Plan of Study – RN - BSN **

Study of anatomical terminology, the cell, the sense organs, and the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Lecture meets 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: one year each of high school biology and chemistry. Corequisite: BIO 2450.LB.

Lab course studying the structure and function of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, and endocrine systems. Lab will meet 3 hours per week. Corequisite: BIO 2450.

Study of circulation, respiration, digestion, excretion, reproduction and development, fluids and electrolytes, and acid-base balance. Lecture meets 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: BIO 2450. Corequisite: BIO 2460.LB.

Lab course studying the structure and function of the circulatory, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and male and female reproductive systems. Lab will meet 3 hours per week. Corequisite: BIO 2460.

Study of mechanisms of disease processes affecting hematologic, immune, cardiovascular, respiratory, neural, liver and biliary, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems with associated manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment regimens. Prerequisites: BIO 2450 and BIO 2460.

Integrated organic and biochemical principles related to normal functioning of the human body. Lecture will meet 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: High school chemistry with graduation within the past two years, or CHM 1010 or CHM 1110 within the past two years, with a grade of C or better, or chemistry placement test. Corequisite: CHM 1610.LB (Does not apply toward chemistry major or minor.)

Integrated organic and biochemical principles related to normal functioning of the human body. Lab will meet 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: high school chemistry with graduation within the past two years, or CHM 1010 or CHM 1110 within the past two years, with a grade of C or better, or chemistry placement test. Corequisite: CHM 1610. (Does not apply toward chemistry major or minor.)

A study of nutrients in foods and their involvement in the function of human body systems. Health and nutrition throughout the lifespan are discussed. May not be used toward the Dietetics, Nutrition and Wellness, and Nutritional Sciences major electives or the Nutrition minor electives.

The application of basic nutrition knowledge to diet modification as a preventative or therapeutic aid in specific disease states is discussed. Prerequisites: NFS 2220 or equivalent, and approval of advisor.

Describes the major systems, central issues and historical development of modern psychology. Introduces basic principles in sensation, perception, cognition, learning, memory, language, emotion, motivation, personality organization, and social process.

Study of the maturational and experiential influences on physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and personality development of the individual, from the prenatal period through late adulthood. Developmental tasks and theories of developmental change related to life stages. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.

Foundations and principles of social order, social control, social institutions, and social life in America and other cultures. Focus on how people’s conditions, character, and life chances are influenced by organizations and institutions. Emphasis on critical thinking about practices and beliefs in a variety of social contexts.

Study and practice of strategies for academic writing, with a focus on writing and reading descriptive, narrative, and expository essays. Emphasis on writing as a process. Introduction to information literacy.

Study and practice of strategies for academic writing, with a focus on writing and reading persuasive and argumentative essays. Continued emphasis on writing as a process. Development of information literacy skills, as applied to writing a substantial research paper. An exit portfolio, to be scored by at least two Composition instructors, is required for successful completion of the course. Prerequisite: WRT 1010 (Does not apply to any major or minor in the Language, Literature, Communication, and Writing department.)

Analyze components of the research process and methodologies relative to nursing practice with an emphasis on the bridge between theory, nursing research, and clinical decision making. Examines the implications of an evidenced based practice approach in nursing. Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN program.

Focus on informatics processes used to provide patient care, gather data and drive decision making. The role of the nurse in health information technology analysis, planning,implementation and evaluation will be examined. Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN program.

Focuses on the synthesis of community, public health, and nursing principles and concepts as applied to the promotion and preserving of the health of populations. Attention is given to the complexity of systems of care across the continuum through frames of increasingly culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse populations. Environmental, epidemiological, social, economic, political, ethical/legal, disaster, and global factors are examined as influences on the health of aggregates. Utilizing the nursing process, population-based interventions are explored. Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN program. Includes 30 hours of clinical practicum.

Provides the RN the opportunity to examine leadership roles and responsibilities for nursing within organizations and communities. Concepts and principles of management, health policy, finance, interdisciplinary collaboration, and transitional care are studied through the context of quality and safe patient care. Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN program; NUR 3510, NUR 3470.

Focuses on contemporary issues and trends affecting the nursing profession, healthcare system, and healthcare team. Influence of these issues on the role of the professional baccalaureate nurse will be analyzed. Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN program. NUR 4980, NUR 4300. To be taken in the student's final semester in the RN-BSN program. Includes 30 hours of clinical practicum.

