Nursing (Pre-licensure B.S.N. in the College of Arts and Sciences)
Faculty
Nancie Bruce, Nursing Program Director
Danielle Artis, Assistant Professor
Karen Bartice, Assistant Professor
Jennifer Dahlman, Assistant Professor
Stephanie Denison, Clinical Coordinator
Janet Flynn, Assistant Professor
LaVerne Green, Assistant Professor
Denise Jarboe, Assistant Professor
Kathryn Mancusi, Assistant Professor
Denise McKain, Assistant Professor
Daphne Waite, Assistant Professor
Description
Designed for students just starting their studies in nursing, Trinity’s Pre-Licensure BSN Program combines the academic structure and clinical preparation necessary for a career in nursing. Students focus initially on liberal arts courses that provide a framework for their chosen major in nursing. The rigorous academic coursework in the nursing program then lays the foundation for a progressive mastery of the knowledge, skills, values, ethics, and abilities required of a professional nurse. Toward the end of the program, students will have ample opportunities to experience firsthand the rewards of nursing in numerous, closely supervised clinical settings. The culmination of the program is the successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, after which students are qualified to practice as licensed registered nurses.
Major Requirements
I. CAS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS (17 credits)
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Critical reading (3 credits)
CRS 101 Critical Reading SeminarStrengthens critical reading skills through close readings of disciplinary texts. The course focuses on foundational critical reading objectives, among which are identifying the text's thesis or themes, main points, and types and quality of evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing the content and meaning of the text, identifying the text's purpose and audience, identifying the author's organizational and rhetorical strategies, and recognizing strengths, weaknesses, and inconsistencies in the text.
3 credits
Prerequisite: CRS 100S with a grade of C or better, or placement test proficiency or
CRS 102 CRS: Prof & Career Success in the Health ProfessionsStrengthens the student's critical reading skills through close readings of texts on contemporary health care issues. Students will explore the evolution of the various disciplines in the health professions and models of professional socialization. Current issues and trends influencing the health care delivery system, such as increased use of technology, rising health care costs, and maintaining quality in health care agencies are among the topics of discussion. Students will develop proficiency in the use of select electronic data bases, as well as techniques of professional writing.
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Written communication (3 credits or waive by assessment placement above
ENGL 107 College CompositionDevelops skills necessary for effective writing of thesis-centered essays at the college level, including analytical, critical, and argumentative essays. Research and documentation techniques included. Students in the School of Professional Studies may not take this course pass/fail. Formerly ENG 107 College Composition.
3 credits
Prerequisites for College of Arts and Sciences: ENGL 105 with grade of ""C"" or better or placement test proficiency
Prerequisites for School of Professional Studies: ENGL 105 with a grade of C or better OR score of 9 or higher on Writing portion of Accuplacer test.
General Education: Foundational Skills Area
FLC Area I Core Area I: Skills for Work and Life level)
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Oral communication (3 credits)
COM 110 Communication for Academic SuccessThis course is designed to help students develop the skills that are necessary for effective interpersonal and small group communication. Students will learn to participate in varied communication contexts that involve both formal and more interactive formats. The course provides them with the opportunity to communicate more effectively with an audience in small group and public contexts.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Foundational Skills
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Critical reasoning (5 credits required)
NURS 117 Foundations for Professional Nursing PracticeThis course introduces basic concepts, values, and fundamental skills required for nursing care across the life span. An emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, communication skills and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice in health care settings. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 117L.
4 credits
Prerequisites: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
Corequisites(s): NURS 117L/Laboratory
General Education Requirement: Foundational (Critical Reasoning) and
NURS 117L Foundational Skills for Nursing PracticeThe course provides students opportunities to apply the foundational skills introduced in NURS 117, in the simulated technology lab. Students will practice critical thinking, communication, and psychomotor skills in preparation for direct patient care in the clinical setting. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 117.
1 credit
Prerequisite: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
Corerequisite: NURS 117
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Quantitative reasoning (3 credits)
MATH 108 Finite MathematicsThis course is intended to provide a broad-based general overview of college mathematics, especially for those majoring in the social sciences, business, nursing, and allied health fields. Topics include a continuation of the algebra topics of Math 101S, such as critical thinking skills, sets, logic and the real number system. Also covered are graphs, functions, modeling and data analysis, use of matrices to solve systems of equations, systems of linear inequalities and understanding of dimensional analysis, and conversions to and from the metric system. Formerly MATH 108 and MAT 108 Elementary Mathematical Modeling.
3 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 101S or placement test proficiency
General Education: Foundation Skills Area
FLC Area IV Quantitative Analysis Cluster
or higher
KNOWLEDGE AND INQUIRY (34 credits)
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Social sciences (complete 9 credits in 3 different disciplines)
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Economics or Political Science
ECON 100 Principles of EconomicsIntroduces the basic principles of economics to students with no prior economic training and provides foundational skills for Economics 101 and Economics 102.
3 credits
General Education Requirement: Knowledge and Inquiry,
ECON 101 Introduction to MicroeconomicsIntroduces principles of microeconomics and their applications. Topics include supply and demand, operation of markets, consumer and enterprise behavior, competition and monopoly, and microeconomic policy. Formerly ECO 122 Principles of Economics I.
3 credits
Prerequisites: ECON 100 and Either MATH 105, MATH 109, or Math 123
FLC Area V
Core Area II: Understanding Self, Society, and Nature
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ECON 102 Introduction to MacroeconomicsIntroduces principles of macroeconomics and their applications. Topics include national income, unemployment, inflation, and economic growth. The role of policy in affecting macroeconomic outcomes is examined in detail. Formerly ECO 121 Principles of Economics II.
3 credits
Prerequisites: ECON 101 and either MATH 105, MATH 109 or MATH 123
FLC Area V
Core Area II: Understanding Self, Society, and Nature
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POLS 201 Civil Rights and LibertiesProvides an introduction to legal opinions that focus on the 1st and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The cases and the societal issues surrounding them are presented in their historical context. Some specific topics examined in the course are Supreme Court decisions that affect the civil rights movement, free speech, and privacy issues involving Internet communications. Formerly PSC 216 Civil Rights and Liberties.
