for health maintenance of persons throughout the lifespan, as they experience acute and chronic illness. Course will also focus on beginnning coordination of client care and increasing development of leadership skill and utilization of evidence as resources for planning care. Spring. Prequisite: NUR 304.
Dismissal from Nursing Program A student may be dismissed from any clinical nursing course at any time for any one of the following reasons: • Unsafe practice related to course objectives. • Physical or emotional health problems that do not respond to treatment in a reasonable period of time as determined by the student’s health care provider, the Dean of the School, and any combination of the following: level coordinators, course nursing faculty, and the School of Nursing Student Affairs Committee. • Physical or emotional health problems that interfere with successful attainment of course objectives. Dismissal at any time may occur by: • Request for the student to withdraw from the program. • Earning a grade of B- or less; or failure in clinical laboratory for work completed which prohibits the student from progressing in the program.
Introduction to the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and administration of selected drug agents. Course examines the nursing implications of prototype and related drugs as well as the nurse’s role in legal and research aspects of drug administration. Spring.
Admission to the Professional Nursing Program, NUR 307.
NUR 315Issues in Women’s Health3
A seminar examining issues related to women’s health care. Assists the student to increase knowledge of self-care and methods of advocacy and empowerment. Course addresses methods of health promotion and disease prevention. Note: Open to non-majors.
NUR 317Health Maintenance Through the Life Span. 9
This course prepares the student to function as a direct provider for individuals and families experiencing acute alterations in health status throughout the life span. Spring. Note: Also listed as NUR 319/320 for RNs only.
This is a comprehensive course in pharmaco-kinetics, pharmaco-dynamics, and pharmco-therapeutics of selected drug agents. Medication administration is included. The course examines the nursing implications of prototype and related drugs including legal, ethical and evidence-based practice implications. Spring.
Students will implement nursing process with individual, families, and communities experiencing expected health-related stressors. Focus on teaching roles of professional nursing in the health care decision making process for health maintenance of persons throughout the lifespan, as they
Student will implement nursing process with individual, families, and communities experiencing expected health-related stressors. Focus on teaching roles of professional nursing in the health care decision making process for health maintenance of persons throughout the lifespan, as they experience acute and chronic illness. The course will also focus on beginning coordination of client care and increasing development of leadership skill and utilization of evidence as resources for planning care. Note: For RNs only.
A survey of drug and alcohol abuse in American society. This course examines how and why individuals become addicted to various substances and how they recover. Fall, Spring. Note: Open to non-majors.
Focus on the spiritual, psychological, physiological, social, cultural, and ethical aspects of sexuality throughout the life cycle. Varying offerings. Note: Open to non-majors.
Focus on health concepts and issues related to the biologic changes of aging. The wide variance in changes from the extraordinarily healthy elder to the vulnerable frail elder, as seen in today’s society, is explored. The management of basic biologic needs, maintenance needs, sensory changes, and common chronic problems are examined. Varying offerings. Note: Open to non-majors.
This course is designated to offer the foundation for students to apply a culturally competent approach to health care. Students learn to explore cultural values, beliefs and practices, and how the cultural variables affect health and illness behaviors of people in order to better understand and provide health care that is both culturally competent and culturally sensitive.
An exploration of the legal and ethical issues that health care professionals encounter with clients. Course examines issues related to nurses, social workers, clergy, psychologists, and other health care professionals. Varying offerings. Note: Open to non-majors.
This course allows the student to demonstrate the utilization of the research processes to build evidence-based practice in nursing. (Last offered Fall 2019).
Student will implement nursing process with individuals, families, and communities experiencing complex health related stressors. Focus is on the roles of professional nursing in the direct nuring care delivery to support health care decision making, health promotion, and health maintenance of persons throughout the lifespan, as they experience complex, acute, and chronic illness. Focus is also on direct delivery/management of complex client care and utilization of leadership skills and implementation of evidence-based practice in all settings for planning care.
with Complex Alterations in Health Status. 8. This course prepares the student as a direct care provider of nursing with individuals and families experiencing multiple and complex alterations in health status. The course builds upon the theoretical basis and application of nursing practice presented in previous nursing courses. Utilizing the nursing process and critical thinking, students will focus on the role of the professional nurse in complex adult and behavioral health. Clinical judgment skill develops. (Last offered Fall 2019). Note: This course serves as the Summit course for the Nursing major. A grade of “B–” or higher is required for graduation.
