42 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 101Introduction to Nursing: Strategies and Success1
Fall/Spring This course introduces students to nursing practice and focuses on strategies that promote success throughout the nursing program. Emphasis is placed on academic skill development, professional expectations, and personal growth. Students will engage with nursing faculty through coaching, self-assessment, and goal setting to strengthen readiness for the demands of nursing education. Topics include effective study strategies, time management, communication, use of campus resources, and development of resiliency to foster persistence and achievement in the nursing curriculum. 1 credit hour
In NUR200, students explore the nature of optimum physical and emotional health, as well as strategies for achieving and maintaining it. They explore common illnesses and health problems in terms of symptoms and management, and address environmental and societal factors that influence women’s health. The values and assumptions underlying the Western medical paradigm are compared and contrasted with those upon which selected non-Western medical systems are based. 3 credit hours
This course exposes students to the study of normal growth and development through all life stages, as well as, dynamic influences on human development. Developmental theories are explored and applied to developmental assessment as part of the nursing process. Students will have a broader view of the many aspects affecting human development, both internally and externally (e.g., biology, family, community, culture, society, physical environment). 3 credit hours
NUR 301Providing Forensic Care for Victims of Violence: A Multidisciplinary Approach3
This course will inform students from different disciplines about how forensic care is provided to victims of violence in the health care and community settings. Topics that will be covered include theories related to and types of violence, principles of forensic science, forensic interventions in health care and community settings, and community resources and response. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate to share their discipline-specific expertise and develop a plan to provide high-quality, multidisciplinary care for victims of violence. At course completion, students will have developed a strong understanding of the importance of interprofessional collaboration when caring for this unique and complex population. 3 credit hours
NUR 358 , NUR 359 , NUR 360 , NUR 361 3 credit hours
NUR 320Health Assessment for Registered Nurses3
This course is designed to provide the RN/BS student with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess the individual health of a client. The emphasis of the course is on a systems approach to physical examination. Abnormal physical assessment findings for each system will also be introduced. Comprehensive bio-psycho-social-cultural assessment approaches will be presented to allow students to assess the impact of risk factors upon individual health.
NUR 321Transitional Concepts for Registered Nurses3
This course is intended to orient new or relatively new RN to BS students to the professional nursing role. It will provide them with resources that allow them to build on their existing academic and information literacy skills to they may perform optimally in a baccalaureate learning environment. The course is highly student-centered, which means that students utilize active learning strategies to master course material and also serve as learning resources for one another. This will be an initial course in the Nursing curriculum.
NUR 203 , NUR 204 , NUR 205 , NUR 210 , and NUR 211 2 credit hours
NUR 325Human Lactation3
Clinical techniques, research guiding practice, and the role of the nurse in the breastfeeding process will be the focus of this course. Strategies to encourage the initiation and duration of breastfeeding will be discussed and implemented. 3 credit hours
NUR 331Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Healthcare Professionals3
Students in this course explore and critique selected complementary and alternative therapies that promote health and prevent disease, such as exercise, proper nutrition, sleep, medication and massage. Therapeutic practices for common health problems, including those that affect children, will be examined. Evidence about therapies that complement Western medical practices will include botanical healing, manual healing methods and mind-body techniques. Students will explore therapies practiced worldwide and consider their intercultural and socioeconomic impacts. 3 credit hours
The fundamentals of scientific nursing research methods and evidence-based practice (EBP) are presented. The major research designs, including experimental and quasi-experimental studies, descriptive, and qualitative designs are discussed. Students will review and critique selected nursing research studies. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the logical process of research, on the scientific rigor necessary for the study of nursing interests, and on critically reading and using nursing research in nursing practice. Applying scientific evidence in practice is the goal of this course, and an EBP project will be conducted.
NUR 210 or permission of instructor 3 credit hours
NUR 421Leadership Concepts for Registered Nurses3
Concepts relevant to the theory and practice of leadership in professional nursing are presented. Analysis is made of the components of leadership: communication, management, delegation, teaching/learning, evaluation, and change. The course also presents issues related to the past and present status of nursing as a profession and projects to future trends.
NUR 448 , NUR 450 , and NUR 460 . Nursing majors only. 3 credit hours
NUR 456Community Health Concepts and Issues for Registered Nurses3
The community is considered a major determinant of health states in individuals and groups. Students explore community structure and interrelationships among community participants as they influence the health care delivery system. The epidemiological analysis of selected health problems in the community is the focus of learning. A clinical experience in home health care is required of all students. Upon satisfactory completion of the home care experience, students are encouraged to design an individualized community-based care experience. The student utilizes the nursing process to promote health in a small community. 3 credit hours
NUR 428 , NUR 429 , NUR 430 , NUR 431 , and senior standing in the Nursing Major.
Corequisite
NUR 448 , NUR 449 , NUR 450 , and NUR 451 3 credit hours
NUR 497Independent Study1-3
The Independent Study Program affords the opportunity for the nursing student who wishes to undertake a well-defined project. While the student conducts work under the guidance of a nurse faculty member, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process. Grading will be Pass/Fail.
Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application and approval of the Department of Nursing. 1-3 credit hours
NUR 498Independent Study1-3
The Independent Study Program affords the opportunity for the nursing student who wishes to undertake a well-defined project. While the student conducts work under the guidance of a nurse faculty member, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process.
Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application and approval of the Department of Nursing. 1-3 credit hours
NUR 499Independent Study1-3
The Independent Study Program affords the opportunity for the nursing student who wishes to undertake a well-defined project. While the student conducts work under the guidance of a nurse faculty member, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process.
Students must have earned 60 or more credits and a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application and approval of the Department of Nursing. 1-3 credit hours
Source: York College of Pennsylvania's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
