Course Descriptions
FYS 100 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR
15 Hours Theory
Credits: 0.00
This course is designed for beginning nursing students during their first semester of enrollment. The focus of this course will be on the cultivation of skills and behaviors necessary for both college and career success. Course topics include study strategies and skills, college survival, communication, engagement, technology, information literacy and 21st century skills with an emphasis on habits of the mind. This is a mandatory, no credit, no fee course.
BIO 101 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
45 Hours Theory
30 Hours Laboratory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 4.00
Anatomy and Physiology I forms the foundation for course work in the health-related professions. The course presents fundamental information and concepts needed by students in health-related professions. This course is presented as a foundation for all other nursing courses. Before one can understand illness or alteration from normal (pathology), it is necessary to understand the normal function of the body. This course will study the following aspects of human anatomy and physiology: organization of the human body, chemistry, cellular organization, histology, integumentary system, articulations, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system.
BIO 102 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II
Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology I
45 Hours Theory
30 Hours Laboratory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 4.00
Anatomy and Physiology II continues the foundation work covered in Anatomy and Physiology I. This course presents fundamental information and concepts needed by students in health-related professions. It is presented as a foundation for all other nursing courses. Before one can understand illness or alteration from normal (pathology), it is necessary to understand the normal function of the body. This course will continue to study the following aspects of human anatomy and physiology: endocrine system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, development and inheritance.
BIO 201 - MICROBIOLOGY
Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology I & II
45 Hours Theory
30 Hours Laboratory, the hours for checking experiments vary
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 4.00
Microbiology is designed to introduce the student to basic principles of health science. The course will focus on microbes, their metabolism, genetics, and their relationship to humans. Diseases related to body systems will be used to identify manifestations of pathogens. The scientific method will be used as an approach to determine emerging diseases, immunology and epidemiology. These concepts will be integrated into the classroom and laboratory settings. The laboratory will require students to return to the lab outside of the scheduled lab hours in order to complete experiments started during scheduled hours. Classroom laboratory will provide the opportunity for students to complete exercises related to identification of an unknown organism.
ENG 101 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
45 Hours Theory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 3.00
English I is designed to provide the student with a foundation in higher education reading and writing. The student will be required to read critically from a variety of sources and, in both class discussion and individual writing, analyze these readings for their merit and technique. The student will be required to demonstrate the ability to analyze literature through intensive exploration of an assigned topic culminating in a 5-7 page, APA formatted research essay. This will require the student to organize and develop valid ideas that, through revision and editing, will be presented in a scholarly and professional manner. The final goals of English I are for students to understand both the correlation between writing and all other disciplines and the fact that the clear communication of one’s thoughts to others is crucial to any scholarly endeavor.
ENG 201 – ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Prerequisite: English Composition I
45 Hours Theory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 3.00
English Composition II is a writing and reading intensive course that continues the work begun in English I. Primarily a composition class, the course will refresh and expand upon student writing skills while introducing a number of rhetorical forms, reviewing the finer points of APA format, and concluding with each student’s completion of a research project, including a fully developed research essay. Emphasis will be given to writing for the student and healthcare professional.
PSY 101 - PSYCHOLOGY
45 Hours Theory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 3.00
This course will provide the student with a general overview of Psychology. Mental processes including both normal and abnormal will be reviewed and discussed. A review of the developing person is presented as well as an overview of the biological basis of behavior. Several theories of personality development are discussed and the impact of socialization is emphasized. How stress affects a person’s pattern of behavior is discussed. The student is asked to identify and evaluate coping behaviors and employ the problem solving process in dealing with stress and conflict. Psychological disorders are identified as well as current modes of therapy.
PSY 201 - LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
45 Hours Theory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 3.00
Life Span Development explores the individual in terms of his/her bio-psycho-social-spiritual and cultural development, from conception to death. Normal patterns of growth and development, as described by several theorists, will be discussed as a frame of reference. The course focuses on how history, environment, and change influence human development. The student will gain insight into his/ her individual development and that of others in comparison to the theoretical developmental stages. The course discusses the evolution of the family unit in society today and the roles of family members when confronted with illness or death. This course will prepare the student to recognize the specific needs of each individual in relation to his/her age so that s/he can be a supportive member of the health care team.
