Courses
NURS-107 Nursing Seminar (FR) (0)
Nursing students who are actively engaged with liberal arts and sciences courses benefit from a linkage between these foundational courses and their professional aspirations. The nursing seminars provide this invaluable connection between the past, the present, and the future. Nursing faculty members coordinate discussions and guest speakers in order to reveal the richness and diversity of contemporary nursing practice to the beginning student. Required for all full-time fall semester first-year students; recommended for part-time fall semester first-year students.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-108 Nursing Sem (FR) (0)
Nursing students who are actively engaged with liberal arts and sciences courses benefit from a linkage between these foundational courses and their professional aspirations. The nursing seminars provide this invaluable connection between the past, the present, and the future. Nursing faculty members coordinate discussions and guest speakers in order to reveal the richness and diversity of contemporary nursing practice to the beginning student. Required for all full-time spring semester first-year students; recommended for part-time spring semester first-year students.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-205 Nursing Seminar (SO) (0)
Nursing students who are actively engaged with liberal arts and sciences courses benefit from a linkage between these foundational courses and their professional aspirations. The nursing seminars provide this invaluable connection between the past, the present, and the future. Nursing faculty members coordinate discussions and guest speakers in order to reveal the richness and diversity of contemporary nursing practice to the beginning student. Required for all full-time fall semester second-year students; recommended for part-time fall semester second-year students.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-206 Nursing Sem (SO) (0)
Nursing students who are actively engaged with liberal arts and sciences courses benefit from a linkage between these foundational courses and their professional aspirations. The nursing seminars provide this invaluable connection between the past, the present, and the future. Nursing faculty members coordinate discussions and guest speakers in order to reveal the richness and diversity of contemporary nursing practice to the beginning student. Required for all full-time spring semester second-year students; recommended for part-time spring semester second-year students.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-300 Intro Discipline Nursing (0 OR 6)
The essential concepts, processes, and models of the discipline of nursing are introduced. Focus is on professional role development through the study and practice of the theory and skills basic to developing clinical judgment and effecting therapeutic outcomes with an emphasis on critical thinking, the nursing process, and psychomotor skills.
Requires one day of clinical each week, a weekly lab session, and a simulation experience.
Additional lab fees apply.
Attributes: NLIB ZCLX
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-304 Nsg Leadership & PCC I (3)
This course focuses on the theory and skills for effective professional communication, application of teaching-learning concepts in patient education, and the basics of nursing informatics. Explored is the importance of professional communication in order to achieve interpersonal, therapeutic, and interprofessional relationships that contribute to desired health-promotion, quality outcomes, and patient-centered care. A professional development seminar supports initial student socialization into the discipline and profession of nursing.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-304L Nsg Leadership & PCC I Sem (0)
Through faculty facilitation, multiple curriculum-based competencies will be addressed including critical thinking, articulation of nursing role, interpersonal skills development, intra and interdisciplinary collaboration, advocacy, ethical decision-making, diversity and inclusion, and conflict resolution skills. These issues have been identified as significant concerns in multiple health care institutions. By developing these competencies, nursing students will be better prepared to manage daily clinical, peer and interdisciplinary challenges. These seminars are consistent with the mission of SJFC and WSON to promote responsible, ethical, self-reflective individuals who are committed to serving the public with high integrity.
Attributes: NLIBNURS-306 Nsg Leadership & PCC II (3)
This course concentrates on the development of practice-focused leadership skills and in gaining the essential knowledge surrounding contemporary nursing topics. Current regulatory, political, legal, economic, and ethical issues relevant to the professional nurse and implications for interprofessional patient-centered care are analyzed. Application of information technology to support clinical decision-making is investigated. Professional development discussions support ongoing student socialization into the discipline and profession of nursing and provides an opportunity for purposeful dialogue and reflection on an array of professional issues facing nursing today.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-308 Genomics in Nsg Practice (2)
The science of genomics is central for all nursing practice as all nurses interact with patients and families whose diseases and conditions have a genetic or genomic component. This course focuses on the knowledge of genetic and genomic information to be incorporated in the nursing process through prevention, screening, treatment, and monitoring of health outcomes. Students explore the legal and ethical implications of genomics in society, translating this knowledge into patient-centered care.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-312 Palliative/End of Life (2)
This course provides students with content on compassionate and patient/family-centered care focused on individuals at the end of life or those receiving palliative care. Students will obtain the knowledge and competencies that address end of life communication, physical care, psychosocial support, teamwork, holistic care of patients and families, and life closure skills to apply in future clinical settings. Using interdisciplinary resources, students will gain confidence to assist communities, families, and individuals across the lifespan to achieve comfort at the end of life. Students support community engagement through service learning by volunteering at comfort care/hospice settings throughout the semester.