3 credits
FLC Area V
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry ,
POLS 211 Women and the LawExamines Supreme Court rulings, as well as federal and state statutes and court decisions affecting women. Topics include women and employment, sexual harassment, and legal issues involving pregnancy and privacy rights. Formerly PSC 328 Women and the Law.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V,
POLS 231 Introduction to Comparative PoliticsOffers an introduction to the major concepts and analytical frameworks of the sub-field. While it is designed as the appropriate first course in comparative politics, its theoretical focus makes it appropriate for more advanced students as well. Formerly PSC 200 Introduction to Comparative Politics.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V or
POLS 241 Introduction to International RelationsOffers an introduction to the theories, actors, arenas, and techniques of international politics. The course examines case studies on issues of current international importance. Formerly PSC 312 Introduction to International Relations.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
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Psychology
PSYC 101 Introductory PsychologyIntroduces the student to the scientific study of the mind and behavior. All major sub-areas of psychology (social, developmental, clinical, physiological, motivation and emotion, sensation and perception) are explored, as well as the major theoretical perspectives (behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, and humanistic). Formerly PSY 121 Introductory Psychology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
Core: Area II
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Sociology
SOCY 100 Introduction to SociologyIntroduces students to the science of sociology and prepares students for upper-level social science course work. Formerly SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
Core Area II: Understanding the Self and Society
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Sciences and mathematics (complete 7-8 credits, of which one course must be in laboratory science)
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Biology
BIOL 121 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA systematic approach to the study of the human body. The first part of this year-long course emphasizes the tissues, the integumentary system, the bones and skeletal tissue, muscles and muscle tissue, and the nervous system. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
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Chemistry
CHEM 113 Chemistry for the Health SciencesIntroduces students to basic concepts in chemistry, including the nature of matter, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solutions, principles of organic chemistry, and the chemistry of the most important biomolecules. The course also introduces students to the proper use of basic laboratory equipment as well as basic laboratory techniques. Lab experiments are designed to provide the student with the tools to understand connections between theory and results found in the lab.
4 credits
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry (Science and Mathematics)
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Math
MATH 110 Introduction to StatisticsPresents the basic principles of statistics with applications to the social sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, normal and binomial distributions, and central limit theorem, with an introduction to the use of statistical software. Formerly MAT 110 Introduction to Statistics.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
Prerequisites: MATH 108, MATH 109 or higher level mathematics course
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History, arts, and literature (9 credits) Complete one course in each discipline. Two courses must be taken at the 300-400 level to meet the General Education requirement as well as the Nursing major requirement. The 3rd course must also meet General Education requirements.
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History:
HIS 128 Creation of the Atlantic WorldExamines the emergence of the Atlantic World as the point of contact linking the peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The course details the migrations, voluntary and involuntary, of Africans and Europeans to the Western Hemisphere and their contact with native nations. Topics include pre-colonial West Africa, pre-Columbian cultures, dynamics of culture contact, the Conquistadors and the African slave trade.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II, History Cluster
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HIS 130 Introduction to American Civilizations,
HIS 133 Travelers' TalesConsiders travelers' accounts of their journeys as a unique window into the cultural interactions of the past. The course focuses on travelers from a variety of cultures and historical periods, and explores what their stories can tell us not only about the people they encountered but also, and perhaps more importantly, about the travelers themselves. The course explores the relationship between reality and fiction in travelers' tales, the assumptions travelers brought to these interactions, and the ways in which their experiences modified (or did not modify) their perception of the ""others"" whom they encountered.
3 credits
FLC Area II, History Cluster
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
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HIS 135 Upheavals of War: War and Social ChangeExplores the ways in which societies ensnared in the throes of war are permanently transformed by the experience. Among the issues considered are the impacts of war on social dynamics, class roles, economic order, gender identity, religious faith, and intellectual consciousness. In semesters focused on the modern era, wars to be considered include the World Wars, the Arab-Israeli Wars, the Vietnam War, and wars of colonial liberation.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II, History Cluster or designated 300-400 level course
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Fine Arts:
FNAR 101 Survey: History of Art IExamines the development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from prehistoric times to the end of the Middle Ages. It is recommended that the two survey courses (101 and 102) be taken before advanced courses and, if possible, in chronological order. Formerly ART 101 Survey: History of Art I.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II
Core Area II: Understanding Self and Society,
FNAR 102 Survey: History of Art IISurveys the development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Formerly ART 102 Survey: History of Art II.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II
Core Area II: Understanding Self and Society,
FNAR 145 Introduction to Music LiteratureExamines the styles and diversity of Western music from the Middle Ages into the 21st century. This course introduces the materials of music including melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and orchestration. Students explore the vast cultural resources of Washington, DC's concert halls, art galleries, churches, and cathedrals offering musical performances. Formerly MUS 151 Introduction to Music Literature.
3 credits
General Education Requirement: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II,
FNAR 205 Modern ArtExamines the period from the beginning of the 19th century up until WWII and the tremendous changes that occurred in art during that time. Painting, sculpture, and architecture will be discussed both in relation to the aesthetics of the time as well as the role of society in the process of creation.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II,
FNAR 241 Experiencing Musical ArtExamines the way that music exists within cultures. The course explores musical elements such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture as they are experienced in rituals, religious and healing ceremonies, dancing, and performance in the United States and around the world. No prior experience in music is required for this course. Formerly MUS 201 Experiencing Musical Art.
3 credits
General Education: Applications Area
FLC Area II,
FNAR 243 Blues, Jazz, Gospel, and RagtimeTraces the origin and development of styles and major forces that shaped American music from the late 19th century to the present. Topics include work songs and field ""hollas,
FNAR 247 Women in Music HistoryExplores the history of women in music from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. The course includes reading in primary sources and study of recent research on women as performers, composers, publishers, producers, educators, and patronesses. Students explore both recorded and live performances of music by women. Formerly MUS 252 Women in Music History.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II
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FNAR 313 United States ArtExamines art in the United States from colonial times to the present, considering architecture, painting, and sculpture, as well as the qualities characteristic of the American tradition. Formerly ART 301 United States Art.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area II,
FNAR 315 Twentieth Century ArtSurveys the movements in painting, sculpture, and architecture in the period from 1900-1945. Formerly ART 481 Twentieth Century Art.