Continued study of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and administration of selected drug agents, examining the nursing implications of prototype and related drugs as well as the nurse’s role in legal and research aspects of drug administration. Fall.
This course prepares the student to function as the manager of care to individuals, families, groups,and communities in various settings. (Last offered Spring 2020). Note 1: This course serves as the Summit course for the Nursing major. A grade of “B–” or higher is required for graduation. Note 2: Also listed as NUR 419/420 for RNs only.
This course prepares the student to function as the manager of care to individuals, families, groups, and communities in various settings. Note: For RNs only.
This course prepares the student to function as the manager of care to individuals, families, groups, and communities in various settings. Note: For RNs only.
This course examines the unique health needs and health disparities of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, and queer) communities, and the individuals that make up these communities. This course will explore gender identity and sexual orientation development, sexual health, global perspectives, strategies for improving healthcare, barriers to receiving healthcare, and other relevant topics.
NUR 460Transition to Professional Nursing Practice3
This course reviews nursing content from the entire BSN curriculum and prepares the student for transition to professional nursing practice and professional licensure exam.
A course designed to promote student responsibility and accountability while functioning as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The course builds upon previous clinical experiences and learning activities in the curriculum. The student, with guidance from faculty and clinical preceptors, identifies an area of interest in a professional nurse role and demonstrates participation in evidence-based practice. Note: NUR 470 and 472 are topics courses that may be taken for credit two times providing that a different area of Nursing is studied each time. Course is also offered as NUR 472 for two semesters hours.
Subject
NUR
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Repeatable
may be taken for credit two times providing that a different area of Nursing is studied each time.
Individual research project designed by the student with faculty guidance. The student is encouraged to present findings of study at a seminar or nursing conference. Note: Also listed as NUR 481 for one semester hour, and as NUR 482 for two semester hours. Graduate Courses of Instruction: Nursing
This course reviews nursing content from the curriculum and prepares the student for the NCLEX-RN exam. This course involves a review of all nursing content based on the current NCLEX-RN test plan. The course involves practice of questions and includes a module consisting of specific study techniques and test taking strategies. Spring. Note: This course is for institutional credit only; credit hours do not apply toward the graduation requirement.
Analysis of theory-guided and evidence-based research for proficiency in translating research into practice. Application of critical analysis of qualitative and quantitative research findings in advanced nursing. (Students will gain the knowledge and skills to conduct a systematic review of the literature and synthesize research related to a clinical problem - project or thesis begins here).
Evaluate the relationship between problems in healthcare legislation and the development of economic, political, social, and ethical issues that impact advanced nursing.
Pathophysiological theories and evidence based research provide an advanced understanding of concepts in human physiology and pathophysiology as a foundation for advanced nursing.
Analyze and synthesize the role behaviors specific to the nurse educator in the academic setting. Examine the role of the nurse professor; institutional purposes and goals, nursing curricula, instructional design and evaluation.
Synthesize advanced knowledge and role behaviors in an appropriate educational facility. Students will collaborate with a faculty preceptor at the educational institution in determining contents to teach, clinical hours and responsibilities, faculty meetings to attend, and test questions for content taught.
Examination of organization theory, management theory, and their applications to nursing administrative leadership issues. Analyze trends in organizational strategy, policy, politics, financial and economic influence on healthcare access and the healthcare system. Standards and Frameworks of Competencies in Nursing Administration are reviewed as guidelines for career development. Evidence based management and promotion of a culture of safety is explored as a basis for health related organizational development.
Explore the knowledge and skills required for effective human resource management. Managerial behaviors that promote and maintain a professional healthcare practice environment are emphasized.
Analyze ethical theories, strategic decision making and problem solving theories, and evaluate the applicability of theories to nursing, healthcare systems, and bioethical decision making. Examine contemporary theoretical perspectives in bioethics in a culturally pluralistic society.
Examination of the issues, philosophy, and cultural differences in regard to healthcare from a global perspective. Compare and contrast healthcare in the United States with other nations.
Synthesize advanced knowledge and role behaviors in a leadership role. Students will collaborate with an administrative preceptor in an appropriate organizational facility. With facility guidance, the
All Barton College School of Nursing Master’s Degree Plans of Study must include either a scholarly research project or a thesis relating to the plan of study. The project/thesis is a faculty guided scholarly experience that provides evidence of critical thinking, the ability to integrate information, and an understanding of research. The Barton College School of Nursing has devised a time frame for this project/thesis that begins by identifying the topic in NUR 502, Evidence Based Practice.
