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The 3000-level courses are designated for junior and senior music majors only.
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MUSC 3751 - Campus Worship Team (0-1)
A vocal and instrumental ensemble that plans and leads worship for the campus community. By audition only, open to any major. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Offered: Fall and Spring.
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Music - Performance Instruction Credit for performance study is consistent with the National Association of Schools of Music minimum standard of three hours of practice per week for each credit. For undergraduate performance study, the first number of the course indicates classification level (1000-Freshman, 2000-Sophomore, 3000-Junior, 4000-Senior) while the second number indicates the amount of course credits: [i.e., MUSA 1151 (1); MUSA 2251 Piano (2); 3251 Piano (2); 4351 Piano (3)].
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MUSA 1117 - String Bass (1)
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MUSA 1120 - Percussion (1)
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MUSA 1125 - French Horn (1)
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MUSA 1129 - Euphonium (1)
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Music - Class Instruction All class instruction courses earn 1 credit.
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MUSC 1910 - Class Guitar I (1)
Introductory course in fundamentals of guitar playing to enable leading and accompanying group singing. Offered: Fall, on rotation.
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MUSC 1911 - Class Guitar II (1)
Advanced course for fundamentals of guitar playing so students can lead and accompany group singing. Prereq: MUSC 1910 . Offered: Spring, on rotation.
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MUSC 1912 - Class Fretted Instruments (1)
This course will familiarize students with fundamental characteristics and typical uses of fretted instruments employed in educational and congregational settings. Offered: Fall and Spring.
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MUSC 1920 - Class Voice I (1)
First course for fundamentals of singing, including vocal technique and solo vocal performance. Offered: Fall.
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MUSC 1921 - Class Voice II (1)
Second course for fundamentals of singing, including vocal technique and solo vocal performance. Prereq: MUSC 1920 . Offered: Spring.
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MUSC 1941 - Class Piano I (1)
Students must pass this course with a grade of C- or better to advance to MUSC 1942 (Class Piano II) .
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MUSC 2941 - Class Piano III (1)
Advanced course for fundamentals of piano playing. This is the final course in the Class Piano sequence. Prereqs: MUSC 1941 and MUSC 1942 with a grade of C- or higher, or approval by Coordinator of Class Piano. Offered: Fall and Spring.
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MUSC 2942 - Class Piano IV (1)
Includes the administration of the piano proficiency exam.
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MUSC 3931 - Class Strings (1)
Offered: On rotation.
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MUSC 3932 - Class Woodwinds (1)
Offered: On rotation.
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MUSC 3933 - Class Brass (1)
Offered: On rotation.
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MUSC 3934 - Class Percussion (1)
Offered: On rotation.
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NURS 210 - Medication Dosage Calculation for Nurses (1)
Introduces students to the basic principles of medication calculation and facilitates the development of skills necessary to ensure accuracy when calculating medication dosage. LEC 1. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale.
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NURS 211 - Transition to Civilian Healthcare (2)
Examination of the needs of service members planning to assume civilian healthcare roles, emphasizing knowledge, technology, and practical tools essential to make the change. Offered: Summer.
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NURS 222 - Professional Nursing Practice (2)
This course initiates the process of professional nursing socialization for the baccalaureate student, focusing on the major nursing concepts and current trends and issues in healthcare. LEC 2. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale. Offered: Fall, Jan Term, and Spring.
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NURS 223 - Introduction to Professional Nursing (2)
Introduction to current healthcare issues and trends. Topics discussed include the aging, vulnerable populations, healthcare delivery systems, genetics, biogenetics, regulatory agencies, professional organizations, bioterrorism, emerging infections, health insurance, and informatics. Students are introduced to the process of cultural/spiritual competence in the delivery of healthcare services. Offered: Summer.
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NURS 224 - Health Promotion across the Lifespan (2)
This course emphasizes the integration of cultural/spiritual and health promotion theories in promoting health and wellness for diverse populations across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on basic human needs, quality of life, risk reduction, and outcomes improvement. Prereqs: NURS 223 and NURS 243 . Co-reqs: NURS 242 and NURS 342 .
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NURS 232 - Statistics for Health Care Professionals (3)
Study of descriptive statistics as well as basic parametric and nonparametric statistical tests. These statistics are necessary for a beginning understanding of factual information and probability decision-making required to critique and utilize research in nursing. LEC 3. Prereq: College algebra or higher.
