PSYC1021INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This survey course introduces students to several critical areas of psychology. Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on the scientific method, its application to psychology, and the insights gained from scientific research. The interactions among biological processes, cognitive and emotional responses, sociocultural forces, and behavior are examined. Included are such diverse topics as: health, stress, and coping; consciousness, sleep and dreams; effects of psychoactive drugs on behavior and health; psychological disorders; social psychology; types of learning and behavior management, information processing approaches including memory, encoding and retrieval; and the relationship of the nervous system to thought, feelings, and behaviors.
Year Two - Fall Semester:
ENGL1011ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course engages students in reading and writing practices essential to academic life, including critical reading, writing in response to texts, revision, and editing.
ENGL1012ACADEMIC WRITING AND RESEARCH
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
Prerequisite: ENGL1011. This course engages students in reading, writing and research practices essential to academic life, including developing a project for a research paper, searching for authoritative materials to use in that project, and presenting it in an edited paper that follows academic conventions of documentation and citation.
NURU2012CHILDBEARING & WOMEN'S HEALTH
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
PREREQUISITE: NURU2010, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course is designed to explore the role of the nurse in family centered care of the childbearing family before, during and after birth. Concepts and issues related to health promotion, disease prevention and illness, and care of women throughout the lifespan will also be addressed. Application of the nursing process in caring for childbearing women and their families will be emphasized. The 90-hour clinical experience is structured to provide students the opportunity to care for childbearing women and their families in a variety of settings.
PREREQUISITES:
NURU2010 Nursing Majors Only
NURU2012CCHILDBEARING AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Credits (Min/Max): 0/0
Clinical for Childbearing & Women's Health Nursing
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only
NURU2121MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING OF THE
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
PREREQUISITE: NURU2010 AND NURU2010C, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course is designed to provide the students with the knowledge and skills required to care for adult patients and families experiencing selected acute and chronic disorders. Issues related to illness, health promotion, disease prevention, and rehabilitation of selected disorders will be explored. The 90-hour clinical experience is structured to provide students the opportunity to care for adult patients and their families experiencing acute and chronic disorders.
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only & NURU2010 & NURU2010C
NURU2121CMEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING OF THE
Credits (Min/Max): 0/0
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only
Year Two - Spring Semester:
NURU2015NURSING OF CHILDREN
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
PREREQUISITE: NURU2010, GRADE OF C OR BETTER This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge of the role of the nurse in health promotion of children and families during illness. Utilization of the nursing process will be emphasized in caring for children with acute and chronic health problems in a variety of ambulatory, community, acute and transitional care settings. The 90-hour clinical experience is structured to provide students the opportunity to care for children and families in a various pediatric health settings.
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only & NURU2010
NURU2015CNURSING OF CHILDREN - CLINICAL
Credits (Min/Max): 0/0
Clinical for Nursing of Children
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only
NURU2030TRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
PREREQUISITE: NURU2121, NURU2012, NURU2015, NURU2035 (ALL WITH GRADE OF C OR BETTER) This course provides students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills necessary for the transition from student to graduate nurse. Students will utilize critical thinking, communication skills, and the nursing process to prioritize and provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to multiple patients and families in clinical settings. Principles and philosophies of leadership and management that enable the graduate nurse to safely prioritize and delegate care of patients to other members of the health team are examined. The 60 hour clinical component of the course enables the student to transfer theoretical knowledge to application in the clinical setting under the direction and supervision of a preceptor.
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only & NURU2012 & NURU2015 & NURU2121
NURU2030CTRANSITION FROM STUDENT TO
Credits (Min/Max): 0/0
PREREQUISITES:
Nursing Majors Only
NURU2035MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING OF THE
Credits (Min/Max): 4/4
This course is designed to facilitate the student’s ability to integrate knowledge of pathophysiology and the nursing process to the care of patients and families experiencing complex health problems. The use of advanced technologies is integrated into the nursing process to provide safe, effective nursing care for patients as they adapt to these illnesses. The 90-hour clinical experience will provide students with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills from the classroom setting to the care of patients and families with these complex health issues.
NURU2035CMEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING OF THE
Credits (Min/Max): 0/0
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