Course Catalog

Course Descriptions

Block 1.0 – Professional Nursing and Health Care Concepts 1

This block introduces foundational concepts for professional nursing and health care through the application of selected exemplars, including selected professional attributes and care competencies. Concepts include clinical decision making, ethics, health care law, health disparities, informatics, professional Identity, and safety. Didactic 3 credits (45 contact hours)

Block 2.0 – Introduction to Health Concepts

This block introduces health concepts with a focus on pathophysiology. Concepts include cellular regulation, clotting, cognition, elimination, glucose regulation, hormonal regulation, immunity, infection, inflammation, oxygen/gas exchange, perfusion, thermoregulation, and tissue integrity. Didactic 6 credits (90 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks.

Block 3.0 – Health Assessment

This block introduces the assessment of the client through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include cognition, comfort/pain, communication, elimination, fluids and electrolytes, health care law, infection, informatics, mobility, nutrition, oxygenation/gas exchange, perfusion, and tissue integrity. This block includes a simulation laboratory component. Didactic 2 credits (30 contact hours) and 0.5 credits simulation laboratory (15 contact hours). Prerequisite: All previous blocks.

Block 3.1- Health Assessment Clinical

This block provides opportunities to apply curricular concepts across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. Clinical 0.6 credits (24 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks.

Block 4.0 – Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 1

This block expands upon health concepts across the lifespan with the focus on wellness and common variations through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include health care law, communication, safety, mobility, tissue integrity, inflammation, fluid and electrolytes, comfort, nutrition, oxygenation, perfusion, health promotion, elimination, infection, thermoregulation, sensory perception, informatics, culture/diversity, family dynamics, and grief and loss. This block includes a simulation laboratory component. Didactic 5 credits (75 contact hours) and simulation 1 credit (30 contact hours). Prerequisite: All previous blocks.

Block 4.1 Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 1 Clinical

This block provides opportunities to apply curricular concepts across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. Clinical 1.8 credits (108 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks.

Block 5.0 – Pharmacology

This block introduces pharmacologic nursing practice from a conceptual approach. This block includes a simulation laboratory component. Didactic 4 credits (60 contact hours) and simulation 0.5 credit (15 contact hours). Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 6.0 – Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 2

This block expands upon health concepts across the lifespan with a focus on acute and chronic conditions through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include development, acid-base balance, oxygenation, gas exchange, fluid and electrolytes, thermoregulation, elimination, nutrition, inflammation, comfort, perfusion, clotting, mobility, tissue integrity, infection, health promotion, hormonal regulation, stress and coping, grief and loss, and sensory perception. This block includes a simulation laboratory component. Didactic 6 credits (90 contact hours) and simulation 1 credit (30 contact hours). Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 6.1- Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 2 Clinical

This block provides the opportunities to apply curricular concepts across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. 4.5 credits clinical (180 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 7- Professional Nursing and Health Care Concepts 2

This block expands upon professional nursing concepts within the professional nursing role through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include collaboration, evidence-based practice, and health policy. Didactic 3 credits (45 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 8.0 – Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 3

This block expands upon the health concepts across the lifespan with a focus on acute and chronic conditions through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include sexuality, reproduction, glucose regulation, perfusion, clotting, comfort, thermoregulation, nutrition, development, intracranial regulation, cellular regulation, family dynamics, palliative care, immunity, addiction, cognition, mood and affect, and violence. This block includes a simulation laboratory component. Didactic 7 credits (120 contact hours) and simulation 0.66 credits (60 contact hours). Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 8.1- Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 3 Clinical

This block provides opportunities to apply curricular concepts across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. Clinical 4.5 credits (180 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 9.0 – Professional Concepts

This block expands upon professional nursing concepts through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include collaboration, ethics, healthcare law, health care quality, health policy, informatics, and leadership/management. Didactic 3 credits (45 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 10.0- Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 4

This block expands upon health concepts across the lifespan with a focus on acute, chronic, and critical conditions through the application of selected exemplars. Concepts include oxygenation, gas exchange, infection, clotting, cellular regulation, comfort, inflammation, tissue integrity, perfusion, intracranial regulation, mobility, glucose regulation, hormonal regulation, and population health. This block includes a simulation laboratory component. 5 credit didactic (75 contact hours) and simulation 1 credit (30 contact hours). Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 10.1- Nursing Care Across the Lifespan 4 Clinical

This block provides opportunities to apply curricular concepts across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. Clinical 2.7 credits (108 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 11.0- Senior Practicum Simulation

This block provides opportunities to synthesize curricular concepts across the lifespan in the simulation laboratory. Simulation 0.5 credits (15 contact hours). Co-requisite: Block 11.1 Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 11.1- Senior Practicum Clinical

This block provides opportunities to synthesize curricular concepts across the lifespan in a variety of clinical settings. Clinical 3.6 credits (144 contact hours). Co-requisite: Block 11.0 Prerequisite: All previous blocks

Block 12.0 – Senior Seminar

The block synthesizes the legal-ethical framework governing professional practice, explores issues and trends of the professional nurse, and prepares the student to take the NCLEX-RN exam. Students must successfully complete the ATI Comprehensive Predictor. Didactic 2 credits (30 contact hours) Prerequisite: All previous blocks

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Graduation

Graduation from the College of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree requires successful completion of prerequisite coursework and all Blocks described in the nursing curriculum.

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