NURS 2200.  Human Growth and Development.  (3)  Pre- or corequisites:  BIOL 1273 and 1273L.  Study of the developing person through the lifespan by examining the relationship of selected environmental and social factors to human growth and development.  Consideration of the meaning of health and illness to the individual, the family, and the community within the context of life as a continuing, dynamic process from conception through death.  Open to Pre-nursing majors, sophomore standing.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 2201.  Communication in Caring Relationships.  (2)  Prerequisites: ENGL 1101, ENGL 1102, PSYC 1101, and SOCY 1101 or ANTH 1101.  Introduction to essential communication competencies within the context of helping relationships.  Emphasis is on communication processes, cultural competence, and skills in a therapeutic relationship. Open to Pre-nursing majors, sophomore standing.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3102.  Introduction to Nursing Science. (3)  Prerequisite:  Admission to the Nursing Major.  An introduction to the theoretical and scientific basis of nursing practice, including an overview of the profession and examination of major concepts, theories, and models.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3105.  Concepts of Professional Nursing.  (2)  Prerequisite:  Admission to the Nursing Major.  Corequisite:  NURS 3106 (Skills Set I) and NURS 3108 (Health Assessment.)  Concepts and standards fundamental to professional nursing practice.  Explores the unique role of nursing in the healthcare system.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3106.  Skill Set I – Basic. (1)  Prerequisite:  Admission to the Nursing Major.  Co-requisite:  NURS 3105 (Concepts of Professional Nursing.)  Introduction of skills and psychomotor activities for the basic care of simulated clients.  Three hours of skills lab practice per week in a learning module format.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3107.  Pathophysiology: Clinical Concepts of Illness and Disease. (3)  Prerequisite:  Admission to the Nursing Major.  Conceptual basis of alterations in physiological processes that disrupt or impair health and the body’s response to illness and disease.  Building on knowledge obtained in previous courses in the biological and social sciences, this course provides a foundation for building critical thinking skills in the differentiation of disease and illness.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3120.  Introduction to Community Health Nursing.  (2)  Prerequisite:  Admission to the Nursing Major.  Co-requisite:  NURS 3420.  Introduction to community health theory focusing on concepts of health promotion, human diversity, community organizations, and influences of the environment and the health care system.   Includes nurse’s role in meeting national health priorities and principles of assessing communities and communicable disease control.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3205.  Pharmacology in Health and Illness.  (3)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3107 or permission of instructor.  Presentation of the theoretical base for the safe and therapeutic use of drugs.  Examination of Pharmacologic agents commonly used in health and illness and the standards and societal controls of drugs are explored.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3206.  Skill Set II – Intermediate.  (1)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3106 (Skill Set I – Basic.)  Co-requisite:  NURS 3430 (Practicum in Illness and Disease Management) and NURS 3440 (Practicum with the Emerging and Developing Family.)  The acquisition of intermediate psychomotor activities for the care of simulated clients with intermediate disease processes.  Three hours of skills lab per week in a learning module format.  After successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to be listed on the North Carolina Board of Nursing Nurse Aide II Registry.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3230.  Illness and Disease Management.  (3)  Corequisites:  NURS 3205; NURS 3206 and NURS 3430.  Focus on health promotion strategies and nursing interventions appropriate for planning care of adult clients with basic pathophysiological alterations.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3240.  The Emerging and Developing Family.  (3) (W)  Corequisite:  NURS 3440 (Practicum with the Emerging and Developing Family.)  Foundations of nursing care of families during the childbearing and childrearing years.  Emphasis on health assessment, health promotion and promotion of adaptive processes of the individual and the family during pregnancy, birth transition to parenthood and childhood from infancy through adolescence, including alterations in family.  This course meets the university General Education Requirement for three semester hours of a Writing in the Discipline Course.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3420.  Practicum in Community Assessment.  (1)  Prerequisite:  Admission to the Nursing Major.  Co-requisite:  NURS 3120.  Application of community health theory focusing on assessment of communities, diverse groups and organizations.  Forty-five clinical hours (45 hrs.)  Access to a working automobile is required for all clinical experiences.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3430.  Practicum Illness and Disease Management.  (3)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3108.  Prerequisite or Co-requisites:  NURS 3205, 3206, and 3230. Clinical practice in health care settings that correlates with theoretical content related to basic pathophysiological alterations.  Students will provide care in diverse clinical settings to develop psychomotor sills and apply knowledge in making clinical decisions.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3440.  Practicum with the Emerging and Developing Family.  (3)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3108.  Prerequisite or Co-requisite:  NURS 3205 and NURS 3206.  Co-requisite:  NURS 3240 (The Emerging and Developing Family.)  Development of competencies essential for the nursing care of families during the childbearing and childrearing years.  A variety of clinical experiences are provided, including community-based care, patient education, and in-patient care, with an emphasis on family-centered nursing practice.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 3895. Independent Study in Nursing. (1‑4) Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Directed individual study in a selected aspect of nursing which is explored in greater depth than included in the planned curriculum. May be repeated for additional credit as focus of the study varies. No more than six hours in NURS 3895 and/or 4090 may be counted toward degree requirements. (On demand) 

