52 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.
NURS 100Introduction to Professional Nursing - An introduction to
the nursing profession and the Milligan University Nursing program; includes orientation to curriculum, academic policies, and requirements to earn the BSN degree along with the skills and attitudes that support success in the nursing major. Personal reflection, class and group discussion, independent and group learning activities provide the student with an understanding of the discipline of nursing’s distinct perspective and historical development. The role of the registered nurse in the context of interdisciplinary health care practice is emphasized. Required for entering freshmen nursing majors. Meets the Introduction to College and Service general education requirement. Students who have completed MLGN 100 or an equivalent course and transfer students entering at the 200 level of the nursing curriculum are not required to take NURS 100 to meet BSN degree requirements. Offered fall term each year. Two semester hours; two clock hours.
NURS 198MMedical Terminology - A course open to all students
considering entry into health care related professions. This course is a self- paced course designed to assist students to identify and define the root words, suffixes, prefixes, and combining forms commonly found in medical terminology. Student learning activities and exercises are utilized to assist students to remember significant concepts and to understand the meaning of new words by defining the elements contained within them. Offered every term. Three semester hours; three clock hours.
NURS 201LPN Transition Course - An overview of the concepts of
holistic professional nursing and the nursing process. This process is presented as a critical thinking and problem-solving tool for identifying client problems and for initiating independent and collaborative nursing undergraduate course descriptions 162 interventions. Prerequisites: Current LPN/LVN licensure with current practice. Pre/co-requisites: BIOL 250, 251, and 280 or equivalents; NURS 240. Co-requisites: 201C, 202/202L, and NURS 250M. Offered spring term each year (dependent on student need). Three semester hours; three clock hours.
NURS 201CLPN Transition Course: Clinical - Opportunities to use
the nursing process as a critical thinking and problem-solving tool for identifying and initiating independent and collaborative nursing interventions within this clinical component. Previously learned technical nursing arts and skills are validated. Co-requisite: NURS 201. Offered spring term each year (dependent on student need). One semester hour; three clock hours.
*Students seeking the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or Bachelor of Social Work degree complete a minimum of 48 credits to satisfy general education *46 requirements (GERs). The number of GER credits may vary based on the number of GERs fulfilled in the student’s major/minor, the number of College and Service and/or Calling and Career credits completed, etc. *In addition to the requirements noted above, students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree complete foreign language study through the intermediate level (3 – 12 hours *49-58 depending on placement). The number of GER credits may vary based on the number of GERs fulfilled in the student’s major/minor, the number of College and Service and/or Calling and Career credits completed, etc. ted above, each academic area will ensure that students will fulfill student learning outcome #10, and skills needed to engage with diverse cultures and global societies,” by completing an approved vities and/or assignments. milligan university academic catalog | 2026-27 | www.milligan.edu
NURS 202LHealth Assessment Lab - Opportunities to practice the
assessment modalities of inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are provided. Students are expected to conduct and document regional and comprehensive physical examinations within the campus lab setting. Co-requisite: NURS 202. Offered spring term each year. One semester hour; two clock hours.
NURS 203Foundations of Nutrition for Nursing Practice - An
introduction to the principles of nutrition for nursing practice. Food needs for energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins, and minerals are considered in relation to health promotion and illness prevention across the life span. Integration of nutrition into patient plans of care using the nursing process will be emphasized. Pre/Co-requisite: NURS 201/201C, NURS 210/210L, NURS 202/202L, NURS 220/220C, and NURS 250M. Offered spring term each year. One semester hour, one clock hour.
NURS 210Fundamentals of Nursing - An introduction to the
fundamental concepts of holistic nursing and the nursing process. This process is presented as a critical thinking and problem-solving tool for identifying client problems and for initiating independent and collaborative nursing interventions. Pre/co-requisite: BIOL 250/NURS 210L, and
NURS 210LFundamentals of Nursing Lab - A laboratory course
focusing on the introduction and development of competencies required for instituting independent and collaborative nursing interventions. Skills will be introduced in structured laboratory and simulated patient care experiences encountered in the delivery of safe and effective care of adult patient populations. Opportunities to test and use the nursing process as a critical thinking and problem-solving tool are provided. Professionalism, safety, development of interprofessional relationships, and the nurse’s role as member of the interdisciplinary health care team will be emphasized. three clock hours.
