NURSNUMW

Nursing (NURS)

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.

202 Gateway to Health: Social Ecology Perspectives (4, Sp) The introductory course to the minor in Health: Social Ecology Perspectives. The diverse social ecology forces that influence the health care delivery system are discussed. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 101.)

204 Contemporary Issues in Bioethics (4) Examination of current issues in bioethics, including reproduction, professional-patient relationships, organ transplantation, futile treatment, and death and dying issues.

220 Family Health (2, FaSp) Focus on health teaching in families to better prepare family members to monitor family health and make appropriate contacts for care; based on the principle that healthy families make healthy communities.

302 Nursing Science (3, FaSp) Introduction to professional nursing practice and education. Emphasis on roles and processes for practice with integration of communication concepts and nursing models/diagnosis. Prerequisite: admission to RN to BSN program.

303 Nursing Care of Children and Families (3, FaSp) Nursing care of infants, children, adolescents and their families focusing on the nurse's role in assisting families through life transitions. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 403.) Prerequisite: NURS 304, NURS 309; corequisite: NURS 313L, NURS 322.

304 Medical-Surgical Nursing I (4, Fa) Knowledge for nursing of adults and elderly, with acute and chronic health problems from a self care framework. Corequisite: NURS 309, NURS 314L.

305 Psychiatric Nursing (2, FaSp) Knowledge for psychiatric nursing of adults and groups within a self care framework. Prerequisite: NURS 317L, NURS 319L; corequisite: NURS 315.

306 Nursing Care of Women and Newborn Infants (4, Sp) Knowledge for nursing of infants and women, and issues related to women's health care. Prerequisite: NURS 304; corequisite: NURS 316L; NURS 322 or NURS 323.

307 Nursing Theory and Historical Perspective (2, FaSp) Beginning study of the theory, practice, and history of nursing. Completion of all GE courses and admission to the nursing program required.

308 Human Development: Health Issues Across the Life Span (4, FaSp) Diversity in health care priorities based on individual variations in growth and development across the life span. Implications for health care delivery to families. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 201.)

309 Health Assessment (3, Fa) Health assessment of the individual. Communication, interviewing, history taking, and physical assessment of the individual with an emphasis on health promotion. Open to nursing majors and minors only. Corequisite: NURS 319L.

313L Nursing Care of Children and Families Practicum (2, FaSp) Nursing care of children and families with acute and chronic health problems. Practice in acute care and family centered ambulatory settings. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 413L.) Prerequisite: NURS 314L, NURS 317L, NURS 319L; corequisite: NURS 303.

314L Medical-Surgical Nursing Practicum I (4, Fa) Nursing care of adults and older adults with acute and chronic health problems. Practice in acute care settings, ambulatory, and community settings. Corequisite: NURS 304, NURS 309.

315L Psychiatric Nursing Practicum (2, FaSp) Nursing care for adolescents, adults and elderly with psychiatric health problems. Practice in public and private clinical agencies and in community settings. Prerequisite: NURS 317L, NURS 319L; corequisite: NURS 305.

316L Nursing Care of Women and Newborn Infants Practicum (2, FaSp) Nursing care of women with health care problems, including care of women during the childbearing years and infants. Prerequisite: NURS 304, NURS 314L, NURS 317L, NURS 319L; corequisite: NURS 306.

317L Fundamental Clinical Nursing Skills (2, Fa) Basic nursing skills with appropriate focused assessments in conjunction with demonstrations; multi-media instruction; student return demonstrations of skills.

319L Health Assessment Practicum (1, Fa) Application of health assessment content in the clinical laboratory setting. Interviewing, communication, history-taking, and physical assessment of the adult client will be stressed. Corequisite: NURS 309.

322 Foundation for Practice: Pathological, Nutritional and Pharmacologic Concepts (2, FaSp) A course focusing on the pathophysiology of selected health deviations. Pharmacology and nutritional interventions as well as the dynamic nature of disease and the body response to illness are emphasized. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 318ab, NURS 321.)

323 Concepts for Practice I: Pathological, Nutritional and Pharmacologic Concepts (2, FaSp) A course focusing on the pathophysiology of selected health deviations pertinent to children and adolescents. Pharmacology and nutritional interventions as well as the dynamic nature of disease and the body response to illness are emphasized. Prerequisite: NURS 322. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 318ab, NURS 321.)

