- Satisfactorily complete the clinical component of each Nursing course. A clinical failure constitutes failure of the entire Nursing course regardless if a passing grade was obtained in classroom theory tests.
- Minimum of 70% examination average must be met before other assignments are considered in select Nursing courses in order to pass the course. Once the examination average of 70% is met, all other assignment grades will be factored. These select courses include: NUR-301 Holistic Health Assessment, NUR-305 Foundations of a Caring Profession, NUR-308 Professional Nursing Care: Psychiatric Mental Health, NUR-310 Pathopharmacology, NUR-311 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult I, NUR-317 Professional Nursing Care: Children and Families, NUR-408 Professional Nursing Care: Maternal Newborn Nursing, NUR-409 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult II, NUR-431 Community Health Nursing.
The complete policy for acceptance to the Nursing Major is contained on this page and in the Undergraduate Nursing Student Entry-Level BSN Student Handbook. See here for the complete progression policy for Majors.
Program of Study
Required Courses for the Major in Nursing (Credits)
BIO-111 General Biology (4)
BIO-253 General Microbiology (4)
BIO-201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
BIO-202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
CHM-108 Survey of General, Organic & Biochemistry (4)
LSP-150 Beginning Spanish for Health Professionals (3)
MAT-103 Applied Algebra (unless waived) (3)
MAT-215 Basic Statistics (3)
NUR-250 Nutrition for Wellness (online) (3)
NUR-301 Holistic Health Assessment (4)
NUR-303 Nursing Informatics (online) (2)
NUR-304 Healthy Aging (3)
NUR-305 Foundations of a Caring Profession (5)
NUR-307 Research in Nursing Practice (3)
NUR-308 Professional Nursing Care: Psychiatric/Mental Health (4)
NUR-310 Pathopharmacology (4)
NUR-311 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult I (4)
NUR-408 Professional Nursing Care: Maternal and Newborn (4)
NUR-409 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult II (4)
NUR-417 Professional Nursing Care: Children and Families (4)
NUR-431 Community Health Nursing (5)
NUR-441 Caring Approaches in Nursing Leadership and Practice (4)
NUR-461 Clinical Practicum (6)
PSY-101 Introductory Psychology (4)
PSY-233 Human Growth & Development (3)
PHL-300 Ethics (3)
SOC-101 Introductory Sociology (3)
Nursing Four-Year Plan
Students must select courses with the assistance of a faculty advisor. The Program of Study requires a total of 126 to 127 credits.
FALL
FIRST YEAR
*MAT-100 Algebraic Applications OR
*MAT-103 Applied Algebra (unless waived)
NDMU-100 Perspectives on Education and Culture
HIS- History Requirement
CHM-108 Survey of General, Organic & Biochemistry
BIO-111 Fundamentals of Biology
ENG- English Literature
PHL-201 Introduction to Philosophy
SECOND YEAR
NUR-250 Nutrition for Wellness (Online)
BIO-201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
RST-105 Religion and the Big Question
BIO-202 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
PSY-233 Human Growth & Development
THIRD YEAR
NUR-301 Holistic Health Assessment
NUR-305 Foundations of a Caring Profession
NUR-311 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult I
NUR-307 Research in Nursing Practice
NUR-308 Professional Nursing Care: Psychiatric/Mental Health
FOURTH YEAR
NUR-417 Professional Nursing Care: Children and Families
Fine Arts General Education Requirement
NUR-408 Professional Nursing Care: Maternal and Newborn
NUR-409 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult II
NUR-431 Community Health Nursing
NUR-441 Caring Approaches to Nursing Leadership and Practive
Total General Education Credits: 45/46
Total Nursing Credits: 56
Total Nursing Major Prerequisite Credits: 25
[126/127 total credits]
*Math Requirement
If Nursing students place into MAT-100 Algebraic Applications on the Math Placement Test, then they are required to take MAT-100. If Nursing students place into MAT-103 Applied Algebra, then they are required to take MAT-103; however, if they place into MAT 107 or higher, then MAT-103 may be waived.
*General Biology Requirement
BIO-111 General Biology requires permission of instructor to take without BIO-110 Exploring Concepts of Biology as a pre-requisite course.
*Foreign Language Requirement for Nursing Majors only
LSP-150 Beginning Spanish for Healthcare Professionals is a requirement of the Nursing Major. However, based on a student's foreign language palcement exam results, a student my be eligible to take an equivalency exam. If a student passes the equivalency exam, she is exempt from taking LSP 150.
