Course Descriptions
Undergraduate
NURN 3100. Professional Nursing Perspective (3) Prerequisite: admission to Pathways option. Concepts of professional nursing with exploration of ethical, legal, sociocultural, political, and economic factors interacting with the individual nurse, the nursing profession, and society. Examination of nursing process and critical thinking as the basis for professional nursing.(Spring)
NURN 3400. Professional Nurse Practicum/Seminar. (5) Prerequisite: NURS 3100, 3113 or permission of the instructor. Clinical practicum incorporating theory-based practice in a variety of health care settings with clients who have multiple health care needs. Emphasis on clinical judgment and decision-making, diagnostic reasoning, clinical ethics, collaboration, and case management. Examination of nursing therapeutics within the structure of nursing process and nursing diagnosis. (Fall)
NURN 3401. Professional Nursing Seminar. (3) Prerequisites: NURN 3100 and 3400. Development of interventions for health promotion, risk reduction, restoration of health and rehabilitation for individuals, families and groups with multiple health needs. Emphasis on critical analysis of selected case studies. (Spring)