Nursing (NUR)

 Bison image - General Education Course

NUR 120 Introduction to Nursing8 Credit hours   

Indroduce the nursing role and use of the nursing process in assisting adult clients to meet basic needs. Clinical included.

Pre-req: BSC 227 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 227L with a minimum grade of C and CHM 205 with a minimum grade of C and ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C and PSY 201 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 228 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and BSC 228L (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and DTS 210 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and PSY 311 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: BSC 228 and BSC 228L and DTS 210 and PSY 311
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 200 Intro to Professional Nursing2 Credit hours   

Introduction to the concepts and processes basic to the nursing profession, including historical and legal aspects, career roles, medical terminology, and practical techniques to prepare for the baccalaureate nursing program.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 219 Health Promotion Thru Lifespan3 Credit hours   

Study of nursing assessment of the individual through the life span in relation to wellness promotion and the impact of illness.

Pre-req: (MTH 121 with a minimum grade of C or MTH 121B with a minimum grade of C or MTH 125 with a minimum grade of C or MTH 127 with a minimum grade of C or MTH 130 with a minimum grade of C) and ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C and (BSC 227 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 227L with a minimum grade of C) and (BSC 228 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 228L with a minimum grade of C) and CHM 205 with a minimum grade of C and PSY 201 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 221 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and (CMM 213 with a minimum grade of C or CMM 103 with a minimum grade of C or CMM 104H with a minimum grade of C).

Concurrent PR: NUR 221
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 220 Health Alterations I8 Credit hours   

Focus is on nursing care of adult clients responding to potential and actual health alterations. Clinical included. (PR: NUR 120)

Pre-req: NUR 120 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250L (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: BSC 250 and BSC 250L
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 221 Found of Prof Nursing I5 Credit hours   

Introduction to philosophical and theoretical foundations of nursing, exploration and integration of concepts and processes basic to professional nursing practice. Laboratory included.

Pre-req: (MTH 121 with a minimum grade of C or MTH 121B with a minimum grade of C or MTH 125 with a minimum grade of C or MTH 127 with a minimum grade of C or MTH 130 with a minimum grade of C) and (BSC 227 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 227L with a minimum grade of C) and (BSC 228 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 228L with a minimum grade of C) and CHM 205 with a minimum grade of C and PSY 201 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 219 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250L (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C and (CMM 103 with a minimum grade of C or CMM 104H with a minimum grade of C or CMM 213 with a minimum grade of C).

Concurrent PR: NUR 219 and BSC 250 and BSC 250L
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 222 Found of Prof Nursing II6 Credit hours   

Introduction to professional nursing practice in relation to potential and simple alterations in health. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 221 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 219 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and (BSC 250 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250L (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C).

Concurrent PR: NUR 319 and (BSC 250 and BSC 250L)
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 223 Intro Nur Pharm3 Credit hours   

Focus is on role of the Associate degree nurse in understanding the human response to pharmacological therapy.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 225 Psychiatric Nursing4 Credit hours   

Focus is on the nursing role in caring for clients with alterations of psychosocial functioning. Clinical included. (PR: NUR 220)

Pre-req: NUR 120 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 230 Health Alterations II7 Credit hours   

Focus is on nursing care of adult clients with health alterations of specific physiological systems. Role requirements and processes utilized in managing groups of clients in introduced. Clinical included. (PR: NUR 220) 5 hours theory/ 2 hours lab.

Pre-req: NUR 220 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 225 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 235 Maternal-Child Nursing6 Credit hours   

Focus is on the nursing role utilized in promoting health and caring for the child bearing family and pediatric clients. Clinical included. (PR: NUR 220)

Pre-req: NUR 220 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 225 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 241 Health Alterations III9 Credit hours   

focus is on nursing care of adult clients with health alterations of specific physiological systems. Clinical included. (PR: NUR 230)

Pre-req: (NUR 230 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 235 with a minimum grade of C) and ENG 201 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: ENG 201
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 280 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 281 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Credit/No Credit Grade Only
NUR 282 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 283 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 300 Transition to Nursing Practice3 Credit hours   

Intro to the concepts of professional nursing practice of legal, ethical, theory, research, evidence based practice and health promotion.

