Academic Programs - Undergraduate
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Fall, Junior Year (Semester Total 14 Credits)
Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
N3025	Clinical Nursing I - Understanding and application of basic nursing skills in clinical sites with clients over the life span.	5
N3034	Human Experience in Health - Focus is on concepts of health promotion / maintenance, and disease prevention across the life span.	4
N3043	Health Assessment - Theory / lab course focuses in basic concepts of health assessment of individuals across the life span.	3*
N3062	Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice - Introduction to core curriculum concepts. Concepts are operationalized and students develop a beginning nursing philosophy.	2*

Spring, Junior Year (Semester Total 16 Credits)
Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
N3125	Clinical Nursing II - Focuses on the nursing care of individuals within the context of their family and social structure in a variety of settings.	5
N3134	Human Experience in Acute & Chronic Illness I - Theoretical basis for selected acute and chronic illnesses across the life span is provided and critical thinking is used to plan nursing care.	4
N3143	Family Focused Nursing - Theories basic to health promotion, health maintenance and health restoration of families relative to the family building-childbearing process, reproduction and infant health.	3*
N3162	The Human Experience of Disability - Focuses on nursing care of individuals and families experiencing changes associated with disabilities. Critical thinking is used to plan nursing care that maximizes restoration and healthy adaptation.	2*
N3182	Pharmacology in Nursing - Focuses on nurse's responsibilities in the administration of drugs, monitoring and evaluation of clients receiving prescribed and/or over-the-counter medications, and accurate dosage calculation. Drug actions are explored using a prototype drug for each class.	2

Fall, Senior Year Semester Total (Gen) 15, Semester Total (CL) 15
Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
N4020	Clinical Nursing III - Nursing Care of individuals with complex conditions requiring advanced nursing skills, emphasizing restoration from and adaptation to the illness experience in acute and community settings.	6 (4*)
N4034	The Human Experience in Acute & Chronic Illness II - Focus is on the use of critical thinking to plan nursing care across the life span of individuals with selected complex illnesses.	4*
N4043	Psychosocial Nursing - focus on mental health promotion and disease prevention concepts, theories, and nursing interventions for individuals, families, and groups during the life span.	3
N4062	Nursing Research - The application of the research process to nursing practice. Clinical nursing research studies are analyzed.	2*

Spring, Senior Year Semester Total (Gen) 15, Semester Total (CL) 15
Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
N4136	Clinical Nursing IV - Focuses on nursing care for aggregates across the life span with an emphasis on coordination of health care in a variety of settings.	6*
N4134	The Practice of Leadership - Concepts necessary for nurse leadership in a changing health care environment. The application of research to the clinical environment is emphasized.	4*
N4143	Community Focused Nursing - The synthesis of nursing, social, and public health sciences to develop health promotion, disease prevention , and protection strategies for populations.	3*
N4152	Contemporary Professional Nursing - Explores trends and issues affecting nursing and health care from a global perspective.	2

*Course Taken by RNs and LPNs

Clinical Nursing III will be variable credit: 6 hours for generic students; 4 hours for career mobility students

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