43 courses with the subject SNU, 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.
SNU 101Introduction to Nursing Concepts (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course introduces students to essential concepts and competencies required in the nursing profession. It provides an overview of nursing as a profession and its relationship to healthcare systems. Students gain a broad understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the professional nurse. Open to non-nursing majors with approval.
Credit(s) A required NCLEX-RN Preparation Course for Nursing majors. The course provides access to benchmark test and remediation materials, online workshops to teach study and test-taking skills, practice exams, and skills modules throughout the BSN program and, an NCLEX-RN Preparation Course during the senior year. Taken every Fall and Spring semester beginning in the Sophomore year.
Credit(s) This course provides essential nursing knowledge to deliver safe, effective, person-centered care with special emphasis on the older adult. Students will acquire a systematic approach to performing holistic, comprehensive health and physical assessments integrating all human dimensions of care. Topics include planning compassionate care while incorporating clinical decision making and evidence-based practice. Nursing Majors Only.
Credit(s) This clinical course focuses on experiential learning approach integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application of essential skills and professional behaviors with emphasis on the older adult. Students will complete documentation, utilize informatics in patient care activities, and demonstrate professional behaviors and ethical practices in performing assessment and ensuring clear and accurate record-keeping and informed decision-making. Nursing Majors Only.
Credit(s) This foundational nursing course emphasizes core concepts of nursing practice. Students will develop foundational knowledge of pathophysiology related to these systems, assessment of abnormalities, and planning and implementation of care. Students will also develop knowledge to evaluate patient outcomes and modify care as necessary in their role as a nurse.
Credit(s) This clinical course emphasizes an experiential learning approach integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application in a clinical setting. Students will gain experience in fundamental skills including clinical judgment, person-centered care, apply psychomotor skills, and collaborate with interprofessional teams. Nursing Majors Only.
Credit(s) This course emphasizes the delivery of person-centered care utilizing clinical judgment and evidence-based practice. Students will engage in learning about the pathophysiology of acute and chronic health conditions and planning nursing care. The course integrates clinical judgement, evidence-based practices, quality, safety, and professionalism to ensure holistic care for diverse populations.
Required 200 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 302 , SNU 310
SNU 302Health and Illness I Clinical (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This clinical course emphasizes an experiential learning approach integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application of psychomotor skills and professional behaviors essential for caring for adult patients in the acute care setting. The focus is on restoring, maintaining, and promoting health for acutely and chronically ill adults. Students will continue to develop clinical judgment while engaging in person-centered care.
Credit(s) This course continues to build students’ skill to plan effective care for acute and chronic health conditions. Students will continue to gain knowledge in clinical judgment, person-centered care and the application of evidence-based practices. The associated pathophysiology, diagnostics, and evidence-based therapeutic nursing interventions required for safe, effective, and holistic care are explored.
Credit(s) The purpose of this practicum is on continued development of critical thinking, clinical judgment skills, and time management concepts. The focus is on nursing care, including teaching and discharge planning, to promote healthy transitions for individuals and families with complex health conditions in acute care settings. The clinical experience is an opportunity to apply concepts and learning from Health and Illness 2 into the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating of nursing care.
Credit(s) This clinical course continues to emphasize an experiential learning approach integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application of psychomotor skills and professional behaviors essential for caring for adult patients in the acute care setting. The focus is on restoring, maintaining, and promoting health for acutely and chronically ill adults. Students will increase skills in clinical judgment, interprofessional team roles, leadership, communication, and professionalism.
SNU 310Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course integrates pathophysiology and pharmacology for nursing practice. Students explore pharmacology principles including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. Using the clinical judgment model, students apply scientific knowledge to support holistic safe medication administration and informed clinical decision-making for acute and chronic health conditions. Emphasis will also be placed on communication, systems and collaboration.
Required 200 level nursing courses with a minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 301 and SNU 302 .
