RN to BSN Course Offerings
All courses in the nursing
major are offered during specified semesters, pending sufficient
enrollments. Selected courses are offered online, in the evening and
in the summer term. RNs may enroll full-time, part-time, or as
students-at-large.
310 - Health Assessment
3 semester hours (2/1)*
This course is designed to develop skills for assessing
physical, developmental, psychosocial and
psychospiritual aspects of well clients with emphasis on
normal variations. Communication skills, interviewing
techniques and history taking essential to the nursing
process are taught and practiced. Opportunities for
practicing communication and physical assessment skills
are provided in the professional skills laboratory.
Optional practice laboratory sessions are offered to
enhance learning. The course is taken prior to or
concurrently with Concepts Basic to Nursing.
(Prerequisite: completion of 62 s.h. required
prenursing courses, prior to or concurrent with
315. Prerequisite for Student-at-Large: 6-8 s.h.
anatomy and physiology, 3-4 s.h. chemistry, 3-4
s.h. microbiology or RN or approval of the
Dean/Associate Dean.)
315 - Concepts For Professional Nursing - RN
3 semester hours
This course provides an overview of the philosophy of
baccalaureate nursing education and introduces the
student to the philosophy and organizing framework of
the College. The RN student with unique life and work
experience is guided to conceptualize changes in
professional nursing roles. Topics include: caring,
interaction in nursing, nursing process, health
promotion and maintenance, health care delivery system
and contemporary nursing. The course provides a forum
for discussion of changing perceptions and dimensions of
professional nursing. This course assists the student to
develop a conceptual framework for baccalaureate
nursing. (Prerequisite: RN who has completed
62 s.h. prenursing or is enrolled in prenursing
curriculum.)Course is only offered
in the Fall semester.
302 - Ethics and Health Care Implications
3 semester hours
The course is designed to guide the student in
developing a basis for making bioethical decisions from
a Judeo-Christian value system. The student is
acquainted with the ethical systems utilized in
bioethical decision-making. Selected health situations
requiring ethical decisions are studied. (Prerequisites:
Completion 310, 312, 314, and 320 preferred or
approval of Dean/Associate Dean)
316 - Nursing Research
3 semester hours
This course focuses on the research process as an
integral component of professional nursing. Concepts and
theories from the liberal arts and science background
serve as a base for the acquisition of new research
knowledge and skills. The types of research methodology
and the steps
in the research process are presented. Selected research
findings are utilized in exploring nursing care
alternatives. Utilizing knowledge of the research
process, the student critiques research articles and
prepares a proposal based on an identified nursing
problem. (Prerequisites: Completion
of 310, 312, 314, 320, and Statistics.)
424 - Nursing Care of Clients in the Community
6 semester hours (3/3)*
In this course, concepts and theories of community
health are studied. Health needs, problems and issues
impacting on the community and available community
resources are discussed. The course focuses on
implementation of the nursing process for clients of all
ages in wellness and illness in the community setting.
The basic needs of the client are addressed with
particular emphasis on the higher level needs of safety,
security, love and belonging. The student identifies and
selects appropriate community resources based on the
assessment of client needs. Learning experiences are
provided with clients from diverse ethnic and
socioeconomic groups. A variety of community settings
are utilized. (Prerequisites for RN's: Completion
of 310 and 315.)
429 – Experience in Clinical Nursing **
6 semester hours
In this course, the student will focus on nursing care of
clients with a critical disruption of one or more needs
resulting in complex health problems. Emphasis is on the
restorative and supportive care of clients in both
predictable and unpredictable situations. Students
participate as an integral member of the health care team
and provide therapeutic nursing interventions to clients
experiencing crisis. Students also utilize (apply)
management principles in a leadership role. The
interrelated professional roles of care giver, advocate,
facilitator, educator, leader, manager, and researcher are
practiced. For those RNs wishing to meet this course
requirement with a portfolio, one year of clinical
experience (minimum of 1000 hours) is required.
430 - Management for Nurses
3 semester hours
This course emphasizes the concepts and theories
utilized in the managerial process as it relates to
nursing. Topics include: management theories, change
process, conflict resolution and decision-making. The
roles and responsibilities of an effective manager are
discussed. Emphasis is on communication skills that
facilitate interactions which promote caring, productive
working relationships. Opportunities for application of
management principles/skills are provided in the course,
Nursing Care of Clients in Complex Situations.
Management for Nurses must be taken prior to or
concurrently with Nursing Care of Clients in Complex
Situations. ( Prerequisites for RN's: Prior to or concurrent with 428, completion of 315, 310, 424
preferred.)
432- Seminar in Contemporary Nursing
Practice
3 semester hours
This course focuses on contemporary issues that nurses
face in the rapidly changing profession of nursing and
health care environment. The student will use critical
thinking skills to develop collaborative management
strategies. Topics for the course include: health care
financing and economics, health policy and politics,
cultural and social issues, and other issues currently
shaping the practice of professional nursing. Course is
only offered in the Spring semester.
Prerequisite and co-requisites for the nursing courses
are specified for classified students. Unclassified or RN
students should contact the Office of Admissions for the
requirements for a specific course. Exceptions require
the consent of the course faculty and Associate Dean. The
nursing major is taken during the junior and senior years.
*The first
number is credit hours for theory. The second number is credit
hours for laboratory or clinical.
**Courses available for credit through portfolio
review. Contact the College for specific information on
portfolio completion.
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