3 credits or designated 300-400 level course
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Literature:
ENGL 150 Writing about LiteratureThis course introduces students to the study of literature. Students will engage in critical reading, analysis and discussion, founding argument on close textual reading, and the development and writing of thesis-centered essays about literature. Literary criticism and theory, research methods, and documentation techniques will also be covered.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry,
ENGL 220 African American LiteratureThis course introduces students to the study of African American literature, including the vernacular tradition, the New Negro Renaissance of the early twentieth century, periods of realism and modernism in the late 1940s and early 1960s, the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, and newer voices at the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first century. Students will practice literary analysis and study the literary techniques and genres belonging to this literature, as well as the ways in which the texts attempt to reinvent, disrupt, or challenge traditional European/North American literary traditions and criticisms. Many of the texts will engage the meaning of race, the forced migration of Africans to the Americas, racism and black resistance to it, institutionalized enslavement and strategies for survival, economic oppression, the celebration of blackness, and the literary achievements of black authors. Biographical, historical, and political contexts will be examined as ways to enrich the reading of the texts.
3 credits
General Education Requirement: Knowledge and Inquiry,
ENGL 267 Multicultural United States LiteratureExamines largely contemporary writings by writers representing the diverse cultures in the US with a consideration of the ways in which difference or ""the other"" may be constructed. Formerly ENG 200 Multicultural US Literature.
3 credits
Core Area II: Understanding the Self and Society,
SPAN 213 Latina VoicesFosters awareness and understanding among women of the Americas, their different cultures and traditions as told through their own stories. Students will also reach a better understanding of the ethnic and racial diversity that characterizes the whole American continent including the United States, thus becoming more able to participate in a multicultural environment, both in the labor force and in their personal lives. Readings and discussions will be in English. Native speakers of Spanish may choose to do written assignments in Spanish. Formerly SPA 210 Latina Voices.
3 credits
FLC II
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry,
ENGL 370 Ethics and Social Change in Global LiteratureThis course combines the reading of literary texts, film, and critical essays to examine how African Diaspora writers imagine social and political agency in a global context. By tracing major events, movements and theories that have affected peoples of African descent around the world, this course seeks to examine the way authors present the ethical causes and implications of the exercise of choice, the uses of power, and the movement toward freedom. Major terms and concepts to be studied include: colonialism, modernization, globalization, imperialism, capitalism, post-colonialism, and theories of the body. We will study the effects of these major concepts on African Diaspora cultures. What are their effects on identity formation, education, religion, political structures, the natural environment, concepts of family or community, and health and health services? How do African-descended people respond to issues that gravely affect the course of their lives, for better or worse? How do writers represent these responses?
3 Credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 107
Gen. Ed Area: Knowledge & Inquiry,
ENGL 381 Literary Representations of NursingCourse Description: Focuses on narratives, poetry, and film by and about nurses in order to understand theories and representations of the body, illness, disability, trauma, suffering, health, and healing and in order to values teh multicultural conceptions of the body, disease, wellness, and medical practice.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None or designated 300-400 level course
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Foreign language (6-8 credits)
VALUES AND BELIEFS (6 credits)
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Religious Studies and Theology (3 credits) (
RST 101 Religion and Human ExperienceIntroduces the student to the study of religion as an academic discipline: various understandings of religion; methods, the role of myth, creed and symbol in religious discourse. The course also examines the expression of religious experience in history as well as psychological and sociological perspectives on religious experience.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Values and Beliefs Area
FLC Area III
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RST 265 Western Religion and the Family,
RST 290 Religions of the WorldSurveys the history of the great religious traditions of the world -- Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam. Special emphases will be given to the belief systems, ceremonies, and structures of these traditions as they explore the quest for ultimate meaning.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Values and Beliefs Area
FLC Area III
Core Area II: Understanding Self and Society,
RST 310 The Bible as Literature in its Historical ContextThis course explores significant portions of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures [The Bible] as works of literature; we will examine the historical times and cultures that shaped these works, as well as the sources from which they were derived.
3 Credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 107
Gen Ed Core Area: Values and Beliefs,
THE 121 Introduction to Catholic TheologyExplores the Catholic worldview with a focus on the human desire for happiness. The course considers major doctrinal and moral teachings, and sacramental and liturgical theology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Values and Belief Area
FLC Area III,
THE 223 Christ, Church, and Social Justice or
PHIL 235 Philosophy of ReligionExamines some of the principal questions in the philosophy of religion, including arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil, the relation of faith and reason, and the attributes of God. Formerly PHI 330 Philosophy of Religion.
3 credits: can also be taken at the 300-400 level in substitution for one of the two required upper-level General Education course requirement with dean’s permission
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Philosophy (3 credits)
PHIL 251 BioethicsExamines the legal and moral issues in areas dealing with the biology of human health and development, for example, experimentation on human subjects, organ transplants, euthanasia, abortion, fetal tissue use, contraception, and other aspects of human reproduction, as well as questions regarding rights to health care. Formerly PHI 211 Applied Ethics: Bioethics.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Values and Beliefs
APPLICATIONS: TURNING KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION (6 credits)
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Civic knowledge (3 credits)
NURS 220 Health Promotion, Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health CareThis course explores political factors that influence patient outcomes and health promotion strategies to enhance health and health care systems. Students are engaged in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems, determining accessibility, accountability and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed, and the effect this has on patient care.
