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Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023NURSING (NURS)NURS 1400 - Introduction to NursingCredit(s): 1 CreditThis course introduces the student to nursing as a profession. Variousroles and functions of the nurse are explored. Emphasis is placed onthe organization and education of nursing, nursing systems in varioussettings, and recipients of nursing care. Exploration of the conceptualand philosophical basis of nursing and the role of critical thinking in thenursing process will be examined. The structure. Open to non-nursingmajors.Attributes: Core:Self in CommunityNURS 1430 - Human Growth and Development through the LifespanCredit(s): 3 CreditsHuman Development is a theoretical course designed for any studentinterested in increasing insight into the developing person, includingthe self. Basic theories and principles of development, influences onthe developing person, and norms of development from birth throughold age, including physical, mental, emotional, social, moral-spiritualcharacteristics, and adaptive mechanisms are discussed. Concepts ofdeath in the child, adolescent and adult of various ages, and issues facedby the age group, are also discussed. Family development tasks andfamily interaction, as they influence the individual throughout the lifespan, are considered in each developmental era.*Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 with a grade of C- or higher*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the Nursing department.NURS 1500 - Microbiology for NursingCredit(s): 3 CreditsMicrobiology for Nursing is an overview of important groups of humanpathogenic microorganisms to include structure, pathogenicity,epidemiology, diagnosis, and laboratory identification. Modes of actionof selected antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents are also discussed.Essential concepts for nurses to recognize infection, prevent the spreadof infection, collect specimens and ensure integrity of the specimens,communicate with the laboratory, and interpret laboratory reporting arealso emphasized.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the Nursing department.NURS 2500 - Clinical Concepts in Nursing PracticeCredit(s): 3 CreditsThis course introduces the student to foundational clinical conceptsin nursing. The social, legal, ethical, cultural and interprofessionalcontext of nursing practice is presented. The use of the therapeuticrelationship as a basis for nursing care is emphasized. Consideration isgiven to developing students’ self-awareness, the importance of reflectivepractice, and the ability to use one’s self as a therapeutic tool. Thenursing process is introduced and its use in promoting patient safety inan interprofessional health care environment is discussed.*Prerequisite(s): (PPY 2540 with a grade of C- or higher and ANAT 1000with a grade of C- or higher)*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Restrictions:Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Nursing.1NURS 2510 - Health Promotion Across the LifespanCredit(s): 3 CreditsThe role of the nurse in promoting health and reducing risk behaviors ofindividuals and families across the lifespan is the focus of this course.Exemplars of nutrition, physical activity and stress management will beexamined with an emphasis on the impact of genetics, values, lifestyle,and cultural influences. Patient teaching as an essential function of thenurse is emphasized. In the clinical practicum, the student will facilitatehis/her understanding of factors that enhance health promotion and riskreduction through the development of a long term relationship with apatient and family.Prerequisite(s): (ANAT 1000 with a grade of C- or higher, NURS 1430 with*a grade of C or higher, and PPY 2540 with a grade of C- or higher)*Concurrent enrollment allowed.NURS 2515 - Health Promotion Across the LifespanCredit(s): 2 CreditsThe role of the nurse in promoting health and reducing risk behaviors ofindividuals and families across the lifespan is the focus of this course.Exemplars of nutrition, physical activity and stress management will beexamined with an emphasis on the impact of genetics, values, lifestyle,and cultural influences. Patient teaching as an essential function of thenurse is emphasized. In the clinical practicum, the student will facilitatehis/her understanding of factors that enhance health promotion and riskreduction through the development of a long term relationship with apatient and family. Offered in summer.Attributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 2520 - Foundations for Nursing CareCredit(s): 0 or 3 CreditsThis course focuses on the use of clinical judgment in the applicationof evidence based therapeutic interventions and technologies inproviding direct care to patients across the lifespan. Building therapeuticrelationships, patient safety and the provision of quality care in aninter-professional setting are emphasized. Students gain experience indeveloping communication skills and implementing the nursing processin simulated and actual patient settings.Prerequisite(s): ((ANAT 1000 with a grade of C- or higher, NURS 1430*with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher,**NURS 3200 with a grade of C or higher, and PPY 2540 with a grade ofC- or higher); (NURS 1500 with a grade of C or higher, BIOL 1600 with agrade of C or higher, or BIOL 1930 with a grade of C or higher))*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Restrictions:Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Nursing.NURS 2700 - Evidence Based NursingCredit(s): 2 CreditsBuilding on fundamental knowledge gained in previous courses, thiscourse examines how research is used in evidence based practice.Critical issues in interprofessional health care and their effect on healthcare quality, access and cost will be examined. Nursing interventionsthat promote patient adaptation and safety will be investigated. Criticalappraisal of evidence and the use of evidence in practice will beemphasized.Prerequisite(s): (STAT 1100 with a grade of C- or higher, MATH 1300 witha grade of C- or higher, STAT 1300 with a grade of C- or higher, PSY 2050with a grade of C- or higher, or DSCI 2070 with a grade of C- or higher)
2Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023NURS 2705 - Interprofessional Issues in Evidence Based CareCredit(s): 2 CreditsBuilding on fundamental knowledge gained in previous courses, thiscourse examines how research is used in evidence based practice.Critical issues in interprofessional health care and their effect on healthcare quality, access and cost will be examined. Nursing interventionsthat promote patient adaptation and safety will be investigated. Criticalappraisal of evidence and the use of evidence in practice will beemphasized.Prerequisite(s): NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 2520 with agrade of C or higherAttributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 2930 - Special TopicsCredit(s): 1-4 Credits (Repeatable for credit)NURS 2980 - Independent StudyCredit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)NURS 3100 - Healthcare Policy, Finance and Regulatory EnvironmentsCredit(s): 2 CreditsThis course provides students with an overview of the major functionalareas of health care management and shows their relevance to thesafe delivery of health care services in a turbulent and very complexinterprofessional environment. The focus on how patient care servicesare organized and financed, how reimbursement is structured and the roleof regulatory agencies.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3330with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 3200 with a grade of C or higher)NURS 3107 - Healthcare Policy, Finance and Regulatory Environments forRNsCredit(s): 3 CreditsThis course provides students with an overview of the influence ofhealthcare policy in shaping the nature, quality, cost, access, and safetyof the healthcare environment. The focus is on the broader contextof healthcare, including how patient care services are organized andfinanced, how reimbursement is structured, and the role of regulatoryagencies in defining the boundaries of nursing practice in a complexinter-professional environment.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.NURS 3200 - Health AssessmentCredit(s): 0 or 3 CreditsThis course focuses on the assessment component of the nursingprocess in the health care of individuals and families across the lifespan.The course integrates assessments of physical health, functionalcapacity, growth and development, and psychological, sociocultural andspiritual health of individuals, families, and immediate communities.The university laboratory experience provides for learning a systematicmethod of performing health assessments and development ofassessment skills.Prerequisite(s): (4 courses from NURS 1430 with a grade of C or higher,*NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, ANAT 1000 with a grade of C- or*higher, PPY 2540 with a grade of C- or higher, NURS 1430 with a grade*of C or higher, NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, ANAT 1000 with a*grade of C- or higher, and PPY 2540 with a grade of C- or higher)*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Restrictions:Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Nursing.NURS 3207 - Health Assessment for RNsCredit(s): 3 CreditsThis course focuses on the health assessment component of the nursingprocess using a life span approach. Integration of health assessmentskills will be explored within the dimensions of pathophysiologicchanges that occur during alterations in health. Considerations for healthassessment will include growth and development, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual health of individuals. A case study approach will beutilized during this course.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.NURS 3330 - Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing CareCredit(s): 3 CreditsThis course develops the students knowledge of the nurses role andresponsibilities in drug therapy based on application of conceptsfrom nursing and pharmacology sciences. Legal, ethical, and life spanconsiderations will be presented as they apply to the nurse role in drugtherapy. The student will have the opportunity to study groups of drugsusing a structured, systematic approach that includes general principlesof drug activity, major actions, therapeutic effects, and adverse reactions.The student will learn to apply the nursing process to the care of thepatient receiving drugs in a variety of clinical situations.Prerequisite(s): (5 Courses from CHEM 1083-1110 with a grade of C- or**higher, NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2520 with a gradeof C or higher, ANAT 1000 with a grade of C- or higher, and PPY 2540 witha grade of C- or higher)*Concurrent enrollment allowed.
Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023NURS 3360 - PathophysiologyCredit(s): 4 CreditsLecture 4 hours per week. The focus of the course is on the physiologyof altered health states as a dynamic science that has applicationfor both well and ill populations of all age groups. The focus is on thephysiological responses to altered health states. This course contentis based on the health-illness continuum, including pathophysiologicalalteration, and system or organ failure. Considerations are given toselected pathological alterations and their effects on physiological andpsychological functions. A life span approach is utilized.Prerequisite(s): ANAT 1000 with a grade of C- or higher; NURS 1500 witha grade of C or higher; PPY 2540 with a grade of C- or higherRestrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the Valentine School of Nursing college.NURS 3370 - Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing ApproachCredit(s): 2-3 CreditsThis course builds on concepts from previous courses to focus ontherapeutic nursing interventions to promote patient nutrition duringillness with considerations for age and culture. Regulatory process forfluid and electrolyte balance, conditions that alter fluid balance andinterventions to prevent body fluid and electrolyte disturbances areemphasized.Prerequisite(s): (3 courses from NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher,NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360 with a grade of C orhigher, NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade ofC or higher, and NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higher)NURS 3375 - Essentials Of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing ApproachCredit(s): 2 CreditsThis course builds on concepts from previous courses to focus ontherapeutic nursing interventions to promote patient nutrition duringillness with considerations for age and culture. Regulatory process forfluid and electrolyte balance, conditions that alter fluid balance andinterventions to prevent body fluid and electrolyte disturbances areemphasized.Prerequisite(s): NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 2515 witha grade of C or higher; NURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3360with a grade of C or higherAttributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 3377 - Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition for RNs Credit by ExamCredit(s): 2-3 CreditsThis course builds on concepts from previous courses to focus ontherapeutic nursing interventions to promote patient nutrition duringillness with considerations for age and culture. Regulatory process forfluid and electrolyte balance, conditions that alter fluid balance andinterventions to prevent body fluid and electrolyte disturbances areemphasized.Prerequisite(s): (3 courses from NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher,NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360 with a grade of C orhigher, NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade ofC or higher, and NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higher)3NURS 3430 - Psychiatric/Mental Health NursingCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThe concept of adaptation serves as the basis for the promotion,maintenance, and restoration of health in clients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on individuals, families and groups toimplement professional relationships, based on principles of therapeuticcommunication and knowledge of psychopathology. As a member of theinterdisciplinary health care team, the student will care for psychiatricmental health clients in a variety of settings.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3200 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher)Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the Valentine School of Nursing college.NURS 3435 - Psychiatric/Mental Health NursingCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThe concepts of adaptation serves s the basis for the promotion,maintenance, and restoration of health in clients across the life span.Emphasis is placed on individuals, families, and groups experiencingalterations in mental health status. The focus of this course is onthe application of the nursing process to implement professionalrelationships, based on principles of therapeutic communication andknowledge of psychopathology. As a member of the interdisciplinaryhealth care team, the student will care for psychiatric mental healthclients in a variety of settings.Prerequisite(s): NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 2515 witha grade of C or higher; NURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3200with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher;NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higherRestrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the Valentine School of Nursing college.Attributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 3440 - Public Health NursingCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThe focus of this course is the introduction of the student to theconcepts and principles of public health and the practice of publichealth nursing. The nursing process is applied to the care of individuals,families, and groups within the community. The theoretical content andclinical practice emphasize community health measures which promoteand maintain the health of the community. Research-based knowledgeof public health science is incorporated, health team relationshipsare broadened, and management of client care is practiced throughhealth teaching, counseling, and referral by home visiting and otherexperiences. Evaluation of care and fostering of accountability areintegrated throughout the course. Legal and ethical issues in publichealth care are examined.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3200with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 3360 with a grade of C or higher)Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the Valentine School of Nursing college.Attributes: Urban Poverty - Applied, Urban Poverty - Health Care
4Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023NURS 3445 - Public Health NursingCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThis course introduces the student to the concepts and principles ofpublic health and the practice of public health nursing. The nursingprocess is applied to the care of individuals, families, and groups in thecommunity. The nursing process is applied to the care of individuals,families, and groups in the community. The theoretical content andclinical practice emphasize community health measures which promoteand maintain the health of the community. Research-based knowledgeof public health science is incorporated, health team relationships arebroadened, and management of client care is practiced through healthteaching, counseling, home visiting, and other experiences. Evaluation ofcare and fostering of accountability are integrated throughout the course.Legal and ethical issues in public health are examined.Prerequisite(s): NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 2515 witha grade of C or higher; NURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3200with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher;*NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3565 with a grade of C orhigher*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the BS Nursing-Accelerated program.Enrollment limited to students in the Valentine School of Nursing college.Attributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 3447 - Public Health Nursing for RNsCredit(s): 4 CreditsThe focus of this online course is the introduction of the student tothe concepts and principles of public health and the practice of publichealth nursing. The nursing process is applied to the care of individuals,families, and groups within the community. The course content andgroup activities emphasize community health measures which promoteand maintain the health of the community. Research-based knowledgeof public health science is incorporated, understanding of health teamrelationships is broadened, and knowledge about the range of clientcare is expanded. Evaluation of care and fostering of accountability areintegrated throughout the course. Legal and ethical issues in publichealth are examined.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.Attributes: Urban Poverty - Applied, Urban Poverty - Health CareNURS 3457 - Community Project for RNsCredit(s): 2 CreditsThis course is designed to provide the student with an experienceof planning within a community to meet its needs. Working from theknowledge and competencies gained in previous courses, and incollaboration with members of the community, students will providea service to an agency or population group based on communityassessment data and what the community or agency has requested.*Prerequisite(s): NURS 3447*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.Attributes: Urban Poverty - Applied, Urban Poverty - Health CareNURS 3460 - Nursing Care of the AdultCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThis course uses a patient-centered, culturally sensitive approach to thehealth care needs of acutely ill adults. Emphasis is placed on theoreticalknowledge and evidence-based practice findings as the basis for nursingstrategies to promote, maintain, and restore health. An interprofessionalteam approach is emphasized in the safe delivery of care.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3200 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher)NURS 3470 - Nursing Care of the Older AdultCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThe theory portion of the course uses a patient-centered, culturallysensitive approach to the health care needs of the older adult. Emphasisis placed on theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice findingsas the basis for nursing strategies to promote, maintain, and restorehealth. Priority is given to the discussion of chronic health conditions,geriatric syndromes, and frailty.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3330 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 3200 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2500with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher)NURS 3480 - Maternal/Neonatal NursingCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThis course uses a person-centered, family-centered, and culturallysensitive approach to the health care needs of women in the childbearingcycle and their newborns. Emphasis is placed on theoretical knowledgeand evidence-based practice findings as the basis for nursing strategiesto promote, maintain, and restore health. Consideration is also given tocommon complications occurring in the childbearing cycle.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3200 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher)
Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023NURS 3485 - Maternal/Neonatal NursingCredit(s): 0 or 3 CreditsThis course uses a person-centered, family-centered and culturallysensitive approach to the health care needs of adults, and older adults.Emphasis is placed on theoretical knowledge and evidence-basedpractice findings as the basis for nursing strategies to promote, maintain,and restore health. An interprofessional team approach is emphasized inthe delivery of safe, effective, and quality care. (Offered in Spring)Prerequisite(s): NURS 3575 with a grade of C or higherAttributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 3490 - Child Health NursingCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThe theory portion of this course uses a person-centered, family-centered,and culturally sensitive approach to the health care needs of infants,children, and adolescents. Emphasis is placed on theoretical knowledgeand evidence-based practice findings as the basis for nursing strategiesto promote, maintain, and restore health. Priority is given to discussion ofsignificant health care issues within these populations.