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NURS 165 Survey of Professional Nursing (3 credits)

Introduction to the role of the nurse within the framework of the Dungan nursing model of Dynamic Integration. Explores historical, social, legal, ethical, and research components of professional nursing practice (3 clock hours).

NURS 170 Therapeutic Relationship (3 credits)

Provides beginning knowledge of nursing modalities used to facilitate health. Specific modalities include supportive counseling, teaching, social support, and alternative care. Opportunities to use nursing modalities may include simulations and interviews with healthy people (3 clock hours).

NURS 261 Fundamentals of Prof. Nurs With Clinic (3 credits)

Focuses on the promotion of healthy physiological responses and the provision of a safe environment for healthy and vulnerable individuals. Includes clinical laboratory instruction and practice in modalities to provide a safe environment and promote healthy physiological responses for healthy and vulnerable adults. Didactic portion (3 clock hours) and the modality of direct care clinical component (9 clock hours) for this 8-week course. Prerequisites: Exercise and Sport Science 112,113; Chemistry 108. Corequisite: Nursing 262. Fall.

NURS 262 Fundamentals of Profes Nurs II W Clinic (3 credits)

Focuses on the promotion of healthy physiological responses and the provision of a safe environment for healthy and vulnerable individuals. Includes clinical laboratory instruction and practice in modalities to provide a safe environment and promote healthy physiological responses for healthy and vulnerable adults. Didactic portion (3 clock hours) and the modality of direct care clinical component (9 clock hours) for this 8-week course. Prerequisites: Nursing 261

NURS 264 Physical Assessment With Lab (3 credits)

Class component for NURS 264 Physical Assessment with a lab. Introduces the assessment of health within the Dungan Model of Dynamic Integration (developmental, cultural, physiological cognitive, psychological, behavioral,spiritual, and social support). Focus is on assessment of individuals and families across the life span. Practice component provided(3 lab hours, 5 clock hours). Prerequisites: Exercise and Sport Science 112,113; Chemistry 108 or 118 or admission to the RN to BSN program.

NURS 264L Physical Assessment Lab (0 credits)

Practice component for NURS 264 Physical Assessment with lab. Introduces the assessment of health within the Dungan Model of Dynamic Integration (developmental, cultural, physiological cognitive, psychological, behavioral, spiritual, and social support). Focus on the assessment of physiological responses of the individual across the life span. Practice component provided (3 lab hours, 5 clock hours). Prerequisites: Exercise and Sport Science 112, 113; Chemistry 108 or 118.

NURS 271 Healthy Families Across the Lifespan (3 credits)

Focuses on the life cycle of a healthy family beginning at conception. Addresses family development, maternity care, transitions, and common problems of healthy families (3 clock hours). Prerequisites: Nursing 160 or 165, 261, 262, 264; Biology 110; Nutrition 304. Corequisite: Nursing 272. Spring.

NURS 272 Clinical Component of Healthy Families (3 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice in the modalities of direct care, teaching, counseling, alternative care, and social support in healthy families. Focus on clients and families of all ages, especially childbearing, child rearing, and aging family (9 clock hours). Prerequisites: Nursing 160 or 165, 261, 262, 264; Biology 110; Nutrition 304. Corequisite: Nursing 271. Spring.

NURS 361 Medical Surgical Nursing I (3 credits)

Focuses on vulnerable individuals and families across the life span with an emphasis on pediatric clients, who are in transition due to their responses to common illness-related phenomena such as pain, inflammation, infection, neoplasia, altered immunity, surgical intervention, or fluid/electrolyte imbalances, accidents and poisoning, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital and developmental disorders (3 clock hours). Prerequisites: All 100- and 200-level nursing courses; Health Sciences 205. Corequisite: Nursing 362. Fall.