3 credits
Prerequisite: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
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Leadership (3 credits)
NURS 410 Leadership and Management of Health CareThis course is designed to assist the student to synthesize the intersection of nursing care with leading people and managing organizations and systems. The course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery. Content discussions include delegation, working with large groups, communication and collaboration, cultural diversity, legal and ethical dilemmas, budget management, staff development, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): All 300-level NURS courses
Corequisite(s): N/A
General Education Requirements: Applications (Leadership)
GENERAL EDUCATION CAPSTONE SEMINAR
General Education Capstone Seminar (taken in first semester of senior year in the Nursing program): NURS 330 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeResearch and Evidence-Based Practice focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice. Formerly NURS 330 - Nursing Theory & Research
3 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 110
Note: Students in the RN to BSN program must also have completed NURS 300 and MATH 110 (totals 3 credits)
II. ADDITIONAL COURSES FOR STUDENTS INTENDING TO DECLARE A NURSING MAJOR
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BIOL 121 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA systematic approach to the study of the human body. The first part of this year-long course emphasizes the tissues, the integumentary system, the bones and skeletal tissue, muscles and muscle tissue, and the nervous system. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area (4 credits) (this also fulfills General Education Knowledge and Inquiry)
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BIOL 122 Human Anatomy and Physiology IIA systematic aproach to the study of the human body. The second part of this year-long course emphasizes the endocrine, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. Prerequisite BIOL 121. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits (4 credits)
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BIOL 130 Microbiology for the Health ProfessionsAn introduction to the study of microorganisms with emphasis on disease-causing bacteria. Topics include the nature of microorganisms, their relationships with humans, infectious diseases, and immunity. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Does not fulfill microbiology requirement for Biology major. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits (4 credits)
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CHEM 113 Chemistry for the Health SciencesIntroduces students to basic concepts in chemistry, including the nature of matter, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solutions, principles of organic chemistry, and the chemistry of the most important biomolecules. The course also introduces students to the proper use of basic laboratory equipment as well as basic laboratory techniques. Lab experiments are designed to provide the student with the tools to understand connections between theory and results found in the lab.
4 credits
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry (Science and Mathematics) (4 credits) (this also fulfills General Education Knowledge and Inquiry)
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HPNU 200 Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and Health PromotionThis course provides the foundation for an understanding of the relationships of nutrition and diet therapy to optimum health. It includes physiological, psychosocial and cultural influences on nutritional status. Students will explore their own nutritional status and values as they relate to health and wellness.
3 credits (3 credits)
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HPNU 210 PathophysiologyThis course is designed to assist the student in applying knowledge from anatomy and physiology and developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences associated with pathophysiology. Emphasis is placed on cellular, organ, and tissue concepts as they relate to and influence health and illness.
3 credits
Pre/Corequisites: BIOL 121, BIOL 122, BIOL 130, CHEM 113
(3 credits)
III. NURSING-SPECIFIC DIDACTIC AND CLINICAL COURSES
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NURS 215 PharmacologyThis course is designed to assist the student in developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences related to drug therapy. Emphasis is placed on drug classification, mechanism of action, dru g interactions, adverse reactions, and therapeutic response. The role and responsibilities of the nurse in relationship to drug therapy is highlighted. The student is expected to apply knowledge from previous courses in the health sciences.
3 credits
Prerequisites: HPNU 210, Must be a nursing student
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NURS 220 Health Promotion, Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health CareThis course explores political factors that influence patient outcomes and health promotion strategies to enhance health and health care systems. Students are engaged in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems, determining accessibility, accountability and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed, and the effect this has on patient care.
3 credits
Prerequisite: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
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NURS 330 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeResearch and Evidence-Based Practice focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice. Formerly NURS 330 - Nursing Theory & Research
3 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 110
Note: Students in the RN to BSN program must also have completed NURS 300 and MATH 110
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NURS 350 Medical-Surgical Nursing IThis theory course focuses on attaining the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for providing safe, competent, and humanistic nursing care for adult clients. Using a physiological systems approach, course content will focus on selected topics on diabetes and fluid and electrolyte balance and the pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, and integumentary systems. Students will use information technology systems to research evidence-based nursing practice. They will apply critical thinking skills as they examine sociocultural diversity and holistic, caring practices in medical-surgical and rehabilitative nursing. Formerly NURS 350 Midlife through Geriatric Nursing.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 262, and NURS 220 and
NURS 350C Medical-Surgical Nursing I ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply foundational knowledge, skills, and values to deliver basic nursing care to adult medical-su rgical clients in acute care and rehabilitative settings. An emphasis will be placed on caring, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, sociocultural diversity, information technology systems, and safe and competent patient care. Formerly NURS 350C - Mid-life thru Geriatric Nursing Clinical.
2 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 177L, NURS 215, NURS 262
Co-requisite: NURS 350
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NURS 360 Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingThis theory course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values and meanings necessary for nursing care of and for clients with psychiatric and mental health disorders. Using an integrative approach, course content is based on the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of behavior disorders.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 220, NURS 262
Co-requisites: NURS 360C
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NURS 360C Psychiatric and Mental Health ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, skills and professional nursing care to clients with ps ychiatric and mental health disorders in acute care settings in both in- and outpatient hospital and community settings.
2 Credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 117; NURS 117L; NURS 220; NURS262
Co-requisites: NURS 360
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NURS 361 Medical-Surgical Nursing IIThis theory course focuses on attaining the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for providing safe, competent, and humanistic nursing care for adult clients. Using a physiological systems approach, course content will focus on selected gastro-intestinal system topics and the musculoskeletal, immune, reproductive, endocrine, and neurological systems. Students will use information technology systems to research evidence-based nursing practice. They will apply critical thinking skills as they examine sociocultural diversity and holistic, caring practices in medical-surgical and rehabilitative nursing. Formerly NURS 361 - Adolescent and Young Adult Nursing.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 362, NURS 362L, and NURS 417L
Co-requisite: NURS 361C and
NURS 361C Medical-Surgical Nursing II ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply advanced knowledge, skills, and values to deliver comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical clients in acute care and rehabilitative settings. An emphasis will be placed on caring, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, sociocultural diversity, information technology systems, and safe and competent patient care. Formerly NURS 361C - Adolescent & Young Adult Nursing Clinical.
