Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2021

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NRSG 3140 Therapeutic Hlth Assessment

Prerequisites: Acceptance to the nursing major and NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3240, 3140L, and 3345. This course provides the student with a systematic method for assessment of adult health status. Includes a clinical component, NRSG 3140L. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3140L Therapeutic Hlth Assessment Cl

Prerequisite: NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Clinical component for NRSG 3140. Additional laboratory fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3142 Health Asmnt for Prof Nursing

This course provides the student with a systematic method to assess health status and promotes critical thinking skills through comparative analysis of findings across race, gender, and ethnicity.

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NRSG 3240 Fnds of Nursing Practice

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major and NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240L, and 3345. Concepts and interventions foundational in assisting individuals to meet their basic needs are introduced. Emphasis is placed on the adult and aging client. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3240L Fnds of Nursing Practice Clin

Prerequisite: NRSG 2780. Corequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Clinical component for NRSG 3240. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3340 Intro to Profession of Nursing

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major. The discipline of nursing's approach to problem-solving is introduced. The Health Care System, Nursing Process, Communication, Teaching/Learning, Gerontology, and Community-Based Care are the course's focus.

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NRSG 3345 Nursing Pathopharmacology

Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRSG 3140L, 3240L. This course will introduce the science of pharmacology and consider the role of the registered nurse in the preparation, management, and administration of medications. Additionally the course focuses on the pathophysiology of disease and its relationship to pharmacological interventions. An emphasis is placed on understanding the action of medications, safe administration practices, and competence in drug calculations. The role of the nurse in creating a safe patient environment and in evaluating the patient's response to drug therapy will be discussed as an essential skill.

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NRSG 3440 Int Nrsg Mgmt Adult/Ger I

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, and NRSG 3445. Corequisites: NRSG 3440L, NRSG 3540, and NRSG 3560. This course builds on the liberal arts foundation and previous nursing courses to focus on the provision of evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric clients. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3440L Int Nrsg Mgmt Adult/Ger I Clin

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Corequisite: NRSG 3440. Clinical component for NRSG 3440. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3441 Refl on Compet Based Practice

The course allows registered professional nurses with a diploma degree to demonstrate proficiency in the area of Medical-Surgical Nursing by submitting a prescribed portfolio of career and educational accomplishments. RN students only.

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NRSG 3460 Nrsing in the Childbearing Fam

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, and NRSG 3340. Designed to enhance the student's ability to provide comprehensive care to the childbearing family. Co-requisite NRSG 3440. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3460L Nrsing/Childbearing Fam Clinic

Clinical component for NRSG 3460. May have additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3540 Psyc Mental Health Nursing

Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing major. The focus of this course is on the biopsychosocial concepts of behavior and its relationship to individuals and family groups. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3540L Psyc Mental Hlth Nurs Clinical

Clinical component for NRSG 3540. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3560 Community & Pop-Based Nurs

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Corequisites: NRSG 3440, 2540, 3560L. Community health concepts are explored. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3560L Comm & Pop-Based Nrsg Clinical

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, 3240, and 3345. Corequisites: NRSG 3440, 3540, 3560. Clinical component for NRSG 3560.

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NRSG 3660 Nursing the Childrearing Famil

Prerequisites: NRSG 3440, NRSG 3460, NRSG 3560. Co-requisite: NRSG 3660L. Designed to enhance the student's ability to provide comprehensive care to the nursing of children and their families. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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NRSG 3680 Legal & Ethical Issues in Nurs

Prerequisites: NRSG 3140, NRSG 3240, NRSG 3340, NRSG 3540. Legal and ethical issues pertinent to the health environment are examined.

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NRSG 3770 Study Abroad

The topics in this course are individualized based on the student's learning needs, destination country, content of study abroad program, and student interest and professional goals. In all cases, an expected outcome of this course is an increased international and/or multicultural awareness. This course is repeatable for credit.

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NRSG 3850 BSN Remediation

This course focuses on remediating students who have experienced difficulty progressing in the nursing (BSN) program.

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NRSG 3855 Sex Assault Nur Exam Training

This course provides supervised clinical training for ASN and Diploma prepared Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Trainees. Departmental approval required.

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NRSG 3880 Independent Study

The topics in this course are individualized based on the student's learning needs, interest and professional goals.

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NRSG 3990 Special Topics

Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Description: A discussion of current topics and issues in adult health nursing. Topics and instructor will vary. This course is repeatable for credit.

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