74 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
340 Mental Health Nursing- Theory (2) Concepts related to nursing of adults with problems of adaptation resulting in psychopathology. Focus is on the applica tion of the nursing process to problems of psychopathology. Prerequisite: 206. (C*) 340 Mental Health Nursing- Clinical (2) Clinical application of the nursing process with clients in mental health setting. (C*) 350 Nursing of the Childbearing Family - Theory (3) Implementation of the nursing process utilizing a family-centered approach to childbearing and maternal health promo tion. Prerequisites: 206, Biology 282. (C*) 350 Nursing of the Childbearing Family -Clinical (3) Clinical application of the nursing process in providing family centered maternal health care in acute and community settings. (C*) 360 Nursing of the Childrearing Family - Theory (3) Implementation of the nursing process uti lizing a family centered approach to child- rear ing, child health promotion, and care of the ill child. Prerequisites: 206, Biology 282 (C*) 360 Nursing of the Childrearing Fam'ily - Clinical (3) Clinical application of the nursing process in providing family centered child health care in acute and community settings. (C*) 441 Introduction to Nursing Research (2) The research process applied to nursing in cludes problem definitions and basic research design. Each student works on developing a basic research proposal. Prerequisites: 330, 340, 350, 360, Statistics (may be taken concur rently with consent of instructor) . 442 Applied Nursing Research ( 1) Opportunity to critique literature, contin ue work on research proposal or participate in a research project. Prerequisite: 441.
206 Nursing ofthe Family II - Theory (5) Continuation of 205. Implementation of the nursing process to facilitate adaptive equi librium in the client. Prerequisite: 205. (C*) 206 Nursing ofthe Family II - Clinical (4) Clinical application of the nursing pro cess with clients in acute medical-surgical and community settings with emphasis on the surgical client. (C*) 300 Professional Nursing Seminar {1-3) A transition seminar designed to facilitate so cialization into baccalaureate professional nurs ing. Designed for transfer-challenge students. 305 Pharmacology (2-3) A study of the characteristics of drug families, drug actions and metabolism, ther apeutic uses, untoward responses, precau tions and contradictions. Principles for making sound nursing judgments in the ad ministration of medications. 310 Behavioral Concepts for Nursing Practice (2) Concepts affecting the role of the profes sional nurse in promoting adaptive equilibri um. One and one-half hours lecture; one and one-half hours discussion. (C*) 320 Directed Individual Studies {1-3) Permits students to pursue special inter ests related to the profession of nursing. Open to clinical nursing majors only with written consent of instructor. May be re peated with different content. Maximum of six units may be taken for credit. 321 Clinical Enrichment (1-4) Opportunity for additional application of the nursing process in selected health care settings. Offered Interterm and Summer School. Open to clinical nursing majors only. Prerequisite: Nursing 301. 330 Advanced Medical/ Surgical Nursing - Theory (2) Implementation of the nursing process with adult clients experiencing complex distur bances in adaptive equilibrium. Primary focus is on pathophysiology in the physical subsys tem. Prerequisite: 206, Biology 282. (C*) 330 Advanced Medical/ Surgical Nursing - Clinical (3) Clinical application of the nursing pro cess with multicultural clients in the acute medical-surgical setting. (C*)
Courses may be repeated one time only. Students withdrawing at a failing level will be permitted to repeat the course one time only. Students are permitted to withdraw from cours es at a failing level two times only dwing the total clinical nursing program. Unsafe clinical nursing practice, regardless of GPA, is ground for dismissal from the nursing program. Students who withdraw from nursing for any reason cannot be guaranteed a space when they plan to return. Transfer-challenge stu dents have equal access for open spaces in nursing courses. It is recommended that microbiology (Biology 282) be taken prior to Nursing of the Family I and II. Students must have a cumula tive GPA of 3.0 to take microbiology concurrent with Nursing of the Family I. Students will not be advanced to level II without microbiology. Mandatory comprehensive NLN achieve ment exams will be taken at the completion of the nursing program. DEGREE PROGRAM A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING is offered upon completion of the university baccalaureate and major requirements. The nursing major requires the completion of: Biological Science 252, 281, 282; Chemistry 101, 102 (totaling 17 science units); Nursing 205,206,310,330,340,350,360,441,442, 450, 460. Supporting courses: Three units of each of the following: intercultural stud ies, sociology, Psychology 200 and statistics. Note: The general education requirement for a foreign language for nursing majors is two years of the same high school language or four units ofa college language. Nursing ma jors are exempt from general education re quirements of literature (3) and history (four of eight units required) . The annual Commitment and Pinning Service is financed by assessing each prenurs ing and clinical nursing student $5.00 per year. COURSES 205 Nursing ofthe Family I - Theory (5) Implementation of the nursing process to facilitate adaptive equilibrium in the client. Includes normal growth and development of the infant through the aged adult. (C*) 205 Nursing ofthe Family- Clinical (5) Clinical application of the nursing pro cess with adult clients in acute medical-sur gical, convalescent and community settings. Includes Denver Development Assessment of a well child. (C*)
450 Leadership/ Management in Nursing - Theory (2)
Combines theory ofleadership and nursing care delivery systems with issues and trends in nursing. Prerequisites: 330,340,350, 360.
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