NURS 362 Clinical Component of Adult & Pediatric Medical Surgical Nursing I (2 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with the modalities of direct care, teaching, counseling, alternative care, social support in persons or families in transition related to their responses to common illness-related phenomena. Primary focus is on pediatric and surgical clients including their families (6 clock hours). Prerequisites: All 100-and 200-level nursing courses; Health Sciences 205. Corequisite: Nursing 361. Fall.

NURS 363 Mental Health Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on individuals and their families who are vulnerable or in transition due to acute or chronic mental health problems such as mood and thought disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and manipulative or angry behavior (3 clock hours). Placement: Junior. Prerequisites:All 100- and 200-level nursing courses; Health Sciences 205. Corequisite: Nursing 364. Fall.

NURS 364 Clinical Component of Mental Health Nursing (2 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with the modalities of counseling, teaching, and social support with individuals and groups. Focuses on the client and family with acute or chronic problems in mental health (6 clock hours). Placement: Junior. Prerequisites: All 100- and 200-level nursing courses; Health Sciences 205. Corequisite: Nursing 363. Fall.

NURS 369 Strategies for Professional Nursing Practice I (1 credit)

This course focuses on the development of test taking skills and preparation for the NCLEX exam. Evaluations will be completed to allow for development of individual specific interventions for improvement. Prerequisite: Completion of 200-level nursing courses.

NURS 371 Medical Surgical Nursing II (3 credits)

Focuses on vulnerable individuals and families across the life span who are in transition related to common illnesses causing alterations in fluid and gas transport, metabolism, digestion, and elimination (3 clock hours). Prerequisites: Nursing 361, 362, 363, 364. Corequisites:Nursing 373, 374. Spring.

NURS 373 Medical Surgical Nursing III (3 credits)

Focuses on vulnerable individuals and families across the life span who are in transition related to common illnesses causing alterations in reproduction and sexuality, cognition, sensation and motion, and immunity (3 clock hours). Prerequisites: Nursing 361, 362,363, 364. Corequisites: Nursing 371, 374. Spring.

NURS 374 Clinical Component Medical Surgical Nursing II & III (4 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with modalities of direct care, teaching, counseling, alternative care, social support in persons or families in transition related to disruptions of energy and protection (12 clock hours). Prerequisites: Nursing 361, 362, 363, 364. Corequisites:Nursing 371, 373. Spring.

NURS 385 Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (3 credits)

Extends focus on evidence-based practice by examining the specific role of research in the development of the body of nursing knowledge. Primary emphasis on the nurse as a consumer of research findings (3 clock hours). Prerequisite: Statistics.

NURS 395 Special Topics in Health Care and Nursing (1-6 credits)

Specific health care and nursing topics. Classroom and experiential learning experiences appropriate.

NURS 463 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on the principles of leadership and management as they are practiced in nursing. Concepts of organizational behavior and transformation and transactual leadership are emphasized along with client advocacy, change agency, power, and politics. Prerequisite: Completion of all junior level courses or admission to the RN to BSN option.

NURS 467 Global Health Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on individuals,families, and groups within the community. Emphasis on vulnerable populations, their health, and the provision of health care. Examines health of the community including communicable disease, environmental health hazards, mortality and morbidity, and epidemiology (3 clock hours). Placement: Senior. Prerequisites: All 300- level nursing courses or admission to the RN to BSN program. Corequisite: Nursing 468.

NURS 468 Clinical Component of Global Health Nursing (4 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with the modalities of teaching, counseling, alternative care, and social support. Focuses on vulnerable groups within the community who require health promotion and/or suffer chronicity. Primary emphasis on teaching and social support (12 clock hours). Prerequisites: All 300-level nursing courses or admission to the RN to BSN program. Corequisite: Nursing 467.

NURS 469 Strategies for Success in Prof Nursing (2 credits)

Prepares the student for the NCLEX Examination by reviewing test taking skills, test question formats, and essential knowledge for professional nursing practice. Corequisite: Nursing 477, 478.

