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. 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, NTD 340, PHAR 316. COREQ: NURS 313, PHAR 317. S
NURS 313 Mental Health Nursing Practicum 2 credits. Clinical application of the nursing process utilizing mental health concepts. PREREQ: NURS 310, NTD 340, PHAR 316. COREQ: NURS 312, PHAR 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, NURS 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, NURS 350, NURS 351, BIOS 305, PHAR 316. COREQ: NURS 371, NURS 312, NURS 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, NURS 350, NURS 351, BIOS 305, PHAR 316. COREQ: NURS 370, NURS 312, NURS 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, NURS 441 OR NURS 410, NURS 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 ECON 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