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General education courses (64 credits)
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Strengthen your critical thinking and creative analysis skills with courses in the liberal arts, psychology, and math.
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NURS 307 Transition to Professional Nursing (3 Credits)
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This course serves as a bridge to baccalaureate education for the registered nurse who has successfully completed an associate or diploma nursing program. Focus is upon the socialization process and role transition. Key concepts related to self awareness, information literacy, group process, adult learning, nursing theory, and communication are discussed. The nursing roles of educator and theorist are explored.
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NURS 309 Nursing Research (3 Credits)
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A profession builds the body of knowledge that is specific to that profession through critical thinking as exemplified by scientific research. The steps of the research process, the role of research in the practice of professional nursing, and acquisition of the knowledge to be an informed consumer of nursing and other healthcare research are emphasized in this course.
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NURS 330 Individual Assessment (3 Credits)
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This course introduces major concepts and skills needed to complete comprehensive assessments of individual clients at all development stages. Also featured are lab experiences, applying interviewing and assessment skills to clients of all ages.
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NURS 341 Family Assessment (3 Credits)
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Although families have been the recipients of nursing care for many years, the family is now widely perceived to be the context of care. Health professionals must broaden their practice so that they serve the family as a unit as well as individual family members. This course provides a sound theoretical foundation for family nursing assessment and intervention.
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NURS 342 Nursing Informatics (3 Credits)
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This course provides an overview of informatics for the post-licensure nursing student. This course integrates practice, education, and research with computer technology and information science to identify, gather, process, and manage information. Emphasis is on technology-based health applications which support clinical, administrative, and research decision making and their use in Evidence Based Practice. Current trends and issues in nursing and managing healthcare information are all examined. It is assumed that students have basic computing and word processing skills for this course.
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NURS 406 Leadership in Contemporary Health Care (3 Credits)
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The current healthcare environment provides many opportunities for an enhanced leadership role for professional nursing. This course emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and principles of management, nursing practice models, and the relationship between historical and contemporary issues and the responsibilities of the professional nurse.
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NURS 416 Public Health Capstone (4 Credits)
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Public health nursing combines concepts, theories, and principles from nursing, public health and other sciences to form the basis for its practice. The scope of this practice is distinguished by the focus on prevention, health protection, and health promotion of individuals, families, aggregates, and communities.
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Nursing courses (25 credits)
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Develop your professional nursing skills with a deep approach to healthcare leadership, family assessment, nursing informatics, and genetics.
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Nursing credit by validation of RN license
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NURS 200 Health Promotion (3 Credits)
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The quality of life in any society depends on the health of its citizens and the promotion of that health by individuals, communities and governing bodies. Essential to achieving health and wellness is understanding the determinants of health and the strategies that can be applied to foster healthy lifestyles. This course includes concepts and strategies of nutrition, exercise and lifestyle choices.
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
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NURS 201 Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice (3 Credits)
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An understanding of physiology of altered health across the life span provides a basis for nursing interventions. This course examines alterations in body function and system failure associated with common health problems.
Prerequisite: BIOL 102, BIOL 104, ENGL 104 and CHEM 120 (or equivalent).
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NURS 203 Introduction to Clinical Nursing Practice (4 Credits)
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While professional nursing is a complex service that has evolved over time, a consistent theme of nursing practice within a variety of cultural and technological contexts has been ensuring the well-being of patients. This course has a twofold focus: 1) a beginning exploration of the roots and development of the profession, and 2) provision of comfort and safety and assistance to the client in activities of daily living.
Prerequisite: BIOL 102, BIOL 104, ENGL 104, and CHEM 120 (or equivalent)
Corequisite: NURS 202, NURS 203C, and NURS 204L
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NURS 205 Pharmacology and Nursing Management (3 Credits)
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Introduces common classifications of therapeutic drugs including major actions, indications, side effects, dosage range, nursing implications and examples. Application activities focus on administration of therapeutic drugs.
Prerequisite: BIOL 102, BIOL 104, ENGL 104, and any Chemistry course.
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NURS 302 Psychosocial Nursing Care (4 Credits)
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Nursing requires knowledge of psychosocial concepts in order to provide holistic nursing care for individuals and families in every practice setting. This course examines promotion of mental health, the management of mental illness and relevant social policy. Students provide care for clients demonstrating a variety of behaviors in acute and community settings.
Corequisite: NURS-302C, NURS-303 (or prior)
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NURS 303 Nursing Care of the Adult I (6 Credits)
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The physiologic, psychosocial, and learning needs of the adult are the focus of this course. Nursing care includes the prevention of illness, nursing care during illness, and the rehabilitation of the adult client. Students develop an understanding of the ethical and legal issues that impact nursing care of the adult.
Prerequisite:NURS-201, NURS-202, NURS-203, NURS-205, NURS-206L
Corequisite: NURS-303C and NURS-310L previous or concurrent
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NURS 305 Care of the Child-Bearing Family (5 Credits)
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This course focuses on applying the nursing process in the care of the child- bearing family. Contemporary issues in maternity, womens health and preventive health issues are explored. Both theory and clinical experiences address the physiological and psychosocial needs of the child-bearing family.
Corequisite: NURS-303 (or prior), NURS-310L (or prior)
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NURS 400 Nursing Care of Children (5 Credits)
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Nursing care of the child and adolescent requires applying the nursing process based on the developmental needs of the child and family. Students explore health promotion, growth and development, and the impact of acute and chronic illness in childhood and adolescence. Theory and clinical experiences address the physiological and psychosocial needs of the pediatric patients.
Corequisite: NURS-304 (co or prior)
NURS 301L Adult Nursing Skills Lab (1 Credit)
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NURS 310L Adult Nursing Skills Lab (1 Credit)
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This course integrates medical surgical case studies with medical surgical psychomotor skills in order to care for complex clients and safely administer medications.
Corequisite: NURS-202 (or prior) and NURS-206L (or prior)
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NURS 304 Nursing Care of the Adult II (6 Credits)
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This course continues the focus on needs of adults experiencing illness in acute and community-based settings. The theoretical basis of medical/surgical nursing care for adults is emphasized along with the application of the nursing process for common and complex health problems. Cultural differences, ethical considerations, and legal responsibilities are integrated throughout the course as students deliver professional nursing care.
Prerequisite: NURS-303
Corequisite: NURS-304C
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Online RN to BSN elective courses
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NURS 414 Genetics in Nursing (3 Credits)
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This introductory course is designed to emphasize the conceptual framework of genetics. Principles, problems, and methods of human genetics will be explored. Aspects of medical genetics, biochemical genetics, molecular genetics, and cytogenetics, as applied to humans, will be introduced. Ethical considerations will be discussed and applied within the context of nursing.
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NURS 412 Nursing Care at End-Of-Life (3 Credits)
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This course will address critical aspects of palliative nursing care. Clinical nursing assessment, symptom management, spirituality, cultural influences, and ethics will be discussed. The needs of special populations and nursing management in a variety of settings are included.
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To ensure the best possible educational experience for our students, we may update our curriculum to reflect emerging and changing employer and industry trends.
Professional licensure and certification regulations vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Students are encouraged to visit the National Council of State Boards of Nursing for the state in which they intend to practice to verify specific licensure requirements which includes ensuring the program of interest meets the licensure requirements prior to enrolling. Students may visit the professional licensure page or reach out to our team of enrollment advisors for guidance.