Pre-req: NUR 314 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 350 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 314 and NUR 319 and NUR 350
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 305 Concepts in Prof Nursing4 Credit hours   

Emphasizes concepts and processes essential to professional nursing practice. Philosophical and theoretical foundations of nursing are examined. Focus is on professional role and role transition. (PR: Admission to RN to B.S.N. nursing program)

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 314 Fundamentals of Nursing Care7 Credit hours   

Introduction to foundations of nursing including potential and simple health alterations, exploration and integration of concepts, and processes of nursing practice. Laboratory and clinical included.

Pre-req: NUR 300 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 350 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 300 and NUR 319 and NUR 350
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 315 Med-Surg Nursing I7 Credit hours   

Focus is on the nursing care of young adult to geriatric patients with potential and actual alterations in health. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 300 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 314 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 350 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 318 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 322 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 416 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 318 and NUR 322 and NUR 416
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 318 Family and Chronic Illness2 Credit hours   

Focus in family nursing theory related to human responses utilizing theoretical models for assessment and health promotion. Included is consideration of the impact of chronic illness.

Pre-req: NUR 305 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or (NUR 219 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 221 with a minimum grade of C).

Concurrent PR: NUR 305
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 319 Phys Assess Across Lifespan4 Credit hours   

Development of skills in taking health history and performing physical examination of clients throughout the life span. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 221 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 219 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 222 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 300 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 314 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 222 and NUR 300 and NUR 314
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 321 Care of Childbearing Families5 Credit hours   

Focus of nursing is on the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to changes that occur in the expanding family. Practicum included.

Pre-req: (NUR 222 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 314 with a minimum grade of C) and NUR 319 with a minimum grade of C and (BSC 250 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250L with a minimum grade of C) and DTS 210 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 318 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 318
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 322 Psych / Mental Health Nursing5 Credit hours   

Focus is upon nursing care of clients of all ages in relation to human responses to psychosocial problems.

Pre-req: (NUR 222 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 314 with a minimum grade of C) and NUR 319 with a minimum grade of C and (BSC 250 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250L with a minimum grade of C) and DTS 210 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 318 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 318
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 327 Adult Nursing I5 Credit hours   

Focus is on nursing care of clients from young to geriatric adults responding to health problems. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 222 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 with a minimum grade of C and ENG 201 with a minimum grade of C and (BSC 250 with a minimum grade of C and BSC 250L with a minimum grade of C) and DTS 210 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 350 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 350
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 328 Adult Nursing II5 Credit hours   

Focus is on nursing care of clients from young to geriatric adults responding to increasingly complex health care problems. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 318 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 327 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 350 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 333 Health Physical Assessment3 Credit hours   

Focus on providing nurses with the knowledge base and clinical skills necessary to obtain in-depth health histories and complete physical assessments of clients of various ages and cultural backgrounds. (PR: admission to RN to B.S.N. nursing program or Permission)

Pre-req: NUR 305 (may be taken concurrently).

Concurrent PR: NUR 305
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 350 Pharmacology for Nurses3 Credit hours   

Focus in on the role of the nurse in drug therapy. Specific drug classifications and prototypical drugs, their actions, effects, and nursing implications are described in-depth.

Pre-req: NUR 222 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 400 Bison image  Transcultural Nursing3 Credit hours   

The focus is on health care practices and beliefs of a variety of cultures which interact with the United States health care system. Transcultural nursing theories and concepts are addressed.

Pre-req: NUR 305 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C or (NUR 222 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 319 with a minimum grade of C).

Concurrent PR: NUR 305
Attributes: Multicultural
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 404 MGT and Leadership in Nursing2 Credit hours   

The study of professional nursing, leadership, and the management of patient care.

