NUR273 Dimensions of Professional Nursing
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course expands upon prior knowledge gained from previous coursework to prepare students for NCLEX RN success and entry level nursing practice. Students have classroom and focused clinical experiences to increase their ability to prioritize, delegate and manage groups of individuals to enhance client outcomes. Emphasis is placed on scope of practice, professional practice, leadership and delegation, safety, and quality improvement. Current trends related to career and professional development are provided to assist the student in obtaining employment and establishing a successful career path.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: NUR258
Corequisites: None
HUM205 Culture, Thought, and the Human Experience
College of Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Department
Course Description: This course is an interdisciplinary assessment of cultural, philosophical, and aesthetic factors critical to the formulation of values and the development of the individual and society. Students will learn about important contributions made to the humanities, examine their cultural significance, and consider how those in STEM careers can benefit from understanding them.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: ENG110
Corequisites: None
NUR168 Concepts of Nursing III
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course further expands upon the principles, theories and fundamental nursing concepts introduced in previous nursing classes with a key emphasis on health assessment and health promotion. The course provides students with additional opportunities to develop more advanced nursing skills needed to address the biopsychosocial needs of individuals in a multicultural society. Students will have opportunities to explore various roles of the nurse and further explore clinical reasoning, evidence based practice and the nursing process. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom, laboratory and in supervised clinical experiences.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Corequisites: None
NUR166 Concepts of Nursing II
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course further expands upon the principles, theories and fundamental nursing concepts introduced in previous nursing classes with a key emphasis on the nursing process. Students will have opportunities to explore clinical reasoning, evidence based practice and care planning. Students will have opportunities to develop more advanced nursing skills needed to address the biopsychosocial needs of individuals in a multicultural society. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom, laboratory and in supervised clinical experiences.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR164
Corequisites: None
NUR164 Concepts of Nursing I
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course introduces students to principles, theories and concepts that provide the foundation for nursing practice. Theory, research and evidence based practice are introduced and legal and ethical issues are discussed. Basic nursing skills necessary to deliver patient centered care in a multicultural society are developed. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom and laboratory.
Credit Hours: 2.00
Prerequisites: BIO116, BIO116L, COR195
Corequisites: None
ENG110 College Composition
College of Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Department
Course Description: This course is designed to improve student writing processes, develop critical thinking skills, and provide instruction in core skills required for academic and professional writing in different modes. Students will learn how to analyze the writing strategies of professional authors and apply these strategies to their own writing.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
MTH131 College Algebra
College of Arts and Sciences Arts and Sciences Department
Course Description: This course examines algebraic applications and problem-solving skills to include the ability to formulate, use, and interpret mathematical models. Students will learn graphing of systems of linear equations, operations with and factoring polynomials, the algebra of rational expressions, manipulation and simplification of radicals, and properties of exponential and logarithmic functions and terms.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
BIO116L Anatomy and Physiology with Terminology II Lab
College of Nursing Arts and Sciences | Health Sciences/Nursing Only Department
Course Description: This course is part two of a two-part comprehensive laboratory course accompanying the Anatomy and Physiology lecture course, designed to focus on aspects of the interrelationship of each body system. Laboratory exercises will includes the cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive, and development systems as it relates to the human anatomy and its physiology. The laboratory component of this course provides students with hands-on experiences, as opposed to using only workbook and/or computer-generated activities that could be done in a non-laboratory setting. Laboratory activities should encourage critical thinking, the understanding of scientific methodology, and the application of scientific principles.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: BIO111, BIO111L
Corequisites: BIO116
BIO116 Anatomy and Physiology with Terminology II
College of Nursing Arts and Sciences | Health Sciences/Nursing Only Department
Course Description: This course is Part 2 of a two-part comprehensive course presenting the interrelationship of each body system. The course presents an integrated approach to human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and pathology. It includes cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive organ systems as it relates to health sciences. This course is also designed to provide students entering the healthcare profession with skills to learn medical terminology. It focuses on basic techniques of medical word building and application of these techniques to acquire an extensive medical vocabulary.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: BIO111, BIO111L
Corequisites: BIO116L
BIO111L Anatomy and Physiology with Terminology I Lab
College of Nursing Arts and Sciences | Health Sciences/Nursing Only Department
Course Description: This course is part one of a two-part comprehensive laboratory course accompanying the Anatomy and Physiology lecture course, designed to focus on aspects of the interrelationship of each body system. Laboratory exercises will includes basic chemistry, physics, cell structure, cell physiology, metabolism, tissues, and integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems as it relates to the human anatomy and its physiology. The laboratory component of this course provides students with hands-on experiences, as opposed to using only workbook and/or computer-generated activities that could be done in a non-laboratory setting. Laboratory activities should encourage critical thinking, the understanding of scientific methodology, and the application of scientific principles.
Credit Hours: 1.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: BIO111