Courses
NUR-150 Gender and Women's Health
Evaluates the relationship between gender and health outcomes both in the United States as well as globally. Students will become aware of how gender as a social construct influences the health and wellbeing of women. Biological and social processes related to women's health and disease will be explored. Issues such as violence against women, female genital mutilation, infanticide, lack of access to health care and education, health literacy, LGBT and sexual subjugation will be discussed using a women's health lens. Fulfills general education requirement in gender studies. [ 3 credits ]
NUR-250 Nutrition for Wellness
This three credit online course focuses on the basic principles of nutrition that will support nursing praxis and their application during the human life span in health and disease. Learners are offered the opportunity to explore the assumptions underlying nutrition for individuals of varying cultural backgrounds, stages of development, and across the wellness-illness continuum. The 14-week course will be offered in seven online modules. [3 credits]
NUR-300 Foundations of Caring Science
Explores human caring science as a foundation of the discipline and profession of nursing. In this course RN-BSN students have the opportunity to reflect on lived practice experiences through multiple ways of knowing and examination of caring as a way of being. Implications for transformational practice, education, and research are addressed. [1 credit]
NUR-301 Holistic Health Assessment
Introduces the student to knowledge and skills essential for holistic health assessment. The psychological, physical, environmental, social, spiritual and genetic components of a health assessment will be applied. The student will practice assessment and interviewing skills in a skills laboratory. The student will analyze both subjective and objective data and document findings in the appropriate format. This course has 2 components: theory (3 credits) and practice (1 credit). Junior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [4 credits]
NUR-301CL Holistic Health Assessment Lab
Integrates NUR-301 Holistic Health Assessment course content into clinical experiences in the Center for Caring with Technology.
NUR-302 Caring Approaches to Practice
This three-credit course is designed to explore various aspects of professional nursing practice. Learning experiences will include caring ways of being present to our patients, peers, and families. Students will also engage in the exploration of practice standards, ethical ways of being, linkages between theory/practice, multiple ways of knowing, reflective practice, and current trends in nursing. Upon completion of the course, students will have had the opportunity to refine their abilities to communicate through scholarly writing and informative presentations. [3 credits]
NUR-303 Nursing Informatics
Students are introduced to online computer applications used in nursing and health care. Students acquire technical skills needed for the application of patient care technologies and competency in information literacy, information management, and information management systems for the purpose of safe, competent and quality patient care. Prerequisite: Junior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [2 credits]
NUR-304 Healthy Aging
Explores the multiple dimensions of aging in America and in global societies. The course focuses on the foundations of healthy, successful aging based on national indicators, as well as the personal definitions and meanings of the older adult. Students will learn to support optimal promotion of health and wellness while exploring the care of who might also be experiencing illness, recovery or the end-of-life. The complex relationships among person-health-nursing environment will be examined in depth. Junior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [ 3 credits ]
NUR-305 Foundations of a Caring Profession
Builds upon previous classes in social and physical sciences, humanities, as well as lived experiences that students bring to the discipline of nursing. In this course, students are introduced to the caring profession of nursing through exploration of philosophical underpinnings, contributions from nurse theorists, and concepts of health and healing. Students develop ways of thinking and knowing, ways of being in relationships with self and others, and appreciation of providing technological care, compassion, and comfort to persons, families and communities. Through thoughtful integration of theory and reflective lived practice, students deepen understanding of the meaning of caring necessary for compassionate presence and technological skill in the art and science of professional nursing. Students are invited to a call to care and to a life-long commitment to nursing scholarship. This course has two components: theory (3 credits) and practice (2 credits). Prerequisite: Junior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [5 credits]
NUR-305CL Foundations of a Caring Profession Clinical
This clinical course is a component of NUR-305 Foundations of a Caring Profession.
