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Offered by UNMC College of Nursing, Kearney Division
NU 262 - Professional Nursing - 2 credits
Prereq: Admission to Nursing Major
This course begins the student's development as a professional nurse. It will cultivate
students as co - participants engaging in a variety of learning interactions. The
traditional and evolving roles of the professional nurse will be explored with an emphasis
on societal forces. The philosophy and conceptual framework of the College of Nursing at
UNMC will be examined and the relationship among the concepts will be explored. Course
content will promote acquisition of the professional role through the development and
enhancement of lifelong learning skills. Class - 2 credit hours.
NU 268 - Health Assessment and Promotion - 4 credits
Prereq. or Concurrent: NU 262 and NU 280
The major focus of this course is a holistic approach to lifespan assessment of the
well individual. Through the processes of knowing, relating, and developing the student
will attain a better understanding of self and others. Students will examine health
beliefs, identify factors impacting adoption of healthy life - style, and develop a health
promotion plan for self and others. Students will use knowledge from prerequisite and
concurrent courses as they obtain health histories and perform physical examinations on
selected clients. They will identify expected findings, identify the presence of
alterations, and explore health promotion behaviors. Further skills to be developed
include: interviewing, developing a narrative, formulating a health history, developing
assessment skills in the physical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, spiritual, and
environmental areas. Completed assessments will be used in the framework of the nursing
process. The role of the nurse as a competent, caring professional will be applied to
health assessment and health promotion. Class - 2.5 credit hours. Lab - 1.5 credit hours.
PHARM 270 - Pharmacology - 2 credits
Prereq: none
The primary goal of this course is to provide basic pharmacologic information that will
impart an understanding of the action of drugs on the human organism, so that the nursing
student can apply this knowledge prior to, during, and after the judicious administration
of drugs in the practice of nursing. Familiarity with the general pharmacologic actions of
common classes of drugs will enable the nurse to be better able to evaluate expected
therapeutic responses in patients, as well as to evaluate for possible adverse effects.
The student will be introduced to basic pharmacology with an emphasis on how drugs act in
humans in ways that relate to nursing. This is accomplished through utilization of the
nursing process: assessment, intervention and evaluation. Knowledge of the science of
pharmacology is integrated by nursing in the care of humans as bio - psycho - social -
spiritual beings. This course provides the nurse with an indispensable base of current
knowledge that is utilized to make effective clinical judgements when providing nursing
for health care consumers.
NU 280 - Foundations of Nursing Care - 4 credits
Coreq: NU 262, NU 268
This course provides theory and practice focusing on essential psychomotor and
therapeutic interpersonal skills for professional nursing. Students are given an
opportunity to develop and practice skills in laboratory and clinical settings with adult
clients. Class - 2.5 credit hour. Lab - 1.5 credit hour.
LEVEL II
NU 320 - Family Centered Nursing Care of Adults I - 7 credits
Prereq: NU 262, NU 268;
Prereq. or Concurrent: NU 270, NU 280, NU 325
This course focuses on the nursing care of individual adult clients within the context of
their families. Core knowledge from prerequisite and corequisite courses will be used to
support integration of content. Emphasis will be placed on the students' beginning
utilization of decision making models and development of clinical judgment to restore,
promote and protect the health care of adult clients. A variety of health care settings
will be utilized to maximize student experiences. Through the processes of knowing,
relating, and developing the student will attain a better understanding of self and adult
clients and their families. Class - 4 credit hours. Lab - 3 credit hours.
NU 325 - Pathophysiologic Basis of Alterations in Health - 4 credits
Prereq: Anatomy and Physiology, permission of instructor
This course focuses on the pathophysiologic basis for selected alterations in health
across the life span. Theories of disease causation will be explored. Acquired, immune,
infectious, carcinogenic and genetic alterations in health in the body systems will be
presented with an emphasis on etiology, cellular and systemic pathophysiologic response
and clinical manifestations. Interdisciplinary management will be introduced. Class - 4
credit hours.
NU 399 - Evaluating Nursing Research - 2 credits
Prereq: Level I, Statistics, permission of instructor
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the research process and its
relationship to nursing science. Emphasis is placed on the components of the research
process, the concepts and terms associated with the process, and the evaluation of
published research reports so that research may be utilized in professional practice.
Class - 2 credit hours.
LEVEL III
NU 340 - Family-Centered Maternity Nursing - 5 credits
Prereq: All Level I and Level II or permission of instructor
This course focuses on the nursing care of the at low/high risk childbearing family
across antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and newborn periods. Common women's health
issues across the life span will be addressed. Decision - making processes are applied in
a family centered approach to promote and to restore women's health. The concepts of
wellness, developing, relating and knowing are integrated into the nursing care. Current
trends and issues related to family centered maternity and women's health will be
explored. Ambulatory, inpatient and home management of various levels of wellness will be
implemented in a variety of clinical settings. Class - 3 credit hours. Lab - 2 credit
hours.
NU 350 - Family-Centered Nursing Care of Children - 5 credits
Prereq: Completion of Level I and II or permission of instructor
This course focuses on the application of problem - solving approaches to promote,
protect, and restore the health of children from infancy through adolescence within the
context of the family. The concepts of growth, developing, relating and knowing are
emphasized. Current trends and issues related to family - centered health care of children
will be explored. A variety of clinical experiences will be provided in ambulatory,
inpatient and community settings. Class - 3 credit hours. Lab - 2 credit hours.