Never before in human history have so many people lived into old age. This aging population impacts the aging individual, families, communities, and social policy. An overview of the field of aging, with attention to the cultural, social, psychological, and economic factors which influence the life of the older adult.

What does it really mean to be a grown up? Examine adult psychological development from midlife to later years, including behavior and coping strategies as well as the cognitive, personality, and intellectual changes that occur with aging. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.

An overview of Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia in older adults. Explores current approaches to managing these illnesses and the causes of their behavioral manifestations. Includes current research, resources and support for navigating the unique challenges of dementia care giving.

Study processes that affect normal aging of the human body, as well as age-related chronic diseases. Examination of strategies that contribute to health and vitality into later life. Focus on life choices through the life span to promote positive responses to physical aging.

Examines the psychological effects of diffferent caregoreis of psyhoactive drugs, the behavioral patterns of substance use in different portions of the U.S. population, the explanatory models of substance abuse on family members and social structures and the modalities of intervention for chemical dependency.

This course examines different perspectives on the identification, assessment, and treatment of an individual with a chemical and/or a non-substance-related addictive disorder from person-in-environment & risk/resilience perspectives. Topics include the personal, community, and societal costs of addiction, effective treatment and harm reduction strategies, individual and family self-help, the obstacles to treatment provision, and approaches to relapse prevention.

Chemical and non-substance-related addictions: analysis of family roles, rules, relationships, and rituals. Discussion of the dynamics of codependency, issues for minor and adult children of chemically and non-substance-related families, family violence, psychosocial and economic issues, and resources for family recovery.

Issues that impact ethical decision making as carried out in counseling practice: the ethical standards set by professional associations, steps to making ethical decisions in professional practice, development of the counselor's ethical identity, a comprehensive analysis of cultural considerations as they relate to ethical decision making, and legal issues.

Examines dying as potentially the last stage of human development and spiritual growth. Explores spirituality and enhances religious literacy through identification of the salient beliefs and practices regarding illness, dying, death, and burial rituals of major world religions. Discusses choices at end of life with advanced care planning and applies ethical theories, principles, and steps that guide decision making for individuals, families, and caregivers in Palliative/End-of-Life (EOL) care.

An introduction to the law library and the use of legal references; the techniques of legal research as used in writing letters, instruments, pleadings, briefs, and memoranda. Emphasis on State law. Prerequisite: WRT 1020.

Pre-trial, trial, appeal, and enforcement/compliance procedures for civil cases. Data collection and analysis; calendar control and scheduling; organization and coordination of exhibits; drafting of interrogatories, complaint, answer, and other pleadings.

Leadership and its relationship to theory, style, time management, problem solving, personal power, team building, and self assessment. Self-assessment instruments, discussion, films, case studies, in-basket exercise, leaderless group problem-solving exercises, peer interview, assessments, and team development are integrated to provide a better understanding of leadership and of human behavior as it relates to leadership.

The comprehensive assessment of adult patients and the development of focused assessments as related to specific pathology, based on holistic appraisal of the adult patient. Evidence based health promotion will be integrated into the health assessment process. Includes a supervised practicum. Prerequisite: Admission to the RN-BSN program.

The assessment and interpretation of an electrocardiogram (ECG). Students learn the characteristics of common ECG rhythms with 12-lead tracings to form an understanding of a normal ECG at rest and during exercise. Prerequisites: BIO 2450 and BIO 2460.

Examines current health care policies in the United States. Includes the analysis of how health care policy affects clients and health professionals. Critiques the structure, organization, and financing of the system and how to inform clients about options for care. Case studies provide an opportunity for application of what is learned in the classroom.

Study of the theory and research on the intersection between mind and body: stress, depression, and physical illness; the psychological impact of illness; empirically supported ways to change habits, such as smoking, overeating, or reluctance to exercise; effective coping mechanisms; placebo effects; mindfulness and relaxation techniques; the impact of class and culture on health, and psychological interventions for pain. Useful for students in health care disciplines and in psychology. Prerequisite: PSY 1010.

Course is a study of moral issues and the ethical implications of human acts and values from a Christian perspective.

Individual and group responses to the meaning of the sick role and well-being, provider-patient relationships, structure of health care organizations, and issues of inequality within health care institutions. Topics include the effects of age, race, gender and socioeconomic status on health and wellness; the interrelationships between healers, patients and social institutions. Topics are examined through the sociological perspectives of conflict theory, functionalism, and symbolic interactionism.