NU: Courses in Nursing
NU 201 F Fundamentals and Health Promotion 4 Cr
The purpose of this course is to apply the nursing process while learning fundamental nursing skills with an emphasis on health promotion and the aging adult. Nursing procedures are practiced in the laboratory and in the community Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Major. Fall semester.
NU 202 A Assessment and Health Promotion 4 Cr
The purpose of this course is the acquisition of beginning level health assessment for the professional nurse. Content for the course focuses on health assessment and health promotion for the well and ill adult. This course includes three hours of theory, one 3-hour lab per week, and one hour individual lab practice. Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Major. Fall semester.
NU 208 Basic Nutrition 3 Cr
This course covers the major classes of nutrients and their main functions, how nutrients are digested and absorbed throughout the lifecycle, and the relationship between certain nutrients and diseases. This course will assist students in offering basic nutritional guidance to clients through the lifespan. Prerequisites: CH 111 or concurrent CH 112. Fall and Spring semester.
NU 301 C Care of the Childbearing Family 4 Cr
This course introduces the student to family health nursing theory and nursing practice with emphasis on the childbearing family and well-child. Nursing care of the childbearing family from conception, to pregnancy, through childbirth and the postpartum period, including care of the newborn and pediatric client is presented within the context of a family-centered, developmental approach. The concepts of family structure, functions, values, culture, and spirituality are explored and applied to health promotion interventions for the childbearing family. Prerequisites: NU 201, NU 202. Fall and spring semester.
NU 302 Psychosocial Health 4 Cr
This course explores selected psychosocial concepts and theories basic to nursing practice. The use of self as a therapeutic agent is emphasized in the promotion of psychosocial health. Students develop strategies of intervention based on the nursing process, nursing theories and research. Clinical experience is provided within an inpatient psychiatric treatment facility. Prerequisites: Completion of 200-level nursing courses. Fall and spring semester.
NU 304 I Illness Across the Lifespan I 4 Cr
Utilizes applications of the nursing process and human response to illness, diseases, and disorders in providing nursing care throughout the lifespan. Assessment of the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual factors influencing existing or potential health problems provide direction for nursing care. This course includes a weekly three-hour laboratory experience in nursing skill development that focuses on the mastery of core scientific principles that underlie all skills, thus preparing the student nurse to incorporate current and future technological skills into other nursing responsibilities, and apply skills in diverse context of health care delivery. Prerequisite: NU 301, NU 302, NU 308. Spring semester.
NU 305 C Clinical Nursing Care I 4 Cr
Utilizes a head to toe assessment and management of symptoms of pathophysiological problems affecting the child, adult and geriatric client in an acute care setting. The emphasis is to maximize the quality of life and maintain an optimal level of functioning throughout the course of the illness. Clinical experiences will be related to classroom content. Prerequisites: NU 301, NU 302, NU 308. Spring semester.
NU/HS 307 N Nursing Research 3 Cr
NU 307 is an introduction and exploration into the basic understanding of the processes of theory, research, database evaluation and evidence-based practice in nursing and health science. Prerequisites: NU 301, NU 302, MA 207. Spring semester. Fulfills writing intensive requirement.
NU 308 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 3 Cr
The study of underlying structural and functional changes in body physiology that result from disease or injury and result in alteration in total body function in adults and children. The mechanisms and clinical manifestations associated with various diseases are explained according to body systems. The interrelationships of factors that contribute to increased morbidity and disease are discussed. Objective and subjective perspectives are studied that take into account the complex interactions among body, mind, and spirit. Basic pharmacological principles are studied to create an understanding of how drugs affect human beings across the lifespan. Application of the nursing process to drug therapy is identified. Specific categories of drugs and their therapeutic effects and potential toxicities are examined in conjunction with disease processes. Prerequisites: BI 214, or concurrent: NU 301, NU 302. Fall semester.
NU 404 I Illness Across the Lifespan II 4 Cr
Utilizes the nursing process and management of pathophysiological problems for providing care to ill persons across the lifespan with acute and chronic conditions. Assessment of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual factors that influence existing or potential health problems is considered. Prerequisites: Completion of 300-level nursing courses. Fall semester.
NU 406 N Nursing Leadership amd Management 4 Cr
This course explores the relationship between management and leadership processes and practices. The student will consider and practice the skills needed by nurse managers and leaders to effectively assess, design, coordinate, direct and evaluate the delivery of quality health care. Prerequisites: Completion of 300-level nursing courses. Fall and spring semester.
NU 413 C Clinical Nursing Care II 4 Cr
NU 413 is the clinical experience for Illness Across the Life Span II. Utilizing the nursing process, the student cares for the child, adult and geriatric client in acute care settings. The student will also observe and participate in the care of home health clients under direct supervision and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings. The emphasis is to maximize quality of life and maintain optimal level of functioning. The concepts of critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, and priority setting are emphasized utilizing the nursing process as the foundation. Collaboration, communication, delegation, and patient teaching are incorporated into the total care of the client/family. Prerequisite: Completion of 300-level nursing courses. Fall semester.
NU 414 C Community Health Nursing 4 Cr
The student will apply all previously gained knowledge from course work toward the baccalaureate in nursing to working with individuals, families, and communities and other aggregates. The concept of community health nursing being a blend of nursing and public health science is central to the course. The epidemiological process is introduced as the unifying concept for the wide range of programs and services found in community health. The nursing process is applied in providing services to the community as client. Beginning skills in assessing health needs of communities in order to identify high-risk groups are practiced. Coordination with other disciplines to provide disease prevention, health promotion, and protection interventions is stressed. The impact of the external environment on the health of individuals, families, and aggregates is emphasized. The student examines the role of the nurse as an advocate for health care policy to ensure the health of populations. Prerequisites: completion of 300-level nursing courses, NU 404, NU 413. Spring semester. Fulfills National Diversity requirement.
NU 417 C Capstone Clinical 3 Cr
The Capstone Clinical is designed to assist students in the integration of the competencies essential for the practice of professional nursing. During the semester, the student will progress from a structured supervised framework of practice to a framework where the student becomes able to have general supervision from the faculty and agency preceptors. The clinical site will be dependent upon the student's needs based upon the joint analysis of the student and faculty prior to the placement. Prerequisites: Completion of 300-level nursing courses. Fall and spring semester, with permission of instructor.
NU 427 C Comprehensive Nursing Review 3 Cr
This lab is intended to assist the student's own preparation for their NCLEX examination. Students will be expected to retain accountability and responsibility for their personal NCLEX preparation plan and for the completion of their preparation plan. The course will utilize on-line computerized resources, information from multiple published written NCLEX review resources, as well as NCLEX review DVD resources. Prerequisites: completion of 300-level nursing courses, NU 413, or concurrent NU 414, NU 417. Spring semester.
NU 430 C Cardiac Nursing 1 Cr
This course will prepare students with knowledge and skill of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). Skill development will focus on the mastery of core scientific principles of Advanced Cardiac Life Support sponsored by the American Heart Association. Prerequisites: Completion of 300-level