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NURS 241 - Health Assessment (4)
Students will be introduced to health assessment principles with a consideration for cultural and spiritual sensitivity and competence. Students will acquire the skills to perform a systematic examination of an adult and document the findings. LEC 3, LAB 2. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses, including BIOL 225 , must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 222 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
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NURS 242 - Health Assessment across the Lifespan (2)
This course introduces students to beginning health assessment principles, with a consideration for cultural/spiritual diversity across the lifespan. Students will acquire the skills to perform systematic examination of healthy newborn to older adult and document the findings. Prereqs: NURS 223 and NURS 243 . Co-reqs: NURS 224 and NURS 342 . Offered: Summer.
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NURS 243 - Pathophysiology (4)
Study of disruptions in homeostasis across the life span. Content stresses the pathophysiology of cellular alteration and function. LEC 4. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses, including BIOL 217 , BIOL 218 , BIOL 225 , and CHEM 108 , CHEM 109 , must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale.
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NURS 332 - Pharmacology in Nursing (3)
Provides theoretical and conceptual bases for pharmacology in nursing based on a collaborative interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on developing a broad base of knowledge of the major drug classifications necessary for safe and effective administration and monitoring of medications to clients of all ages. Key concepts of pharmacology, basic medication facts, and dosage calculations will be discussed. LEC 4. Prereqs: NURS 210 , NURS 241 , and NURS 243 /NUAD 243 .
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NURS 335 - Research Basic to Nursing Interventions (3)
Provides an introduction to the research process and the application to scholarship and clinical practice. Students learn to be consumers of research through reviewing the literature, critiquing research, and identifying methods appropriate to study specific practice-related problems. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. LEC 3.
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NURS 342 - Introduction to Pharmacology & Dosage Calculation (4)
Provides theoretical and conceptual bases for pharmacology across the lifespan in nursing based on a collaborative interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on developing a broad base of knowledge of the major drug classifications necessary for safe and effective administration and monitoring of medications to clients of all ages. Key concepts of pharmacology, basic medication facts, and dosage calculations will be discussed. Prereqs: NURS 223 and NURS 243 . Co-reqs: NURS 224 and NURS 242 . Offered: Summer.
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NURS 344 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4)
Examination of psychiatric mental health needs of individuals, families, and groups across the life span, emphasizing communication, neurobiology and psychosocial nursing with clinical experiences in acute and community mental health care settings. LEC 2, LAB 6. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 332 .
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NURS 351 - Childbearing Family (5)
Development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge and professional values to prepare the student for the role of health care provider for the childbearing family. Clinical experiences provide a variety of in-patient and community-based learning opportunities. LEC 2.5, LAB 7.5. Prereq: NURS 381 .
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NURS 381 - Foundations for Clinical Nursing Practice (8)
Initiates the acquisition of basic clinical nursing skills that will assist students to become safe, efficient, compassionate practitioners. Students will utilize and continue to develop physical assessment skills and a theoretical knowledge base to be used in clinical situations. Opportunities are provided for the student to implement the nursing process to deliver safe care to individual clients. LEC 5, LAB 9. Prereqs: NURS 222 , NURS 241 , and NURS 243 . Prereqs/Co-reqs: NURS 332 and NURS 344 .
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NURS 383 - Nursing Process in Adult Health (8)
Focuses on clinical decision making in the management of adult medical surgical clients in secondary health care settings. Emphasis is placed on acute well-defined health stressors and their effect on the whole person. Students develop collaborative problem solving and evidenced-based practice as they provide care for individual and small groups of clients. Nutritional needs and rehabilitation are integrated throughout the content. LEC 5, LAB 9. Prereqs: NURS 344 and NURS 381 .
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NURS 422 - Senior Seminar (3)
Capstone seminar experience designed for the student to develop and present a written and oral presentation of a selected quality improvement project with application of concepts of leadership and collaboration. Last semester, senior standing. Prereqs: NURS 335 , NURS 451 , and NURS 452 . Recommended Co-req: NURS 454 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
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NURS 430 - Leadership and Management for Nurses (3)
Study of concepts, principles, and theories as a basis for developing the role of an entry-level nurse-manager in a health care organization. Critical thinking skills are utilized to problem-solve and effect change in the clinical setting. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 335 . Co-req: NURS 440 . Offered: Spring.
