Soil forming factors and their interrelationships as related to development and distribution of soils. Processes of rock and mineral weathering with associated soil formation. Genesis and stability of soil clay minerals. Common methods used for pedological investigations. Basic principles and concepts of the present soil classification system and relationships between pedogenic processes and class criteria employed by soil taxonomy. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours per week.

This course introduces the baccalaureate nursing student to growth and development and health promotion from infancy to older adulthood. Students will gain competence in concepts of health and change theories. They will acquire an understanding of the nursing process, medication math, as well as therapeutic communication techniques in lecture, clinical, and simulation.

This health assessment course introduces the baccalaureate student to the concepts of physical assessment, therapeutic communication, & health promotion across the lifespan. It includes intensive work on the principles and techniques of performing a patient-centered assessment in the context of development, physiological, psychological, and environmental parameters.

Designed to introduce accelerated baccalaureate student to skills necessary for transition into BSN education. Topics covered will include time management, mindfulness, test-taking strategy, professionalism, clinical reasoning. Didactic lessons will encourage development of important skills as BSN student and BSN prepared nurse.

This distance learning course is for the Licensed Practical Nurse to facilitate the transition into the baccalaureate degree nursing program. The content is designed to prepare students to participate as care providers in an interdisciplinary team to promote health and well-being of a patient in a structured healthcare environment. The course is intended to allow licensed practical nurses the opportunity to update and enhance knowledge, utilize critical thinking and a systematic problem-solving process.

This course was created for the Accelerated BSN track. This course will provide didactic, clinical and lab experiences to enable the student to provide patient-centered and family-centered nursing care for adult populations with common health problems across settings. Problem- solving, clinical reasoning, evidenced-based practice and ethical considerations are threaded throughout the course. Emphasis will be placed on providing quality and safe nursing care that contributes to optimal patient outcomes.

This course prepares pre-major students in the Gatton College of Business & Economics to use business software at a high level of proficiency and focuses on Microsoft Excel and Access. Lectures will be supplemented with hands on experiences with business problems.

This course will enable nursing students to develop skills for student success. Students will discover nursing as a profession in historical and emerging contexts of today's interprofessional health care delivery system. Students will begin to develop professional behaviors to promote high quality and safe patient-centered care in an interprofessional healthcare environment. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.

This course is the first of a two semester course sequence that addresses pathophysiological and pharmacologic concepts basic to nursing practice.

The course will provide didactic and clinical experiences that enable the students to provide beginning professional nursing care with adults requiring intervention. Students will use the key concepts of safety, patient-centered care, nursing process, teaching-learning, and physical and psychosocial assessment in the care of adults with basic alterations in ability to meet human needs. Content related to providing a safe care environment, such as administering and monitoring medications, aseptic technique, and psychomotor skills will be addressed.