LPN to ASN Mobility Option
A100 Nursing: Drug Dosage Calculation (2 cr.) Provides a review of basic mathematics and presents a method of solving problems involving drug dosages. Course is open to those interested in nursing.
A150 L.P.N. Transition to A.S.N. Practice (4 cr.) This course builds on assessment of prior knowledge and skills and facilitates advanced placement in the A.S.N. program. Offers opportunity to use critical thinking, communication, physical assessment, and psychomotor skills in applying the nursing process to care of adults with alterations in comfort/function, nutrition, elimination, and metabolic processes. Begins socialization to A.S.N. roles.
A276 Care of the Individual: Alterations in Activity-Exercise (3 cr.) P: A150; C: A277. This course focuses on the application of all aspects of the nursing process in caring for individuals experiencing selected acute and chronic alteration in cardiac, respiratory, and hematological systems across the life span. Integration and critical examination of prior and new knowledge will be emphasized.
A277 Nursing Practicum: Care of the Individual - Alterations in Activity - Exercise (3 cr.) C: A276. Students will focus on adults experiencing selected acute and chronic cardiac, respiratory, and hematological alterations and their related disruptions in activity - exercise abilities. The nursing process will be used in providing care that will foster positive outcomes.
A278 Care of the Individual - Alterations in Cognition, Perception, and Interaction ( 3 cr.) P: A150 C: PSY B310 and A279. This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to care for individuals experiencing actual or potential problems of the neuro-psychological, neuro-muscular, or central nervous system. Problems include cognitive, physiological, emotional, and behavioral disruptions experienced by individuals across the life span.
A279 Nursing Practicum - Care of the Individual Alterations in Cognition, Perception, and Interaction (2 cr.) C: PSY B310 and A278. Students will focus on individuals experiencing neuro-psychological, neuro-muscular, central nervous system, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disruptions. Students will be expected to integrate knowledge and skills in increasingly complex care situations, as consistent with course and level competencies.
A286 Care of the Individual-Beginning and Evolving Families (3 cr.)
P: A276, A277, A278, A279, and PSY B310; C: A287. This course focuses on the study of individuals and
families during the childbearing and child-raising phases of development. Concepts of growth and development,
health promotion, health maintenance, illness, and illness prevention are integrated.
A287 Nursing Practicum: Care of the Individual-Beginning and Evolving Families (3 cr.)
C: A286. Students will focus on care of individuals and families during the childbearing and child-raising
phases of development. Students will be expected to apply nursing skills and knowledge to promote family
function and growth. Students will have opportunities to interact with children, adults, and families
across the care continuum
A288 Care of the Individual within a Family and Community Context (2 cr.)
P: A276, A277, A278, A279, PSY B310; C: A289. This capstone course focuses on the integration of knowledge
and its application in the provision of comprehensive nursing care. The role of the nurse in planning,
collaborating, organizing, communicating, problem solving, and evaluating care outcomes will be emphasized.
Principles of care management and pharmacology will be synthesized into course content.
A289 Nursing Practicum: Care of the Individual within the Family and Community Context (3 cr.)
C: A288. Students will apply the nursing process in managing care for multiple individuals and their families
in a variety of acute and community-focused settings where policies and procedures are specified and professional
consultation is available. Students will also demonstrate their ability to synthesize pharmacology and the use of
computers in their practice.
A290 The Discipline of Nursing: Role Transitioning (2 cr.)
C: A286 and/or A288. This course focuses on the transition from the role of student to graduate nurse. Emphasis
is placed on the responsibilities and expectations of the professional nurse in the health-care delivery system.
Legal and ethical issues, professional development, group dynamics, risk management, quality assurance, political
action, nursing organizations, and the use of research to inform nursing practice will be explored.
RN to BSN Mobility Option
B231 Communication for Health Care Professionals (3 cr.) Students in this course will focus on basic communication skills essential for working with health care professionals and clients of various ages. Content includes interpersonal communications and group dynamics. Students will practice communication skills with individuals, within groups, and through electronic media.
