| Subject | Number | Title | Hours | Catalog Description |
| NURS | 202 | Concepts and Processes of Professional Nursing | 3 hours. | Introduction to the history and framework of nursing practice. Emphasis on basic curricular concepts and processes of professional nursing. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 210 | Health Assessment | 3 hours. | Introduction to assessment of physical and psychosocial health across the lifespan. Includes physical assessment techniques, interviewing skills and introduction to medical terminology and health risk assessment. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NURS 202 or credit or concurrent registration in NURS 242; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 215 | Pathophysiology and Applied Pharmacology I | 4 hours. | Presents clinical pathophysiological mechanisms across the lifespan integrating pharmacological principles and therapies required for nursing practice. Provides learning strategies for this content. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 130 and KN 254 or the equivalent; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 217 | Pathophysiology and Applied Pharmacology II | 3 hours. | Presents clinical pathophysiological mechanisms across the lifespan integrating pharmacological principles and therapies required for nursing practice. Provides learning strategies for this content. Prerequisite(s): NURS 215; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 225 | Introduction to Clinical Concepts and Processes | 0 TO 6 hours. | Applies nursing process, communication and teaching/learning to individuals. Includes mobility, comfort, safety, infection, protection, fatigue, sleep, oxygenation, and elimination. Clinical application in various settings. Students in the traditional BSN program are required to register for 6 credit hours; students in the RN to BSN program are required to register for 5 credit hours. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NURS 210 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 215; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 242 | Concepts and Processes for Contemporary Nursing Practice | 4 hours. | Introduces RN/BSN student to contemporary concepts for professional nursing practice in health care systems with emphasis on the nursing paradigm, health promotion and continuity of care. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NURS 210; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 322 | Introduction to Nursing Research and Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 4 hours. | Basic concepts of research emphasizing relationship between research and nursing practice. Includes basic statistical measures, hypothesis testing, and interpretation of nursing research for application and practice. Prerequisite(s): NURS 217 and NURS 225; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 335 | Clinical Concepts and Processes in Adult Health | 6 hours. | Nursing concepts/processes concerning common adult health problems: oxygenation, information processing, regulation, immune response, elimination, metabolism, mobility, substance abuse, and perioperative. Clinical application in various settings. Prerequisite(s): NURS 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 217; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 345 | Clinical Concepts and Processes in Women's and Family Health | 5 hours. | Care of women and families across the lifespan. Emphasizes health promotion from a community-based perspective. Social, cultural, political, legal and ethical influences on health behavior and outcomes are explored. Clinical application in various settings. Prerequisite(s): NURS 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 217; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 355 | Clinical Concepts and Processes in Children's and Family Health | 5 hours. | Nursing care of the well, acutely and chronically ill infant and child using a family-focused approach with clinical application in various settings. Prerequisite(s): NURS 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 217; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 365 | Clinical Concepts and Processes in Mental Health | 5 hours. | Application and integration of biopsychosocial and cultural concepts and principles in the nursing process for individuals and groups in psychiatric settings. Clinical application in various settings. Prerequisite(s): NURS 225 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 217; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 375 | Concepts and Processes in Older Adult Health | 3 hours. | Application of concepts of gerontology, aging theories and care of the older adult, including health promotion and maintenance and rehabilitation. Prerequisite(s): NURS 225; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 385 | Clinical Concepts and Processes in Population-Focused Nursing | 5 hours. | Synthesis of theory, research and practice related to population-focused nursing care, with emphasis on health promotion of aggregates. Clinical application with aggregates across the lifespan. Prerequisite(s): NURS 345 and NURS 355; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 390 | Nursing Leadership and Management in Healthcare | 6 hours. | Appraisal and synthesis of theory, research and practice in the application of principles of nursing leadership and management. Clinical application will focus on the management of groups of clients and systems. Prerequisite(s): NURS 335 and NURS 345 and NURS 355 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 365 and credit or concurrent registration in NURS 385; or consent of the instructor. |
| NURS | 397 | Issues in Nursing Practice | 3 hours. | Analysis of social, economic, and policy issues affecting the practice of professional nursing with emphasis on strategies for advancing the profession. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in NURS 390; or consent of the instructor. |