Nursing

(NURS) NURSING
Marjorie Luttrell, Ph.D., Dean
Newport Hall
http://nursing.memphis.edu

* NOTE: In the repetition of NURS courses for the purpose of achieving a satisfactory grade, the theory and corequisite practicum courses are treated as one course. Both must be taken to improve the grade in either or both of the two courses. A maximum of one nursing course may be repeated. A student who drops or withdraws from a nursing course may re-enter that course only once.

Additional fees are charged for some Nursing courses. See the online class listings or Fee in The Loewenberg School of Nursing section of the Catalog.

In addition to the courses below, the department may offer the following Special Topics courses:
NURS 4300-09. Special Topics in Nursing. (3). Topics are varied and in online class listings.

NURS 2220 - Dosage Calculation (1)
Introduction to systems of measurement used in medication administration; ability to determine safe dosages for all types of medications and intravenous fluids. One lecture hour per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH requirement, admission to Loewenberg School of Nursing.

NURS 3000 - Pharmacology in Nursing (3)
Application of nursing process as applied to major drug classifications; emphasis on safe administration of medications; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs within major classification. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 2010/2011, 2020/2021, BIOL 1230/1231.

NURS 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 hours credit . Credit not applied toward B.S.N. degree.

NURS 3017 - Intro/Med/Surgical Nursing (3)
(2217). Concepts essential to practice of professional nursing; nursing process and management of care fro adults experiencing acute and chronic medical/surgical problems. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing. COREQUISITE: NURS* 3018, *3019, 3000, 3101, 3400.

NURS 3018 - Clinical Skills I (1)
(2218). 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. COREQUISITE: NURS *3017, *3019, 3000, 3101, 3400.

NURS 3019 - Med/Surg Nurs Practicum (2)
Nursing process in management of adults experiencing acute and chronic medical/surgical problems. Six clinical hours per week. PREREQUISITE: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing. COREQUISITE: NURS *3017, *3018, 3000, 3101, 3400. (S/U).

NURS 3101 - Health Assessment (3)
Knowledge needed to conduct basic health assessments of patients of all ages. Laboratory experiences focus on interviewing, completing a health history, and physical assessment skill acquisition. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. COREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019.

NURS 3108 - Essential Concepts/Prof Nurs (2)
Introduction of concepts essential to practice of professsional nursing; special attention to developing student proficiency necessary to meet scholarly expectations of the university and nursing profession. PREREQUISITE: admission to Loewenbery School of Nursing RN to BSN program.

NURS 3117 - Medical/Surgical Nursing I (4)
Nursing process in the management of adults experiencing acute and chronic medical/surgical problems. Four lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3118, 3119.

NURS 3118 - Clinical Skills II (1)
Laboratory experiences focus on development of competency in performing complex clinical nursing procedures. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: NURS *3117, 3119.

NURS 3119 - Med/Surgical Nursing I Prac (3)
Nursing process in the provision of of direct care for multiple patients and support of their families in acute care settings. Nine clinical hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3117, 3118. (S/U).

NURS 3127 - Psychiatric Nursing (3)
Nursing process in managing patients with psychiatric disorders. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3128, 3129.

NURS 3129 - Psychiatric Nursing Practicum (2)
Develops skills in the therapeutic management of patients with psychiatric disorders. Six clinical laboratory hours per week in health care setting. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3127. (S/U).

NURS 3217 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing (2)
Nursing care of childbearing women, neonates and their families; emphasizes normal and high-risk maternal and neonatal outcomes. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3219.

NURS 3219 - Maternal/Newborn Practicum (3)
Nursing process in the care of childbearing women, neonates and their families. Nine clinical laboratory hours per week in health care setting. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3217. (S/U).

NURS 3227 - Child Health Nursing (2)
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. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3229.

NURS 3229 - Child Health Practicum (2)
Nursing process in the care of children and their families in acute and ambulatory care settings. Nine clinical laboratory hours per week in health care setting. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 3227. (S/U).

NURS 3230 - Gerontological Nursing (2)
(4333). Identification and management of common problems associated with the older adult. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3128, 3129.

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

NURS 3319 - Perioperatv Nurs Pract (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.

NURS 3327 - Oncology Nursing (3)
Theory and principles of oncology nursing practice for both pediatric and adult cancer patient. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129.