NURS 210. Offered fall term each year. One semester hour,
NURS 220Fundamentals of Nursing II - A continuation of NURS
210, the study of the fundamental concepts of holistic nursing and the nursing process. Prerequisites: BIOL 250 or equivalent, NURS 210/210L and NURS 240. Pre/co-requisite: BIOL 251 or equivalent, NURS 220C, and 202/202L. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours; three clock hours.
NURS 220CFundamentals of Nursing II Clinical - A continuation of
NURS 210C with the focus on giving students opportunities to test and use the nursing process as a critical thinking and problem-solving tool to provide holistic nursing care. Opportunities to develop additional competencies in selected beginning nursing interventions are also provided milligan university academic catalog | 2026-27 | www.milligan.edu
NURS 250MNursing Informatics- An introduction to the evolution
management, and communication tools for Nursing Information systems. The integration of Nursing Informatics with electronic medical records, enterprise- wide financial/reimbursement systems, and communication technologies in accordance with ethical, legal, and professional regulatory standards for the Nursing workplace, is emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 210/210L and 240. Offered spring term each year. Two semester hours.
NURS 290Independent Study - Special topics and/or experiences not
addressed within the curriculum and non-substitutable for required courses in the major but of special interest to the student. Coursework is to be accomplished independently under a pre-approved contract with a designated faculty member. Prerequisites: Department approval of proposal. Option available every term. One to three semester hours; one to three clock hours.
NURS 291Clinical Exploration in Nursing - Supervised preceptorship
in various agencies allowing the student additional reflection and evaluation of clinical practice. Pre/co-requisites: NURS 210/210L. Offered every term, including summer terms. One to four semester hours.
NURS 292Test Taking Strategies and Clinical Success - A course to
assist students who experience challenges with meeting didactic and/or clinical nursing course outcomes. Opportunities for growth in clinical practice, use of NCLEX-RN test taking strategies and professional behavior based on individual student needs are emphasized. Required of all students earning a grade of C- or lower, W, WP, or WF in a 200-level nursing course required for the BSN degree. The student must enroll each semester (excluding summer) until eligible to reenter the nursing curriculum sequence. Offered fall and spring terms each year.
NURS 293Clinical Success – The purpose of this course is to assist students
who experience challenges with meeting didactic and/or clinical nursing course outcomes. Opportunities for growth in clinical practice and professional behavior, based on individual student needs are emphasized. Required of all students earning a grade of C- or lower, W, WP, or WF in a 200-level nursing course required for the BSN degree. The student must enroll each semester (excluding summer) after successful completion of NURS 292, until eligible to re-enter the nursing curriculum sequence. Offered fall and spring terms each year. Three semester hours.
NURS 295Seminar - A seminar course designed to promote reflection, in
depth discussion, analyzation, and evaluation of selected current and historical events that affect healthcare and nursing ethics, delivery, safety, and practice. Topics considered vary from semester to semester. Offered occasionally; One to three semester hours Pre-licensure and LPN to RN students may only enroll in NURS 300 level courses upon acceptance into the nursing major through the progression application process.
NURS 306Nursing Pharmacology – A focus on the pharmacology
pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes relevant to clinical nursing practice. Concentration is placed on the study of prototypical drugs, their classification, their effects on human beings, and the implications for nursing practice. Pre-requisite: NURS 310L and 330. Offered spring term each year. Three semester hours; Three clock hours.
NURS 310LAdult Health Skills Lab- A laboratory course focusing on
the continued development of competencies required in the delivery of patient centered care in adult populations. Previous skills will be reinforced, undergraduate course descriptions 163 and new skills introduced in structured laboratory and simulated patient care experiences encountered in the delivery of safe and effective care of adult patients with acute and chronic illnesses. Professionalism, safety, development of interprofessional relationships, and the nurse’s role as member of the interdisciplinary health care team are emphasized. Three semester hours.