SNU 311Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course provides continued integrated content of pathophysiology and pharmacology for nursing practice. Using the clinical judgment model, students apply scientific knowledge to support holistic safe medication administration and informed clinical decision-making for acute and chronic health conditions.
SNU 315Research & Evidence-Based Practice (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This writing intensive course introduces nursing students to foundational principles of scholarship and evidence-based practice (EBP). Through a structured research process, students demonstrate their ability to apply research knowledge to a clinical setting, enhance patient outcomes, and contribute to the advancement of nursing practice. Students develop key competencies in formulating research questions, designing EBP interventions, assessing evidence quality, and utilizing appropriate methodologies to address real-world healthcare challenges. Nursing Majors Only.
SNU 203 and SNU 204 or RN license. Writing Intensive Course.
SNU 401Behavioral Health Nursing Concepts (Nursing)3
Credit(s) The purpose of this course is to provide person-centered nursing care to promote, maintain, and restore mental health utilizing therapeutic nursing interventions for clients along the mental health/ disorder continuum in all settings. Students will further explore concepts of ethical and legal, communication/collaboration, health and wellness, and health policy to support patients experiencing mental health disorders.
SNU 301 and SNU 302 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 402 .
SNU 402Behavioral Health Nursing Clinical (Nursing)2
Credit(s) This clinical course emphasizes experiential learning activities integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application in behavioral health nursing. Students will apply clinical judgment, person-centered care, interprofessional collaboration across the four spheres of care while working with patients with acute and chronic mental health and cognitive disorders.
Required 200 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 401 . Fee.
SNU 403Family Health Nursing Concepts (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course provides knowledge to support person-centered care focused on improved health outcomes for newborns, children, adolescents, and women during the childbearing years. Previously learned nursing concepts are applied to pregnancy, growth and development, and family processes.
Required 300 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 404 .
SNU 404Family Health Nursing Clinical (Nursing)2
Credit(s) This clinical course emphasizes experiential learning activities integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application in multiple spheres of care. Students will expand their use of clinical judgment while engaging in person-centered care to support pregnant women, infants and children in acute care and community settings. Students will also examine population health, patient advocacy, and the role of nursing in health and wellness.
300 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 440 .
SNU 406Complex Care Concepts (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course focuses on nursing care of persons experiencing complex health conditions. Students will gain knowledge in the skills and clinical judgment needed to provide care for persons experiencing critical illness and while continuing to explore acute and concept health concepts. Students will explore ethics associated with end of life care and organ transplantation. The course continues to integrate evidence-based practices, quality, safety, and professionalism to ensure holistic care for diverse populations.
Required 300 level nursing courses with minimum grade of B-.
Corequisite
SNU 407
SNU 407Complex Care Concepts Clinical (Nursing)2
Credit(s) This clinical course emphasizes experiential learning integrating theoretical knowledge with practical application of psychomotor skills and professional behaviors essential for caring for acutely ill patients. The focus is on nursing care in complex situations. Students will increase skills in clinical judgment, interprofessional team roles, leadership, communication, and professionalism.
SNU 440Community/Global Population Health (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course focuses on the concepts related to population health. Students will complete community assessments, identify needs, and plan health promotion strategies. Topics will include local, national, and global discussions. This course includes clinical hours that will engage students in disease prevention/promotion of health and wellbeing, chronic disease care, and hospice/palliative/supportive spheres of care.
Required 300 level nursing courses with a minimum grade of B-.
SNU 442Global Health Nursing (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course emphasizes the RN’s role as a leader and advocate in advancing population health. Students integrate evidence-based practice, nursing knowledge, and collaboration to design and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention strategies for diverse populations locally, nationally, and globally. Key concepts include communication, health policy, advocacy, and equity to strengthen the nurse’s capacity to influence outcomes. In required Practicum Hours, students assess needs, analyze data, and implement strategies with community stakeholders. RN to BSN students only.
