NURS 220 Introduction to Professional Nursing 2 credits. Social forces affecting professional nursing are analyzed in the context of their impact on health care. Concepts of stress and adaptation are presented as they relate to the health status of clients. F
NURS 261 Basic Nursing Practicum, 1 credit lab (3 contact hours). Introduction to basic skills associated with health care. Consists of theoretical foundations with discussion, simulation and application using the nursing process. PREREQ: NURS 220. S
NURS 305 Physical Assessment Practicum 1 credit. Presents in-depth physical assessment skills to licensed nurses for admission to baccalaureate nursing program. PREREQ: LPN OR RN STATUS, PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT. D
NURS 310 Health Promotion Through the Life Cycle 1 credit. Development of knowledge and skills to effectively utilize the nursing process for the promotion of health and wellness through the life cycle. PREREQ: ADMISSION TO THE NURSING MAJOR. F
NURS 312 Mental Health Nursing Concepts 4 credits. Holistic theoretical perspective of mental health nursing of clients of all ages. PREREQ: NURS 310, 311; NTD 340; PCOL 316. COREQ: NURS 313; PCOL 317. S
NURS 313 Mental Health Nursing Practicum 2 credits. Clinical application of the nursing process utilizing mental health concepts. PREREQ: NURS 310, 311; NTD 340; PCOL 316. COREQ: NURS 312; PCOL 317. S
NURS 330 Nursing Research 3 credits. Nursing research will be critiqued by students utilizing basic concepts research methodology. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT. S
NURS 340 Principles of Teaching and Learning 2 credits. Basic principles of teaching and learning as they relate to health care needs of clients. S
NURS 350 Episodic Nursing I 2 credits. Nursing theory and process focusing on nursing care of clients with alterations in health status, wellness and/or restoration of health. PREREQ: ADMISSION TO NURSING MAJOR. COREQ: NURS 310, BIOS 305, PHAR 316. F
NURS 351 Episodic Nursing Practicum I 4 credits. Clinical application of the nursing process focused on the course of disease and/or on the restoration of health. PREREQ: ADMISSION TO NURSING MAJOR. COREQ: NURS 310, 350, BIOS 305, PHAR 316. F
NURS 370 Episodic Nursing II 4 credits. Nursing theory and process focusing on complex alterations in health status and wellness. PREREQ: NURS 310, 350, 351, BIOS 305, PHAR 316. COREQ: NURS 371, 312, 313, PHAR 317. S
NURS 371 Episodic Nursing Practicum II 4 credits. Application of the nursing process to assist clients with illness care and/or restoration of health. PREREQ: NURS 310, 350, 351, BIOS 305, PHAR 316. COREQ: NURS 370, 312, 313, PHAR 317. S
NURS 405 Socialization into Professional Nursing 1 credit. Limited to registered nurses. Linkage course that introduces the philosophy and conceptual framework of the Department of Nursing. Nursing theories are introduced for the guiding of nursing care. D
NURS 410 Distributive Nursing 4 credits. Uses the nursing process to teach health maintenance/disease prevention for clients in the community, homes, birthing centers and maternal-child units in hospitals. PREREQ: ALL JUNIOR LEVEL NURSING COURSES.COREQ: NURS 411. F,S
NURS 411 Distributive Nursing Practicum 5 credits. Application and practice of the nursing process in health care settings that focus on health maintenance and disease prevention. PREREQ: ALL JUNIOR LEVEL NURSING COURSES. COREQ: NURS 410. F, S
NURS g417 Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team 1 credit. Introduction to the principles and techniques of interdisciplinary evaluations and treatment planning for youth with special needs. Disciplines emphasized: Social Work, Psychology, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Nursing, Special Education, Physical Therapy. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D
NURS 420 Seminar: Nursing Issues and Trends 2 credits. Current and future trends and issues related to ethics, group process, analytical decision making in nursing care. PREREQ: ALL JUNIOR LEVEL NURSING COURSES. COREQ: NURS 440, 441 OR NURS 410, 411. F
NURS 440 Nursing Leadership 4 credits. Presentation of nursing concepts and contemporary approaches to organizing nursing care for groups of clients in various health care settings. PREREQ: ECON 201 OR 202; ALL JUNIOR LEVEL NURSING COURSES. COREQ: NURS 441. F, S, Su
NURS 441 Nursing Leadership Practicum 5 credits. Transition from student to professional role through application of nursing process with groups of clients in health care settings. Rural preceptorship is available. PREREQ: ALL JUNIOR LEVEL NURSING COURSES. COREQ: NURS 440. F, S, Su
NURS 482 Trends in Nursing Care 1-3 credits. Designed to enable nurses and other health care workers to study specific problems and trends; update knowledge and skills; evaluate and explore approaches to the solution of problems or trends. May be repeated to a total of 6 credits. D
NURS g483 Total Health Assessment 4 credits (1 credit lab). Theory and practice in the evaluation of clients to differentiate normal from abnormal manifestations of health. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT. D
NURS 491 Independent Study in Nursing Credit variable to 3. Independent study in a specific area of nursing of special interest. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF DEPARTMENT. F, S
NURS g493 Seminar 3 credits. Reading, discussion, and preparation of reports on selected topics. May be repeated up to 6 credits. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D