324 Concepts for Practice II: Pathological, Nutritional and Pharmacologic Concepts (2, FaSp) An advanced course focusing on the pathophysiology of selected complex health deviations. Pharmacology and nutritional interventions as well as the dynamic nature of disease and the body response to illness are emphasized. Prerequisite: NURS 323. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 318ab, NURS 321.)

325 Alternative Therapies in Health Care (4, Irregular) Examination of historical, theoretical, sociocultural, economical, and clinical aspects of selected alternative healing therapies and systems.

329 Human Sexuality: Methods of Inquiry (4, FaSp) A critical examination of the research methods used in the field of human sexuality. Emphasis will be on historical approaches in behavioral science research. (Duplicates credit in former NURS 219.)

390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.

402 Community and Home Health Nursing (3, FaSp) Knowledge for nursing in the community, and community home health methods of nursing care delivery. Prerequisite: NURS 303, NURS 304; corequisite: NURS 412L.

404 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing III (2, Sp) Knowledge for nursing of critically ill persons across the life span. Prerequisite: NURS 324, NURS 406; corequisite: NURS 414L.

405 Professional Ethics, Nursing Leadership Management (3, FaSp) Organizational models of nursing; nursing roles in the health care system; professional accountability; ethical/legal issues and decision making; quality; policy; leadership; change; advocacy. Prerequisite: NURS 101 or NURS 307; corequisite: NURS 415L.

406 Medical Surgical Nursing II (4, Fa) Knowledge for nursing of adults and elderly with complex acute health problems. Prerequisite: NURS 304; corequisite: NURS 416L.

412L Community and Home Health Nursing Practicum (4, FaSp) Nursing care for clients in community and home; assessment and promotion of health care in specific communities; practice in community/home health settings. Prerequisite: NURS 313L, NURS 316L; corequisite: NURS 402.

414L Advanced Medical-Surgical Practicum III (2, Sp) Experience in helping critically ill persons effectively negotiate a transition to wellness. Practice in a variety of settings allows for comprehensive examination of all aspects of critical care nursing. Prerequisite: NURS 416L; corequisite: NURS 404.

415L Nursing Leadership and Management Practicum (3, Sp) Application of leadership and management content; evaluation of organizational models for nursing practice in complex health care settings; analysis of ethical issues in practice settings. Corequisite: NURS 405.

416L Medical-Surgical Nursing II Practicum (4, Fa) Nursing care of adults and elderly with complex and acute health problems. Practice in acute care settings. Prerequisite: NURS 314L, NURS 317L; corequisite: NURS 406.

Human Sexuality (2, FaSp) Human sexuality from a biological, social-psychological and historico-cultural perspective.

420 Transcultural Health Care (2-4, FaSp) Identification of health/illness environments (psychological, sociological, cultural, and economic) that place client at risk; analysis of behavior that leads to health/illness. Junior status.

421 Understanding Domestic Violence and Community Responses (4, Sp) Exploration of theories explaining violence with emphasis on family violence. Interdisciplinary health care approaches for family violence survivors including justice system, legal, policy, and cultural issues.

422 Spiritual Dimensions of Health Care (2-4)Exploration of diverse spiritual and religious responses to illness using experiential and empirical knowledge.

423 Selected Topics in Nursing (2-4, max 4, Irregular) Introduction and survey of current issues, concepts, and research relevant to selected aspects of nursing. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

450 Nursing Ethics and Law (4, FaSp) Examination of personal and professional values in ethical dilemmas; related issues in nursing and health care; ethical and legal parameters of nursing. Prerequisite: senior status and satisfactory completion of university writing requirement.

461 Nursing Research (3, Sp) Basic research concepts, their relation to nursing theory and application to nursing practice; systematic exploration of the research proposal process. Corequisite: HP 340L or PPMT 404 or PSYC 274 or SOCI 314.

480L Clinical Intensive (1) A cumulative clinical experience to offer the student the opportunity to synthesize concepts and knowledge in order to graduate with refined clinical and advanced leadership skills. Open to nursing majors only. Must be taken in final term. Corequisite: NURS 414L, NURS 416L.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

491 Special Projects (1-4, max 8, FaSpSm) Faculty supervision of student application of theories, principles, and research to innovative projects that go beyond required course work. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Selected topics in various areas within nursing. (Nursing Elective.) Prerequisite: departmental approval.