NURS 3400 - Clinical Pathophysiology (3)
Abnormal functions of selected human physiological systems including disease processes and their manifestations. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1230/1231, 2010/2011, 2020/ 2021.

NURS 3410 - Physio/Pharm Concept I (3)
Application of pathophysiological and pharmacological concepts as they relate to nursing practice; case study approach emphasizing selected systems. PREREQUISITE: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing. COREQUSITE: NURS 3108.

NURS 4110 - Resrch/Evidence Based Prctice (3)
Steps of nursing research process; critiques and evaluates research to support evidence-based practice. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229; EDPR 4541 or PSYC 3110 or SOCI 3311. For RN students: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing; EDPR 4541 or PSYC 3110 or SOCI 3311, or any approved statistics course. [W]

NURS 4117 - Medical/Surgical Nursing II (3)
Nursing process in the care of critically ill adults experiencing multi-system disorders; introduces student to the synergy model of care. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4119.

NURS 4119 - Med/Surg Nurs II Practicum (3)
Nursing process in the provision of direct care for adult patients and support of families in critical care settings. Nine laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4117. (S/U).

NURS 4120 - Contemporary Issues/Trends (3)
Integration and synthesis of knowledge from previous nursing and general education courses to explore societal and political issues that affect the delivery of health care. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. For RN students: admission to the Loewenberg School of Nursing.

NURS 4127 - Community Health Nursing (3)
Overview of community based health care delivery system at local, state, and national levels; 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. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4129.

NURS 4129 - Population Focus Practicum (2)
(4020). Use of nursing and public health theories and principles to provide nursing care to populations with the community setting; emphasis on the geriatric population. Six laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3129, 3217, 3219, 3227, 3229. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4127 (S/U).

NURS 4137 - Emergency/Trauma Nursing (3)
Application of nursing process with adult clients, significant others, and group experiencing emergency/trauma situations; resuscitation, health maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation of clients experiencing problems of adaptation requiring acute emergency/trauma levels of care in Emergency Department setting.

NURS 4139 - Emergency/Trauma Practicum (2)
Provides students with opportunity to directly care for adult clients and their significant other(s) in emergency settings.

NURS 4227 - Leadership & Management (3)
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. PREREQUISITE: NURS 4117, 4119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4229.

NURS 4229 - Leadership/Mgmt Prac (4)
Precepted experience using nursing leadership management theories and principles to coordinate nursing care of groups of patients. Twelve laboratory hours per week in hospital setting. PREREQUISITE: NURS 4117, 4119. COREQUISITE: *NURS 4227. (S/U). [C, I]

NURS 4300 - Nursing Content Mastery (3)
Indepth review of, and opportunities to synthesize, essential BSN curricular concepts; assists in preparing for the NCLEX by focusing on client needs and fundamental processes of nursing practice, while improving test-taking strategies and skills.

NURS 4327 - Leadership/Mgmt for RNs (3)
Theories of leadership, management, and change basic to functioning within existing systems. Applications of conceptual models of nursing to contemporary practice. PREREQUISITE: Restricted to senior RN students. COREQUISITE: NURS 4329.

NURS 4329 - Leadershp/Mgmt RNs Practicum (3)
Precepted experience in selected roles using appropriate theories and models to guide practice. Nine laboratory hours per week in clinical setting. PREREQUISITE: Restricted to RN students. COREQUISITE: NURS 4327. (S/U). [C, I]

NURS 4331 - Nursing/Diverse Culture (3)
Cultural concepts and relationship to health and illness of individuals and families; focus on how culture influences nursing roles and clinical decision making in diverse cultures. Tours and lectures provided to highlight salient features of nursing, health care and other points of interest. Travel to selected region required. PREREQUISITE: admission to Loewenberg School of Nursing.

NURS 4332 - Cultural Diversity/Nurs (3)
Theory and principles of nursing practice related to cultural diversity and development of cultural competence in providing quality care to diverse patient populations. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3117, 3118, 3119, 3127, 3128, 3129.

NURS 4335 - Ethical Dialogue (3)
Overview of ethical, ethnic, ancestral, cultural, genetic, and societal issues related to healthcare. PREREQUISITE: NURS 3017, 3018, 3019, 3000, 3101, 3400.

NURS 4800 - Independent Study (1-3)
Directed study and/or research in selected areas of nursing. May be repeated for maximum of 7 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: senior standing and permission of faculty.