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 1101Orientation Course (1
This course will introduce students to the academic and professional skills necessary for the success of the nursing student at BSMCON. The course will offer a variety of learning opportunities for students to engage with their peers, faculty, and advisor in order to develop academic success strategies and relationships that can be utilized throughout the nursing program.
lecture; hybrid) This course provides an overview of the foundations of professional nursing practice. The student will intentionally integrate knowledge gained through liberal arts and sciences with beginning nursing knowledge. Students will explore principles of the nursing process, critical thinking, clinical judgment, safety, infection control, health and wellness, patient education, legal and ethical issues, and communication techniques as they relate to the delivery of quality patient-centered care. Students will build upon these concepts to complete assignments demonstrating a beginning level of clinical judgement.
Prevention (4 credits lecture, 1 credit lab; hybrid) Utilizing a body systems approach, students in this course will explore principles of health assessment and clinical prevention across the lifespan. Students will use both didactic and lab components to discover a means to collect and interpret subjective and objective data to formulate clinical judgment about the individual’s health state, response to actual or potential problems, life processes, or higher levels of wellness. Concepts of genetics and genomics in relation to health assessment and clinical prevention will be explored. The nursing student will apply principles from Healthy People 2030, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Clinical Preventive Guidelines, and other national standards to promote primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. The course culminates with the baccalaureate entry level student applying theoretical and lab concepts to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for a comprehensive health history and physical exam.
lecture; online) Beginning with a historical overview of the advancements of the nursing profession, students will be introduced to a 72 | BON SECOURS MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF NURSING variety of foundational concepts central to the practice of nursing. Students will learn about the core Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) competencies as the basis for safe, quality patient centered care. Students will utilize a spirit of inquiry to examine an identified patient safety concern. Principles of servant leadership, the framework of the Catholic Healthcare Ministry, and philosophies and theories guiding nursing practice will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on these concepts as well as examine personal values and beliefs, conscious and unconscious bias to develop their personal philosophy of nursing.
lecture: hybrid) Using the Tanner Clinical Judgement model as a framework for the development of problem solving and clinical decision- making, this course will emphasize holistic, patient-centered care designed to support optimal health and disease prevention in the adult patient. This course will focus on alterations in homeostasis secondary to fluid and electrolyte imbalance, ventilation and oxygen transport problems, perfusion compromise, genitourinary dysfunction, and endocrine disorders. Adult Nursing Science I will draw on knowledge gained in liberal education and will be aligned with Pathopharmacology I, and Adult Nursing Science I Practicum for application of knowledge, skills and attitudes learned during the course.
practicum; hybrid) Using the Tanner Clinical Judgement model as a framework for the development of problem solving and clinical decision- making, this course will emphasize holistic, patient-centered care designed to support optimal health and disease prevention in the adult patient. This course allows students to apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding the care of adults across the healthcare continuum. Students have the opportunity to provide nursing care to clients with common acute and chronic health problems in acute care settings. This practicum is aligned with Adult Nursing Science I and Pathopharmacology I.
lecture; hybrid) This course focuses on the development of clinical judgement using the Tanner Clinical Judgement model (TCJM). This model provides common language and a process of using critical thinking, knowledge, and experience to develop solutions to problems and make decisions in the clinical setting. This course will focus on alterations in homeostasis secondary to care of the perioperative client, in addition, to the client with altered immune disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, movement and coordination disorders, and multisystem organ dysfunction. Adult Nursing Science II will draw on knowledge gained in liberal education and previous nursing courses. This course is aligned with Pathopharmacology II and Adult Nursing Science II Practicum for application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes learned during the course.
practicum; hybrid) Using the Tanner Clinical Judgement model as a framework for the development of problem solving and clinical decision- making, this course will emphasize holistic, patient-centered care designed to support optimal health and disease prevention in the adult patient. This course allows students to apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding the care of adults across the healthcare continuum. Students have the opportunity to provide nursing care to clients with common acute and chronic health problems in acute care settings. This practicum is aligned with Adult Nursing Science 2 and Pathopharmacology 2.
lecture) This course will introduce students to the academic and professional skills necessary for the success of the online nursing student at BSMCON. The course will offer a variety of learning opportunities for student to engage with peers, faculty, and their advisor in order to develop academic success strategies and relationships that can be utilized throughout the post-licensure RN-BSN program.
