2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
NURS 281 Special Topics
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
NURS 285 Introduction to Clinical
0c-9l-3sh
Prerequisite: Nursing majors only
A clinical and college laboratory course which provides the opportunity to practice the use of the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on assessment and basic intervention skills.
NURS 302 Core I
2c-0l-2sh
Prerequisite: NURS 280
Emphasizes the involvement of nurses and nursing in selected aspects of wellness promotion and maintenance. The theory base for the use of the nursing process to support individuals and families through maturational change and the childbearing cycle is presented.
NURS 303 Clinical Laboratory I
0c-14l-5sh
Prerequisites: NURS 280, NURS 285
A clinical laboratory course which enables the student to care for individuals and families across the life span. Guided experiences are provided in hospital and community-based facilities. The nursing process is utilized to promote and maintain wellness in individuals within families.
NURS 304 Core II
2c-0l-2sh
Prerequisite: NURS 302
Emphasizes the involvement of nurses and nursing in selected aspects of wellness, promotion, maintenance, and restoration. The theory base for the use of the nursing process is expanded to include family, community health, and transcultural nursing concepts.
NURS 305 Clinical Laboratory II
0c-14l-5sh
Prerequisite: NURS 303
A clinical laboratory course which enables the student to provide care to individuals and families with acute and chronic health problems across the life span. Guided experiences are provided in hospital and community-based facilities and individuals’ homes. The nursing process is utilized to promote, maintain, and restore optimal wellness in individuals within families.
NURS 322 Maintenance and Restoration of Wellness I
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: NURS 280, NURS 285
Introduces pathophysiologic change in individuals across the life span and associated nursing management. Topics include caring for the individual who requires surgery or whose alteration in health is related to problems in oxygenation, nutrition, and fluid and electrolyte balance.
NURS 323 Maintenance and Restoration of Wellness II
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: NURS 322
Physiologic and psychologic pathology in individuals across the life span and associated nursing management. Topics include caring for the individual whose alteration in health is related to problems with reproductive, cognitive-perceptual, motor, metabolic, and elimination function.
NURS 402 Core III
2c-0l-2sh
Prerequisite: NURS 304
Emphasizes the nurse’s roles as accountable provider and coordinator of care and member of a profession. The specific issues that are addressed are quality assurance in provision of patient care; rights and responsibilities of the individual, the nurse as an employee, and the employer; current environmental health concepts.
NURS 403 Clinical Laboratory III
0c-14l-5sh
Prerequisite: NURS 305
A clinical laboratory course which affords the opportunity to apply the nursing process as provider and coordinator of care with individuals and families experiencing complex health care needs in a variety of health care facilities.
NURS 404 Core IV
2c-0l-2sh
Prerequisite: NURS 402
Emphasizes the nurse’s roles as provider and coordinator of care in health care facilities and in emergency and disaster situations. Concepts and principles related to the management of the health care team, community health, and rehabilitation are addressed.
NURS 405 Clinical Laboratory IV
0c-14l-5sh
Prerequisite: NURS 403
A clinical laboratory course which affords the opportunity for the application of critical thinking, health teaching, and management skills. Emphasizes development of the caregiver role in selected areas of clinical practice; development of the care provider and coordinator roles in inpatient and community settings with individuals and families experiencing complex health care needs; integration of the roles of provider and coordinator of care and member of a profession.
NURS 407 Skills for Professional Success
1c-0l-1sh
Prerequisite: must be enrolled in senior level nursing courses
A 1sh elective for senior nursing majors designed to help students foster clinical judgment skills by focusing on critical thinking and test-taking. Emphasis is placed on preparing students with the skills that are essential for success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
NURS 422 Maintenance and Restoration of Wellness III
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: NURS 323
Emphasizes pathophysiology and psychopathology for understanding the complex process of the individual’s adaptation to crisis. The theory base for the application of the nursing process in the care of individuals requiring hospitalization, life-sustaining treatment, intensive monitoring, and crisis intervention is discussed.
NURS 423 Maintenance and Restoration of Wellness IV
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: NURS 422
Emphasizes strategies used in assisting individuals and their families in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of optimal wellness. The theory base for the application of the nursing process when illness is being managed in acute, long-term care, and community settings is discussed.
NURS 430 Nursing Research
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: MATH 217
The focus is on evaluating research through a study of research design, methodologies, sampling, data analysis, and significance of findings. Consideration is given to issues in conducting research and the impact on problems investigated, the nurse researcher, and the consumer of research.
NURS 480 Seminar in Nursing
1c-0l-1sh
Prerequisites: NURS 280, NURS 285
A seminar which provides a forum for the exploration and discussion of issues relevant to the professional nurse. Emphasis is placed on the development of professional values, critical thinking, decision-making, and communication skills. A selection of topics on current issues and trends will be offered each semester; each will focus on a particular theme related to nursing practice. 1sh of seminar is required in each semester in the upper-division nursing courses.
NURS 481 Special Topics
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Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics courses are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
NURS 482 Independent Study
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Prerequisite: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and provost's office
Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
NURS 493 Internship
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Prerequisite: NURS 280, 285; 57 credits completed; minimum 2.0 GPA
Supervised experience in a practice setting which extends and complements coursework in nursing. Types of practice settings may include acute care hospitals, outpatient centers, and community agencies.
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