2 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 362, NURS 362L, NURS 417L
Co-rerequisite: NURS 361
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NURS 410 Leadership and Management of Health CareThis course is designed to assist the student to synthesize the intersection of nursing care with leading people and managing organizations and systems. The course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery. Content discussions include delegation, working with large groups, communication and collaboration, cultural diversity, legal and ethical dilemmas, budget management, staff development, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): All 300-level NURS courses
Corequisite(s): N/A
General Education Requirements: Applications (Leadership)
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NURS 420 Community and Public Health NursingThis theory course is designed to prepare students for community/public health practice in a changing health care system. Concepts of primary health ca re to the assessment, planning, and delivery of care to diverse families will be emphasized. Factors influencing the primary health care of communities and the impact of globalization, politics, socioeconomics, and environmental factors on the health vulnerability and resiliency of communities are examined.
3 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C and
NURS 420C Community and Public Health ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and care to diverse clients and families in a variety of community s ettings. An emphasis will be placed on the health promotion and restoration of clients while considering ethical issues and spiritual needs. Formerly NURS 420L - Community and Public Health Clinical.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
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NURS 461 Pediatric NursingThis theory course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, and meanings necessary for comprehensive nursing care of the pediatric client. A family-centered approach is used with emphasi s on child developmental stages and health promotion strategies for the child and family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the family unit are explored.
3 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisite: NURS 461C and
NURS 461C Pediatric ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and care to pediatric clients. An emphasis will be placed on the health promotion and re storation of clients while considering ethical issues and spiritual needs.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisite: NURS 461
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NURS 460 Maternity and Newborn NursingThis theory course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values and meanings necessary for providing comprehensive nursing care for women, newborns, and their families duri ng pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on family developmental stages, family assessment and health promotion strategies for the family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the childbearing family unit are explored.
3 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisites: NURS 460C and
NURS 460C Maternity and Newborn Nursing ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and care to women, newborns, and their families during pregnancy, c hildbirth and the postpartum period. An emphasis will be placed on the health promotion and restoration of clients while considering ethical issues and spiritual needs.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisite: NURS 460
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NURS 480 Nursing of Older AdultsThis course presents the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for providing safe, competent, and humanistic care to geriatric clients. Course content covers age-related changes and health disorders of the older adult. Students will analyze demographic trends related to older adults and how they impact health promotion, prevention of illness and disability, political policy, and the health care delivery system. Students will apply critical thinking skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to nursing situations in the provision of holistic care to diverse older adults in acute care, emergency care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and end-of-life care situations.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 361, and NURS 361C
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NURS 491 Senior Clinical SeminarThis course provides opportunities for a comprehensive classroom seminar whereby students consider their associated clinical experience within the context of provider, patient advocate, educator, and counselor within a holistic, caring framework. The student also has the opportunity to perform as a designer/coordinator/manager of care. Students will integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, and values needed to transition to the role of the novice professional.
1 credit
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 361, NURS 361C, Senior Status
Co-requisite: NURS 491C and
NURS 491C Senior Clinical PracticumThis course provides opportunities to the senior student for a comprehensive clinical experience as a provider, patient advocate, educator, and counselor within a holistic, caring framework. The student also has the opportunity to perform as a designer/coordinator/manager of care. Students will integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, and values needed to transition to the role of the novice professional. Based upon availability of clinical sites, students will perform in a specialty area with either a preceptor or clinical professor. Formerly NURS 491C entitled Senior Clinical Preceptorship - 3 credits.
2 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 361, NURS 361C
Co-requisite: NURS 491
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NURS 492 NCLEX PreparationThis course is designed to familiarize the student with the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX RN). Content includes information for registe ring to take the exam; test taking strategies and developing a study plan for review of core nursing content. Students will take a mock NCLEX RN exam.
1 credit
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C; NURS 361; NURS 361C
IV. ADDITIONAL NURSING SKILLS-RELATED COURSES
- NURS 117 Foundations for Professional Nursing PracticeThis course introduces basic concepts, values, and fundamental skills required for nursing care across the life span. An emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, communication skills and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice in health care settings. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 117L.
4 credits
Prerequisites: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
Corequisites(s): NURS 117L/Laboratory
General Education Requirement: Foundational (Critical Reasoning) and NURS 117L Foundational Skills for Nursing PracticeThe course provides students opportunities to apply the foundational skills introduced in NURS 117, in the simulated technology lab. Students will practice critical thinking, communication, and psychomotor skills in preparation for direct patient care in the clinical setting. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 117.
1 credit
Prerequisite: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
Corerequisite: NURS 117
(this also fulfills General Education Foundational Skills Critical Reasoning)
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NURS 262 Introduction to Health AssessmentThe focus of this introductory course is the development and acquisition of health assessment skills required for nursing practice. Students will apply new and previously learned scientific principles to health assessment procedures required for the delivery of nursing care.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117; NURS 117L
- NURS 362 Comprehensive Nursing Health AssessmentThis theory course is designed to assist the student to further develop and refine their clinical skills in the assessment of the individual's health by identifyin g common health deviations, at-risk behaviors, and altered findings through the use of appropriate knowledge, skills, and interview techniques. Health history taking methods, physical examination skills, health promotion techniques, clinical assessment tools, and the use of age related data instruments are the content foci for lectures. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 362L.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 220 and NURS 262
Co-requisite: NURS 362L and NURS 362L Comprehensive Health Assessment Skill LabStudents will practice conducting health histories and physical examinations including interpretation of normal findings and identification of deviations from normal during thi s weekly lab experience. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 362
1 credit
Pre-requisites: NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 220, and NURS 262
Co-requisites: NURS 362
- NURS 417L Comprehensive Nursing SkillsThe focus of this skills lab course is the further development and acquisition of technical/psychomotor skills required for complex nursing care, and care of newborn, pediatric, adolescent, and childbearing clients. Students will apply new and previously learned scientific principles to procedures required for the competent delivery of nursing care to those specific populations. Principles and methods of medication calculation and administration for the newborn, pediatric, and adolescent client are also integrated.
1 credit
Pre-requisites: NURS 117; NURS 117L
V. DC BOARD OF NURSING-REQUIRED UPPER-LEVEL GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES
(6 credits) (see General Education requirements above for ways in which this requirement can be filled.)
