RNSG 1301  Pharmacology:  Introduction to the science of pharmacology with emphasis on the actions, interactions, adverse effects, and nursing implications of each drug classification.  Topics include the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in safe administration of medication within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 1205  Nursing Skills:  Study of the concepts and principles essential for demonstrating competence in the performance of nursing procedures.  Study of specific nursing procedures demonstrated in a progressive manner from basic to complex, necessary to care for the client across the lifespan. 

RNSG 1215 Health Assessment:  Development in skills and techniques required for a comprehensive health assessment across the lifespan.  Designed for students and beginning practitioners.  Includes theory and skills necessary to collect a comprehensive health history and to perform and record a complete health assessment.

RNSG 1309 Introduction to Nursing:  Introduction to the role of the professional nurse as provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Topics include but are not limited to the fundamental concepts of nursing practice, history of professional nursing, a systematic framework for decision-making, mechanisms of disease, the needs and problems that nurses help patients manage, and basic psychomotor skills. Emphasis on knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 1260  Clinical: Nursing RN: Foundations for Nursing Practice: This course provides opportunities for the Level I student to practice knowledge and skills gained in RNSG 1205, RNSG 1215, RNSG 1108, and RNSG 1309 primarily in the care of well adults and adults with common health care needs in outpatient, long-term care and/or acute care settings. Emphasis is in developing the beginning student’s competencies in critical thinking, communication, therapeutic nursing interventions and use of the nursing process within the role of provider of care. The student is introduced to aspects of the nurse’s role as a coordinator of care and member of the nursing profession.

RNSG 1331 Principles of Clinical Decision Making:  Examination of selected principles related to the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Emphasis on clinical decision making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving fluid and electrolytes; perioperative care; pain; respiratory disorders; cardiac and peripheral vascular disorders; immunologic disorders; and infectious disorders. Discussion of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 1347 Concepts of Clinical Decision Making:  Integration of previous knowledge and skills into the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Emphasis on clinical decision-making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine and metabolic disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, eye-ear-nose-throat disorders and integumentary disorders. Discussion of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 1261  Clinical: Nursing RN: Principles and Concepts of Clinical Decision Making:  An intermediate type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience.

RNSG 1110 Introduction to Community-Based Nursing:  Overview of the delivery of nursing care in a variety of community-based settings; application of systematic problem-solving processes and critical thinking skills, focusing on the examination of concepts and theories relevant to community-based nursing; and development of judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 1251 Care of the Childbearing Family:  Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for childbearing families. Topics may include selected complications. Topics include knowledge judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 2261 Clinical: Nursing RN: Care of Childbearing Family:  An intermediate type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience.

RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Families:  Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for children and their families, emphasizing judgment, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 2262 Clinical: Nursing RN: Care of Children and Families:  An intermediate type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience.

RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing:  Principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of clients and their families. This course is taught in Summer I and again in Summer II.

RNSG 2263:  Clinical: Nursing RN:  Mental Health Nursing:  n intermediate type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience.  This course is taught in Summer I and again in Summer II.

RNSG 2307  Transition to Nursing Practice:  Introduction to selected concepts related to the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Review of trends and issues impacting nursing and health care today and in the future. Topics include knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 1327  Transition from Vocational to Professional Nursing Practice:  Introduction to selected concepts related to the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Review of trends and issues impacting nursing and health care today and in the future. Topics include knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 2260 Clinical: Nursing RN: Transition to Nursing Practice:  An advanced type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience.

RNSG 2121 Management of Client Care:  Exploration of leadership and management principles applicable to the role of the nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Includes application of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

RNSG 2341 Advanced Concepts of Clinical Decision-Making:  Application of a systematic problem-solving process and critical thinking skills to provide comprehensive nursing care to diverse clients/families across the life span with complex health care needs including, but not limited to, complex childhood/adolescent diseases, complicated perinatal care, acute mental illness, complex perioperative care, serious adult health problems and health issues related to aging. Emphasis on tertiary disease prevention, health maintenance/restoration and collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary health care team. Topics include the role of the nurse as client advocate and coordinator of care and applicable competencies in knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course is taught in 10 weeks.  One or more sections may be taught in 50% online - 50% classroom format.

RNSG 2360:  Clinical:  Nursing RN: Advanced Concepts of Clinical Decision-Making:  An advanced type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience.  This course is taught in 10 weeks.

RNSG 2166:  Practicum:  An advanced type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students gain practical experience in the discipline, enhance skills, and integrate knowledge. The emphasis is on practical work experience for which the student has already acquired the necessary theoretical knowledge and basic skills. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional, generally a clinical preceptor. A health practicum may be a paid or unpaid learning experience. This course is taught in 4 weeks.

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