500 Nursing Theories (3) Analysis of major nursing theories and theory development. Prerequisite: admission to M.S.N. Program or departmental approval.

501 Introduction to Enterostomal Therapy Nursing (4, Sp) This course reviews the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the GI, GU, and Integumentary systems. Nursing Assessment and appropriate intervention will be emphasized.

502 Advanced Enterostomal Therapy Nursing (4, Sp) This course is designed to provide the student the opportunity to review and integrate the use of knowledge of nutrition, counseling, and teaching as each applies to these clients. Concepts of role implementation will also be explored. Corequisite: NURS 501.

503 Introduction to Case Management (4, Sp) An introduction to and general overview of care coordination (case management) including definition, models and factors affecting program implementation.

504 Skills for Case Management (4, Sp) Second in a series designed to prepare case managers to practice in various settings. Emphasis on skill acquisition: assessment, communication, planning, advocacy, negotiation, and evaluation. Corequisite: NURS 503.

505L Role-Practicum and Seminar in Care Coordination (4) Advanced seminar topics related to advanced nursing practice in care coordination. Residency with preceptor and faculty guidance in care coordination. Prerequisite: NURS 503; corequisite: NURS 504.

511 Health Care Delivery Systems (3, FaSp) Analysis of the health care system; economic, political, and societal driving forces; nursing care delivery systems; successful management functions and strategies; current trends and issues, and policy implications.

512L Enterostomal Therapy Practicum (4, Sp) The practicum components provide the student with the opportunity to perform the skills in advanced Enterostomal Therapy Nursing in a collaborative practice with Certified Enterostomal Therapist Nurses wherever clients access the Health Care System. Lab discussion will be 1 unit of 4. Corequisite: NURS 501, NURS 502.

514 Nursing and Health Care Economics (4, Sp) Basic foundation for understanding economics in nursing and health care; consumer demand, resources, utilization, cost, and market theory for explanatory and evaluation purposes.

515 Ethics in Health Care (3) Ethics in health care including values, ethical theories and principles, clinical decision-making, legal and cross-cultural perspectives, ethical issues encountered by health care professionals and resolution methods.

516 Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing (2, FaSp) Development of advanced practice roles in nursing from historical, legal, economic, political, social perspectives. Role acquisition, role conflict, role strain, and role definition.

521 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice (2, Fa) Integration of advanced pathophysiological concepts, application to care management by advanced practice nurses in the analysis of physiological and psychological transitions. Recommended preparation: undergraduate pathophysiology.

522 Intensive Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nurses (2, Fa) Advanced health assessment course emphasizing systems review, focusing on clinical skills leadership and knowledge for advanced practice nurses. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

523 Primary Care of the Family I (3) Assessment, diagnosis, and management of common health problems from infancy through young adulthood. Applicable theories and research applied to health promotion in primary care of multiethnic families. Admission to FNP program required. Prerequisite: NURS 521, NURS 522; corequisite: NURS 524L, NURS 565.

524L Practicum in Primary Care of the Family I (4, Fa) Clinical preceptorship focusing on: family assessment; health promotion; diagnosis and management of common health problems in infancy through young adulthood. Prerequisite: acceptance into FNP program; "pass" on physical assessment performance exam; corequisite: NURS 523, NURS 565.

525 Primary Care of Geriatric Clients I (3, Sp) Evaluation, diagnosis, and management of episodic physical and neurobehavioral problems of geriatric clients, particularly underserved elderly psychiatric clients in primary adult care, promotion, and ethics. Corequisite: NURS 526L.

526L Practicum in Primary Care of Geriatric Clients I (4, Sp) Supervised clinical preceptorship focusing on assessment, diagnosis and management of common, acute, physical, psychosocial, and psychiatric health problems of geriatric clients and their social networks. Corequisite: NURS 525.

533 Primary Care of the Family II (3, Sp) Assessment, diagnosis, and management of common health problems of mature adults. Applicable theories and research applied to health promotion in primary care of multi-ethnic families. Prerequisite: NURS 523, NURS 524L; corequisite: NURS 534L.

534L Practicum in Primary Care of the Family II (4, Sp) Clinical preceptorship focusing on: family intervention; health promotion; diagnosis and management of common health problems in mature adults and the elderly. Prerequisite: NURS 523, NURS 524L; corequisite: NURS 533.

