69 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 105Medical Terminology3
Medical Terminology: Introduces the basic techniques of medical word building anatomical, physiological, and pathological terms, including pronounciation and meanings. Students are introduced to common medical abbreviations and common terms used to communicate within healthcare settings. Open to all students.
Nutrition: Applies the basic principles of human nutrition to all life cycle stages with emphasis on nutrients and their utilization in the human body. Food patterns, availability, acceptability, and safety are stressed as they relate to individuals and population groups. Open to all students.
Health Assessment Across The Lifespan: Focuses on the concept of health and its holistic assessment among healthy individuals and introduces the concept of evidence-based care, when needed. Selected experiences enable students to integrate knowledge and assessment skills. Course fee applies.
BIO 120, BIO 213, BIO 214. Corequisites. NUR 305, NUR 370, NUR 391. (Offered every term.)
NUR 302Fundamentals of Nursing6
Fundamentals of Nursing: Introduces foundational nursing principles that build future clinical practice. This class will use clinical practice in the simulation lab and acute care settings. Class 6 hours per week.
Pathophysiological Processes: Provides basic knowledge of alterations in physiologic processes, risk factors for diseases, and physical manifestations. Integrates genetic, developmental, cultural, technological, and environmental influences on illness across the life span. Class 4 hours per week.
BIO 213 and BIO 214. Corequisites: NUR 302, NUR 304. (Offered every term.)
NUR 304Comprehensive Health Assessment3
Comprehensive Health Assessment: Comprehensive Health Assessment: Provide theoretical and laboratory experience opportunities for students to implement assessment strategies which determine the health of clients across the lifespan. This class will use clinical practice hours in the simulation center. Class 3 hours per week. Clinical lab 15 hours per semester. NUR 302, NUR 303. (Offered every term).
Concepts of Mental Health Nursing: Focuses on the concept of mental well-being and its role in holistic health and explores the interdisciplinary approach to mental health care and synthesizes assessment and communication skills in mental health care. This course is the discipline specific writing intensive course. Prerequisites: NUR 301, NUR 305, NUR 370, and NUR 391. Co-requisites: NUR 309, NUR 375, and
Pharmacological Interventions: Practice implications of safe, competent pharmacotherapeutics in diverse patient populations across the lifespan. Prerequisite: NUR 301, NUR 305, NUR 370 and NUR 391. Corequisites: NUR 307, NUR 375 and NUR 396. (Offered every fall and spring term.) Credit:
Medical-Surgical Nursing I: Applies nursing knowledge and principles integral to the nursing care of adults experiencing chronic health alterations. The class will use clinical practice in the simulation lab and in acute care settings. Class 6 hours per week.
Pharmacological Therapeutics: Focuses on practice implications of safe, competent pharmacotherapeutics in diverse patient populations across the lifespan. Class 4 hours per week.
Mental Health Nursing: Expands on the concept of mental well-being and its role in holistic health. This course emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to mental health care in diverse practice settings while focusing on assessment and communication skills in mental health care. Class 3 hours per week.
Topics in Nursing: This course investigates a topic in the profession of nursing and/or creates an experiential learning opportunity for nursing students. The topic or experience may vary from term to term. Course may be taken more than once with different subtitles. May be repeated for a total of 12 hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN program. (Offered as needed). Credit: 2-4.
Nursing Independent Study: Independent investigation of a topic through a program of directed readings or research project. Requires approval of the supervising professor and the department head. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN program. (Offered as needed.) Credit: 1-4
The Art and Science of Nursing II: A description of theoretical concepts, technical skills, and practice implications integral to the nursing care of children and families. Students will participate in clinical practice in the simulation lab and in a variety of acute care and community settings. Class 4 hours per week. Clinical 90 hours per semester.
NUR 301, NUR 305, NUR 370, and NUR 391. Corequsites: NUR 307, NUR 309, and NUR 375. (Offered every fall and spring term.)
NUR 398Topics: International Preparation1-4
Topics: International Preparation: This course examines international aspects of a selected subject matter in preparation for international experience around the same topic. Open only to students enrolled in the corresponding international experience course. Students must earn a grade of C- or better (an average of 70) in order to participate in NUR 399. The total number of hours for NUR 398 and NUR 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
Junior standing and a 2.0 or better cumulative GPA.
NUR 399International Experience1-4
International Experience: The international experience component of NUR 398. Students will have the opportunity to experience firsthand many of the topics studied in the prerequisite course. Total hours for NUR 398 and NUR 399 cannot exceed four total hours.
Women’s Health: Applies nursing knowledge and principles integral to the nursing care of Women’s Health Promotion across the Life Span, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Care. The class will use clinical practice in the simulation lab, and acute care settings. Class 3 hours per week.
Applied Informatics and Evidence-Based Practice: Familiarize students with the concepts of health informatics and foundational research principles. The course will combine concepts by researching a current health informatics topic and provide a writing enriched learning experience. Class 4 hours per week. Prequisites: NUR 310, NUR 311, NUR 312. term).
Medical-Surgical Nursing II: Prepares students to synthesize acquired knowledge and skills necessary for transition to practice. The class includes clinical experiences in acute care settings and the simulation lab. Class 6 hours per week. Prequisites: NUR 402, NUR 403, NUR 404. Corequisites: NUR 411, NUR 412. (Offered every fall and spring term).
Community Health Nursing: Introduces concepts of community health nursing utilizing the population-focused nursing process, with emphasis on health promotion, risk reduction and disease management across the lifespan in community settings. The class includes clinical experiences in community settings and the simulation lab. Class 3 hours per week.