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NURS 438 - Clinical Preceptorship (4)
Concentrated clinical immersion experience with concepts of leadership and management applied in assigned clinical practicum setting. Emphasis is on the use of the nursing process and clinical skills as students assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care provided to a small, select number of patients. Includes 180 clinical hours. Grading is pass/fail. Last semester, senior standing. Recommended Co-reqs: NURS 422 and NURS 454 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
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NURS 440 - Senior Seminar/Preceptorship (4)
A capstone seminar experience where the student develops, analyzes, implements, and presents a written and oral presentation of a selected project. The clinical preceptorship component consists of a concentrated clinical immersion experience. Students enhance the use of the nursing process and clinical skills as they assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care provided to a small, select number of patients in secondary and tertiary healthcare settings. Prereq/Co-req: NURS 335 . Offered: Spring.
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NURS 451 - Community Health Nursing (5)
Relates public health principles to professional nursing practice. Focuses on health promotion, disease prevention, and risk reduction in individuals, families, groups, and populations across the lifespan in the community setting. LEC 2.5, LAB 7.5. Prereqs: NURS 351 and NURS 383 .
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NURS 452 - The Childrearing Family (5)
Examination of health needs of families from birth through adolescence. Refinement of critical thinking and decision-making skills as students care for the pediatric client and family experiencing simple, complex and/or multiple health stressors. LEC 2.5, LAB 7.5. Prereqs: NURS 351 and NURS 383 .
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NURS 454 - Principles of Leadership and Management in Nursing (3)
Study of concepts, principles and theories as a basis for developing leadership skills for an entry-level professional nurse. Emphasis is on patient care management, evaluation of outcomes, healthcare systems, legal safeguards, ethics, finance, and policy. Critical thinking skills are utilized to problem-solve, promote patient safety, and effect change in the clinical setting. Prereqs: NURS 335 , NURS 451 , and NURS 452 . Recommended Co-reqs: NURS 422 and NURS 460 . Offered: Fall and Spring.
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NURS 460 - Principles of Critical Care Nursing (6)
Provides structured learning experiences in adult critical care environments in tertiary health care settings. The student establishes priorities of care for patients experiencing complex and multisystem health stressors. Communication skills are strengthened as students collaborate with other members of the health care team to become managers of care for critically ill patients. LEC 3.5, LAB 12 hours per week for 12 weeks. Prereqs: NURS 335 , NURS 451 , and NURS 452 . Recommended Co-reqs: NURS 422 , NURS 438 , and NURS 454 . Offered: Fall and Spring
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NURS 110 - Health Care Perspectives (1)
Examination of basic understanding of human beings, health care consumerism, decision-making, career opportunities, and health care issues pertinent to nursing. Open to non-nursing majors. LEC 1.
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NURS 301 - Camp Nursing (3)
Examination of collaborative practice as members of an interdisciplinary health care team in a residential camp setting. Explores education and health care of children age 6 to 17 years who are affected with a chronic illness. Students utilize knowledge of principles of growth and development as they assist children with risk reduction and health promotion strategies. Students engage in direct interaction with individuals and small groups and act as patient advocates, while anticipating, planning, and managing developmentally appropriate care. Prereqs: NURS 381 , and permission of the instructor.
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NURS 302 - Nursing Care of the Older Adult (3)
Examination of in-depth nursing care issues of the older adult. Topics discussed include theories of aging, the gerontological nursing specialty, legal aspects, models of care, geriatric syndromes, and gerontological care issues. Prereq: NURS 381 .
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NURS 303 - Technology and Informatics in Health Care (3)
Provides the student with knowledge regarding informatics and technology in the health care delivery system. Students use an electronic health record program and technology to help facilitate health of the individual, family, and community. Prereq: NURS 241 .
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NURS 304 - Missions Nursing Abroad (3)
Examination of missions nursing from a global perspective. Provides the opportunity to explore the nature of missions nursing, to examine one’s calling to missions nursing, to plan and participate in nursing activities related to missions, and to share experiences from the mission field. Prereq: Permission of the instructor.
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NURS 305 - Independent Study (1)
Content varies with the needs and interests of the student. Prereqs: Permission of the instructor and associate dean of the School of Nursing.