SNU 460Transition to Professional Practice (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course is designed to facilitate the student’s transition into the professional nursing role after graduation. Principles of professionalism, quality and safety, interprofessional collaboration and systems-based practice in health care are emphasized. Preparation for professional exams is included.
Required 300 level nursing courses, SNU 401 , SNU 402 , SNU 403 , and SNU 404 with minimum grade of B-
Corequisite
SNU 461
SNU 461Transition to Practice Clinical (Nursing)4
Credit(s) This course provides students with precepted clinical experiences with faculty oversight in acute care settings. Students will integrate previous learning and increase accountability for the care of patients and their families. Students will be expected to demonstrate effective clinical judgment, holistic person-centered care, quality and safety skills, professionalism, interprofessional collaboration, and leadership.
Required 300 level nursing courses, SNU 401 , SNU 402 , SNU 403 , and SNU 404 with minimum grade of B-
Corequisite
SNU 460 . Fee.
SNU 470Advanced Nursing Topics (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course strengthens clinical reasoning and professional practice through evaluation of nurse-sensitive indicators, standards, and core measures. Students apply evidence-based approaches to improve safety, quality, and patient outcomes while addressing infection prevention and contemporary issues in nursing. Content incorporates pharmacology, pathophysiology, and comprehensive assessment to reinforce connections between theory and practice. Emphasis is placed on evidence integration, collaboration, advocacy, and reflective analysis to promote safe, patient-centered care and equity in health outcomes. RN to BSN students only.
Credit(s) This course examines the history and evolution of safety and quality in U.S. healthcare and the government’s constitutional role in shaping policy, regulation, and access to care. Students analyze how systems thinking, quality improvement models, and interprofessional collaboration advance safe, patient-centered care. Attention is given to health disparities, implicit bias, and sociocultural factors including race, class, ethnicity, gender, and religion that influence health outcomes.
Credit(s) This course examines the nurse’s role in providing palliative and end-of-life care to patients and families across the lifespan and in diverse practice settings. An inter-professional, collaborative approach addresses physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural concerns related to end-of-life decisions. Key concepts include Compassionate Care, Ethical and Legal Practice, Professionalism, and Communication, emphasizing culturally responsive, person-centered care. Students explore strategies to support patients and families while promoting equity in palliative care. RN to BSN students only.
All students must have an active RN license on file.
SNU 480Nursing Leadership and Management (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course focuses on the development of professional and leadership skills for nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on quality and safety, evidence-based practice, population health, interprofessional collaboration, and systems-based approaches to care. Ethical, legal, and policy considerations in health care are integrated. As the terminal course in the RN-to-BSN program, it culminates in an experiential/service-learning capstone project focused on quality improvement. Includes 30 clinical hours.
Credit(s) This course focuses on the theoretical and scholarly foundations of evidence-based nursing practice, emphasizing integration of research, theory, and ethical principles to improve quality and safety outcomes. Students will examine how nursing theories and their core concepts inform clinical judgment. Learners will gain the skills to critique research and clinical guidelines to determine best practices for improving patient outcomes. Students apply ethical principles in the evaluation and translation of research into practice to enhance the quality and safety of nursing care.
Credit(s) This course provides an exploration of epidemiology and population health principles as they inform advanced nursing practice. Students will learn to integrate epidemiological evidence with advanced clinical knowledge to analyze population health trends, identify determinants of health disparities, and advocate for the wellbeing of communities and aggregates. Through the application of population health metrics, students will assess the effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of health promotion programs. The course culminates in the formulation and critical analysis of interprofessional prevention strategies for diverse populations.
Credit(s) This course examines principles of interprofessional collaboration within complex health care systems. Using an evidence-based framework, students analyze how collaborative practice improves patient safety, quality, and system effectiveness. Emphasis is placed on communication, team dynamics, and conflict management. Through self-assessment and application, students develop strategies to strengthen professional communication, enhance teamwork, and foster a collaborative workplace culture that supports safe, high-quality, and person-centered care and professional role development in diverse healthcare settings.
