2016-2017 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS NUR 3463 Adult Health – Acute Care 150 Hours, 8 Credits NUR 3463 Lecture (40 Hours, 4 Credits) NUR 3463L Lab (20 Hours, 1 Credit) NUR 3463LL Clinical (90 Hours, 3 Credits This course focuses on providing holistic nursing care to adult clients experiencing acute physiological alterations in health. This theory, laboratory, and clinical course explores the physiological and psychosocial factors that contribute to altered health states and their impact on clients and their families. Emphasis is on the application of the nursing process and demonstrated refinement of nurse generalist clinical skills. Students will gain experience in working with adults in acute care settings including hospitals and surgical settings, as well as working with the families of acutely ill individuals. Expectations of students will include demonstrating ethical and legally based practice using evidence-based clinical judgment/decisions. Students are also expected to practice collaboratively with other healthcare team members, and plan, implement, and evaluate comprehensive plans of care which encompass principles, practices, and associated standards related to pharmacology, nutrition, pathophysiology, health and wellness, diversity, and psycho-social aspects of care. Students will also provide client and family education individualized to specific client situations. Prerequisites: Essentials of Professional Nursing; Pharmacology; Applied Pathophysiology NUR 3508 Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice 40 hours, 4 credits This course focuses on the critical review of current quality and safety issues in healthcare and nursing. Quality & Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports, regulatory bodies, and the impact of Magnet Status are identified and examined within the course. Students will increase their understanding of best practices, safety standards, and quality initiatives in the healthcare setting. Emphasized within this course are the Quality and Safety Education for Nurse (QSEN) Competencies. This course examines QSEN as a conceptual framework which can lead to improvement of patient safety outcomes through managing human behavior and system design. RN to BSN entrance option: Prerequisite: Admission to RN to BSN entrance option A-BSN entrance option: Prerequisite: Essentials of Professional Nursing NUR 3524 Adult Health – Chronic and Transitional Care 150 Hours, 8 Credits NUR 3524 Lecture (40 Hours, 4 credits) NUR 3524L Lab (20 Hours, 1 Credit) NUR 3524LL Clinical (90 Hours, 3 Credits) This course continues the exploration of providing holistic care for adult clients as they experience the trajectory of illness. In this theory, laboratory, and clinical course the focus is on chronic illness (multi-system complex health alterations) and transitional care within a framework of health promotion and disease prevention. Emphasis on the application of the nursing process and demonstrated refinement of nurse generalist clinical skills particularly for clients who transition from and to acute to chronic care facilities or home and those at end of life and/ or who require palliative care. Expectations of students will include demonstrating ethical and legally based practice using evidence-based clinical judgment/decisions. Prerequisite: Adult Health – Acute Care Co-requisite: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice NUR 3655 Transcultural Nursing 40 hours, 4 credits This course recognizes the importance of providing and incorporating cultural beliefs and experiences of patients, families, and their healthcare professionals within the care setting. Topics include: comparative analysis of communication styles, fostering open communication, family roles, dietary preferences, safety and concerns associated with cultural beliefs, values and practices of cultural norms and the impact on healthcare practice. Nursing interventions that integrate and examine evidence-based practice related to various cultural beliefs will be discussed. The importance of incorporating a holistic approach in the care and treatment of the patient will be demonstrated within this course. RN to BSN entrance option: Prerequisite: Admission to RN to BSN entrance option A-BSN entrance option: Pre- or co-requisite: Critical Analysis and Nursing Science NUR 3672 Parent Child Health 90 Hours, 5 Credits NUR 3672 Lecture (30 Hours, 3 Credits) NUR 3672LL Clinical (60 Hours, 2 Credits) This course focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to holistically care for clients and their families during childbearing and childrearing. This theory, laboratory, and clinical course spans pregnancy, labor and delivery, post-partum, care for the newborn and neonate as well as including the pediatric client. The course also incorporates assessment of family structure, function and dynamics, and specialized concerns of childbearing women and their families. Emphasis is on the care of children with both acute and chronic alterations in health. Students will have an opportunity to explore selected high-risk situations. Attention however will be focused on normal physiology, pathophysiology, psychosocial adaptation, biological-behavioral growth, genetics, and the unique needs of reproducing families as the basis for assessment and clinical decision-making. Students will use the clinical skills and judgment gained from previous courses to care for these special populations and to preserve, promote, and restore the healthy status of the family and its members. Prerequisite: Human Growth and Development Pre- or co-requisite: Adult Health – Acute Care NUR 3816 Dimensions of Professional Nursing 40 hours, 4 credits This course investigates the evolution of nursing with an emphasis on professional values, standards and ethics. Students will explore how social and economic factors influence the nursing practice. This course includes an overview of major contemporary issues in nursing with a critical-thinking approach to evidence- based nursing practice. Opportunities will be presented