Program Policies
I. Acceptance into the CAS Pre-Licensure BSN Nursing Program
A. Acceptance Criteria:
Formal acceptance requires:
- Successful completion of ALL required courses with a grade of “C” or higher.
- Overall GPA of at least 2.5
- Satisfactory score on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS)
Pre-licensure BSN students should direct any questions about the process for formal acceptance into the Nursing Program to their undergraduate advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences.
B. Application Process for Acceptance:
- Students should apply early in the semester PRIOR to the semester of their projected acceptance date.
- Students should take the TEAS within two years of applying to the nursing program. Students may take the TEAS up to three times.
- Students will be notified by the Nursing Program Director of the results of their application when all criteria for considering the application have been received and evaluated.
Questions regarding the application process, acceptance criteria, or TEAS should be directed to the Nursing Program Office (202.885.9670) or to the student’s undergraduate advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences.
II. Health Requirements*
- Current physical examination
- Current immunizations
- Tetanus/diptheria (TD booster within 10 years)
- MMR – (two vaccines or a positive titer)
- Varicella – (Chicken pox) – (two vaccines or a positive titer)
- Hepatitis (series of 3 vaccines given with a 6 month period. All 3 vaccines must be completed before students can participate in the clinicl portion of the program.)
- PPD (Tuberculosis skin test given within the last 6 months with followup chest X-ray if the skin test result is positive. A new skin TB test must be completed annually once a student is accepted into the nursing program.)
- Influenza (Annual)
- Current major medical health insurance
NOTE: No student will be allowed to participate in clinical experiences unless and until these health requirements have been satisfied.
III. Other Requirements
- Satisfactory results of a criminal background check – including all aliases and nationwide sexual offenders index with a set of fingerprints. (Criminal background check is at the students’ expense and must be completed prior to the start of the clinical portion of the nursing program.)
- Negative results on a drug screening test. (Drug screening test is at the students’ expense and must be completed prior to the start of the clinical portion of the nursing program.)
- BLS/CPR certification for the Health Care Provider
- Clinical agencies may have additional health or safety requirements which students are required to meet prior to receiving access to the clinical placement site
NOTE: No student will be allowed to participate in clinical experiences unless and until these other requirements have been satisfied.
IV. Transfer Policy
Students transferring to Trinity in or after Fall 2002 from another appropriately accredited institution of higher learning for a bachelor’s degree must earn a minimum of 45 of their final 60 credits through course work at Trinity, excluding credits for experiential learning. Therefore, students may transfer up to 83 credits to fulfill the pre-licensure BSN degree requirements of 128 credits.
V. Grades in Major Courses
Students are required to earn a grade of “C” (2.0) or better in all courses counted to fulfill requirements for the major.
VI. Pass/No Pass
The pass/no pass grading option is not accepted in courses to be applied for the major.
VII. Transportation
Students are required to provide their own transportation to and from clinical sites. Trinity’s free shuttle service connects the Main campus with the Brookland metro station.
Course Descriptions
NOTE: Students must be formally accepted into the CAS Pre-Licensure Nursing Program before taking any course designated as a NURS course.
BIOL 121 Human Anatomy and Physiology IA systematic approach to the study of the human body. The first part of this year-long course emphasizes the tissues, the integumentary system, the bones and skeletal tissue, muscles and muscle tissue, and the nervous system. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
BIOL 122 Human Anatomy and Physiology IIA systematic aproach to the study of the human body. The second part of this year-long course emphasizes the endocrine, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Students have the opportunity to apply concepts discussed during the lecture portion of the class to clinical questions presented throughout the semester. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Does not fulfill Biology major requirement. Prerequisite BIOL 121. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
BIOL 130 Microbiology for the Health ProfessionsAn introduction to the study of microorganisms with emphasis on disease-causing bacteria. Topics include the nature of microorganisms, their relationships with humans, infectious diseases, and immunity. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week. Does not fulfill microbiology requirement for Biology major. There is an additional laboratory fee.
4 credits
CHEM 113 Chemistry for the Health SciencesIntroduces students to basic concepts in chemistry, including the nature of matter, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solutions, principles of organic chemistry, and the chemistry of the most important biomolecules. The course also introduces students to the proper use of basic laboratory equipment as well as basic laboratory techniques. Lab experiments are designed to provide the student with the tools to understand connections between theory and results found in the lab.
4 credits
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry (Science and Mathematics)
CRS 101 Critical Reading SeminarStrengthens critical reading skills through close readings of disciplinary texts. The course focuses on foundational critical reading objectives, among which are identifying the text's thesis or themes, main points, and types and quality of evidence, paraphrasing or summarizing the content and meaning of the text, identifying the text's purpose and audience, identifying the author's organizational and rhetorical strategies, and recognizing strengths, weaknesses, and inconsistencies in the text.
3 credits
Prerequisite: CRS 100S with a grade of C or better, or placement test proficiency or CRS 102 CRS: Prof & Career Success in the Health ProfessionsStrengthens the student's critical reading skills through close readings of texts on contemporary health care issues. Students will explore the evolution of the various disciplines in the health professions and models of professional socialization. Current issues and trends influencing the health care delivery system, such as increased use of technology, rising health care costs, and maintaining quality in health care agencies are among the topics of discussion. Students will develop proficiency in the use of select electronic data bases, as well as techniques of professional writing.
HPNU 200 Nutrition, Diet Therapy, and Health PromotionThis course provides the foundation for an understanding of the relationships of nutrition and diet therapy to optimum health. It includes physiological, psychosocial and cultural influences on nutritional status. Students will explore their own nutritional status and values as they relate to health and wellness.
3 credits
HPNU 210 PathophysiologyThis course is designed to assist the student in applying knowledge from anatomy and physiology and developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences associated with pathophysiology. Emphasis is placed on cellular, organ, and tissue concepts as they relate to and influence health and illness.
