This course focuses on a broad-based understanding and clinical application of mental health concepts. Students will explore the concepts of compassionate, holistic care that affect the person with altered mental health in structured and non-structured settings. Students analyze the nursing process as it relates to the impact mental health and mental illness has on individuals, families, communities, and the health care system.

This didactic course prepares students to care for culturally diverse adults with complex, high acuity needs. It emphasizes clinical judgment, evidence based practice, safety, quality, communication, and ethical decision making. Students build theoretical understanding to support person centered care, interprofessional collaboration, and health equity in acute care settings. Prerequisites: 326, 328, 336, 337, 360.

This didactic course prepares students to care for culturally diverse adults with complex, high acuity needs. It emphasizes clinical judgment, evidence based practice, safety, quality, communication, and ethical decision making. Students build theoretical understanding to support person centered care, interprofessional collaboration, and health equity in acture care settings. Prerequisites: 326, 328, 336, 337, 360. Must be taken concurrent with 417.

This clinical course further advances students competencies to care for culturally diverse adults with complex, high-acuity medical-surgical conditions. Students will apply clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, and interprofessional collaboration to deliver safe, person-centered care while demonstrating leadership, communication, and ethical decision-making. Through immersive clinical experiences, students will synthesize prior knowledge and engage in quality improvement, uphold professional standards, and advocate for health equity in acute care and high-acuity settings.

This clinical course advances students nursing competencies through hands-on experiences in diverse healthcare settings, emphasizing holistic, person-centered care. Students will apply clinical judgment to interpret health data, correlate conditions with individual preferences and plan evidence-based interventions that support equitable outcomes. Through the nursing process, students will explore social determinants of health, advocate for inclusive care, and examine healthcare policy and diversity. Prerequisites: 201, 222, 231, 232, 242, 349, BIOL 296, WCII course.

Expand on foundational nursing knowledge, attitudes, and skills to the integrate and apply evolving disciplinary knowledge and ways of knowing with a foundation in liberal arts. A central component includes the interpersonal and interprofessional communication skills needed to be effective in providing high-quality, individualized holistic nursing care. Concepts of information literacy are developed to critically analyze levels of evidence in scholarly literature to make informed decisions for quality and safe care based on best practice. Prerequisite: ENGL 103. IL.

This course introduces students to the pathophysiology of disease and illness across biological systems, emphasizing a holistic understanding of physiological responses and diagnostic processes. Students will apply clinical judgment and the nursing process to analyze health alterations and develop evidence-informed care strategies. Focus is placed on recognizing the impact of social determinants of health and promoting equitable, person-centered care. Prerequisites: BIOL 114, CHEM 106 or 121, BIOL 296 (or concurrent), admission to professional nursing sequence.

This course introduces students to the principles of pharmacology, focusing on the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of medications across the lifespan. Students will apply clinical judgment and the nursing process to evaluate the biochemical, physiological, and psychosocial effects of drug therapy in the context of various health conditions. Emphasis is placed on safe, evidence-informed medication management and equitable care delivery. Prerequisites: 201, 222, 342; CHEM 106 or 121, BIOL 296, admission to professional nursing sequence.

Designed to examine womens health issues from a feminist perspective, this course explores the relationship of women to the health care system, discusses the historical role of women as providers and consumers of health care, and uses a holistic model to examine womens issues and concerns across the lifespan. The third credit is earned through an independent action project. (Equivalent to WMST 351.)

Distinguish professional nursing practice to expand clinical judgement based on evidence from nursing history stemming from Florence Nightingales holistic practice, nursing theory, and other disciplines to further nursing perspective of accountability and collaboration that reflects nursings professional identity, characteristics, and values. The nurses role in advocating for health policy that impacts patient care and the profession is explored to include the exploration of professional organizations to support patient and professional practice.