NURS 474 Clinical Component of US Public Health (1.5 credits)

This clinical laboratory course includes instruction and practice with modalities of teaching, counseling, alternative health, and social support. The focus is on vulnerable groups within the community who require health promotion and/or suffer chronicity. Primary emphasis is on teaching and social support in a community setting. Required of senior students who take Nursing 477 and Nursing 478 at Harlaxton.

NURS 477 Complex Medical Surgical Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on individuals and families who are in transition due to complex acute or chronic illness problems which increase susceptibility to multi-system failure (3 clock hours). Prerequisites: All 300-level nursing courses or admission to the RN to BSN program. Corequisite: Nursing 478.

NURS 478 Clinical Management of Complex Clients (4 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with modalities necessary to promote reintegration in individuals and families with complex acute or chronic illness problems. Clinical experiences include opportunities for practice in direct care and leadership roles (12 clock hours). Prerequisites: All 300-level nursing courses or admission to the RN to BSN program. Corequisite: Nursing 477.

NURS 484 Professional Nursing Senior Seminar (3 credits)

Societal and global health issues critically examined with emphasis on the impact on individual consumers, health care providers, and society as a whole. Focuses on refining problem solving skills, using the student's liberal and professional education. Scholarly presentation required (3 clock hours). Prerequisites: All 300-level nursing courses or admission to the RN to BSN program.

NURS A165 Survey of Professional Nursing (3 credits)

Introduction to the role of the nurse within the framework of the Dungan nursing model of Dynamic Integration. Explores historical, social, legal, ethical, cultural, and research components of professional nursing practice (3 clock hours).

NURS A170 Therapeutic Relationships (3 credits)

Provides beginning knowledge of nursing modalities used to facilitate health. Specific modalities include supportive counseling, teaching, social support, and alternative care. Opportunities to use nursing modalities may include simulations and interviews with healthy people (3 clock hours).

NURS A261 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing with Clinical (3 credits)

Focuses on the promotion of healthy physiological responses and the provision of a safe environment for healthy and vulnerable individuals. Includes clinical laboratory instruction and practice in modalities to provide a safe environment and promote healthy physiological responses for healthy and vulnerable adults. Didactic portion (3 clock hours) and the modality of direct care clinical component (9 clock hours) for this 8-week course. Prerequisites: EXSS 112, 113; CHEM 108. Corequisite: NURS 262. Fall.

NURS A262 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing II with Clinical (3 credits)

Focuses on the promotion of healthy physiological responses and the provision of a safe environment for healthy and vulnerable individuals. Includes clinical laboratory instruction and practice in modalities to provide a safe environment and promote healthy physiological responses for healthy and vulnerable adults. Didactic portion (3 clock hours) and the modality of direct care clinical component (9 clock hours) for this 8-week course.Prerequisites: Nursing 261

NURS A264 Physical Assessment With Lab (3 credits)

Class component for NURS 264 Physical Assessment with lab. Introduces the assessment of health within the Dungan Model of Dynamic Integration (developmental, cultural, physiological cognitive, psychological, behavioral,spiritual, and social support). Focus is on assessment of individuals and families across the life span. Practice component provided(2 lab hours, 4 clock hours).

NURS A271 Healthy Families Across the Lifespan (3 credits)

Focuses on the life cycle of a healthy family beginning at conception. Addresses family development, maternity care, transitions, and common problems of healthy families (3 clock hours).

NURS A272 Clinical Component of Healthy Families (3 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice in the modalities of direct care, teaching, counseling, alternative care, and social support in healthy families. Focus on clients and families of all ages, especially childbearing, child rearing, and aging family (9 clock hours).

NURS A361 Medical Surgical Nursing I (3 credits)

Focuses on vulnerable individuals and families across the life span with an emphasis on pediatric clients, who are in transition due to their responses to common illness-related phenomena such as pain, inflammation, infection, neoplasia, altered immunity, surgical intervention, or fluid/electrolyte imbalances, accidents and poisoning, gastrointestinal disorders, congenital and developmental disorders (3 clock hours).

