Nursing Program


	Required Nursing Courses: (52 Hours Required)
	Introduction to Professional Nursing 3 Focuses on the historical and societal context of the roles and responsibilities of professional nursing. Introduces critical thinking through nursing problem solving frameworks including the nursing process, functional health problems, and evidence-based practice. Emphasizes the legal, ethical, politcal, social, and economic context of nursing within the health care system.
	Pharmacology 3 Introduces students to the fundamental principles of pharmacology and drug therapies used as treatment interventions for clients throughout the lifespan. Specific topics will include nursing implications, adverse drug responses, and drug interactions. Explores drug information resources and complementary alternative therapies.
	Pathophysiology 3 Focuses on principles of normal and abnormal physiology applied to health care and nursing practice. Emphasis on cellular, organ, system and holistic function of disease processes.
	Health Assessment 3 Focuses on the application of critical thinking and reasoning in the assessment of health status of individuals. Emphasis on systematic holistic approach to health history and physical examination for differentiating normal from abnormal states to include assessment of the physical, developmental, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual dimensions.
	Nursing Therapeutic Interventions 3 Emphasis on the basic concepts and psychomotor skills needed to provide therapeuticinterventions to clients with health alterations across the lifespan. Academic skills laboratory and clinical experiences are included.
	Research in Nursing 3 Focuses on research methods needed for systematic investigation and expansion of nursing knowledge. Critical appraisal of research is emphasized with an emphasis on analyzing the integration of research findings into the practice setting.
	Adult Health I and II 8 (two semesters) Focuses on the problem solving process for providing nursing care to adults across the lifespan experiencing health care needs across the illness continuum. The clinical component focuses on the professional role in providing patient care and evaluating outcomes in collaboration with other health team members.
	Mental Health 4 Focuses on providing care to individuals and families who are experiencing psychosocial challenges. The clinical component encompasses a range of mental health services in a variety of environments and emphasizes the use of therapeutic communication skills.
	Women's Health and the Childbearing Family 4 Emphasis is on the childbearing family from preconception through postpartum, including genetics and care of the neonate. Exploration of women's health will include issues from menarche to menopause, including reproductive health issues. The clinical component includes nursing care in the acute and primary care settings as well as prenatal education.
	Pediatric Health Care 4 Focuses on developmentally appropriate health promotion and nursing care for children and their families experiencing acute and chronic pediatric problems. The clinical component will focus on acute and community health care settings and includes care for children with special needs.
	Care of the Complex Ill 4 Emphasis is on the patient and family experiencing severe disruptions in health. Focus is on the critical thinking skills needed to analyze the relationship of multidimensional stresses of the seriously ill patient for the provision of nursing care.
	Community Health Care 3 Focuses on the synthesis of population-based health and public health concepts to promote, maintain, and restore health to individuals, families and communities. Community assessment, risk appraisal, and application of community health nursing strategies are emphasized in the didactic and clinical components.
	Leadership Roles in Nursing 4 Focuses on the concepts and principles of leadership and management. Clinical experiences provide opportunity for students to experience various nursing roles and to practice leadership and management skills.
	Senior Seminar 2 Focuses on integration of the behaviors essential for the transition from student to professional nurse.
	Senior Clinical Practicum 2 Provides students with a concentrated experience in collaborative nursing care management with a preceptor. Focus is on refinement of skills in clinical judgment and nursing interventions along with enhanced socialization to the professional role.
	Total 52
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