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3200 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3360with a grade of C or higher, NURS 2510 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher)NURS 3495 - Child Health NursingCredit(s): 0 or 3 CreditsThis course uses a person-centered, family-centered and culturallysensitive approach to the health care needs of adults, and older adults.Emphasis is placed on theoretical knowledge and evidence-basedpractice findings as the basis for nursing strategies to promote, maintain,and restore health. An interprofessional team approach is emphasized inthe delivery of safe, effective, and quality care.Prerequisite(s): NURS 3575 with a grade of C or higherAttributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 3565 - Adult/Older Adult Health ICredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThis course uses a person-centered, family-centered and culturallysensitive approach to the health care needs of adults, and older adults.Emphasis is placed on theoretical knowledge and evidence-basedpractice findings as the basis for nursing strategies to promote, maintain,and restore health. An interprofessional team approach is emphasized inthe delivery of safe, effective, and quality care. The course emphasizesacute health problems of adults and older adults.Prerequisite(s): NURS 2500 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 2515 witha grade of C or higher; NURS 2520 with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3200with a grade of C or higher; NURS 3330 with a grade of C or higher;NURS 3360 with a grade of C or higherAttributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 3575 - Adult/Older Adult Health IICredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThis course uses a person-centered, family-centered and culturallysensitive approach to the health care needs of adults, and older adults.Emphasis is placed on theoretical knowledge and evidence-basedpractice findings as the basis for nursing strategies to promote, maintain,and restore health. An interprofessional team approach is emphasized inthe delivery of safe, effective, and quality care. The course emphasizeschronic health problems of adults and older adults.*Prerequisite(s): NURS 3565 with a grade of C or higher*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Attributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor's5NURS 3807 - Conceptual Framework for PracticeCredit(s): 3 CreditsIn this course students analyze important concepts in professionalnursing practice including selfcare, nursing theory, nursing scholarship,professional codes of conduct and professional standards. The social,legal, ethical, cultural and inter-professional context of nursing practiceis presented. Contemporary issues in professional nursing practice arepresented including informatics and patient care technology, geneticsand genomics, and nursing management across the health-illnesscontinuum, across the lifespan, and in all healthcare settings.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.NURS 3930 - Special TopicsCredit(s): 2 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)NURS 3980 - Independent StudyCredit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)NURS 4100 - Leadership and ManagementCredit(s): 2 CreditsThis course focuses on the development of the nurse as a leader at themicrosystem level. The concepts of delegation, motivation, negotiation,and problem-solving are addressed within an organizational context. Theuse of evidence in process improvement for quality care is emphasized.Interprofessional teamwork and health information technology are furtherexplored as mechanisms to promote cost-effective, quality outcomes.Prerequisite(s): NURS 3100NURS 4105 - Leadership and ManagementCredit(s): 2 CreditsThis course focuses on the development of the nurse as a leader at themicrosystem level. The concepts of delegation, motivation, negotiation,and problem-solving are addressed within an organizational context. Theuse of evidence in process improvement for quality care is emphasized.Interprofessional teamwork and health information technology are furtherexplored as mechanisms to promote cost-effective, quality outcomes.*Prerequisite(s): NURS 3565 with a grade of C or higher*Concurrent enrollment allowed.Attributes: Nursing Accelerated Bachelor'sNURS 4107 - Leadership and Management for RNsCredit(s): 3 CreditsThis course provides students with an overview of management,leadership and organizational theories in the context of nursing andhealth care. An overview of the major functional areas of health caremanagement and their relevance to the safe delivery of health careservices in a turbulent and complex interprofessional environment will beintroduced. The influence of legislative, regulatory, and risk managementpolicies in shaping the nature, quality, and safety of the nursing practiceenvironment will be examined.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.
6Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023NURS 4147 - Research and Evidence Based PracticeCredit(s): 3 CreditsIn this course, research is introduced as a method of inquiry and asa foundation for evidence based clinical decisions. Fundamentalsof research methodology will be presented. Developing, evaluating,and applying an evidence-base to address nursing care issues will beexplored. Barriers to implementation of evidence based practice andstrategies to address those barriers will be considered from an individualand an organizational perspective. The role of the nurse in affectingevidence based change in practice will be discussed. Offered every fall.Restrictions:Enrollment limited to students in the RN to BSN (SON), RN to BSN St.Anthony's (SON), RN to BSN BJC (SON) or RN to BSN Mercy Hospital(SON) programs.NURS 4150 - Integrative Seminar on Issues in Nursing PracticeCredit(s): 2 CreditsPrerequisite(s): NURS 4100NURS 4200 - Nursing Immersion PracticumCredit(s): 0 or 4 CreditsThis course builds on prior nursing courses and provides the studentwith a practicum experience in managing patients and environments inselected specialty settings. This precepted clinical experience focuses onassessments, interventions, and outcomes unique to these populations.The student becomes an integral part of the interprofessional teamwith responsibility for the efficient management of care that producescost effective, patient-centered outcomes. Skills related to enhancingcommunication and information management are refined.Prerequisite(s): (NURS 3430 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3440 witha grade of C or higher, NURS 3460 with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3470with a grade of C or higher, NURS 3480 with a grade of C or higher, andNURS 3490 with a grade of C or h
Nursing (NURS) 2022-2023 1 NURSING (NURS) NURS 1400 - Introduction to Nursing Credit(s): 1 Credit This course introduces the student to nursing as a profession. . Enrollment limited to students in the Valentine School of Nursing college. NURS 3370 - Essentials of Therapeutic Nutrition: A Nursing Approach Credit(s): 2-3 Credits