543 Seminar on Advanced Clinical Topics in Primary Care (3, Sm) Synthesis of theories and research to develop comprehensive management plans for primary care of multi-ethnic families with complex health problems living in violent environments. Prerequisite: NURS 523, NURS 524L, NURS 533, NURS 534L; corequisite: NURS 544L.

544L Advanced Clinical Residency in Primary Care (4, Sm) Synthesis preceptorship focusing on management of complex primary health care problems in multi-ethnic families. Prerequisite: NURS 523, NURS 524L, NURS 533, NURS 534L; corequisite: NURS 543.

Primary Care of Geriatric Clients II (3, Fa) Diagnosis and management of chronic, complex physical and psychiatric problems of clients: primary and tertiary care of homeless and disabled elderly persons. Corequisite: NURS 549L.

549L Practicum in Primary Care of Geriatric Clients II (4, Fa) Supervised clinical preceptorship focusing on assessment, diagnosis, management of common chronic health problems of elderly clients and their families. Corequisite: NURS 548.

550 Research: Investigative Inquiry (4) Utilization of research, which includes the evaluation of research, problem identification within the practice setting, awareness of practice outcomes and the clinical application of research. (Duplicates credit in NURS 560a and former NURS 561.) Recommended preparation: basic statistics course. Prerequisite: research course or departmental approval.

551 Research Integration: Capstone Experience (1) A capstone course that requires students to demonstrate the ability to integrate theory, research, and practice through a mentored research experience with direct relevance to graduate specialization. (Duplicates credit in NURS 560b and former NURS 561.) Prerequisite: NURS 550.

560ab Theory and Research in Nursing (3-3) a: An introduction to the research process and the major theories utilized in nursing; an overview of the development of a research proposal, and using research. b: Reviews research process and major theories used in nursing. Analyzes research designs. Research proposal developed to test theory and use an appropriate design and analysis. (Duplicates credit in NURS 500 and NURS 561.)

562 Leadership for Advanced Practice (3) Leadership development based on competencies necessary for advanced practice nurse leaders in managed care and other changing health care environments. Departmental approval required. Prerequisite: NURS 511.

563L Nursing Leadership Practicum (3) Nursing leadership practicum with preceptor and faculty guidance in financial management, strategic planning, decision-making and developing a professional staff. Prerequisite: NURS 511; corequisite: NURS 560a; concurrent enrollment: NURS 562.

565 Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing (2) Mechanisms of action, interaction, side effects, and prescribing guidelines for drugs utilized across the life cycle. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics with implications for dosage will be emphasized.

566 Advanced Seminar in Nursing Leadership (3) Advanced nursing leadership. Uses organizational theory to examine professional, structural, process and outcome components of managing patient care delivery in various health care settings. Prerequisite: NURS 560a, NURS 562; concurrent enrollment: NURS 567L.

567L Advanced Practicum in Nursing Leadership (3) Nursing leadership practicum with preceptor and faculty guidance in organizational behavior and theory, leadership and management theory, nursing research, organizational change, vision and strategic direction. Prerequisite: NURS 561a, NURS 562; corequisite: NURS 566.

568 Geriatric Pharmacology (2, Fa) Focus on the critical issues in medications for geriatric clients. Discussion of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic changes and issues in aging related to use, dosage, and prescription of drugs. Education and prevention of drug interactions and reactions are emphasized. Available to geriatric nurse practitioner program participants only.

570 Seminar on Integration into Health Care System (1, Sp) Topics related to a variety of advanced roles in nursing, examined within the context of health care delivery system. Corequisite: NURS 571L or 544L.

571L Advanced Practicum Residency (4, Sp) Final residency with preceptor and faculty guidance. Prerequisite: NURS 511 and two sets of clinical concentration and practicum courses.

572 Nurse Anesthesia I (4, Sp) Anesthesia theory of administration, assessment and monitoring. Case management including airway and blood/fluid management and the anesthesia machine. Lecture-case study format. Prerequisite: acceptance in nurse anesthesia program.

573 Pharmacology of Anesthesia Practice (4, Sp) Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles, uptake and distribution of inhalational anesthetics. Pharmacology of cardiovascular and central nervous system drugs and anesthetic applications. Prerequisite: acceptance in nurse anesthesia program.