Attributes: NLIB ZEXL
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing -Class: Junior, SeniorNURS-313 Health Assessment (0 TO 2)
This course focuses on the theory and development of physical assessment skills and health pattern evaluation skills that are essential to culturally sensitive clinical judgments, therapeutic interventions, and achievement of desired health outcomes across the lifespan. Must also register for non-graded lab section.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-320 Path & Appl Pharm I (3)
This first of two courses uses a systems approach to explore the interrelationship among pharmacology, pathophysiology, and the therapeutic goal of physiologic integrity from a nursing perspective. Fundamental pharmacologic processes such as drug actions, the therapeutic response of drugs, and the side effects/adverse effects of drugs will be examined within the context of pathogenesis of common diseases. An introduction to the discipline of pharmacology, with legal and ethical considerations presented. A holistic perspective prepares the student to provide individualized care to the child, adult, and older adult populations.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: NURS-300 C AND NURS-313 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-331 Nursing as a Profession (3)
This course examines contemporary nursing in the context of the history of the profession and the theory, knowledge, and reasoning that are needed for current and evolving nursing roles. In addition, students are challenged to identify professional career goals and a personal philosophy of nursing.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-332 Caring for Populations (4)
This course focuses on the assessment of the health status of a population to identify health disparities and factors that influence health status. It examines evidence based practice with populations and the impact of care systems and health policies in responding to a community’s health needs worldwide. Students engage in a clinical practice experience that incorporates roles and competencies of baccaluareate-prepared community/public health nurses.
Attributes: NLIB ZCLX
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-333 Evidence-Based Practice (3)
This course explores the state of nursing science by utilizing foundational skills in nursing research. Professional role development and critical thinking will be advanced through the analysis and integration of evidenced-based research into nursing practice.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: ECON-221 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-400 NCLEX-RN Review (0 OR 1)
This course focuses on preparing the senior student for success on the registered nursing licensure examination (NCLEX). The four major categories of client needs, which are the basis of the NCLEX-RN Test Plan design, give structure to a review of concepts and processes that are fundamental to the practice of nursing. An emphasis on test taking skills is integrated into the course. Graded S/U.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-428 Path & Appl Pharm II (3)
This second of two courses continues with a systems approach to explore the interrelationship between pharmacology, pathophysiology, and the therapeutic goal of physiologic integrity from a nursing perspective. Fundamental pharmacologic processes such as drug actions, the therapeutic response of drugs, and the side effects/adverse effects of drugs will be examined within the context of pathogenesis of common diseases. Selected complementary, alternative therapies and a fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology of drug tolerance and addiction will be introduced. Medication management of various symptoms, including advanced pain management, will be identified. A holistic perspective prepares the student to provide individualized care to the child, adult, and older adult populations.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: NURS-317 C AND NURS-320 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-436 Nsg Research & EBP (2)
This course explores the state of nursing science by utilizing foundational skills in nursing research. Professional role development and critical thinking will be advanced through the analysis and integration of evidenced-based research into nursing practice. This course enhances students’ ability to obtain, synthesize, and use data/information from multiple sources.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-451 Leadership:Systems of Care (3)
This course focuses on the theory, processes, skills and behaviors of leadership and management within an increasingly diverse health care delivery system as well as organization and financing of health care. The student participates in a clinical practice experience in professional nursing leadership in a health care setting.
Attributes: NLIB ZCLX
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-452 Holistic Health Assessment (4)
This course focuses on the holistic and multi-dimensional approach to health assessment and the development of physical assessment skills, which are essential for critical thinking, culturally sensitive clinical decisions, therapeutic interventions, and achievement of desired health outcomes across the lifespan. Students refine competencies in critical thinking and physical assessment skills in self-directed, precepted practice sessions. For physical exam demonstrations, students need to have access to the following: stethoscope, reflex hammer and otoscope. Students are required to record physical exam demonstrations using their own media equipment, such as smartphones, tablets or laptops with built in camera, or other similar devices.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-456 Informatics in Health Care (3)
This course examines the state of informatics in health care in addition to the application of future technologies in health care systems, administrative decision support, research/evidence-based practice, clinical care decision support, eHealth, integrated communication, and distributed education. Students are exposed to an overview of health care informatics practice; theoretical underpinnings of health care informatics; health care information systems; the impact of informatics on the sociocultural, ethical, and legal environments of health care; and the infrastructure needed to support informatics in health care systems.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-458 Contemporary Prof Issues (4)
This course concentrates on professional nursing role socialization through critical analysis of the interdisciplinary effects of sociopolitical, economic, ethical and legal frameworks. There is a focus on critical thinking and role development in ethical decision making, professional accountability, and advocacy. The student participates in experiential learning with a legislative field experience.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-459 Capstone Portfolio (3)
This capstone project requires the development and presentation of a portfolio which demonstrates nursing professional development, scholarship, and a career trajectory outlining professional advancement characteristic of competent professional nurses.
Attributes: NLIB
Pre-requisites: NURS-331 C AND NURS-332 C AND NURS-333 C AND NURS-452 C AND NURS-456 C
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing RN/BSNURS-496 Independent Study (1 TO 4)
An opportunity for a student to engage in research or study in an area or topic not regularly covered in the program. Students must meet with the Undergraduate Chairman of Nursing and complete the Independent Study/Tutorial Authorization form.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: NursingNURS-498H Honors Project (3)
Required for students who are accepted into the Nursing Honors Program. May also be used to satisfy an honor’s course requirement for senior nursing students in the college Honors Program. The intent to develop an honors project must be declared prior to the beginning of the senior year. The student should meet with the UG Nursing Chair to discuss the project and select a faculty mentor. Provisional admission to the Nursing Honors program is made in the first semester of the senior year when the Honors Project proposal is finalized. The project proposal must be approved by the UG Nursing Chair and the Dean of the WSON. The Honors Project is completed and presented at a colloquium in the second semester of the senior year.
Attributes: NLIB
Restrictions: Including: -Major: Nursing