SOC 201 – SOCIOLOGY
45 Hours Theory
90 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 3.00
This course provides an introduction to sociology and explores the sociological perspective; social groups and social control; social inequality; social institutions; and tenets of social change
PHM 201 – NURSING PHARMACOLOGY
30 Hours Theory
60 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 2.00
This Nursing Pharmacology course is designed for nursing students to learn to identify prototype medications and safe drug administration procedures. The course will present the principles of pharmacotherapeutics and common drug classifications. Drugs used to treat major diseases will be reviewed. Nursing interventions, medication safety and prevention of complications will be emphasized. The supportive-educative needs of the patient will be the focus of the Pharmacology Fair presented at the completion of the course.
NSG 110 Introduction to Health Caring Concepts
Prerequisites: English I, Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Psychology, Lifespan
Co-Requisites: English II, Microbiology
90 Hours Theory
90 Hours Clinical Practice
30 Hours Laboratory
180 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 9.00
This course introduces the basic concepts of nursing, healthcare, biophysical, psychosocial/ developmental, and social functioning. Swanson’s Caring Behaviors, medication administration, assessment, nutrition, ethics, evidence-based practice, individual-centered care, and quality improvement are included. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. Classroom laboratory will provide the opportunity for students to become competent in basic nursing skills. Clinical practice will focus on the performance of nursing skills to assist clients with health needs. Clinical conferences will facilitate the student nurse’s application of theory to evidence-based practice.
NSG 120 Health Caring Concepts
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of Introduction to Health Caring Concepts; A & P I & II; English II; Life Span; Psychology; Microbiology
Co-requisite: Nursing Pharmacology
105 Hours Theory
135 Hours Clinical Practice
30 Hours Laboratory
210 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 11.00
This course develops the concepts of nursing, healthcare, biophysical, psychosocial/ developmental, and social functioning utilizing Swanson’s Theory of Caring. Concepts of acid base, metabolism, cellular regulation, oxygenation, infection, stress/coping, health wellness- illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, quality improvement, and informatics are covered. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. Classroom laboratory will provide the opportunity to demonstrate the nursing skills necessary for management of clients in community and acute settings. Clinical practice will incorporate nursing assessment of the client with a health deviation in the acute care setting. The focus of care will be to assist the client and family to promote, maintain and restore health and to prevent illness. Clinical conferences will be directed toward facilitating the student’s correlation of theory to practice.
NSG 205 Professional Health Caring Concepts
Pre-Requisite: Meet admission criteria with successful completion of PN licensure
Co-requisite: Nursing Pharmacology, Microbiology, English II
30 Hours Theory
30 Hours Laboratory
60 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 3.00
The Professional Health Caring Concepts course will facilitate the knowledge development and understanding between the LPN and RN scope of practice. The concepts of evidence-based practice and nursing theory will help the student assimilate reflective skills. Core competencies, professionalism, collaboration, research, and quality and safety will be infused throughout the theory and lab components. Swanson’s Theory of Caring will be the major focus of nursing interventions.
NSG 210 Complex Health Caring Concepts
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of a PN licensure; Professional Health Caring Concepts; A&P I & II or Completion of Introduction of Health Caring Concepts; Health Caring Concepts and prerequisites assigned to these courses
Co-requisites: Sociology
105 Hours Theory
180 Hours Clinical Practice
210 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 11.00
This course develops the concepts of nursing, healthcare, biophysical, psychosocial/ developmental, and social functioning. This course further develops the concepts of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, immunity, mobility, comfort, family health-wellness-illness, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, managing care, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. Clinical conferences are designed to facilitate the correlation of theory to practice.
NSG 220 Advanced Health Caring Concepts
Pre-Requisites: Introduction to Health Caring Concepts and Health Caring Concepts; Complex Health Caring Concepts and all associated courses or successful completion of a PN licensure and Professional Health Caring Concepts; Complex Health Caring Concepts and all associated courses.
120 Hours Theory
180 Hours Clinical Practice
240 Hours Self-Directed Study
Credits: 12.00
This course further develops the concepts of nursing, healthcare, biophysical, psychosocial/ developmental, and social functioning. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, immunity, intracranial regulation, mobility, comfort, family health-wellness-illness, clinical decision making, caring interventions, managing care, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course. Clinical practice will expose the student to various specialty nursing settings in acute care and community health agencies. Clinical conferences will be directed toward facilitating the student’s correlation of theory to practice.