NURS 313Maternal/Child Nursing - A focus on the pregnant woman
neonate, and family. Course content addresses commonly experienced problems of this population during the childbearing process. Nursing interventions specific to these problems are presented. Co-requisite: NURS 313C. Offered fall and spring term each year. Three semester hours; three clock hours.
NURS 313CMaternal/Child Nursing Clinical - A practicum
experience providing opportunities within a variety of healthcare and community settings to utilize the nursing process to implement complex intervention modalities with clients experiencing actual or potential health problems associated with the childbearing process. Co-requisite: NURS 313. Offered fall and spring term each year. Two semester hours; six clock hours.
NURS 320CAdult Medical/Surgical Nursing Clinical - A practicum
experience providing opportunities within a variety of clinical settings to utilize the nursing process to implement complex intervention modalities with clients experiencing actual or potential medical/surgical health problems. Co-requisite: NURS 320. Offered spring term each year. Two semester hours; six clock hours.
NURS 323Pediatric Nursing - A focus on the developmental level and
commonly experienced physiological and psychosocial problems of infants, children, adolescents, and their families. Complex intervention modalities specific to the pediatric client population are presented through the use of the nursing process. Co-requisite: 323C. Offered fall and spring term each year. Three semester hours; three clock hours.
NURS 323CPediatric Nursing Clinical - A practicum experience
providing opportunities within a variety of healthcare and community settings to utilize the nursing process to implement complex intervention modalities with pediatric clients experiencing actual or potential health problems. Co-requisite: NURS 323. Offered fall and spring term each year. Two semester hours; six clock hours.
NURS 330Pathophysiology- An exploration of the basic
pathophysiology of selected disease processes that alter health of individuals across the lifespan. Focuses on nursing assessment with identification of presenting signs, symptoms, and manifestations of the selected disease processes. Additional emphasis is on application of general concepts of adaptation and homeostasis to each of the body’s systems and on relationship of these concepts to the practice of clinical nursing. Offered fall term each year. Three semester hours; three clock hours.
NURS 350LIntroduction to Nursing Research Lecture - A focus on
developing an understanding and use of nursing research as a basis for professional nursing practice. Students are introduced to the steps of the nursing research process and evaluation and critique of nursing literature. hours: two clock hours. milligan university academic catalog | 2026-27 | www.milligan.edu
NURS 350S. Offered spring term each year. Two semester
NURS 350SIntroduction to Nursing Research Discussion Section
A focus on developing an understanding and use of nursing research as a basis for professional nursing practice. Students apply the foundations of qualitative and quantitative research to critically analyze and critique nursing research, formulate a research question and research proposal. Co-requisite
NURS 390Independent Study - Special topics and/or experiences not
addressed within the curriculum and non-substitutable for required courses in the major but of special interest to the student. Course work is accomplished independently under a pre-approved contract with a designated faculty member. Prerequisite: departmental approval for the proposal. To be arranged. One to three semester hours; one to three clock hours.
NURS 391Clinical Exploration in Nursing - Supervised preceptorship
in various agencies allowing the student additional reflection and evaluation of clinical practice. Open to students eligible to enroll in NURS 300 level courses. Offered every term, including summer. One to four semester hours.
NURS 392Testing Taking Strategies and Clinical Success - A course
to assist students who experience challenges with meeting didactic and/or clinical nursing course outcomes. Opportunities for growth in clinical practice, use of NCLEX-RN test taking strategies and professional behavior based on individual student needs are emphasized. Required of all students earning a grade of C- or lower, W, WP, or WF in a 300-level nursing course required for the BSN degree. The student must enroll each semester (excluding summer) until eligible to reenter the nursing curriculum sequence. Offered fall and spring term each year. Three semester hours
NURS 393Clinical Success – The purpose of this course is to assist students
who experience challenges with meeting didactic and/or clinical nursing course outcomes. Opportunities for growth in clinical practice and professional behavior, based on individual student needs are emphasized. Required of all students earning a grade of C- or lower, W, WP, or WFin a 300-level nursing course required for the BSN degree. The student must enroll each semester (excluding summer) after successful completion of NURS 392, until eligible to re-enter the nursing curriculum sequence. Offered fall and spring term each year. Three semester hours.
