Building on foundational nursing concepts, students in this course will learn how to provide compassionate care to patients with stable disease processes in a variety of settings. Students will be introduced to professionalism, delegation and priority setting. Students will incorporate the nursing process while engaging with patients in the clinical setting. Body systems covered include: eyes, ears, nose and throat; respiratory; endocrine; cardiovascular; gastrointestinal; integumentary; genitourinary; and musculoskeletal. This course includes two credit hours of theory and two credit hours of clinical experiences.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, NURS 2100 Pharmacology I, NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students, and NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students with grades of "C+" or better.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2110 Pharmacology II and NURS 2200C Medical-Surgical I Clinical.
NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice (2 hours)
This course is designed as an introduction to the profession of nursing. Learning activities will include discussion of the history of nursing and relevance to the evolution of nursing as a profession. Professional communication, professional practices, technology, professional nursing concepts, and the nursing process will be explored. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and Scope and Standards will be reviewed. Basic nursing skills will be introduced, and students will demonstrate competency of basic nursing skills through practice and demonstration. A one hour lab NURS 2000L Foundations Professional Nursing Practice Lab is also required.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students, NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Studentsand NURS 2000L Foundations Professional Nursing Practice Lab.
NURS 2100 Pharmacology I (1 hours)
Evidence based pharmacotherapeutic aspects of nursing care are introduced. Emphasis is on principles of safe administration of medications and common uses for major drug classifications. The relationships among technology, economic, and regulatory forces as well as collaboration with the health care team are discussed. Ethical and cultural considerations are explored across the lifespan. A 1 hour lab NURS 2100L Pharmacology I Lab is also required.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students (4 hours)
This course offers an exploration of selected pathophysiological processes in the human body that occur when a homeostatic imbalance related to internal or external factors across the lifespan is experienced. Internal or external factors may be genetics, culture, lifestyle, environment, and/or psychosocial in nature. The course will explore knowledge of the etiology and clinical manifestations of specific impaired health states. Course participants discover evidence in relation to pathophysiological processes and treatments. This course will introduce health policy in connection to select pathophysiological states for the health care provider and health care consumer. These principles will enable the learner to frame problems through the critical thinking process.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
Co-requisite(s): NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, NURS 2000L Foundations Professional Nursing Practice Lab, and NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students
Archway Curriculum: Integrative Core: Human Health and Disease Thread
NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students (2 hours)
This course is designed for first level students who have completed basic anatomy and physiology courses successfully. It contains the theories and skills necessary to collect a comprehensive health history as a holistic approach. Health History includes the interview with clients, psychosocial assessment, nutritional assessment, and assessment of sleep-wakefulness patterns. This course will introduce the student to assessment techniques such as inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Following the completion of this course the student will be able to perform a complete physical assessment starting from general assessment, to “head to toe” assessment.
The course is offered during an 16-week period, which includes theory and laboratory experiences. A one hour laboratory is also required (NURS 2180L Health Assessment Traditional BSN Lab).
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Traditional BSN program.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, NURS 2180L Health Assessment Traditional BSN Lab and NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students.
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Writing Instructive
NURS 2110 Pharmacology II (2 hours)
A continuation of evidence based pharmacotherapeutic aspects of nursing care. Emphasis is on principles of safe administration of medications and common uses for major medication classifications. Ethical and cultural considerations across the life span are considered for each medication classification.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, NURS 2100 Pharmacology I, and NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students with grades of "C+" or better.
NURS 2200C Medical-Surgical I Clinical (2 hours)
This clinical course must be taken with NURS 2200 Medical-Surgical I.
Prerequisite(s): NURS 2000 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice, NURS 2710 Pathophysiology for Traditional BSN Students, and NURS 2180 Health Assessment for Traditional BSN Students with grades of "C+" or better.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2100 Pharmacology I and NURS 2200 Medical-Surgical I.
Archway Curriculum: Essential Connections: Experiential Learning: Intensive