RN to BSN Nursing (with Associate Degree)

CSCI1105 History of computers, hardware and software systems, files and data bases, algorithms, personal computers, computer communications and networking, computers and society: applications, issues and responsibilities. (No credit for computer science majors.)

NURS2200 The major focus of this course is the development of comprehensive Health Assessment skills. Measures of physical and functional status and health promotion strategies for each body system will be discussed.

NURS2201 This nursing practicum is designed to provide students with opportunities to apply the nursing process in primary health care. Students obtain a health history and perform physical assessment skills with a peer and another well adult. Data collected are systematically categorized and critically analyzed to formulate nursing diagnoses and develop a nursing care plan.

NURS3208 This course introduces the student to basic economic concepts and theories to analyze selected issues/problems in health care and to inform decision making and policy development. Fiscal management and basic budgeting concepts will also be covered.

NURS3209 An interdisciplinary exploration of ethical issues in today's health care practice with particular emphasis on the role of the professional in ethical decision making. Topics include: values clarification, ethical theories and principles, human subjects in research, informed consent, advance directives, euthanasia, and physican assisted suicide. Work assignments include case analysis using ethical decision-making models. Prerequisite: Nurs 3300, Nurs 3310, or Baccalaureate degree or permission of nursing faculty.

NURS3371 As the first offering of the sequence for the RN student, this course serves as a bridge from the RN's prior education to the BSN program. The focus of the course is to develop the professional self as the baccalaureate prepared nurse in today's changing health care system; examine the evolving health care delivery system and the context in which delivery takes place; and issues, opportunities, and constraints the profession faces today and into the next century.

NURS4410 This course emphasizes holistic care of clients in the community, considering families and undividuals in a variety of settings, e.g., home, workplace, school, and clinics.

NURS4420 An exploration of the current health care environment with implications for beginning- level managers. Topics to be discussed include managed care, health care delivery models, interdisciplinary team building, resource management, performance improvement and conflict resolution.

NURS4430 The professional nurse as a research consumer. Critical appraisal skills developed as a basis for evaluating research finding for application to clinical practice. Learning activities designed to facilitate students' understanding of nursing research and professional role development.

NURS6600 Philosophies of science, nursing theories and conceptual models will be analyzed as guides to nursing education, administration, research and practice.

NURS7702 This course critically analyzes the theories and research from biological and social sciences and the humanities which explain/ predict human responses to health and illness. The patholophysiological changes will be related to the cues and symptoms for diagnosis of episodic, common, and recurring health problems. Students will explore traditional and non-traditional approaches care. The focus of this course is nursing interventions that promote health, prevent illness, ameliorate pathological responses, and foster quality of life.

PSYC2201 Statistical concepts and procedures, with emphasis on descriptive statistics and an introduction to inferential statistics. Relevance to behavioral sciences.

UNIV1001 The first course in the University Core program provides support for the transition to university life. Students are introduced to the global mission of the University as well as to the competencies of information and technological literacy. Students participate in formal and informal learning experiences that facilitate their personal and academic growth, enabling them to become more thoughtful and engaged citizens of the world. Respect for individual and cultural differences is fostered throughout the course, as is the generation of positive attitudes toward life long learning.

UNIV1002 The second course in the University Core program helps promote the transition from classroom learning to experiential learning, as well as the transition from academic life to professional life. Students are introduced to methods of self-awareness and engaged learning, and are encouraged to develop an academic plan, with formal and informal components, that supports their ultimate career goals. Respect for individual and cultural differences is fostered throughout the course, as is the importance of an international perspective for professional success.