NUR-306 Writing for Professionals
This course is designed for students to develop proficiency in information access and evaluation skills. The principles and techniques of scholarly writing along with other types of writing used by professional nurses will be introduced. Students will transform information into clear scholarly narratives. [ 1 credit ]
NUR-310 Pathopharmacology
Combines pathophysiology, the study of altered health status, with pharmacology, the study of medications prescribed to prevent, cure or treat pathophysiological conditions. Major health problems will be highlighted with an emphasis on caring for persons across the lifespan and their individual needs. Major drug classes and prototypical drugs are presented with specific application to nursing care within the nursing process. Junior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [4 credits]
NUR-311 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult I
Focuses on the integration of caring for adults experiencing commonly occurring health concerns using competencies that are directed toward health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance/restoration of health. Applying specialized knowledge, communication skills and therapeutic interventions, nursing students will develop relationships with patients/families which will foster partnerships directed toward holistic care. Beginning relationships with the intra/interdisciplinary team will be developed. This course has 2 components: theory (2 credits) and practice (2 credits). Prerequisites: NUR-301, NUR-303, NUR-305, and NUR-310. Junior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [4 credits]
NUR-311CL Adult Health Clinical
This clinical course is a component of NUR-311 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult I.
NUR-314 Nursing Situations in Palliative Caring
Grounded in caring science, this three-week online course focuses on promoting holistic patient and family assessment and nursing care in the context of chronic and life-limiting illness. The role of the nurse in communicating with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team will frame an exploration of personal beliefs and practices that inform the provision of palliative care. The framework of The Nursing Situation, as well as the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curricular framework will guide examination of the practice of palliative care, including pain and symptom management, pharmacology and complementary alternative methodologies, ethical issues, communication, and cultural competency will all be explored. The practice of palliative care nursing, within the context of a variety of cultures and among vulnerable populations will be considered. [ 3 credits ]
NUR-315 Advocacy, Politics and Power
This course prepares the student to critically evaluate the ethical, socioeconomic, political, legal, and power considerations influencing health care policy. An emphasis on professional values, advocacy, and political activism assists the student to become influencers in policy formation. Students will create an advocacy toolkit focused on a specific health policy, with the goal of exploring the role of the nurse in identifying, analyzing, and influencing policy at the local, state, federal and/or global levels. [3 credits]
NUR-319 Holistic Health Assessment and Nutrition Across the Lifespan for Professional Nurses
This course introduces the student to knowledge and skills essential for holistic health assessment through a lens of caring science and an emphasis on social determinants of health. The student will practice assessment and interviewing skills in the Center for Caring with Technology. The student will analyze both subjective and objective data and document findings in an appropriate format. Students will enhance their abilities to conduct a culturally sensitive assessment. Nutrition principles will be reviewed for populations across the lifespan. [ 5 credits ]
NUR-320 Honors: Caregiving at the End of Life
Explores a variety of theories and methods for caregiving at the end of life, and is designed for both nursing and non-nursing students. The course will explore the medicalization of death, structural inequalities in access to medical care, palliative and hospice care for people facing terminal illness, and clinical dimensions of death and dying. Course will focus on contemplative practices that enable caregivers to care for themselves and provide effective support for patients and their loved ones. Course will introduce various religious and spiritual perspectives on dying, death, and the afterlife, and learn about rituals for grief and mourning. Fulfills general education requirement for 300-400 level religious studies. traditional undergraduate only. [ 3 credits ]
NUR-400 Information Systems for Caring Practice
In this RN to BSN course, learners will explore the relationship between nurse and technology. Information systems used in nursing and healthcare and their application to patient safety and quality improvement through the lens of caring science will be introduced. Learners acquire technical skills needed for this application of patient care technologies and competency in information literacy, information management, and information management systems for safe, competent, and quality patient care. [3 credits]
NUR-408 Professional Nursing Care: Maternal and Newborn
Focuses on holistic caring of childbearing families during pregnancy, labor and delivery, post-partum as well as care of the newborn. Students learn and apply evidence-based nursing theoretical concepts in the nursing care of women, newborns, and families in a variety of environments. The course builds upon courses in social and physical sciences, humanities and professional nursing care and provides opportunities for clinical ethical reflection. This course has two components: theory (2 credits) and practice (2 credits). Prerequisites: NUR-304, NUR-311, NUR-307, NUR-308. Senior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [ 4 credits ]
NUR-409 Professional Nursing Care of the Adult II
Builds on concepts from NUR-311 in caring for adults experiencing complex health concerns using competencies related to health, illness, dying and death. Nursing students will apply advanced levels of knowledge, communication and interventions as they support patients/families experiencing more severe alterations in health. Relationships with intra/interdisciplinary team members will be integrated into individual nursing practice. This course has two components: theory (2 credits) and practice (2 credits). Prerequisites: NUR-304, NUR-311, NUR-307, NUR-308. [4 credits]