that provide for strengthening critical thinking skills and the development of a personal philosophy statement of nursing practice. Prerequisite: Admission to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program NUR 4005 - Dimensions of Mental and Behavioral Health 100 Hours, 6 Credits NUR 4005 Lecture (40 Hours, 4 Credits NUR 4005LL Clinical (60 Hours, 2 Credits) This course emphasizes the concepts and application of therapeutic communication, and therapeutic use of self within the nurse-client relationship. This theory, laboratory, and clinical course assists students in learning how to holistically care for clients across the lifespan who are experiencing mental, emotional, and behavioral health issues. Techniques and strategies are provided to support clients and their families in achieving optimal levels of wellness. Consideration is given to the legal, ethical, cultural, and spiritual influences that impact mental, emotional, and behavioral issues. Prerequisite: Adult Health – Acute Care; General Psychology Pre- or co-requisite: Adult Health – Chronic and Transitional Care NUR 4187 Public, Family, and Community Health 100 Hours, 6 Credits NUR 4187 Lecture (40 Hours, 4 Credits) NUR 4187LL Clinical (60 Hours, 2 Credits) This course provides an overview of concepts and theories related to public, family, and community health nursing. In this theory and clinical course, the role of the professional nurse in sustaining, restoring, and promoting health among diverse populations and communities is explored. Topics include core functions and essentials of public health, health screening, promotion and injury prevention, population-focused practice, community assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Principles of epidemiology and the influence of factors impacting the health and the well-being of local and global communities are incorporated. This course provides students the opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking and collaborative communication using community and other assessment tools to improve health outcomes. Prerequisites: Adult Health – Chronic and Transitional Care; Dimensions of Mental and Behavioral Health; General Psychology NUR 4201 - Leadership, Management, and Professional Development 90 Hours, 5 Credits NUR 4201 Lecture (30 Hours, 3 Credits) NUR 4201LL Clinical (60 Hours, 2 Credits) This course explores leadership theories and concepts that impact the professional role of nursing. This theory and clinical course emphasizes holistic nursing leadership that promotes a culture of advocacy, safety, and quality through individual and team performance. Students will develop knowledge related to improvement priorities in the work environment that will encourage organizational excellence. Additional topics include use of leadership styles, decision-making, managing planned change, delegation, conflict resolution, communication, finance, healthcare policy, legal issues, and evaluation. Prerequisite: Public, Family, and Community Health; Parent Child Nursing; Integration of Evidence-Based Practice and Research NUR 4232 Integration of Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing 40 hours, 4 credits This course is designed to support the baccalaureate nurse scholar who contributes to the science of nursing practice by translating current evidence into practice. Students will study the use of evidence based practice models to identify practice issues, search and critique published research, and to propose creative, innovative, or evidence-based solutions to clinical practice problems. Emphasis is on developing a straightforward understanding of the research and using the evidence to improve professional nursing practice. Prerequisite: Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice NUR 4392 - Professional Nursing Integration 100 Hours, 4 Credits NUR 4392 Lecture (10 Hours, 1 Credit) NUR 4392LL Clinical (90 Hours, 3 Credits) This course is designed to promote student responsibility and accountability by having them comprehensively apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their program. This theory and clinical course (supervised practicum) focuses on critical examination, synthesis, and evaluation of professional nursing care with individual clients and families representing diverse populations and settings. Emphasis is on mastering theoretical concepts, applying research findings, strengthening skill competency, and developing clinical leadership capabilities. Also included is discussion of contemporary issues and trends in nursing, and how they are influencing the demand for and delivery of current and future healthcare. Prerequisite: Expected to be the final upper-level core course completed Co-requisite: Leadership, Management, and Professional Development NUR 4455 A-BSN Capstone 60 Hours, 4 Credits NUR 4455 Lecture (20 Hours, 2 Credits) NUR 4455L (40 Hours, 2 Credits) This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize and comprehensively apply and integrate theoretical and clinical experiences from their previous nursing courses. Students will use critical thinking skills and evidence-based practice to promote client centered nursing care that encompasses quality and safety. Students will plan and implement a project consistent with the professional standards of the baccalaureate nurse essentials and QSEN competencies. The capstone promotes role transformation, critical thinking and analysis, and clinical competence at the BSN preparation level. Didactic course online with lab in residence. The laboratory portion of this course focuses on the completion of an evidence-based clinical project showcasing BSN essentials and QSEN competencies; reflection on, analysis, and evaluation of Nurse E-Portfolio outcomes; strategies for continuing competence and lifelong learning; and, ATI Comprehensive Predictor assessment and preparation for NCLEX. Pre- or co-requisite: Leadership, Management, and Professional Development; must be taken in the final quarter of program. 888-5-RASMUSSEN 89 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