574 Pathophysiology Related to Anesthesia Practice (4, Sm) In-depth study of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, liver, endocrine and neuropathophysiology with application of these principles to anesthetic case management. Corequisite: NURS 572, NURS 573.

575L Clinical Residency in Nurse Anesthesia I (4, Sm) Correlation of techniques of anesthesia administration with application of scientific and pharmacologic theory in the clinical setting with observation and supervised clinical practicum. Corequisite: NURS 572, NURS 573.

576 Nurse Anesthesia II (5, Fa) Advanced theory of anesthesia management for general and specialized procedures, diagnostic procedures, regional anesthesia, pediatrics and obstetrics. Emphasizes planning and decision-making. Corequisite: NURS 574, NURS 575L.

577L Advanced Clinical Residency in Nurse Anesthesia I (3-8, Fa) Correlation of techniques of anesthesia administration with application of scientific and pharmacologic theory in geriatric, obstetrical, pediatric anesthesia; anesthetic management to include medically compromised patients. Corequisite: NURS 576.

578L Advanced Clinical Residency in Nurse Anesthesia II (4-8, Sp) Correlation of techniques of anesthesia administration with application of scientific and pharmacologic theory in neuroanesthesia, cardiac anesthesia, trauma anesthesia, critical care and pain management. Corequisite: NURS 577L.

579 Basic Nurse Midwifery Assessment and Management (4) Theory, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and nurse midwifery management of childbearing women and newborn. Evaluation of research findings for patient care management will be emphasized. Prerequisite: admission to the nurse midwifery graduate program; corequisite: NURS 587.

580 Intermediate Nurse Midwifery Assessment and Management (4) Theory, research, assessment, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of complications of the childbearing woman and newborn. Prerequisite: NURS 579, NURS 587; corequisite: NURS 589.

581 Primary Care in Nurse Midwifery (2) Theory and research in primary care emphasizing pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of common health problems in women and newborns. Health promotion in multiethnic families highlighted. Corequisite: NURS 522.

582 Internship in Primary Care for Nurse Midwives (1) Application of primary care knowledge in the clinical setting. Clinical preceptorship for primary care assessment and management of women across the life span and newborns. Prerequisite: admission to the graduate program; corequisite: NURS 580, NURS 581.

583 Nurse Midwifery Assessment and Management of Well Woman Gynecology (3) Research, theory, pathophysiology, diagnosis and nurse midwifery management of the well woman throughout the life cycle. Emphasis on routine, chronic and acute disorders. (Duplicates credit in former NUMW 580.) Prerequisite: NURS 522, NURS 581, NURS 585; corequisite: NURS 584.

584 Interprofessional Practice in Health and Human Services in Inner City Communities (1, Fa) (Enroll in SOWK 584)

585 Reproductive Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice (2) Systematic evaluation of theory and research in reproductive physiology and pathophysiology. Highlights steroid physiology, embryology, fetal circulation/physiology, menstrual cycles, male and female reproduction.

586 Internship for Well Woman Gynecology (1) Application of knowledge in well woman gynecology in the clinical setting. Clinical preceptorship in gynecology for women with routine, chronic and acute health problems. Prerequisite: NURS 522, NURS 581, NURS 585; corequisite: NURS 583. (Duplicates credit in former NUMW 581.)

587 Internship in Basic Nurse Midwifery Practice (3) Application of basic midwifery knowledge in the clinical setting. Clinical preceptorship of health promotion, diagnosis and management of the low risk childbearing woman and newborn. Corequisite: NURS 522.

588 Internship in Intermediate Nurse Midwifery Practice (1) Clinical application of knowledge in intermediate midwifery care. Clinical preceptorship of health promotion, diagnosis and management of the moderate risk childbearing woman and newborn. Prerequisite: NURS 579, NURS 587; corequisite: NURS 580.

589 Internship in Advanced Nurse Midwifery Practice (2) Synthesis of clinical knowledge and skill for nurse midwives. Residency incorporates full scope midwifery and primary care to prepare for independent nurse midwifery practice. (Duplicates credit in former NUMW 589.) Prerequisite: NURS 580, NURS 588.

590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: NURS 550 or NURS 551.

591 Special Project (1-4) Supervised learning in functional and/or clinical area of focus; includes a regularly scheduled seminar. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

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