3 credits
Pre/Corequisites: BIOL 121, BIOL 122, BIOL 130, CHEM 113
MATH 108 Finite MathematicsThis course is intended to provide a broad-based general overview of college mathematics, especially for those majoring in the social sciences, business, nursing, and allied health fields. Topics include a continuation of the algebra topics of Math 101S, such as critical thinking skills, sets, logic and the real number system. Also covered are graphs, functions, modeling and data analysis, use of matrices to solve systems of equations, systems of linear inequalities and understanding of dimensional analysis, and conversions to and from the metric system. Formerly MATH 108 and MAT 108 Elementary Mathematical Modeling.
3 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 101S or placement test proficiency
General Education: Foundation Skills Area
FLC Area IV Quantitative Analysis Cluster
MATH 110 Introduction to StatisticsPresents the basic principles of statistics with applications to the social sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability theory, normal and binomial distributions, and central limit theorem, with an introduction to the use of statistical software. Formerly MAT 110 Introduction to Statistics.
3 credits
General Education: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
Prerequisites: MATH 108, MATH 109 or higher level mathematics course
PHIL 251 BioethicsExamines the legal and moral issues in areas dealing with the biology of human health and development, for example, experimentation on human subjects, organ transplants, euthanasia, abortion, fetal tissue use, contraception, and other aspects of human reproduction, as well as questions regarding rights to health care. Formerly PHI 211 Applied Ethics: Bioethics.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Values and Beliefs
PSYC 101 Introductory PsychologyIntroduces the student to the scientific study of the mind and behavior. All major sub-areas of psychology (social, developmental, clinical, physiological, motivation and emotion, sensation and perception) are explored, as well as the major theoretical perspectives (behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, and humanistic). Formerly PSY 121 Introductory Psychology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
Core: Area II
SOCY 100 Introduction to SociologyIntroduces students to the science of sociology and prepares students for upper-level social science course work. Formerly SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology.
3 credits
General Education Curriculum: Knowledge and Inquiry Area
FLC Area V
Core Area II: Understanding the Self and Society
NURS 117 Foundations for Professional Nursing PracticeThis course introduces basic concepts, values, and fundamental skills required for nursing care across the life span. An emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, communication skills and the nursing process as the underlying foundation for professional nursing practice in health care settings. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 117L.
4 credits
Prerequisites: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
Corequisites(s): NURS 117L/Laboratory
General Education Requirement: Foundational (Critical Reasoning) and NURS 117L Foundational Skills for Nursing PracticeThe course provides students opportunities to apply the foundational skills introduced in NURS 117, in the simulated technology lab. Students will practice critical thinking, communication, and psychomotor skills in preparation for direct patient care in the clinical setting. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 117.
1 credit
Prerequisite: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
Corerequisite: NURS 117
NURS 215 PharmacologyThis course is designed to assist the student in developing the basic knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences related to drug therapy. Emphasis is placed on drug classification, mechanism of action, dru g interactions, adverse reactions, and therapeutic response. The role and responsibilities of the nurse in relationship to drug therapy is highlighted. The student is expected to apply knowledge from previous courses in the health sciences.
3 credits
Prerequisites: HPNU 210, Must be a nursing student
NURS 220 Health Promotion, Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health CareThis course explores political factors that influence patient outcomes and health promotion strategies to enhance health and health care systems. Students are engaged in understanding how health care policy shapes health care systems, determining accessibility, accountability and affordability. Students will evaluate how health care delivery systems are organized and financed, and the effect this has on patient care.
3 credits
Prerequisite: All Core Courses and Pre-Nursing Courses
NURS 262 Introduction to Health AssessmentThe focus of this introductory course is the development and acquisition of health assessment skills required for nursing practice. Students will apply new and previously learned scientific principles to health assessment procedures required for the delivery of nursing care.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117; NURS 117L
NURS 330 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeResearch and Evidence-Based Practice focuses on relevant scientific and phenomenological information to assist the student to understanding the role of theory and research in nursing practice and health care. The course will provide an overview and analysis of theoretical approaches and research methodologies. Students will learn how to critically review and utilize research supporting common aspects of nursing practice. Formerly NURS 330 - Nursing Theory & Research
3 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 110
Note: Students in the RN to BSN program must also have completed NURS 300 and MATH 110
NURS 350 Medical-Surgical Nursing IThis theory course focuses on attaining the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for providing safe, competent, and humanistic nursing care for adult clients. Using a physiological systems approach, course content will focus on selected topics on diabetes and fluid and electrolyte balance and the pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, and integumentary systems. Students will use information technology systems to research evidence-based nursing practice. They will apply critical thinking skills as they examine sociocultural diversity and holistic, caring practices in medical-surgical and rehabilitative nursing. Formerly NURS 350 Midlife through Geriatric Nursing.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 262, and NURS 220
NURS 350C Medical-Surgical Nursing I ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply foundational knowledge, skills, and values to deliver basic nursing care to adult medical-su rgical clients in acute care and rehabilitative settings. An emphasis will be placed on caring, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, sociocultural diversity, information technology systems, and safe and competent patient care. Formerly NURS 350C - Mid-life thru Geriatric Nursing Clinical.
2 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 117, NURS 177L, NURS 215, NURS 262
Co-requisite: NURS 350
NURS 360 Psychiatric and Mental Health NursingThis theory course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values and meanings necessary for nursing care of and for clients with psychiatric and mental health disorders. Using an integrative approach, course content is based on the biological, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of behavior disorders.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 220, NURS 262
Co-requisites: NURS 360C
NURS 360C Psychiatric and Mental Health ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, skills and professional nursing care to clients with ps ychiatric and mental health disorders in acute care settings in both in- and outpatient hospital and community settings.
2 Credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 117; NURS 117L; NURS 220; NURS262
Co-requisites: NURS 360
NURS 361 Medical-Surgical Nursing IIThis theory course focuses on attaining the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for providing safe, competent, and humanistic nursing care for adult clients. Using a physiological systems approach, course content will focus on selected gastro-intestinal system topics and the musculoskeletal, immune, reproductive, endocrine, and neurological systems. Students will use information technology systems to research evidence-based nursing practice. They will apply critical thinking skills as they examine sociocultural diversity and holistic, caring practices in medical-surgical and rehabilitative nursing. Formerly NURS 361 - Adolescent and Young Adult Nursing.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 362, NURS 362L, and NURS 417L
Co-requisite: NURS 361C
NURS 361C Medical-Surgical Nursing II ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply advanced knowledge, skills, and values to deliver comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical clients in acute care and rehabilitative settings. An emphasis will be placed on caring, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, sociocultural diversity, information technology systems, and safe and competent patient care. Formerly NURS 361C - Adolescent & Young Adult Nursing Clinical.