B244 Comprehensive Health Assessment (2 cr.) C: B245. This course focuses on helping students acquire the skills necessary to conduct a comprehensive health assessment that includes the physical, psychological, social, functional, and environmental aspects of health. The process of data collection, interpretation, documentation, and dissemination of assessment data will be addressed.
B245 Comprehensive Health Assessment: Practicum (2 cr.) C: B244. Students will have the opportunity to use interview, observation, percussion, palpation, inspection, and auscultation in assessing clients across the life span in simulated and actual environments.
B304 Professional Nursing Seminar I (3 cr.) This course focuses on core theoretical concepts of professional nursing practice, including health, wellness, illness, self-care and caring, disease prevention, and health promotion. Students will be expected to explore theoretical premises and research related to the unique wellness perspectives and health beliefs of people across the life span. Students will learn to develop care outcomes consistent with maximizing individual potentials for wellness. Students will complete a needs assessment as part of the practicum experience.
B404 Professional Nursing Seminar II (3 cr.) This course focuses on the application of nursing theory and research findings in restoring and maintaining individual and family functioning for those dealing with multi-system alterations. Students will explore the ethical, legal, and moral implications of treatment options and identify tactics to maintain nursing effectiveness in their facilitation of individuals and families through the health-care system. Students will complete a scholarly analysis as part of their practicum experience.
H355 Date Analysis in Clinical Practice and Health Care Research (3 cr.) P: B244, B245. This course introduces nursing and other health sciences students to the basic concepts and techniques of data analysis needed in professional health care practice. Principles of measurement, data summarization, and univariate and bivariate statistics are examined. Differences in types of qualitative data and methods by which these types of data can be interpreted are also explored. Emphasis is placed on the application of fundamental concepts to real world situations in client care.
H365 Nursing Research (3 cr.) P: Approved statistics course or permission of instructor. This course focuses on the development of students' skills in using the research process to define clinical research problems, and in determining the usefulness of research in clinical decisions related to practice. The importance of critiquing nursing and nursing-related research studies will be emphasized in identifying applicability to nursing practice.
S472 A Multi-System Approach to the Health of the Community (3 cr.) This course focuses on the complexity and diversity of groups or aggregates within communities, along with their corresponding health care needs. Through a community assessment of health trends, demographics, epidemiological data, and social/political-economics issues in local and global communities, the student will be able to determine effective interventions for community-centered care.
S473 A Multi-System Approach to the Health of the Community: Practicum (2 cr.) P: B304, B404, B244, B245. Students will have the opportunity to apply the concepts of community assessment, program planning, prevention, and epidemiology to implement and evaluate interventions for community-centered care of groups or aggregates. Professional nursing will be practiced in collaboration with diverse groups within a community.
S474 Applied Health-Care Ethics (3 cr.) This course is designed to introduce the student to major ethical theory, principles, and models for the recognition, analysis, and resolution of ethical dilemmas in health-care practice.
S481 Nursing Management (2 cr.) P: B304 and B404. This course focuses on the development of management skills assumed by professional nurses, including delegation of responsibilities, networking, facilitation of groups, conflict resolution, leadership, case management, and collaboration. Concepts addressed include organizational structure, change, managing quality and performance, workplace diversity, budgeting and resource allocation, and delivery systems.
S482 Nursing Management: Practicum (3 cr.) Students will have the opportunity to apply professional management skills in a variety of nursing leadership roles.
S483 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone (3 cr.) P: S481 and S472 or permission of instructor. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing care practice skills. Students will collaborate with faculty and a preceptor in choosing a care setting, planning and organizing a learning experience, and practicing professional nursing in a safe and effective manner.
S484 Research Utilization Seminar (1 cr.) C: S483. This course focuses on students' abilities to refine their critical/analytical skills in evaluating clinical research for applicability to nursing practice. Students will examine the role of evaluation, action research, and research findings in assuring quality of nursing care and in solving relevant problems that arise from clinical practices.
S485 Professional Growth and Empowerment (3 cr.) C: S481 or permission of instructor. This course focuses on issues related to professional practice, career planning, personal goal-setting, and empowerment of self and others. Students will discuss factors related to job performance, performance expectations and evaluation, reality orientation, and commitment to lifelong learning.
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