This course expands the registered nurse’s knowledge and skills in health, health assessment, psychomotor skills, genetics and genomics, and pharmacology across the lifespan to enhance clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills. The student will incorporate clinical reasoning and clinical judgment to transition into a designer/manager/ coordinator of cutting-edge current nursing care. Successful completion of this course will award the student an additional 41 credits for previous accredited nursing education.
lecture) This course facilitates the introduction of the registered nurse’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes to professional advancement in baccalaureate education. This course builds on the registered nurse’s previous experience and education to emphasize professionalism, scholarship, worldviews of nursing, lifelong learning, as well, as the Bon Secours Mercy Health values, Catholic health ministry, caring theory, and servant leadership.
lecture) This course will focus on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems. An emphasis on the six principles of Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) and the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School is integrated throughout the course. Students will have the opportunity to utilize principles of QSEN and IHI to develop quality improvement proposals.
lecture) Using a global perspective, students will analyze health disparities, community emergencies and common health issues facing diverse populations. Students will have the opportunity to explore the impact of nursing on population health to improve health outcomes.
lecture; hybrid) Utilizing the Tanner Clinical Judgment Model as a guiding framework for the development of clinical decision-making, this course introduces the concept of family centered nursing care to promote positive outcomes for families and vulnerable populations. Specific emphasis is placed on the unique healthcare needs of the family from pregnancy and the birth process through infancy, childhood, and adolescence. This course promotes the holistic, evidence- based care of the family unit and aligns with the Nursing Care of Families Practicum (NUR 4112P).
practicum; hybrid) Using the Tanner Clinical Judgement model as a framework for the development of problem-solving and clinical decision- making, this course allows students to apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to the holistic care of families. Emphasis placed on the healthcare needs of the family from pregnancy and the birth process through infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Students will have the opportunity to provide nursing care to families in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings. This practicum aligns with NUR 4112 Nursing Care of Families.
lecture; hybrid) This course focuses on culturally diverse, client-centered nursing care for individuals, families, and groups experiencing problems related to mental illness and alterations in cognition. Specific conditions and considerations relevant to the aging adult will be explored. The student will assess and apply evidence-based nursing practice specific to clients with mental health disorders. Emphasis will be placed on the holistic application of physiological, psychosocial, communication, and behavioral health theories that promote optimal client outcomes based on a collaborative interprofessional, client-centered approach. Students will reflect on their personal and societal values related to mental health disorders and behavioral health across the lifespan.
practicum; hybrid) Using the Tanner Clinical Judgment Model as a framework for the development of problem solving and clinical decision making, this course will focus on culturally diverse, client-centered nursing care for individuals, families, and groups experiencing problems related to mental illness and alterations in cognition. Specific conditions and considerations relevant to the aging adult will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on the holistic application of physiological, psychosocial, communication and behavioral health theories that promote optimal client outcomes based on a collaborative interprofessional, client-centered approach. Students will reflect on their personal and societal values related to mental health disorders and behavioral health across the lifespan.
This course provides foundational knowledge of nursing research and application of evidence-based practice. Students will acquire skills related to reading and critiquing both qualitative and quantitative research and completing a comprehensive literature review. This course is taught in both face-to-face and hybrid format. This course requirement can be fulfilled by successful completion of NUR 4322.
practicum; hybrid) This course culminates the program’s practicum experience by providing students the opportunity to work with a registered nurse in a precepted experience. This course prepares the student to transition to their role as a professional nurse by providing the opportunity to integrate previous learning and to solidify the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of a baccalaureate nurse generalist. In addition, students will have the opportunity to complete a quality improvement project as well as utilize leadership skills relate to mentorship of peers in earlier practicum courses.
lecture) This course will prepare the registered nurse for successful completion of a specialty certification. Exploration of a selected specialty provides the student with an opportunity to pursue an area of interest in depth. Lifelong learning will be emphasized in pursuit of certification, as well as the value of specialty nursing organizations offering certification. The student’s individual practice experience will be highlighted to establish evidence in expertise in the selected specialty. There will be an emphasis on self-directed learning with the support of faculty. *Note: Certification must be recognized by a professional organization or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification Center. 2024–2025 COLLEGE CATALOG | 81
practicum) In this course students complete a Quality Improvement (QI) project within a practice setting. Students will work with healthcare providers to achieve specific health goals or selected health outcomes for a patient population. Students will complete their practicum hours by working with providers to identify gaps in care and implement a quality improvement strategy to address the identified gap. This project is the synthesis of concepts from earlier courses and is based on the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) QI practicum. Students will also complete an e-portfolio demonstrating the attainment of the nursing program outcomes and synthesis of the baccalaureate nursing education.