2 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 362, NURS 362L, NURS 417L
Co-rerequisite: NURS 361
NURS 362 Comprehensive Nursing Health AssessmentThis theory course is designed to assist the student to further develop and refine their clinical skills in the assessment of the individual's health by identifyin g common health deviations, at-risk behaviors, and altered findings through the use of appropriate knowledge, skills, and interview techniques. Health history taking methods, physical examination skills, health promotion techniques, clinical assessment tools, and the use of age related data instruments are the content foci for lectures. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 362L.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 220 and NURS 262
Co-requisite: NURS 362L
NURS 362L Comprehensive Health Assessment Skill LabStudents will practice conducting health histories and physical examinations including interpretation of normal findings and identification of deviations from normal during thi s weekly lab experience. Must be taken simultaneously with NURS 362
1 credit
Pre-requisites: NURS 117, NURS 117L, NURS 220, and NURS 262
Co-requisites: NURS 362
NURS 410 Leadership and Management of Health CareThis course is designed to assist the student to synthesize the intersection of nursing care with leading people and managing organizations and systems. The course incorporates the application of management principles and leadership, change, and administration theories in nursing practice and health care delivery. Content discussions include delegation, working with large groups, communication and collaboration, cultural diversity, legal and ethical dilemmas, budget management, staff development, resource management, quality improvement and risk management, evidence based practice, and the healthcare consumer.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): All 300-level NURS courses
Corequisite(s): N/A
General Education Requirements: Applications (Leadership)
NURS 417L Comprehensive Nursing SkillsThe focus of this skills lab course is the further development and acquisition of technical/psychomotor skills required for complex nursing care, and care of newborn, pediatric, adolescent, and childbearing clients. Students will apply new and previously learned scientific principles to procedures required for the competent delivery of nursing care to those specific populations. Principles and methods of medication calculation and administration for the newborn, pediatric, and adolescent client are also integrated.
1 credit
Pre-requisites: NURS 117; NURS 117L
NURS 420 Community and Public Health NursingThis theory course is designed to prepare students for community/public health practice in a changing health care system. Concepts of primary health ca re to the assessment, planning, and delivery of care to diverse families will be emphasized. Factors influencing the primary health care of communities and the impact of globalization, politics, socioeconomics, and environmental factors on the health vulnerability and resiliency of communities are examined.
3 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C and NURS 420C Community and Public Health ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and care to diverse clients and families in a variety of community s ettings. An emphasis will be placed on the health promotion and restoration of clients while considering ethical issues and spiritual needs. Formerly NURS 420L - Community and Public Health Clinical.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
NURS 460 Maternity and Newborn NursingThis theory course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values and meanings necessary for providing comprehensive nursing care for women, newborns, and their families duri ng pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. A family-centered approach is used with emphasis on family developmental stages, family assessment and health promotion strategies for the family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the childbearing family unit are explored.
3 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisites: NURS 460C and NURS 460C Maternity and Newborn Nursing ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and care to women, newborns, and their families during pregnancy, c hildbirth and the postpartum period. An emphasis will be placed on the health promotion and restoration of clients while considering ethical issues and spiritual needs.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisite: NURS 460
NURS 461 Pediatric NursingThis theory course focuses on the knowledge, skills, values, and meanings necessary for comprehensive nursing care of the pediatric client. A family-centered approach is used with emphasi s on child developmental stages and health promotion strategies for the child and family unit. Contemporary socio-cultural issues influencing the family unit are explored.
3 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisite: NURS 461C and NURS 461C Pediatric ClinicalThis clinical course provides opportunities for students to apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and care to pediatric clients. An emphasis will be placed on the health promotion and re storation of clients while considering ethical issues and spiritual needs.
2 credits
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C
Co-requisite: NURS 461
NURS 480 Nursing of Older AdultsThis course presents the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for providing safe, competent, and humanistic care to geriatric clients. Course content covers age-related changes and health disorders of the older adult. Students will analyze demographic trends related to older adults and how they impact health promotion, prevention of illness and disability, political policy, and the health care delivery system. Students will apply critical thinking skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to nursing situations in the provision of holistic care to diverse older adults in acute care, emergency care, rehabilitation, long-term care, and end-of-life care situations.
3 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 361, and NURS 361C
NURS 491 Senior Clinical SeminarThis course provides opportunities for a comprehensive classroom seminar whereby students consider their associated clinical experience within the context of provider, patient advocate, educator, and counselor within a holistic, caring framework. The student also has the opportunity to perform as a designer/coordinator/manager of care. Students will integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, and values needed to transition to the role of the novice professional.
1 credit
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 361, NURS 361C, Senior Status
Co-requisite: NURS 491C
NURS 491C Senior Clinical PracticumThis course provides opportunities to the senior student for a comprehensive clinical experience as a provider, patient advocate, educator, and counselor within a holistic, caring framework. The student also has the opportunity to perform as a designer/coordinator/manager of care. Students will integrate previously learned knowledge, skills, and values needed to transition to the role of the novice professional. Based upon availability of clinical sites, students will perform in a specialty area with either a preceptor or clinical professor. Formerly NURS 491C entitled Senior Clinical Preceptorship - 3 credits.
2 credits
Prerequisites: NURS 350, NURS 350C, NURS 361, NURS 361C
Co-requisite: NURS 491
NURS 492 NCLEX PreparationThis course is designed to familiarize the student with the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX RN). Content includes information for registe ring to take the exam; test taking strategies and developing a study plan for review of core nursing content. Students will take a mock NCLEX RN exam.
1 credit
Pre-requisites: NURS 350; NURS 350C; NURS 361; NURS 361C