29 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.
This course allows students to explore an area of the nursing profession by introducing the nursing process and how this process is applied in nursing practice. Experiential learning opportunities will be included in various healthcare-related settings.
This course invites students to become part of the sociological enterprise of observing and explaining the social world, especially the social world of nursing and of healthcare more generally.
This course will introduce the basic concepts, principles, theories, historical perspectives, skills, and roles of professional nurses using the nursing process, cultural competencies, ethical and legal issues, and critical thinking. Psychomotor competencies in foundational healthcare skills are performed through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments. A clinical practicum will allow for the implementation of the nursing process based on clinical implications associated with pathophysiological mechanism and related human responses. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will introduce the skills and healthcare interventions through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments. Psychomotor competencies in foundational healthcare skills are performed using evidenced-based and best practice models through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments. Emphasis for this lab is not to teach all nursing skills to students but to focus on foundational skills used across many healthcare settings. This course is the first of a three-part series that builds competency in nursing skill with continuous process throughout the curriculum. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will introduce the study of medication classifications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, adverse and therapeutic responses to medications, nursing implications, and basic principles of drug calculations. Students will explore connections between pharmacology, nutrition, and pathophysiological processes in nursing care. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will focus on developing sound, foundational assessment skills critical to clinical decision-making abilities including history-taking, review of systems, and physical examination. Emphasis is on normal findings and common alterations across the life span. A lab practicum included in this course will enhance these skills. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will reinforce the skills and healthcare interventions learned in NURS 3202 through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments and introduce nursing kills required of the surgical patient and behavioral health patient. Psychomotor competencies in foundational and advanced healthcare skills are performed using evidenced-based and best practice models through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments. Emphasis for this lab is not to teach all nursing skills to students but to focus on common skills used across many surgical and behavioral healthcare settings. This course is the second of a three-part series that builds competency in nursing skill with a continuous process throughout the curriculum. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, Admission to the Nursing Major, and completion of NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, and NURS 3204 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will advance critical thinking skills to encompass the full scope of medication administration, error prevention, as well as pharmacological concepts and pathophysiological processes specific to acute nursing care. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and completion of NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, and NURS 3204 with a grade of “B” or higher. 206 | CATAWBA COLLEGE 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog
This course will assist the licensed RN with transitioning to professional nursing practice at the baccalaureate level. The focus will be on the application of curricular concepts to nursing practice, role differentiation, and contribution of the BSN prepared nurse to healthcare. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program.
This course will focus on physical assessment skills of individuals across the life span based on normal physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms of disease and their relations to human responses. A lab practicum will enhance these skills.
This course will introduce concepts commonly associated with nursing research, data collection and analysis, and the importance of its use when allowing evidence-based practice (EBP), and Best Practice models to guide patient care.
This course will focus on theories of aging and nursing care of the older adult population. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program.
This course will focus on the needs of adults with selected health alterations and their families, in relation to health promotion and management of conditions that require acute and chronic care. A clinical practicum will allow for the implementation of the nursing process based on clinical implications associated with pathophysiological mechanism and related human responses. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and completion of NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, and NURS 3204 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will focus on concepts and principles of human behaviors, and the nursing care management necessary for individuals and their families via an interdisciplinary approach. A clinical practicum will allow for the implementation of the nursing process based on clinical and theoretical implications in selected mental health care settings. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and completion of NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, and NURS 3204 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will use the nursing process to develop and implement care for individuals, families, and groups in a disadvantaged community setting. A clinical practicum will enhance these skills. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program.
This course will explore common concepts and applications related to the nurse’s role in using informatics for decision- making via messaging, documentation, information retrieval, and other methods associated with healthcare information exchange. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program.
This course will emphasize the skills and healthcare interventions through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments. Psychomotor competencies in advanced healthcare skills are performed using evidenced-based and best practice models through laboratory experiences in simulated healthcare environments. Emphasis for this lab is not to teach all nursing skills to students but to focus on hemodynamic monitoring and skills used within specific acute care settings. This course is the third of a three-part series that builds competency in nursing skill with continuous process throughout the curriculum. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, and NURS 3412 with a grade of “B” or higher. 207 | CATAWBA COLLEGE 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog
This course will focus on concepts that will enhance nursing care of different cultures. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program.
This course will focus on the concepts and skills needed for the nursing care of the childbearing woman and family during the complete maternity cycle. A clinical practicum will provide opportunities to demonstrate the various roles of the pediatric nurse. A clinical practicum will enhance the ability to manage complex health illnesses including medication administration and maintenance. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, and NURS 3412 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will build upon concepts, principles, and skills presented in NURS 3312 and will focus on complex health alterations in adults and the nurse’s responsibility in making clinical decisions and fostering health restoration and maintenance. A clinical practicum will enhance the ability to manage complex health illnesses including medication administration and maintenance. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, and NURS 3412 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will introduce the nurse’s role in the research process as an evidence-based research consumer, as an assessor and evaluator of research studies and trends that impact nursing care, and as an investigator of other nursing related issues. 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, and NURS 3412 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will focus on concepts and knowledge related to the economic, theoretical, and political implications of nursing management and leadership and their relationship to health policy, finances, ethics, quality improvement processes, and decision making in the health care system. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, NURS 3412, NURS 4203, NURS 4211, NURS 4212 and NURS 4213 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will examine foundations of family theory and its relations to health disparities, disabilities, and chronic conditions and illnesses across the lifespan. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program.
This course will focus on demographics, epidemiological principles, theory, and concepts related to the nursing care of the community and public health of individuals across the lifespan and the related impact. A clinical practicum will further enhance the application of the related knowledge and skills. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250,NURS 3280, NURS 3312, NURS 3412, NURS 4203, NURS 4211, NURS 4212 and NURS 4213 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This course will focus on theory and concepts associated with leadership and management in the professional nurse’s role.
This course will focus on enhancing analytical skills with an emphasis on NCLEX style testing and the ability to analyze and respond to a variety of patient care situations. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, NURS 3412, NURS 4203, NURS 4211, NURS 4212 and NURS 4213 with a grade of “B” or higher.
This practicum course will build on the concepts and knowledge gained from previous nursing courses allowing for the application of theories and concepts associated with nursing leadership, nursing research, and management of care. A clinical practicum will enhance these skills. Prerequisite: Admission to RN-BSN program. 208 | CATAWBA COLLEGE 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Taken in the final semester, this course will focus on the knowledge, skills, attitudes, trends, and personal and professional leadership strategies necessary to make the transition from student-nurse to nurse. A clinical practicum will assist with the application of the knowledge and skills. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the nursing prerequisites, admission to the nursing major, and NURS 1101, NURS 3201, NURS 3202, NURS 3203, NURS 3204, NURS 3250, NURS 3280, NURS 3312, NURS 3412, NURS 4203, NURS 4211, NURS 4212 and NURS 4213 with a grade of “B” or higher.
Source: Catawba College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