NUR-411 Healthy Aging for Professional Nurses
In this course, students will explore healthy aging through the lens of caring science. The course will provide an examination of theories, trends, and research related to aging and nursing care of older adults, with an emphasis on health promotion and health disparities of aging. Students will be encouraged to become advocates for older adults within healthcare and the greater community, examining economic and policy implications that shape models of care. Students will gain knowledge that will better enable them to eliminate health disparities among older adults, and develop nursing care strategies that improve the care and health of older adults within the acute healthcare system, institutionalized settings, and in the community. The course will also prepare students to develop nursing care strategies that promote healthy aging for individuals throughout the lifespan. [3 credits]
NUR-412 Population Health Through a Caring Lens
Grounded in caring science, this course focuses on promoting and protecting the health of the public using health promotion, risk reduction, and disease management and control strategies. Community assessment, epidemiologic, change, political action, and case-management frameworks are used to guide evidence-based nursing care delivery to persons, families, and populations in community settings. The role of social determinants of health will be explored; cultural competency, social justice, and advocacy will be discussed as strategies for the elimination of health disparities. [4 credits]
NUR-420 Nursing Research for Professional Nurses
This course introduces learners to knowledge and skills essential for a consumer of nursing research. It examines use of the research process as a method to enhance scientific inquiry and to develop a knowledge base for nursing practice. Critical appraisal of both qualitative and quantitative methods in published nursing research is emphasized. Research on caring will be the central theme. [3 credits]
NUR-431 Community Health Nursing
Focuses on and explores theory, concepts, and practices of community/public health nursing from a culturally sensitive perspective with an emphasis on vulnerale populations. Learners explore specific issues and societal concerns that affect public health, including healthcare needs of populations at risk. A reflection on nursing care of communities as social justice is explored. Using assigned service learning settings, learners will assess community health needs, plan health promotion and disease and injury prevention interventions through the application of selected behavioral change theories. This course has two components: Theory (3 credits) and practice (2 credits). Prerequisites: NUR-417, NUR-406, and NUR-409. Senior level traditional undergraduate nursing students only. [ 5 credits ]
NUR-440 Caring Nursing Leadership for Professional Nurses
This course integrates previously learned nursing knowledge and skills of caring and contemporary leadership and management theories and processes, enabling learners to define more clearly their roles as baccalaureate-prepared nurses. Learners analyze health care environment challenges of changes in focus to population health, economic realities, opportunities for continued professional development, and leadership/management challenges created by increasingly complex healthcare environments. Knowing one’s-self, appreciating the diversity of the workplace and communities, caring for vulnerable and marginalized populations, and using caring science as a basis for leadership in nursing and healthcare are woven throughout the course. [3 credits]
NUR-450 Capstone Experience
Building on previous learning in the curriculum and blending with leadership experiences, students will use the lens of caring science to analyze their current way of being with patients, colleagues, employers and the community at large. Being present in these relationships, students will use scholarship to investigate an area where relationships or processes could be improved with a focus on self-care, quality and/or safety. Each student will design a project that, if implemented, could improve praxis and advocate for change in the workplace. Using leadership skills, the student will determine the best way to communicate the proposed project. Reflective practice will be used throughout the course to focus on the program outcomes of presence, praxis, advocacy, scholarship, self-care, and leadership as it relates to their project. [2 credits]
NUR-461 Clinical Practicum
This course engages students in a comprehensive clinical practice with patients in one of a variety of practice settings. Opportunities are provided for students to assume responsibility, in the context of theory-based, evidence-based reflective practice, for the holistic care of assigned patients in a select health care setting. With the guidance of a preceptor who is on staff in the facility, the student collaborates with all members of the health care team in the planning and care of her patients and transitions from nursing student to entry-level professional nurse. Practice settings include, but are not limited to, care of persons in emergency departments, medical-surgical units, homeless shelters, outpatient clinics, critical care units, and labor and delivery units. The focus of the practicum is on intentionally bringing together knowledge and understanding of pathophysiology, social justice, ways of being in care with persons, families and communities. A final, clinically-based culminating project is completed in the practicum setting and presented in symposium format at the end of the course. The student will complete intensive preparation for the National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX) throughout the course. 6 credits: 30 theory hours and 180 clinical hours. Prerequisites: All 3rd semester clinical courses: Professional Nursing Care of the Adult II, Professional Nursing Care: Children and Families; Professional Nursing Care: Maternal Newborn. Co-requisites: Community Health; Caring Approaches in Nursing Leadership and Practice. [ 6 credits ]
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