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NURS 306 - Independent Study (2)
Content varies with the needs and interests of the student. Prereqs: Permission of the instructor and associate dean of the School of Nursing.
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NURS 307 - Independent Study (3)
Content varies with the needs and interests of the student. Prereqs: Permission of the instructor and associate dean of the School of Nursing.
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NURS 308 - High-Risk Neonatal Nursing (3)
Study of high-risk neonates and their families, including genetic abnormalities, preventive measures, and long-term sequelae associated with birth of these neonates. Exploration of the roles of the nurse and other health care professionals, including the role of providers in early intervention services. Prereqs: NURS 351 , NURS 383 , and permission of the instructor.
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NURS 309 - Perioperative Nursing (3)
Examination of the role of the nurse and other health care professionals involved in the care of the patient undergoing surgical intervention. Emphasis on the nursing care of the patient in the operating room as well as the preoperative and post anesthesia recovery areas. Prereqs: NURS 381 and permission of the instructor.
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NURS 310 - Ethical Considerations in Nursing (3)
Examination of legal, ethical, and moral issues relative to the profession of nursing. Attention to classical and contemporary ethical theories, principles, and philosophical considerations. Exploration of ethical decision making and problem solving in the context of providing ethically appropriate nursing care consistent with personal and professional values. Prereq: NURS 381 or permission of the instructor. LEC 3.
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NURS 313 - Labor and Delivery Nursing (3)
Opportunities for the student to gain additional theoretical knowledge and clinical skills related to the labor and delivery process. The student will complete a preceptored clinical experience with a registered nurse in a labor and delivery setting. LEC 1.5, LAB 4.5. Prereq: NURS 351 and permission of the instructor.
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NURS 316 - Developmental Disabilities (2)
This elective interdisciplinary online course facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and professional values to prepare students to work with individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Attention is given to interprofessional collaborative teamwork that coordinates and provides care for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The course content emphasizes the issues and challenges that affect the lives of people with disabilities and their families, while increasing cultural awareness, sensitivity, and knowledge of available support services in the community. Prereq: Sophomore standing or higher.
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NURS 317 - CampUS for Developmental Disabilities (1)
This summer lab intensive elective course allows students from various disciplines/majors the opportunity to care for individuals with developmental disabilities in an inclusive summer day camp environment. Attention is given to interprofessional collaborative teamwork that coordinates and provides care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Students engage in direct interaction with individuals with disabilities while anticipating, planning, managing and evaluating developmental care. Web-enhanced. Prereq: Permission of instructor; sophomore standing or higher (no major restrictions).
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NURS 318 - Emergency Nursing (3)
Examination of the role and responsibilities of the nurse in emergency nursing. This course utilizes the preceptor model in local hospital emergency departments. Prereqs: NURS 351 and NURS 383 and permission of the instructor.
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NURS 322 - Health Seminar (2)
Focuses on current practice as related to foundational areas of nursing care. Designed to meet the educational needs of students who have training and experience in healthcare and who desire to enter the workplace as a nurse, the emphasis of the course is to expand the student’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes by applying information related to new technology, equipment, current nursing trends, and legal requirements to previously acquired education and skills competency. Grading is pass/fail only. Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
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NURS 402 - Nursing in the British Isles (3)
Observation of the role of the nurse in the British Health Care System with emphasis on historical influence on professional nursing. London serves as the setting for the course. Prereq: NURS 241 and permission of the instructor.
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NURS 403 - Missions Nursing (3)
Examination of missions nursing from a global perspective. Provides the opportunity to explore the nature of missions nursing, to examine one’s calling to missions nursing, to plan and participate in nursing activities related to local and foreign missions, and to share experiences from the mission field. Meets requirements for Samford’s Convocation program that encourages students to develop both spiritually and academically and to integrate faith and learning from a distinctively Christian perspective. LEC 3. Prereq: NURS 241 .
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NURS 404 - Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing (3)
Examination of advanced practice roles in nursing. Provides the opportunity to explore history and context, education, certification and licensure, and current issues affecting the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Emphasis is given to the roles of certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners. Prereq: NURS 383 . Offered: Spring.