SNU 513Ethics & Hlth Policy in Patient Adv (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course examines the complex interplay between ethics, health policy, and professional nursing practice within contemporary health care systems. Students will explore how the concept of rights shapes bioethical decision-making and influences the delivery of equitable, patient-centered care. Students will apply evidence-informed approaches to evaluate health policies for their impact on diverse populations and health care systems. The course also prepares learners to advocate for improvements in health care delivery and to foster a culture of safety within systems-based practice.
SNU 514Nursing Informatics for Health Care (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course examines how information and communication technologies (ICT) support safe, high-quality, and patient-centered health care. Students analyze the role of informatics in clinical practice, interprofessional communication, and systems-based care. Emphasis is placed on ethical and legal principles, evaluation of unintended consequences, and strategies to mitigate risks. Students develop plans to guide technology selection, implementation, and evaluation, preparing them to use informatics to improve clinical decision-making, care coordination, and system outcomes.
SNU 604Applying the 3Ps to Systems Level (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course examines the clinical application of advanced health assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology (the 3Ps) to systems-level change in healthcare and educational settings. Students analyze, synthesize, and apply integrated 3P knowledge to address prevalent health conditions and clinical care challenges across populations and practice environments. Emphasis is placed on evaluating how social, environmental, and organizational factors influence clinical outcomes, quality of care, and patient safety, preparing students to apply clinically grounded decision-making to leadership, educational, and systems-level improvement initiatives.
SNU 605Educational Strategies for Change (Nursing)4
Credit(s) This course integrates evidence-based principles of adult learning with their direct application in nursing and health care education. Students examine learning theories that underpin lifelong professional development and interdisciplinary collaboration and concurrently apply these theories in clinical contexts. Through a structured clinical application component, students plan, implement, and evaluate professional development initiatives that intentionally reflect course theory and incorporate quality improvement principles to improve clinical practice at a systems-level outcome.
SNU 606Evidence-Based Practice & Outcomes (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course examines the application of evidence-based practice (EBP) and outcomes evaluation to support continuous quality improvement in healthcare and educational settings. Students analyze and synthesize research evidence, measurement tools, and outcomes data analysis methods to determine the effectiveness of interventions. Emphasis is placed on systems thinking, data-driven decision-making, and the use of outcomes to inform program evaluation and propose evidence-based improvements that produce measurable results.
SNU 615Economics & Fiscal Mngt in Health (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This course prepares students to analyze and apply economic and fiscal management principles within complex health care systems. Students examine health care economics, financing structures, reimbursement models, and policy influences affecting care delivery and organizational performance. Emphasis is placed on budgeting, cost analysis, resource allocation, and financial decision-making to support efficient, sustainable systems. The clinical component provides structured opportunities to apply fiscal principles in practice settings, strengthening leadership and systems-based financial decision-making in advanced nursing roles.
Credit(s) This course builds on ICT concepts from SNU 514 and applies informatics to clinical practice settings. Students participate in interprofessional activities, evaluate clinical information systems, and contribute to technology-supported quality improvement. Emphasis is placed on ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations and unintended effects on care and team functioning. Students develop evidence-based recommendations for technology selection, implementation, and evaluation, preparing them for leadership roles that use informatics to improve patient and population health outcomes.
SNU 634Leadership Through Ed: Adv Practice (Nursing)3
Credit(s) This advanced practice immersion course provides experiential opportunities to develop and apply leadership competencies in healthcare and education settings. Students collaborate with faculty, mentors, and interprofessional teams to apply systems thinking in practice environments. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based strategies supporting quality improvement, patient safety, and fiscally responsible outcomes. Through analysis of outcomes data, ethical decision-making, and continuous improvement, students strengthen leadership capacity to influence systems-level and educational change in advanced nursing practice roles.
