Additional fees are charged for some Nursing courses. See the Schedule of Classes.

2217. Foundations of Nursing. (3). (2010). Introduction to nursing process and concepts basic to practice of professional nursing. Theory focus on development of nursing knowledge necessary for promotion of health and prevention of illness in individual. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing. COREQUISITES: NURS 2218, *2219, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400; HMSE 1100.

2218. Integrative Skills I. (1). (2010). Laboratory experiences focus on development of competency in performing basic clinical nursing procedures. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing. COREQUISITES: NURS 2217, 2219, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400; HMSE 1100.

2219. Foundations of Nursing Practicum. (2). (2010 lab). Clinical experiences include provision of direct care of adult clients in secondary care and/or extended care settings. Six clinical laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing. COREQUISITES: NURS *2217, 2218, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400; HMSE 1100. (S/U).

2220. Dosage Calculation. (1). Introduction to systems of measurement used in medication administration. Focus on ability to determine safe dosages for all types of medications and intravenous fluids. One lecture hour per week. PREREQUISITES: Math Requirement; CHEM 1101, 1102.

3000. Pharmacology in Nursing. (3). Basic pharmacology of drugs in the major classifications; emphasis on action of a prototype on organ systems, its mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, toxicology and clinically important interactions with other drugs. PREREQUISITES: BIOL 1751/1752, 1761/1762, 1451/1452, CHEM 1101, 1102.

3001. Individualized Study. (1-3). Directed individualized approach to increase nursing knowledge, understanding, and skills according to student's needs and level objectives. Assessment of student determines content areas and clinical experience needed. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit not applied toward B.S.N. degree.

3003. Computers and Nursing. (3). Introduction to history of computers and information systems; emphasis on nursing practice and patient care applications; social, ethical, and legal issues; use and evaluation of software relevant to nursing; beginning programming.

3101. Health Assessment. (3). Comprehensive health assessment of clients across life span. Expands interviewing and history taking. Health assessment skills emphasized. Two lecture, three laboratory hours per week. COREQUISITES: NURS 2217, 2218, 2219.

3117. Adult Health Nursing. (3). (3010). Application of nursing process to adults experiencing problems of adaptation requiring nursing intervention in acute and/or chronic illness. Role of nurse in health promotion, restoration, and rehabilitation is emphasized. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITES: NURS 3118, *3119.

3118. Integrative Skills II. (1). (3010). Laboratory experiences focus on development of competency in performing complex clinical nursing procedures. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3119.

3119. Adult Health Nursing Practicum. (2). (3010 lab). Clinical experiences include provision of direct care of adult clients and their families in secondary and rehabilitative care settings. Six clinical hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2217, 2218, 2219, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITES: NURS *3117, 3118. (S/U).

3127. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. (2). (3040). Theory and principles of nursing practice with clients experiencing psychosocial problems of adaptation. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2117, 2118, 2119, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3129.

3129. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum. (3). (3040 lab). Use of nursing process for clinical application of theories and principles of psychiatric mental health nursing to acutely ill clients. Nine clinical laboratory hours per week in health care setting. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2117, 2118, 2119, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3127. (S/U).

3217. Nursing Care of the Expanding Family. (2). (3030). Theory and principles of nursing practice with childbearing individuals and families to assist perinatal clients and families with problems of adaptation. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2117, 2118, 2119, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3219.

3219. Nursing Care of Expanding Family Practicum. (3). (3030 lab). Use of nursing process for clinical application of theories and principles of nursing and family theory to childbearing families. Focus on health promotion, prevention and adaptation. Nine clinical laboratory hours per week in health care setting. PREREQUISITES: NURS 2117, 2118, 2119, 2220, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3217. (S/U).

3227. Child Health Nursing. (2). (3020). Theory and principles of nursing practice with children experiencing health problems requiring short-term and/or long-term intervention. Expansion of nursing role to include health maintenance and restoration of health. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS *3117, 3118, 3119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3229.

3229. Child Health Nursing Practicum. (3). (3020 lab). Use of nursing process for clinical application of theories and principles of nursing of children and their families. Focus on health promotion, prevention, and adaptation. Nine clinical laboratory hours per week in health care setting. PREREQUISITES: NURS *3117, 3118, 3119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3227. (S/U).

3317. Perioperative Nursing (1). Theoretical foundation for perioperative practice during the intraoperative phase. PREREQUISITES: NURS *3117, 3118, 3119. COREQUISITE: NURS 3319.

3319. Perioperative Nursing Practicum (2). Application of perioperative nursing process with clinical practice in both the scrub/circulating nursing roles. Six clinical laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS *3117, 3118, 3119. COREQUISITE: NURS 3317.

3400. Clinical Pathophysiology. (3). Overview of specific interruptions in normal function of selected human physiological systems, including disease processes, their manifestations, and therapeutic principles underlying treatment. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: BIOL 1751/1752, 1761/1762, 1451/1452, CHEM 1101/1102.

4110. Nursing Research. (3). Overview of nursing research. Components of research studied. Focus on critiques of existing studies. Emphasis on interpretation and application of research findings. PREREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. For RN students: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing; EDPR 4541 or PSYC 3110 or SOCI 3311. [W]

4117. Advanced Adult Health Nursing. (2). (4010). Application of nursing process with adult clients, families, and groups experiencing complex problems of adaptation. Role of nurse expanded to include health maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation of clients experiencing problems of adaptation requiring higher acuity levels of care. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4119.

4119. Advanced Adult Health Nursing Practicum. (3). (4010 lab). Clinical experiences include direct care to adult clients, families, and groups in high acuity care settings. Nine laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4117. (S/U).

4120. Contemporary Issues and Trends in Nursing and Health Care. (2). Emphasis on factors which influence nursing and health care. Promotes integration and synthesis of knowledge from previous nursing and general education courses to explore societal and political components that affect delivery of health care. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. For RN students: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing..

4127. Community Health Nursing. (3). (4020). Overview of community based health care delivery system at local, state, and national levels. Focuses on theories and principles of nursing care of communities and aggregates in public health and home health care settings. Expands nursing role to coordinator of care. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4129.

4129. Community Health Nursing Practicum. (2-3). (4020). Use of nursing and public health theories and principles to provide nursing care to families and communities. Nine laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4127 (S/U).

4227. Nursing Leadership and Management. (3). (4100). Theories of leadership, management, and change basic to functioning within economic, social and political realities of health care settings/systems. Organizational assessment, decision making, collaboration, coordination, and evaluation emphasized. PREREQUISITES: NURS 4117, 4119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4229.

4229. Nursing Leadership and Management Practicum. (4). (4030). Precepted experience using nursing leadership management theories and principles to coordinate nursing care of groups of patients. Fifteen laboratory hours per week in hospital setting. PREREQUISITES: NURS 4117, 4119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4227. (S/U) [I].

4250. Professional Nursing Perspectives. (1). (3250, 3050). Emphasizes contemporary nursing practice for registered nurses returning to school. One lecture hour per week. PREREQUISITE: senior level standing in the Loewenberg School of Nursing.

4335. Ethical Dialogs. (3). Bioethical principles used to analyze ethical health care problems of the individuals, providers of care and coordinators of care. Allocation of scarce health resources examined in contexts of delivery of care, institutional management and policy development. PREREQUISITE: all provider courses or permission of faculty.

4300-09. Special Topics in Nursing. (3). Topics are varied and announced in the Schedule of Classes.