practicing registered nurse. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Credit: 4 semester hours.
NUR 325: Teaching and Learning. This course introduces teaching and learning concepts for the practicing registered nurse access a diverse lifespan in a healthcare setting. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Credit: 1 semester hour.
NUR 325B: Introduction to Healthcare Informatics Provides a conceptual foundation for understanding healthcare informatics and includes analysis of various applications of information systems within the context of the health care system. Emphasis is placed on the nurses' role in advanced quality of care. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 102, PSY 200, & ALH 205. Required for all pre-licensure nursing majors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
NUR 325R: Public Health Nursing. This course is designed to integrate knowledge from nursing theory and public health science in assessing the health care needs of aggregates, communities, and society. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Credit: 3 semester hours.
NUR 330B: Health Assessment & Communication Across the Lifespan. Assessment and communication skills; development and application of cognitive skills to perform systematic, holistic, and culturally competent health assessments; emphasis on application of clinical reasoning involving assessment, nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. NUR 326: Community Support Systems. This course discusses trending public health issues and requires completing 12 hours of observational experience in a variety of community healthcare settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Credit: 4 semester hours.
NUR 340B: Nursing Care of Adults with Acute-Chronic Health Disorders. Description: Presentation of biological, psychological, socio-environmental, and spiritual concepts that inform basic nursing and pharmacological interventions for selected disorders and/or diseases. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 340BP, NUR 341B. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 340BP or NUR 341B, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR 340B.
NUR 340BP: Nursing Care of Adults with Acute-Chronic Health Disorders Practicum. In-depth clinical and laboratory-based experiences; application of basic and complex concepts of nursing care for adults of all ages in a variety of settings. Prerequisite: Admission to the major. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 340B, NUR 341B. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 340B or NUR 341B, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR 340BP. NUR 341B: Professionalism and Patient Safety. Focuses on helping aspiring healthcare professionals improve patient safety by developing the competencies associated best practice outcomes. Emphasis is placed on the role of interprofessional collaborative practice in patient safety, quality management and quality improvement. Prequisite: Admission to the major. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 330B, NUR340B, NUR340BP. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 330B, NUR340B, NUR340BP, or NUR340BP, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR341B. Credit: 2 semester hours.
NUR 341B: Professionalism and Patient Safety. Focuses on helping aspiring healthcare professionals improve patient safety by developing the competencies associated best practice outcomes. Emphasis is placed on the role of interprofessional collaborative practice in patient safety, quality management and quality improvement. Prequisite: Admission to the major. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 330B, NUR340B, NUR340BP. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 330B, NUR340B, or NUR340BP, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR341B. Credit: 2 semester hours.
NUR 345B: Nursing Care in Behavioral Health. Focus is on the roles of the professional nurse as provider of care; designer, coordinator, and manager of care; and member of the profession in caring for diverse individuals and populations experiencing psychiatric and mental health stressors. Prerequisites: NUR 330B, NUR 340B, NUR 340BP, NUR 341B. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 345BP, NUR 421B. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 345B or NUR 421B, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR 345BP.
NUR 345BP: Nursing Care in Behavioral Health Practicum. In-depth clinical and laboratory-based experience; application of basic and complex concepts of behavioral health nursing care to diverse clients across the age spectrum. Prerequisite: NUR 330B, NUR 340B, NUR 340BP, NUR 341B. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 345B, NUR 421B. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 345B or NUR 421B, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR 345BP.
NUR 405B: Nursing Care of Women, Children and Families. Focus is on the roles of the professional nurse as provider of care; designer, coordinator, and manager of care; and member of the profession in caring for diverse individuals and families during the childbearing and childrearing phases of family development. Prerequisites: NUR 330B, NUR 340B, NUR 340BP, NUR 341B. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 405BP, NUR 421B. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 405BP or NUR 421B, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR 405B.
NUR 405BP: Nursing Care of Women, Children and Families Practicum. In-depth clinical and laboratory-based experience; application of basic and complex concepts of maternal and child health. Prerequisite: NUR 330B, NUR 340B, NUR 340BP, NUR 341B. Requires concurrent registration in NUR 405B, NUR 421B. If the student drops or withdraws from NUR 405B or NUR 421B, the student must also drop or withdraw from NUR 405BP.
NUR 421: Nursing Informatics. This course provides a fundamental understanding of nursing informatics to inform quality and safety patient outcome measures.
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