Professional Practice: Prepares students to integrate nursing history, theories, standards of nursing care, legal and ethical issues, and healthcare leadership tools as they transition to profession practice. Class 4 hours per week.
The Art and Science of Nursing III: Applies the use of theoretical concepts, technical skills, and practice implications integral to the nursing care of adults experiencing alterations in health. The class will make use of clinical practice in the simulation lab and in acute care settings. Class 4 hours per week. Clinical 90 hours per term.
NUR 305, NUR 307, NUR 375, and NUR 396. Corequisites: NUR 470 and NUR 474. (Offered every fall and spring term.)
NUR 495The Art and Science of Nursing IV7
The Art and Science of Nursing IV: Involves the integration of theoretical concepts, technical skills, and practice implications integral to the nursing care of adults and utilizes increasing knowledge base with concentration on complex health issues and related illness management in a clinical immersion experience. Class 4 hours per week. Clinical 126 hours per term. Prerequsites: NUR 470, NUR 474, and NUR 491. every fall and spring term.)
The Art and Science of Nursing V: Involves the examination of theoretical concepts and foundations for public health nursing, nursing in communities, and populations. The class examines the integration of the practice of professional nursing in public health and clinical practice in simulation and community settings. Class 3 hours per week. Clinical 45 hours per semester.
NUR 470, NUR 474, and NUR 491. every fall and spring term.)
Corequisite
NUR 475, NUR 495, and NUR 497. (Offered
NUR 497The Art and Science of Nursing VI1
The Art and Science of Nursing VI: Examines synthesis and application of values-based practice and evidence-based care in preparation for professional nursing practice.
NUR 470, NUR 474, and NUR 491. Corequisites: NUR 475, NUR 495, and NUR 496. (Offered every fall and spring term.)
NUR 500Population Health Nursing3
Population Health Nursing: This course examines partnerships that support and improve equitable, population health outcomes: local, community, regional, and global.
Registerd nurse enrolled in the RN-MSN program. ((Offered every term.)
NUR 615Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation3
Teaching, Learning & Evaluation: This course examines the process of curriculum development in academic and practice settings. Theoretical and evidence-based foundations of teaching, learning, and assessment for multiple learning styles. (Offered every term.)
Health Policy: Develops a comprehensive knowledge of how health policy is formulated and how it impacts clinical practice and healthcare delivery. (Offered every term.)
Informatics in Health Care: Focuses on developing an understanding of the concepts relevant to health care informatics and the use of information technology in healthcare organizations and explores the uses of computer applications to support clinical and administrative decision making. (Offered every term.)
Data Interpretation: Focuses on selecting statistical procedures for analyzing data and interpreting the statistics most commonly reported in health care literature. Also included will be data analysis techniques for qualitative data often seen in health care and educational settings. (Offered every term.)
Research Methods: Focuses on critical analysis of research reports, research methods, and the relationship between theory, research, and evidence-based practice. (Offered every term.)
Management of Clinical Outcomes: Focuses on the theory and application of advanced nursing therapeutics and evaluation of their effectivenes in improving client health outcomes. Content includes pharmacotherapeutics, teaching and learning theory, risk anticipation analysis, and evidence supporting both traditional and complementary therapies. (
Completion of core courses. (Offered at least twice per academic year.) (50 clinical hours/precepted)
NUR 653Management of the Care Environment3
Management of the Care Environment: Focuses on the management of processes and resources within the clinical care environment with the goal of achieving optimal outcomes. The clinical components are designed to provide students with an opportunity to participate in clinical microsystems managements as part of a management team.
Integrative Clinical Concepts: Integrates advanced concepts of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and health assessment within the contexts of individual, family, and populations through use of clinical exemplars. (Offered every term.) (50 clinical hours)
Healthcare Project Management: This course examines integration of systems, data warehousing, technical standards, archiving principles, backup processes, analysis, decision support systems, and project planning in varied environments.. (50 clinical hours)
Principles of Curriculum & Evaluation: This course examines the process of curriculum development in academic and practice settings, including methods of program evaluation. year.) Credit: 3
Educational Principles & Practices: This course examines the theoretical and evidence-based foundations of teaching, learning, and assessment in varied learning environments. year.)
Graduate Nursing Capstone: The Capstone is an individualized graduate nursing achievement that promotes a spirit of inquiry and provides evidence of knowledge, competencies and skills gained as a result of meeting MSN program outcomes. Corerequisites: NUR 652, NUR 667, NUR 668, or NUR 669 depending on specialty track. (Offered every term until Spring 2025.)
Clinical Nurse Leader (CLN) Practicum B: This course is a continuation of the immersion experience during which students implement the CLN role. Prerequisite NUR 672. (150 Clinical hours/precepted)
Nurse Administrator Practicum A: This course is an immersion experience during which students implement the nurse administrator role. Prerequisite NUR 660. (150 Clinical hours/precepted)
Nurse Administrator Practicum B: This course is a continuation of the immersion experience during which students implement the nurse administrator role. Prerequisite NUR 674. (150 Clinical hours/precepted)
Nursing Informatics Practicum A: This course is an immersive experience during which students implement the informaticist role. Prerequisite NUR 660. (150 Clinical hours/precepted)
Nursing informatics Practicum B: This course is a continuation of the immersion experience during which students implement the informaticist role. Prerequisite NUR 678. (150 Clinical hours/precepted)
Independent Study: This course is designed to meet individual learning needs that build on current courses in the curriculum. May be repeated for credit. (Offered as needed).