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NURS-160 Introduction to to Human Needs
(3 credits)
The first course in the Nursing Program introduces the student to the practice of professional nursing, the Human Needs framework, health assessment and the elements of reasoning used in critical thinking. Students will learn to calculate medications, use basic communication interventions and engage in strategies that will promote success in the program. (Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program; Prerequisite or Corequisite: BlOL 111 and PSYC 106)
NURS-161 Nursing and Human Needs I
(7 credits)
This Nursing Course focuses on the Human Needs Framework, health assessment and the elements of reasoning used in critical thinking. The student uses caring interventions, communication techniques and teaching/learning interventions to care for adult, geriatric and oncology clients. (Prerequisites: BIOL 111, PSYC 106 and NURS 160; Prerequisites or Corequisites: BIOL 112 and PSYC 208)
NURS-162 Nursing and Human Needs II
(8 credits)
In Nursing 162,the student uses the Human Needs Framework to care for individuals undergoing surgery and for those with alterations in mobility. The needs of the childbearing and child caring family and issues of human sexuality are also addressed. (Prerequisites: NURS 161, BIOL 112 and PSYC 208; Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIOL 213)
NURS-163 Nursing and Human Needs in the Community
(2 credits)
This course examines human needs in the community. The influence of the family, cultural diversity and financial concerns on the delivery of community-based care is explored. In addition, the varied roles and practice settings of the community-based nurse and the basic principles of epidemiology are discussed. (Prerequisite: NURS 161)
NURS-165 Issues in Nursing
(2 credits )
This course introduces students to current issues in nursing and health care. A range of topics is explored from philosophical, theoretical, ethical, social, economic, historical and research perspectives. A critical thinking approach that incorporates the elements of reasoning and universal intellectual standards, focuses the student on generating new thoughts, understandings, beliefs and insights.
NURS-261 Nursing and Human Needs III
(8 credits)
In Nursing III, the student uses the Human Needs Framework to care for individuals with alterations in mental health, oxygenation, tissue perfusion and metabolism. (Prerequisites: NURS 162 and BlOL 213)
NURS-262 Nursing and Human Needs IV
(6 credits)
In Nursing 262, students use the Human Needs Framework to care for clients with alterations in nutrition, absorption, elimination, sensation and perception. (Prerequisite: NURS 261)
NURS-263 Managing and Coordinating Nursing Care
(3 credits)
In Managing and Coordinating Nursing Care, students use the Human Needs Framework to integrate nursing management concepts and principles in planning the care of groups of clients in the acute care setting. (Prerequisite: NURS 262)
NURS-295 Special Project - Nursing
(1 to 6 credits)
The student will prepare an individualized plan of study in behavioral terms. The student and the instructor will complete a contract which will include a set of objectives, methods of achievement and plan for evaluation. The instructor will serve as a preceptor and consultant in guiding the student through the theoretical and laboratory components of the study plan.
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