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NURS 405 - National Health Service in the United Kingdom (3)
This course explores the evolution of the largest healthcare system in the world (the National Health Service of the United Kingdom) with an emphasis on its predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine elements. A comparison of health care delivery systems, public health systems, and health promotion approaches in the US and UK will also be undertaken. Using the Interprofessional Educational Collaborative (IPEC) competencies, students will trace the origins of the public health movement as we walk through the streets of London, Edinburgh, and other locations in the UK. Prereq: Permission of the instructor. Offered: Jan Term and Summer, on rotation.
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NURS 406 - Women’s Health Nursing (3)
This course facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and professional values to prepare the student to work with women as clients in the health care setting. Through problem-based learning activities, students will gain knowledge about current evidence-based women’s health information to promote optimal health and well-being. Students will explore health care issues related to women throughout the life span with an emphasis placed on self-care and health promotion. Content will reflect the degree and extent of diversity among women in the population. Attention will be focused on the physiological, psychosocial, developmental, educational, and spiritual needs of women as clients in the health care setting. Students will learn about women’s health issues related to vulnerable populations. The influence of current social, political, economic, environmental, and genetic factors will be explored. Offered: Spring.
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NURS 407 - Forensic Nursing (3)
An introduction to the emerging field of forensic nursing and forensic nursing practice. Offered: Fall.
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NURS 408 - Mental Health and the Movies: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology (3)
This course focuses on the portrayal of mental illness in films. Representations of psychopathological states in films will be examined within the context of contemporary social issues such as stigma and discrimination. Major mental disorders will be highlighted. This course is open to all majors within the university. Offered: Fall.
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NURS 411 - Pediatric Oncology Nursing (3)
Focus on health needs of children and their families who are affected with devastating illnesses. Students collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to provide safe nursing care and refine critical decision-making skills in a preceptor model of learning. LEC .5, LAB 6.5. Prereq: NURS 452 , and permission of instructor.
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NUAD 223 - Introduction to Professional Nursing (2)
Introduction to current healthcare issues and trends. Topics discussed include the aging, vulnerable populations, healthcare delivery systems, genetics, biogenetics, regulatory agencies, professional organizations, bioterrorism, emerging infections, health insurance, and informatics. Students are introduced to the process of cultural/spiritual competence in the delivery of healthcare services. Offered: Summer.
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NUAD 224 - Health Promotion across the Lifespan (2)
This course emphasizes the integration of cultural/spiritual and health promotion theories in promoting health and wellness for diverse populations across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on basic human needs, quality of life, risk reduction, and outcomes improvement. Prereqs: NUAD 223 and NUAD 243 . Co-reqs: NUAD 242 and NUAD 342 . Offered: Summer.
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NUAD 242 - Health Assessment across the Lifespan (2)
This course introduces students to beginning health assessment principles, with a consideration for cultural/spiritual diversity across the lifespan. Students will acquire the skills to perform systematic examination of healthy newborn to older adult and document the findings. Prereqs: NUAD 223 and NUAD 243 . Co-reqs: NUAD 224 and NUAD 342 . Offered: Summer.
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NUAD 243 - Pathophysiology (4)
Study of disruptions in homeostasis across the life span. Content stresses the pathophysiology of cellular alteration and function. LEC 4. Prereqs: Admission to the School of Nursing and all required science courses, including BIOL 217 , BIOL 218 , BIOL 225 , and CHEM 108 , CHEM 109 , must be completed with a minimum science GPA of 2.30 on a 4.00 scale.
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NUAD 321 - Informatics and Patient Care Technologies (2)
Provides the student with knowledge regarding informatics and technology in the health care delivery system including telehealth. Students use a variety of health care related technology, helping to facilitate health of the individual, family, and community. Prereqs: NUAD 224 , NUAD 242 , and NUAD 342 . Co-req: NUAD 384 . Offered: Fall.
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NUAD 335 - Research Basic to Nursing Interventions (3)
Provides an introduction to the research process and the application to scholarship and clinical practice. Students learn to be consumers of research through reviewing the literature, critiquing research, and identifying methods appropriate to study specific practice-related problems. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement. LEC 3. Cross-listed with NURS 335 . Prereqs: NUAD 321 and NUAD 385 . Co-reqs: NUAD 430 and NUAD 480 . Offered: Spring.