NU 425 - Concepts, Issues, and Nursing Care Related to Chronic Health Conditions - 4
credits
Prereq: Level I, and Level II
This course focuses on the developmental tasks and biopsychosocial coping of clients
and families experiencing chronic physical health conditions across the life span. The
instructional strategy of problem-based learning will be used to assist students to
examine major problems and issues related to chronicity. During seminar sessions, students
will use their decision-making skills to plan promotive, protective, and restorative care
for selected case studies of clients with chronic health conditions and their families.
Cultural, ethical, legal, and economic issues related to chronicity will be explored.
Emphasis will be placed on collaboration and coordination to provide continuity of care in
a variety of environments. During clinical experiences students will apply and evaluate
empiric, ethical and personal knowledge and skills in development of practice knowledge
and skills during interactive experiences with clients and families, health care
providers, and agencies providing assistance with management of chronic physical
conditions. Class - 2 credit hours. Lab - 2 credit hours.
LEVEL IV
NU 410 - Client-Centered Psychiatric Mental Health-Nursing - 4 credits
Prereq: Level I, Level II and Level III. Concurrent - NU420, permission of instructor
This course presents nursing care which emphasizes the process of relating to
promote, restore, and protect the mental health of individuals and groups. This course
will explore the human experience of mentally ill clients as they interact with
environmental forces including their families and health care providers, Current trends
and issues related to psychiatric mental health nursing will be explored, A variety of
settings will be used to provide learning experiences. Class - 2 credit hours. Lab - 2
credit hours.
NU 420 - Community Health Nursing - 5 credits
Prereq: Level I, Level II, and Level III
Prereq. or Concurrent: NU 410
In this course students learn about community-focused nursing practice. The process of
knowing focuses on introductory concepts of public health, community assessment, health
program development, case management for individuals and families, and analysis of health
risks for populations. Health promotion, protection, and restoration interventions for
clients across the lifespan are emphasized in clinical practice. Concepts consistent with
the nursing dimensions of relating and developing are expanded to include aggregates and
multidisciplines in this community-focused experience. The influence of cultural
diversity, economics, politics, environments, and ethics as they impact community health
nursing practice are explored throughout the course. Opportunities to practice
comprehensive, independent nursing care roles and function in unstructured, diverse health
care environments are provided. Class - 2 credit hours. Clinical - 3 credit hours.
NU 460 - Gerontological Nursing - 4 credits
Prerequisites: Level I, Level II, and Level III
This course synthesizes scientific, conceptual and nursing content while focusing on
the unique biopsychosocial factors related to the aging client. Demographic,
environmental, ethnic, and cultural issues related to aging are explored. Emphasis is
placed on the students' ability to apply complex clinical judgment and skills in
promoting, protecting, and restoring older adults highest functional capacity. Clinical
experiences are provided in diverse environments. Class - 2 credit hours. Lab - 2 credit
hours.
LEVEL V
NU 435 - Health Policy and Issues - 2 credits
Prereq: Level I, Level II, Level III and Level IV, permission of instructor
Emphasis in this course is on professional role development in relation to
environmental, social, political, and economic factors which influence health care policy.
Selected topics are examined to help students analyze issues, compare and contrast
multiple views on issues, and formulate appropriate responses to health care policy. Class
- 2 credit hours.
NU 450 - Family-Centered Nursing Care of Clients with Acute Complex Problems - 5
credits
Prereq: Level I, Level II, Level III, and Level IV
Prereq. or Concurrent: NU 435
This course focuses on nursing care of clients and their families who are
experiencing acute alterations in health. Emphasis will be on restoration, protection and
promotion of health in high acuity settings. Students will have the opportunity for
follow-up of clients they have cared for during acute health alterations. Problem based
approaches will be utilized in the planning, organization, and implementation of nursing
care. Through the processes of knowing, relating, and developing, the student will gain an
understanding of the human health experience as it relates to the acutely ill. Class - 2
credit hours. Clinical - 3 credit hours.
NU 470 - Nursing Management Strategies - 3 credits
Prereq: Level I, Level II, and Level III, and Level IV
Management of human, fiscal, and material resources to promote an environment
facilitating delivery of health care is the focus of this course. Skills in influencing,
collaborating, facilitating, negotiating, and building teams, selected management
strategies, and development of personal effectiveness, accountability, and responsibility
for maintaining standards of quality client care are emphasized. Class - 2 credit hours.
Lab - 1 credit hour.
NU 480 - Transition to Professional Nursing - 4 credits
Prereq: Level I, Level II, Level III, Level IV and NU 450, NU 460, and NU 470
This course is a clinical practicum which provides each student an opportunity to
assume the role of a beginning professional nurse in concert with a registered nurse
preceptor in a health care setting selected by the student in collaboration with faculty.
During the practicum students integrate previously acquired knowledge and experience to
develop self-reliance, build expertise, and begin role transition. Students employ the
human processes of knowing, developing, and relating as they explore and demonstrate
competency in the roles of provider of health care, coordinator of health care, and member
of the profession. Lab - 4 credit hours.
NU 394 - Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing Education - 1 credit
(to be taken by Advanced Placement students, RN or LPN students)
This course facilitates the transition of the advanced placement student into the
educational program to the UNMC - CON. Development of a faculty and peer support system is
central to this transition process. The student will explore concepts central to the
development of a baccalaureate prepared nurse. Students will be introduced to strategies
that will facilitate their educational process. Seminar. 1 credit hour.
NU 438 - Independent Study - 1-3 credits
(elective - students must file a plan of study with the instructor the semester before
they intend to take this course)
Independent Study is designed to meet needs and interests of individuals and/ or groups of
students for nursing theory and/or practice not offered in other courses. Self-directed
learning requires independence in motivation and direction as students use their own
unique learning abilities to accomplish their selected goals. Prerequisites: senior level
standing in the College of Nursing or permission of instructor.
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