The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences to accelerated BSN students. This Fundamentals I course is the first of two courses that will enable the students to provide beginning professional nursing care with individuals and families requiring interventions. Emphasis will be placed on the key concept of clinical judgment and will include development of cue recognition.

The course will continue to introduce the accelerated baccalaureate student to health assessment and psychomotor skills through didactic and lab experiences. This course is the second of two courses in which emphasis will be placed on key concepts and skills including the nursing process, teaching-learning principles, therapeutic communication, physical examination, cue recognition, patient safety, medication administration, and medical/surgical asepsis.

The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences to accelerated BSN students. This Fundamentals II course is the second of two courses that will enable the students to provide beginning professional nursing care with individuals and families requiring interventions. Emphasis will be placed on the key concept of clinical judgment and will include development of cue recognition.

This course was created for the RN-BSN track. Professional Communication in Professional Nursing will cover a variety of ways in which professional nurses communicate with their patients, their interprofessional colleagues, their nursing peers, and the community at- large. In this course, students will demonstrate effective communication with their nursing peers through discussion boards on a variety of topics such as cultural competence and diversity, health literacy, and collaboration among teams.

This course was created for the RN-BSN track. Pathopharmacology I for the RN-BSN student is the first of two courses addressing pathophysiologic and pharmacologic concepts basic to evidence-based nursing practice. Pathophysiologic concepts essential for understanding major health problems that occur across the life span are discussed. Emphasis is on understanding how and why various pathophysiological signs and symptoms occur; this knowledge facilitates best practices to promote health in persons across the lifespan.

Study and analysis of current and topical problems and issues in nursing. Directed by a faculty member with expertise in the topic under study. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 credits.

An independent study project investigating an area of interest under the guidance of faculty. May encompass library study or patient care utilizing aspects of scientific approach. May be repeated to a maximum of four credits.

Exploration of selected topics or issues in nursing. Directed by a faculty member with expertise in the topic under study. Lecture, 0-4 hours; laboratory, 0-12 hours per week. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of nine credits.

Residency credit for preparing and taking the qualifying examination. Students may register for one semester of this course in anticipation of completing the qualifying examination during the semester. The course is not repeatable and is not required.

Exploration of selected topics or issues in nursing. Directed by a faculty member with expertise in the topic under study. Lecture, 0-4 hours; laboratory, 0-12 hours per week. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of nine credits. Prereq: Variable, specified when topic identified.