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NUAD 342 - Introduction to Pharmacology & Dosage Calculation (4)
Provides theoretical and conceptual bases for pharmacology across the lifespan in nursing based on a collaborative interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on developing a broad base of knowledge of the major drug classifications necessary for safe and effective administration and monitoring of medications to clients of all ages. Key concepts of pharmacology, basic medication facts, and dosage calculations will be discussed. Prereqs: NUAD 223 and NUAD 243 . Co-reqs: NUAD 224 and NUAD 242 . Offered: Summer.
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NUAD 344 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4)
Examination of psychiatric mental health needs of individuals, families, and groups across the life span, emphasizing communication, neurobiology and psychosocial nursing with clinical experiences in acute and community mental health care settings. LEC 2, LAB 6.
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NUAD 384 - Nursing Process across the Lifespan I (8)
This course initiates the acquisition of basic clinical nursing skills that will assist students to become safe, efficient, and compassionate practitioners. Students will be prepared with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to provide safe, quality nursing care to clients across the lifespan. Family-centered care, including health education, nutrition, and advocacy are emphasized as essential to ensure high-quality health outcomes. Nursing care for clients with selected altered physical and mental health states are discussed with application to client-focused clinical practice. Students will utilize the nursing process, health assessment skills, and theoretical knowledge base for application in clinical situations. Prereqs: NUAD 224 , NUAD 242 , and NUAD 342 . Co-req: NUAD 321 . Offered: Fall.
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NUAD 385 - Nursing Process across the Lifespan II (8)
This course focuses on utilizing the nursing process in clinical decision making for the management of acute and chronic illnesses across the lifespan. Evidence-based practice and professional nursing standards are used to validate judgments and enhance critical thinking in the provision of safe, quality care. Professional role performance is broadened by caring for clients with complex health needs in a variety of acute and community-based settings. Nutritional needs and rehabilitation are integrated throughout the content. Students identify client learning needs and implement measures to decrease risk and facilitate health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Prereq: NUAD 384 . Prereq/Co-req: NUAD 321 . Offered: Fall.
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NUAD 430 - Leadership and Management for Nurses (3)
Study of concepts, principles, and theories as a basis for developing the role of an entry-level nurse-manager in a healthcare organization. Critical thinking skills are utilized to problem-solve and effect change in the clinical setting. Cross-listed with NURS 430 . Prereqs: NUAD 321 and NUAD 385 . Co-reqs: NUAD 335 and NUAD 480 . Offered: Spring.
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NUAD 440 - Senior Seminar/Preceptorship (4)
A capstone seminar experience where the student develops, analyzes, implements, and presents a written and oral presentation of a selected project. The clinical preceptorship component consists of a concentrated clinical immersion experience. Students enhance the use of the nursing process and clinical skills as they assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care provided to a small, select number of patients in secondary and tertiary healthcare settings. Cross-listed with NURS 440 . Prereqs: NUAD 335 , NUAD 430 , and NUAD 480 . Offered: Spring.
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NUAD 480 - Nursing Process across the Lifespan III (8)
In this course, students integrate advanced nursing concepts and leadership principles to care for clients with acute and critical physical and mental crises across the lifespan. Utilizing the nursing process, the student establishes priorities of care for clients experiencing complex and multisystem health stressors. Evidence-based practice and professional nursing standards are used to validate judgments and enhance critical thinking in the provision of safe, quality care. Nutritional needs for the critically ill client are integrated throughout the content. Prereqs: NUAD 321 and NUAD 385 . Prereqs/Co-reqs: NUAD 335 and NUAD 430 . Offered: Spring.
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PHIL 200 - Christian Ethics (4)
Examination of contemporary social-ethical issues in light of Christian ethical principles, derived from scripture, church history, and the history of philosophy. Offered: Fall and Spring. Cross-listed with RELG 200 .
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PHIL 210 - Introduction to Science and Religion (4)
Exploration of the interaction between science and religion in Western culture, with some comparative analysis of non-Western traditions. Included are a comparison of the tasks of scientific and theological investigation and discourse, models of interaction between science and religion, historical conflicts, and ethical implications. Offered: Spring.
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PHIL 241 - Introduction to Philosophy (4)
Examination of perennial questions and problems of life that have inspired philosophical investigation over the past 2,500 years. Offered: Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 301 - History of Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval (4)
Survey and examination of salient and influential ideas and representatives of the history of philosophy from pre-Socratic philosophers through the medieval period, presenting the significance and historical context of philosophical concerns. Offered: Fall.
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