NURS 395Seminar - A seminar course designed to promote reflection, in
depth discussion, analyzation, and evaluation of selected current and historical events that affect healthcare and nursing ethics, delivery, safety, and practice. Topics considered vary from semester to semester. Offered occasionally; One to three semester hours All required 300 level nursing courses must be completed before a pre-licensure or LPN to RN student may enroll in 400 level nursing courses with the exception of nursing electives with instructor permission.
NURS 403CPsychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical - A
practicum experience in a variety of in-patient and community-based settings designed to provide students with opportunities to promote mental health and provide independent and collaborative nursing interventions for clients diagnosed with mental illness. Co-requisite: NURS 403. Offered fall term each year. Two semester hours; six clock hours.
NURS 410Critical Care Nursing - The study of actions and reactions
that place a client in a potential or actual life-threatening state. Using the undergraduate course descriptions 164 nursing process format, critical care interventions are discussed. Co-req:
NURS 460Nursing Capstone Seminar - A seminar course designed to
promote review, reflection, and integration of all nursing curriculum content. The course includes completion of the application process, in- depth review, preparation for the NCLEX-RN examination, and nursing major outcomes assessment testing at designated passing standards. Students not completing the outcomes assessment testing at the designated passing standard during their initial enrollment in NURS 460 (spring semester of their senior year) will complete a remediation plan(s) and retest in subsequent terms until course outcomes are met. Students who do not meet course outcomes in their initial semester of enrollment must register for NURS 460 each subsequent term, beginning with Summer Term I, until course requirements are met (see “Capstone Assessment" under Nursing Program catalog description). Enrollment limited to students in their last semester of nursing curriculum. Offered every term including summer. Three semester hours.
NURS 490Independent Study - Special topics and/or experiences not
addressed within the curriculum and non-substitutable for required courses in the major but of special interest to the student. Coursework is to be accomplished independently under a pre-approved contract with a designated faculty member. Prerequisites: Department approval of proposal. Option available every term. One to three semester hours; one to milligan university academic catalog | 2026-27 | www.milligan.edu
NURS 491Clinical Exploration in Nursing - Supervised preceptorship
in various agencies allowing the student additional reflection and evaluation of clinical practice. Prerequisite: Open to students eligible to enroll in 400 level nursing courses. Offered every term including summers. One to four semester hours.
NURS 492Test Taking Strategies and Clinical Success - A course to
assist students who experience challenges with meeting didactic and/or clinical nursing course outcomes. Opportunities for growth in clinical practice, use of NCLEX-RN test taking strategies and professional behavior based on individual student needs are emphasized. Required of all students earning a grade of C- or lower, W, WP, or WF in a 400-level nursing course required for the BSN degree. The student must enroll each semester (excluding summer) until eligible to reenter the nursing curriculum sequence. Offered fall and spring term each year. Three semester hours
NURS 493Test Taking Strategies and Clinical Success (3 hrs)**
*Required of all pre-licensure students earning a grade of C- or less, or W in a required nursing course for the BSN degree in the corresponding curriculum level. (see course description) ** Required, after successful completion of NURS 292, 392, or 492, of all pre-licensure students earning a grade of C- or less or W in a required nursing course for the BSN degree in the corresponding curriculum level (see course description). Other required courses:
NURS 495Seminar - A seminar course designed to promote reflection, in
depth discussion, analyzation, and evaluation of selected current and historical events that affect healthcare and nursing ethics, delivery, safety, and practice. Topics considered vary from semester to semester. Offered occasionally; One to three semester hours
NURS 499AMentored Research - A faculty-mentored research course in
which students craft a research proposal, prepare a literature review, and outline the methods by which they plan to conduct research. Offered every term as needed. One semester hour.
NURS 499BMentored Research - A faculty-mentored research course in
which students complete their research in a manner consistent with practices in their discipline and submit a written draft of their findings to their mentor. Offered every term as needed. One semester hour.