NURS A362 Clinical Component of Adult & Pediatric Medical Surgical Nursing I (2 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with the modalities of direct care, teaching, counseling, alternative care, social support in persons or families in transition related to their responses to common illness-related phenomena. Primary focus is on pediatric and surgical clients including their families (6 clock hours).

NURS A363 Mental Health Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on individuals and their families who are vulnerable or in transition due to acute or chronic mental health problems such as mood and thought disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and manipulative or angry behavior (3 clock hours).

NURS A364 Clinical Component of Mental Health Nursing (2 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with the modalities of counseling, teaching, and social support with individuals and groups. Focuses on the client and family with acute or chronic problems in mental health (6 clock hours).

NURS A369 Strategies for Professional Nursing Practice (1 credit)

This course focuses on the development of test taking skills and preparation for the NCLEX exam. Evaluations will be completed to allow for development of individual specific interventions for improvement.

NURS A371 Medical Surgical Nursing II (3 credits)

Focuses on vulnerable individuals and families across the life span who are in transition related to common illnesses causing alterations in fluid and gas transport, metabolism, digestion, and elimination (3 clock hours).

NURS A373 Medical Surgical Nursing III (3 credits)

Focuses on vulnerable individuals and families across the life span who are in transition related to common illnesses causing alterations in reproduction and sexuality, cognition, sensation and motion, and immunity

NURS A374 Clinical Component Medical Surgical Nursing II & III (4 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with modalities of direct care, teaching, counseling, alternative care, social support in persons or families in transition related to disruptions of energy and protection (12 clock hours).

NURS A385 Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (3 credits)

Extends focus on evidence-based practice by examining the specific role of research in the development of the body of nursing knowledge. Primary emphasis on the nurse as a consumer of research findings (3 clock hours).

NURS A463 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on the principles of leadership and management as they are practiced in nursing. Concepts of organizational behavior and transformation and transactual leadership are emphasized along with client advocacy, change agency, power, and politics.

NURS A467 Global Health Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on individuals,families, and groups within the community. Emphasis on vulnerable populations, their health, and the provision of health care. Examines health of the community including communicable disease, environmental health hazards, mortality and morbidity, and epidemiology (3 clock hours).

NURS A468 Clinical Component of Global Health Nursing (4 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with the modalities of teaching, counseling, alternative care, and social support. Focuses on vulnerable groups within the community who require health promotion and/or suffer chronicity. Primary emphasis on teaching and social support (12 clock hours).

NURS A469 Strategies for Success in Professional Nursing (2 credits)

Prepares the student for the NCLEX Examination by reviewing test taking skills, test question formats, and essential knowledge for professional nursing practice.

NURS A474 Clinical Component of US Public Health (2 credits)

This clinical laboratory course includes instruction and practice with modalities of teaching, counseling, alternative health, and social support. The focus is on vulnerable groups within the community who require health promotion and/or suffer chronicity. Primary emphasis is on teaching and social support in a community setting.

NURS A477 Complex Medical Surgical Nursing (3 credits)

Focuses on individuals and families who are in transition due to complex acute or chronic illness problems which increase susceptibility to multi-system failure (3 clock hours).

NURS A478 Clinical Management of Complex Clients (4 credits)

Clinical laboratory includes instruction and practice with modalities necessary to promote reintegration in individuals and families with complex acute or chronic illness problems. Clinical experiences include opportunities for practice in direct care and leadership roles (12 clock hours).

NURS A484 Professional Nursing Senior Seminar (3 credits)

Societal and global health issues critically examined with emphasis on the impact on individual consumers, health care providers, and society as a whole. Focuses on refining problem solving skills, using the student's liberal and professional education. Scholarly presentation required (3 clock hours).