NURS 4000. Topics in Nursing. (1‑3) Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Critical examination of selected current topics in nursing. (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4100.  Nursing Care of the Aging Adult.  (3)  Prerequisite:  Senior Standing in the Nursing Program.  Examination of the processes of aging.  Study of the nursing care for healthy, aging adults; frail, aging adults; institutionalized, aging adults; and dying, aging adults.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4106.  Skill Set III – Complex.  (1)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3206.  Corequisite:  NURS 4130 (Complex Illness and Disease Management.)  The acquisition of complex psychomotor skills in caring for simulated clients with complex disease processes.  Three hours of skills lab per week in a learning module format.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4120.  Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.  (2)  Prerequisites:  All NURS 3000 level courses; corequisites:  NURS 4130, NURS 4420.  This course provides the foundation of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with emphasis on biopsychosocial content in the understanding and care of acute and chronic and chemically dependent clients.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4130.  Complex Illness and Disease Management. (3)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3230.  Prerequisite or corequisite:  NURS 4106.  Co-requisite:  NURS 4430.  Illness and disease management of adult patients with complex pathophysiological alterations.  Focus is on care management of clients with complex and pathophysiological health needs.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4191. Women's Health Issues. (3)  Crosslisted as WMST 4191.  Prerequisite: WMST 1101 or permission of the instructor. Exploration of contemporary issues in women's health from the feminist and women's health movement perspectives. (Yearly)  

NURS 4192. Enhancing Clinical Judgment. (3) Prerequisites:  Admission to the RN-BSN Completion option or instructor’s permission.  Co-requisites: none.  Enhances student’s ability to make sound nursing clinical judgments.  Students have the opportunity to (a) reflect on their own style of thinking, (b) examine the role of critical thinking in making clinical judgments, (c) learn strategies for enhancing critical thinking and clinical reasoning, (d) practice applying the strategies in a variety of case studies, (e) critically study their own clinical practice, and (f) benefit from learning via on-line group discussion with peers.  (Yearly) 

NURS 4193.  Professional Communication: Clinical Decision Making and Ethical Reasoning.  (3) Prerequisite: Admission to the major.  This course is designed to provide the student with skills needed to interact with clients, families, and other health professionals.  A variety of communication strategies that facilitate more effective functioning as a professional are explored.  Experiential activities and online seminars are designed to enhance awareness of personal and professional values in relation to ethical questions in practice.  Students are challenged to synthesize communication strategies based on principles from nursing, psychology, communications and other disciplines.  (On demand) 

NURS 4194.  Building Community Response to Domestic Violence. (3) Open to non-nursing majors.  Emphasizes an understanding of professional helping roles in the prevention and intervention of domestic violence.  The course emphasizes the importance of a “community” response to domestic violence that includes the role of law enforcement, health care, men’s treatment, and women’s shelter and advocacy programs.  (Yearly) 

NURS 4201.  Information Technology: Applications in Health Care.  (2)  A study of the use of computers and information technology in health care.  Emphasis is placed on development of the knowledge and competencies necessary for selective use, and the evaluation of information, and computer technology and data management in health care.  (Fall, Spring)

NURS 4203.  Leadership in Nursing Practice.  (2)  Corequisite:  NURS 4450.  Introduction to leadership focusing on health care systems and the nurse’s role.  Explore external and internal forces that affect the work environment and how to influence those forces.  Discuss the work environment that best motivates people and creates an atmosphere that inspires, instills confidence and sustains individuals.  Incorporate understanding of self to enhance beginning leadership.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4240.  Population Focused Nursing.  (2)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3120 and 3420.  Co-requisite: NURS 4440.  Examination and analysis of concepts and theories related to care of populations from a perspective of social justice.  Focuses on health indicators and risk reduction in diverse groups across the lifespan and development of community partnerships within health care systems.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4420.  Practicum in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.  (3)  Co-requisite:  NURS 4120 (Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.)  Development of competencies necessary for the practice of psychiatric mental health nursing.  Emphasis is on the use of self in relationships, psychiatric nursing assessment, nursing interventions with clients and working as a member of the health care team.  A variety of clinical settings are used.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4430.  Practicum in Complex Illness & Disease Management.  (3) (O)  Prerequisites:  NURS 3230 and NURS 3430.  Co-requisites:  NURS 4106, NURS 4130.  Clinical practice in health care settings that correlate with theoretical content related to complex pathophysiological alterations.  Students will provide care in diverse clinical settings to continue to develop psychomotor skills and apply knowledge for clinical decision-making and reasoning.  this course meets the university General Education Requirement for Oral Communication.  (Fall, Spring) 

NURS 4440.  Practicum in Population Focused Nursing.  (1)  Prerequisite:  NURS 3120 and 3420.  Corequisite:  NURS 4240.  Development of competencies related to care of diverse populations.  Precepted experiences occur in a variety of communities and agencies that provide opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences.  Forty-five clinical hours (45 hrs.)  Access to a working automobile is required for all clinical experiences.  (Fall, Spring)