NURSING COURSES (Traditional Option)

NU 201. (1) Managing Stress. A course which will study the causes, stages, and signs of

personal and professional stress. Emphasis will be placed on preventing and controlling the

anxiety associated with stress through general life management skills and individualized holistic

stress-management program based on person insights, needs, and abilities. This course is

applicable for general elective credit only. Open to all students. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 202. (2) Computations for Health Care Personnel. Focuses on calculations utilized

for the safe administration of medications and intravenous solutions. Basic mathematical

operations will be reviewed as they relate to dosage calculations. The course will progress from

simple dosage calculations to complex calculations such as units/hour, milligrams/hour, and

micrograms/kilogram/hour. Calculations of dosages for all age groups will be included. Open to

all students. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 301. (6) Fundamentals of Professional Nursing. Teaches basic concepts of

professional nursing care with emphasis on physical assessment and nursing skills. Three class

hours; six laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: admission to the upper-division nursing

major; first semester junior standing. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 302. (6) Community Health Nursing. Introduces wellness theory in promoting health

behaviors of families, groups, and communities, while appropriately networking with community

resources. Three class hours; six laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: admission to the

upper-division nursing major; first semester junior standing. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 304. (6) Adult Health Nursing I. Introduces the nursing process including a study of

basic adaptive/maladaptive human behaviors and mechanisms. Focuses on commonly occurring

health deviations. Three class hours; six laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: completion of

Level I. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 305. (3) Health and Physical Assessment. A clinical practicum/seminar course

which utilizes the nursing process to focus on physical assessment findings across the lifespan.

Three laboratory hours; two class hours per week. Prerequisites: admission to the upper-division

nursing major; first semester junior standing. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 306. (6) Mental Health Nursing. Focuses on concepts of psychiatric-mental health

with emphasis on therapeutic care of adults with common psychiatric problems. Three class

hours; six laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: completion of Level I. Special fee: 30.00.

(Fall, Spring)

NU 307. (3-6) Nursing for Intraoperative Patients. A clinical course enabling students to

learn entry level nursing roles in operating room settings. Course content will include theoretical

and clinical experiences with patients during intraoperative periods. Clinical experiences will be

conducted with preceptors as role models and demonstrators of the use of nursing process with

patients in surgery. Prerequisite: completion of Level I. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 308. (3) Pharmacology in Nursing. Designed for undergraduate nursing students. It

focuses on principles of pharmacology and will provide current and clinically relevant information

organized by body systems. It will be primarily delivered online with on campus lab components.

Prerequisite: completion of Level I. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 310. (3) Cultural Diversity in Health Care: Concepts, Issues, and Trends. Focus

will be placed on the importance of knowledge, skills, and understanding essential to appreciate

individuals from diverse cultural groups. Concepts and principles will be used to compare and

analyze cultural beliefs, customs, lifestyles, and behaviors impacting health care practices in

selected cultural groups. Issues and trends will be explored. Exercises and scenarios to promote

an appreciation of cultural richness will be presented. This course is applicable for general

elective credit only. Open to all students. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 323. (1-3) Women’s Health. Study of health promotion and disease prevention for

women from adolescence through senescence. Students and faculty will determine topics from

the following areas: reproductive anatomy and physiology, sexuality, family planning, fertility and

infertility, infectious diseases, gynecological disorders, violence against women, and other issues

which are determined by the class such as management of body weight, nutrition, stress, and

women’s roles in the workplace. Open to all students. Also listed as WS 323 but creditable only

in field for which registered. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 324. (3) Abusive Behaviors. A study of any activity which is currently designated as

abusive to self or others. Students and faculty will determine topics for each semester from the

following areas: alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, harassment in society and in the

workplace, incest, rape, use of weapons, and violence in the home, neighborhood, and

community. The effect of abusive behaviors on the abuser, the abused, and others will be

addressed. Open to all students. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 325. (1) Health Care Lecture Series. Use of guest lecturers to explore various topics

designed to promote awareness of the interdisciplinary approach to health care. (Fall, Spring)

NU 327. (1-3) Health in Childbearing. Study of healthy childbearing. Topics will include

preparation for conception, pregnancy, and the entire childbearing cycle. Students enrolled in the

course may negotiate with the professor(s) to include students’ specifically desired topics and

hours of credit. Methods of teaching may include seminars, demonstrations and return

demonstrations, group work, and lecture/discussions by professor(s) and guest lecturers. Open

to all students. Also listed as WS 327 but creditable only in field for which registered. (Offered on

sufficient demand)

NU 403. (3) Gerontology. The primary focus is on the biological, psychological, and

sociological aspects of aging with an emphasis on community services available to the aging

population. Also listed as SO 403 and SW 403 but creditable only in field for which registered.

(Fall, Spring)

NU 406W. (3) Research in Nursing. Introduces the research process in nursing. Focuses

on the use of research in nursing practice. Three class hours per week. Prerequisites: admission

to the upper division nursing major; third semester senior standing. (Fall, Spring)

NU 407. (6) Adult Health Nursing II. A continuation of the study of nursing process with

adults having commonly occurring health deviations. Three class hours; six laboratory hours per

week. Prerequisite: completion of Level II. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 409. (6) Maternity Nursing. Introduces nursing process with childbearing families

during the prenatal, intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal periods. Three class hours; six

laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: completion of Level II. Special fee: $30.00 (Fall, Spring)

NU 410. (6) Pediatric Nursing. Introduces nursing process with childrearing families

having children in various stages of development and with commonly occurring health deviations.

Three class hours; six laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: completion of Level III. Special

fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 411. (6) Leadership and Management in Nursing. Teaches concepts for leadership

roles in nursing. Three class hours; six laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: completion of

Level III. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 413. (3) The Young Child and Health Care. A study of the health problems and

needs of young children (ages 4-8), with emphasis on health assessment and referral methods.

Not applicable for credit in the nursing major. (Offered on sufficient demand)

NU 414. (3) Senior Internship and Review. Designed as an internship, which allows

students to focus on selected specialty areas in which to enhance clinical skills. An exit exam is

required to validate mastery of nursing content and related skills. One-hour class per week;

eighty hours per semester-lab/clinical. Prerequisite: completion of Level III and concurrent

enrollment or completion of Level IV courses. Special fee: $30.00. (Fall, Spring)

NU 415. (1-3) Guided Study in Professional Inquiry. An independent study project for

investigation of some aspect of nursing in which the student has developed special interest, and

using guidelines developed by the student with appropriate faculty guidance, supervision, and

evaluation. Departmental approval required. (Fall, Spring)

NU 420. (3) Health and Aging. Interdisciplinary course which focuses on the

physiological changes experienced by individuals as they age. Specific attention will be placed

on the unique changes that occur among the elderly. Also listed as HED 420 but creditable only

in field for which registered. (Offered on sufficient demand)