This course provides an overview of informatics and clinical information systems in healthcare. The course demonstrates the impact of informatics on the delivery of nursing care. Students will explore the effective utilization of patient care technologies along with examining patient engagement, current trends, and appropriate use of social media.
NUR 4330CSpirituality in Nursing: The Cultivation of
Nursing as Ministry (2 credits: lecture; online) This course focuses on the concepts and history of spirituality in nursing, the importance of attending to the whole person, and coming to know one’s own spirituality in order to recognize and honor the spirituality in others. Spirituality is conceptualized as an integral component of holistic nursing practice. Through self-examination, reflection and integration of concepts and theories related to holistic compassionate care, the student cultivates a practice of nursing as ministry.
Specialty (2 credits: lecture; online) This course will explore the role of the emergency nurse and what differentiates the emergency nurse from other specialties. The student will examine various roles in the emergency department, as well as community and professional organizations influencing nursing practice. Emergency nursing skills, legal and ethical issues, and current 80 | BON SECOURS MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF NURSING issues unique to emergency nursing will be incorporated to appreciate the complex role of the emergency nurse.
NUR 4330FWalk with Me: Palliative & Hospice Nursing
Care (2 credits:lecture; online) This course builds upon foundational nursing to apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary in nursing practice to increase awareness of palliative care/hospice and to encourage seriously ill patients/families to seek quality care at the end-of-life. The student will complete End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) modules to increase knowledge of the standards necessary to interact with patients needing palliative/hospice care. The course will help the student identify, refer, and participate with seriously ill patients and their families as part of the palliative care team or hospice.
as a Specialty (2 credit didactic, 1 credit practicum; hybrid) Exploration of Operating Room Nursing as a Specialty is an investigation of the knowledge, skills, and attitude required of the professional registered nurse in the intra-operative setting. This course will explore the complexities of the professional nurse’s role in the intra-operative environment and the utilization of professionalism, advocacy, team work and communication. This course is a 1 credit didactic and 1 credit practicum allowing the student to learn concepts unique to intra-operative nursing followed by a focused 45 hour practicum observation in which the student will shadow a registered nurse in the setting.
Experience (2 credits: lecture; hybrid) The purpose of this course is to explore the history, culture, and social determinants of health of the population in preparation for a global outreach experience. This course includes formalized team formation as students learn to work together to serve a vulnerable population with limited resources. Students will have the opportunity to pursue an area of interest in depth as it relates to the health care of th population and present their findings to the class. Note: This course is a hybrid; it is delivered in a blended format 1/3 synchronous and 2/3 asynchronous.
lecture; online) This course guides students in the exploration of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes aligned with the attributes of effective, evidence-based leadership in nursing. Decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking skills will be examined and applied to the promotion of effective leadership. Recognizing that every nurse serves in a leadership capacity, knowledge of concepts such as emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and team dynamics will cultivate the student’s ability to serve as change agent and an emerging nurse leader.
NUR 4330MThe Nursing History Looking Glass: Mirror to
the Past Reflects the Future (2 credits: lecture; online) In this course students will explore the history of professional nursing beginning with ancient civilization and ending with the present day. Using seven identified trends as the lens for this exploration students will reflect on the evolution of professional nursing in the following contexts: image of the nurse, education of nurses, wartime influences, workforce dynamics, licensure requirements, practice advancements, and research within the profession. The course will conclude with an opportunity to highlight how the past impacts the future.
credits: lecture; online) Adult Critical Care Nursing Concepts provides students an opportunity to synthesize and apply concepts related to the multidisciplinary management of critically ill patients. Students will focus their learning on topics including interdisciplinary team dynamics, advanced rhythm interpretation, septic shock, critical care pharmacology and e technology, and end of life considerations. This course will aim to strengthen students’ clinical judgement through noticing, interpreting, responding, and reflecting to provide safe and holistic care to patients and families. The following course descriptions are for nursing electives for RN-BSN students ONLY
NUR 4343Business of Health Care in Complex Systems3
lecture; online) This course prepares the student to have requisite knowledge and skills to promote health by shaping the healthcare delivery system. Students will examine the organizational structures, process, and financing used in the delivery of healthcare. They will also explore regulatory processes and policy to effectively advocate for changes to improve the delivery of healthcare and health outcomes.
lecture; online) This course focuses on servant leadership in relation to current leadership theories and trends in nursing practice. Students will be able to explore leadership strengths to promote the development of self and lifelong learning. 74 | BON SECOURS MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