Pre-req: NUR 315 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 318 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 322 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 416 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 321 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 408 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 411 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 321 and NUR 408 and NUR 411
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 408 Pediatric Nursing4 Credit hours   

Nursing Care of Children Focus is on nursing care of pediatric clients of all ages and their family's response to common and complex health problems. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 318 with a minimum grade of C and (NUR 327 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 315 with a minimum grade of C) and NUR 350 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 410 Community Nursing for RN5 Credit hours   

Focus is on the foundations of community-oriented nursing practice for the Registered Nurse with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.

Pre-req: NUR 305 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 318 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 411 Med-Surg Nursing II7 Credit hours   

Focus is on the nursing care of young adult to geriatric patients with acute health conditions requiring critical care interventions. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 315 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 404 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 404
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 414 Adult Nursing III5 Credit hours   

Focus is on nursing care of young to geriatric adults responding to health problems requiring critical care intervention. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 328 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 419 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 419
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 416 Intro Research EBP3 Credit hours   

Focus is on research as it relates to evidence based practice. This course addresses the steps of research and evidence based practice to provide a basis for nursing practice.

Pre-req: STA 225 with a minimum grade of C or MGT 218 with a minimum grade of C or PSY 223 with a minimum grade of C or SOC 345 with a minimum grade of C and (NUR 305 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 327 with a minimum grade of C) or NUR 314 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 418 Contemporary Nursing3 Credit hours   

This course focuses on nursing leadership, cost-based care, and the professional role of the nurse within a complex health care system.

Pre-req: NUR 305 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 419 Prof Nursing Practice3 Credit hours   

Focus on nursing leadership, the management of patient care, and issues inherent to professional nursing practice.

Pre-req: NUR 328 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 414 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 414
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 421 Community / Public Health Nurs5 Credit hours   

Focus is upon public health principles and nursing practice with opportunity to provide health promotion for clients at risk and long term care for individuals and families in the home.

Pre-req: NUR 321 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 322 with a minimum grade of C and (NUR 328 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 411 with a minimum grade of C) and NUR 350 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 408 with a minimum grade of C.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 422 Bison image  Nursing Capstone Practicum5 Credit hours   

Focus in on leadership activities related to the roles of the professional nurse: provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Practicum included.

Pre-req: NUR 321 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 322 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 408 with a minimum grade of C and (NUR 414 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 411 with a minimum grade of C) and NUR 350 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 421 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 425 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 421 and NUR 425
Attributes: Capstone Course
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 425 Bison image  NCLEX Success3 Credit hours   

The purpose of this course is to assist the student to synthesize the content of the baccalaureate nursing educational program.

Pre-req: NUR 321 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 322 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 408 with a minimum grade of C and (NUR 414 with a minimum grade of C or NUR 411 with a minimum grade of C) and NUR 350 with a minimum grade of C and NUR 421 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 422 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 421 and NUR 422
Attributes: Capstone Course
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 427 Bison image  Prof Engagement Nursing5 Credit hours   

Focus is on evidence based practice and application of theoretical and empirical knowledge to address issues in management, health care policy, ethics, leadership, and health promotion of clients. (PR: NUR 305 and RN licensure; PR/CR: NUR 410, NUR 416, NUR 418))

Pre-req: NUR 410 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 416 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C and NUR 418 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of C.

Concurrent PR: NUR 410 and NUR 416 and NUR 418
Attributes: Capstone Course
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 480 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   

Study of topics not available in other courses.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 481 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   

Study of topics not available in other courses.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 482 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   

Study of topics not available in other courses.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 483 Special Topics1-4 Credit hours   

Study of topics not available in other courses.

Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 485 Independent Study1-4 Credit hours   
Attributes: No Textbook Required
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 486 Independent Study1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 487 Independent Study1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 488 Independent Study1-4 Credit hours   
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
NUR 496 Reading for Honors2-4 Credit hours   
Attributes: Honors
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode