Courses listed below, with the exception of NURS 2110, 2135, 2240, 2340, 3250, 4155, 4175, 4350, 4960, and 4980 are open only to students formally admitted into the nursing major component of the BSN Program as required of their specific option. NURS 1000 is open to students who are majoring in nursing. Effective with the 2009-2010 academic year the following courses will no longer be offered due to curriculum changes in the BSN Program: NURS 3430, 3470, 3670, 4130, 4170, and 4240.

USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

1000. Introduction to the Intellectual Community in Nursing. 1. [F1<>I, L] Introduces first-year students to the intellectual expectations of the university, promotes successful transition to higher education, and explores issues in professional nursing. Designed to introduce and reaffirm skills for academic success including critical thinking, information literacy, and the concept of “life-long learner” within the context of professional nursing. (Normally offered fall semester)

2110. Fundamentals of Aging and Human Development. 3. [C2<>(none)] Discusses aging as lifelong process, involving interrelationships of the individual and his or her environment. Includes future demographic trends, family health care, social policy and mass media. Cross listed with FCSC 2110 and SOC 2120. (Normally offered fall semester)

2135. Women and Aging. 3. [C2<>(none)] Focuses on women and the aging process with emphasis given to both the problems and promises of aging. Topics to be explored within a multicultural, sociological framework include the definition of self, relationships, community, health and health care, work and service, retirement, economic realities and new perspectives on aging. Cross listed with WMST 2135. Prerequisites: ENGL/SOC/WMST 1080 or SOC 1000 or FCSC/NURS 2110 or/SOC 2120.

2240. Medical Terminology. 3. Introduces medical terminology. Includes word structure of medical-surgical terms, body parts and organs, body systems and commonly used medical abbreviations.

2340. Developmental Influences on Health. 3. [C2<>(none)] Explores interaction between development and health. Discusses human development of physiological, psychological, cognitive and sociocultural dimensions across the lifespan. Identifies selected theories associated development over the lifespan and implications for health care. Provides foundation for more in-depth consideration of developmental factors related to health maintenance and human potential.

3010. Introduction to Higher Education in Nursing. 3. Expands the nurses understanding of the nursing profession by enhancing critical thinking skills and reinforcing the importance of life-long learning. Focus is on information literacy, theory and research, legal/ethical practice, and written and on-line communication. Prerequisites: current RN license or concurrent enrollment in WY ADN educational program. (Normally offered fall semester)

3020. Cultural Diversity in Family Health Care. 3. [(none)<>D] Concepts of cultural heritage, history, diversity, health, illness, and family theories are applied to nursing assessment and care of the family as client. Contemporary issues of immigration and poverty, the effect of culture, social class, religion/spirituality, family form, family development stage and situational factors on family as client are studied. Prerequisites: Admission into the nursing major component of the program; RN/BSN: NURS 3010 or concurrent enrollment. (Normally offered spring semester)

3040. Health Assessment of Individuals Across the Life Span. 2. Assesses the physiological, psychological, sociocultural and developmental variables of individual client systems across the lifespan. Normal variations and potential problems of human health experiences are identified using critical thinking. History taking and documentation of analytic findings are developed. Prerequisites: Admission into the nursing major component of program; RN/BSN - NURS 3010 or concurrent enrollment. (Normally offered fall semester)

3047. Health Assessment Lab. 1. Develops assessment skills of physical, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, and developmental dimensions of the human health experience. Normal variations and potential problems of human health experiences are identified using critical thinking. History taking and documentation skills are developed. Offered S/U only. Prerequisite: NURS 3040 or concurrent enrollment.

3150. Professional Roles: Carer/Helper, Counselor and Advocate. 3. Introduces students to core concepts and processes related to professional nursing practice with a special focus on the roles of carer/helper, counselor, and advocate. Mutuality of the nurse-client relationship, therapeutic communication, and social advocacy are applied to the human health experience. Prerequisite: admission into the nursing major component of the program.

3250. Health Psychology. 3. Provides overview of growing partnership between psychology and health care, including history of psychology in health care; theoretical foundations of health and illness; intervention and research techniques; stress and high risk behaviors (e.g., substance abuse, eating behaviors, AIDS); psychology’s contribution to improving outcomes and quality of life in chronic and life-threatening behaviors. Cross listed with PSYC 3250. Prerequisite: PSYC 1000 or consent of instructor.

3430. Nursing Therapeutics: Acute Care I. 3. Use of nursing process in nursing care to clients across the life span experiencing acute alterations in human experience. Focus is on physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental, and sociocultural dimensions. Process skills of critical thinking, communication, teaching, collaboration, change strategies, and self-development and professional role of care giver/helper, counselor, and advocate are integrated. Prerequisites: admission to the nursing major component of the program; NURS 3040, 3047, 3150, PHCY 4470 or concurrent enrollment.

3440. Adult Health I. 3. Students consider the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adult clients during wellness and illness. Focus is on cardio-pulmonary, genitourinary, integumentary and endocrine systems. Other topics include genetics, drug therapy, safety, and infection control. Students will incorporate the professional nursing role into planning care. Prerequisites: admission into the nursing major component of the program; NURS 3040, 3047, 3150, PHCY 4470 or concurrent enrollment.

3470. Nursing Practicum: Acute Care. 4. Application of nursing process in variety of settings with clients across the life span experiencing acute alterations. Focus on the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and sociocultural dimensions. Process skills of critical thinking, communication, teaching, collaboration, change strategies, and self-development and professional role of carer/helper, counselor, and advocate are integrated. Offered S/U only. Prerequisite: NURS 3430 or concurrent enrollment.

3475. Nursing Practicum: Adult Health I. 4. Students provide basic nursing care using the nursing process in a clinical setting with adult clients experiencing alterations in health status. The focus is on the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and sociocultural dimensions of the client. The students will identify the roles of the professional nurse. Prerequisites: NURS 3440 or concurrent enrollment.

3630. Health Promotion. 4. [(none)<>P] Integrating nurse roles, prepares students to use the nursing process to promote or protect the health of clients across the lifespan. Focus is on the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental, and socio-cultural dimensions of clients or client groups. Prerequisites: admission into the nursing major component of the program; NURS 3010, 3020, and 3040 or concurrent enrollment..

3670. Nursing Practicum: Health Promotion. 4. Applies nursing process to promote or protect health across the lifespan. Focus is on physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental, and sociocultural dimensions. Process skills of critical thinking, communication, teaching, collaboration, change strategies, and self-development, and the professional role of carer/helper, counselor, and advocate are integrated. Prerequisites: NURS 3630 or concurrent enrollment.

3710. Nursing Fundamentals. 1. Focuses on providing the student with concepts and demonstrations of basic care and comfort; technical skills; use of equipment; asepsis and infection control; medication administration; nurse and client safety; client rights and dignity. Prerequisites: previous bachelor’s degree; admission to the BRAND track; concurrent enrollment in NURS 3715.

3715. Foundational Laboratory. 2. Using system analysis, students assess all dimensions of individual clients across life span. Concepts and demonstration of basic care/comfort; technical skills; use of equipment; asepsis/infection control; medication administration; nurse/client safety; client rights and dignity. Allows the student to gain confidence and competency in performing motor skills; critical thinking; communication; self-development. Prerequisites: Previous Bachelor’s degree; admission to BRAND; concurrent enrollment in NURS 3710; NURS 3750.

3730. Introduction to Professional Nursing. 2. Introduces students to the core concepts of professional nursing practice. Nursing process, domains of nursing practice, health policy, evidence-based practice, legal and professional standards will be assimilated into nursing practice from discussion, role playing and case studies. Contemporary nursing issues and situational factors will be examined. Prerequisites: Previous Bachelor’s degree; admitted to the BRAND nursing track.

3750. Health Assessment and Promotion. 3. Using system analysis, students assess the physiological, psychological, spiritual, socio-cultural, developmental variables of individual clients across the life span. Nursing process and evidence-based nursing practice are used to promote/protect health of clients through health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention of the client/client systems. Process skills and professional roles are integrated. Prerequisites: Previous bachelor’s degree; admitted to BRAND nursing track; concurrent enrollment in NURS 3715.

3770. Nursing Care in Acute and Chronic Illness. 6. Use of the nursing process and evidence-based nursing practice with adults experiencing acute and chronic physical and psychiatric health alterations; progressing to the provision of nursing care for clients experiencing complex acute and chronic alterations. Focus is on physiological, psychological, spiritual, develop0mental and socio-cultural dimensions of adult clients. Prerequisites: admission to the Accelerated track; NURS 3750; 3730; 3710; 3715; PHCY 4470 or concurrent enrollment.

3771. Nursing Care in Acute and Chronic Illness Practicum. 6. Application of nursing process and evidence-based nursing practice with adults experiencing acute and chronic physical health alterations; progressing to the provision of nursing care for clients experiencing complex acute and chronic alterations. Focus is on physiological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adult clients. Offered satisfactory/unsatisfactory only. Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in NURS 3770.

3840. Adult Health II. 3. Junior students integrate the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of adults as they study nursing care during wellness and illness. Focus is on the neurological, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal systems and genetics, diagnostics and pre-operative care. Students learn the professional nursing role in planning care of the adult client. Prerequisites: NURS 3440 and 3475; NURS 3020 or concurrent enrollment.

3842. Care of the Older Adult. 3. Explores the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of the older adult and addresses the 30 AACN/Hartford Foundations’ Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for Geriatric Nursing Care. Prerequisites: NURS 3440 and 3475; NURS 3020 or concurrent enrollment.

3844. Mental Health and Illness. 3. Explores psychiatric illnesses and mental health concepts consistent with the roles of the professional nurse. Emphasis is on the nursing process, DSM-IV criteria, therapeutic communication, treatment modalities, legal and ethical concerns, community resources, and inter-related client needs in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisites: NURS 3440 and 3475; NURS 3020 or concurrent enrollment.

3875. Nursing Practicum: Adult Health II. 4. Junior nursing students are placed in clinical settings to provide patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process. The focus is on adult clients experiencing acute, chronic and/or psychiatric alterations in health. The physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural client dimensions are studied and professional nursing roles are integrated into practice. Prerequisites: NURS 3840, 3842, 3844 or concurrent enrollment.

3970. Nursing Externship. 3. Allows students to obtain college credit for nursing experience gained in an approved setting. Increases application of nursing theory, knowledge of a health care agency, interpersonal working relationships, technical skills and organization of time in providing nursing care. Offered S/U only. Prerequisites: NURS 3630 and 4130; either NURS 3670 or 4170. (Offered once a year in summer)

4130. Nursing Therapeutics: Chronicity/Rehabilitation. 4. Use of nursing process with clients across the lifespan experiencing chronic/rehabilitation needs. Focus on physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental, and sociocultural dimensions. Process skills of critical thinking, communication, teaching, collaboration, change strategies, and self-development and the professional role of carer/helper, counselor, and advocate are integrated. Prerequisites: NURS 3430 and 3470; NURS 3020 or concurrent enrollment.

4150. Professional Roles: Researcher. 3. [M3<>L] The development of the role of the nurse as a consumer of research. In this role, the student applies scientific methods and health information literacy skills to make critical judgments about improving practice and modifying nursing care. Prerequisites: STAT 2050 or 2070 or equivalent; Admission into the nursing major component of the program; RN/BSN: NURS 3630 or concurrent enrollment, current RN license. (Normally offered fall semester)

4155 [4920, 4950, 679]. Women, War and Health. 3. [C2, G1<>CS, G] Focuses on the physical and psychological health of women and children as influenced by armed conflict. Examines the psychosocial, public health, and socioeconomic effects of living in contemporary war zones or conditions of threatened war. Key international documents that address effects upon women and children are discussed in order to evaluate feminist initiatives to prevent and mediate the consequences of war. Cross listed with INST/WMST 4155. (Offered every other year)

4170. Nursing Practicum: Chronicity/Rehabilitation. 4. Apply nursing process with clients experiencing chronic/rehabilitation needs. Focus on physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental, and sociocultural dimensions. Process skills of critical thinking, communication, teaching, collaboration, change strategies, and self-development, and professional role of carer/helper, counselor, and advocate are integrated. Prerequisites: NURS 4130 or concurrent enrollment .

4175 [4940]. Gender, Women, and Health. 3. [G1, C2<>CS, G] Focuses on issues of gender, women and health, including the effects of gender bias in medical research and health care practices and policies. Health care issues of specific concern to women, both nationally and internationally will be examined. Dual listed with NURS 5175. Cross listed with INST/WMST 4175. Prerequisite: upper-division standing, lower division social or psychological science course. (Offered every other year)

4240. Community Health. 3. Collaborate with health care teams in empowering groups, aggregates and communities. Content includes epidemiology, community assessment and planning, organization and delivery of health care services, and health care policy. Prerequisite: admission into the nursing major component of the program; NURS 3630 or concurrent enrollment, current RN license.

4250. Professional Roles: Leader. 3. [W3<>WC] The role of leader in nursing practice is developed through the integration of leadership, management, and organizational theories. Emphasis is placed on the nurse as health care provider and manager of care facilitating planned change in clients and/or environments. Prerequisites: USP WA and WB; admission into the nursing major component of the program; RN/BSN: NURS 3630 or concurrent enrollment, current RN license.

4350. Health Management Issues in Early Education. 3. Provides the student the opportunity to examine the implications of a child’s health status on his/her personal, educational, social and cognitive development. Provides personnel working closely with the young child with disabilities and his/her family an understanding of the issues related to health concerns and a framework for intervention planning. Special emphasis is placed on concerns specific to the child in a day care, preschool or other school setting. Cross listed with EDEC/FCSC 4350. Prerequisites: junior standing and consent of instructor.

4435. Nursing Therapeutics: Acute Care II. 3. Continues to use the nursing process for provision of nursing care to clients across the life span experiencing complex acute alterations in the human experience. The focus continues to be on the dimensions of the client; process skills and professional roles of carer/helper, counselor, and advocate; consumer of research; and leadership. Prerequisites: NURS 3630 and 4130; either NURS 3670 or 4170 or concurrent enrollment.

4440. Public Health Nursing. 4. Introduces the student to population-focused nursing and applies the nursing process to the community as client. Addresses core functions and essential services of public health. Focuses on epidemiology, community assessment, community planning and implementation, analysis of the health care system, emergency preparedness, and legal aspects of public health. Prerequisites: NURS 3875; NURS 4150 or concurrent enrollment.

4442. Nursing Care of Children and Families. 4. Theory course which encompasses the care of children and childbearing families including the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions. The focus of this class is on obstetrical and pediatric nursing care. Integrates wellness and illness issues in all aspects of family care. Prerequisites: NURS 3875; NURS 4150 or Concurrent enrollment.

4475. Nursing Practicum: Family and Public Health. 4. In this senior clinical practicum, students apply the nursing process to childbearing families, children and communities. The focus is on the physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental and socio-cultural dimensions of individuals, families and populations. Students will incorporate professional nursing roles into population centered care. Prerequisites: NURS 4440, 4442 or concurrent enrollment.

4710. Nursing Care of the Aging Family. 3. Utilizes nursing process to assess, promote, and protect health of aging families. Focus is on physiological, psychological, spiritual, developmental, socio-cultural dimensions of the geriatric adult, including family dynamics. Evidence-based practice guides illness and disease management; disease prevention. Expected, unexpected responses to therapies; grief, loss, end of life concepts will be incorporated. Prerequisites: senior standing; consent of instructor.

4735. Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations. 3. Synthesizes past learning to develop increasingly independent nursing practice with at risk populations in community settings. Focuses not only on groups/aggregates but also on vulnerability conveyed by such factors as psychiatric illness. Core public health functions of community assessment, essential health services, disaster preparedness, health policy development/global health care emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 4740; NURS 4741; concurrent enrollment in NURS 4736.

4736. Community Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations Practicum. 3. Application of the nursing process in caring for vulnerable populations in the community. Apply the core public health functions of community assessment, assurance of essential health services, and health policy development. Emphasis is on using demographic and epidemiological data to plan population-based nursing interventions. Prerequisites: NURS 4740; NURS 4741 and concurrent enrollment in NURS 4735.

4740. Nursing Care of the Young Family. 6. Utilizes nursing process to assess, promote, and protect the health of young families as client. Focus is human sexuality and reproduction, family planning, pregnancy stages, neonatal, pediatrics. Growth and development, health promotion, disease prevention, family dynamics are included. Evidence-based nursing guides practice to promote a healthy family and family system. Prerequisites: NURS 3770; 3771, and concurrent enrollment in NURS 4741.

4741. Nursing Care of the Young Family Practicum. 3. Applies and synthesizes nursing process to assess, promote, and protect the health of young families as clients. Focus is human sexuality and reproduction, family planning, pregnancy stages, neonatal, pediatrics. Growth and development, health promotion, disease prevention, family dynamics are included. Evidence-based nursing guides practice to promote a health family/family system. Offered S/U only. Prerequisites: NURS 3770; NURS 3771; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 4740.

4750. Independent Study in Nursing. 1-4 (Max. 6). Provides students with opportunity to investigate a problem in nursing care not considered in required nursing courses or to explore in more depth an area considered in one of required nursing courses. Area of study and requirements for earning credit are determined in consultation with nursing faculty member. Prerequisite: senior standing in nursing or consent of instructor. Offered S/U only. (Normally offered fall, spring and summer)

4775. Professional Residency. 10. Provides opportunities to utilize and synthesize core concepts of professional nursing. Intensive clinical experience allowing students to become socialized into health care delivery system; gain in autonomy/confidence in performing skills; practice critical thinking in making ethical clinical decisions; develop leadership pin providing and coordinating evidence-based nursing care. Offered S/U only. Prerequisites: NURS 4710; NURS 4735; NURS 4736; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 4785.

4785. Nursing Integration. 2. Focuses on the continuing integration of previously learned concepts. The student further develops the role of consumer of research and incorporates leadership and management skills as a member of the profession. Prerequisites: NURS 4735; NURS 4736; NURS 4710; and concurrent enrollment in NURS 4775.

4790. Special Topics in Nursing. 1-3 (Max. 8). Provides offerings in selected nursing topics on concepts, theories or practices as related to specified areas in nursing. Prerequisites: junior standing in nursing and consent of instructor.

4875. Senior Residency. 4-12 (Max. 12). A capstone clinical course to utilize and synthesize basic concepts of professional nursing. Socializes students into a health-care delivery system. Learning experiences allow students to gain confidence; practice critical thinking, leadership and ethical decision making in clinical situations. Individual needs and preferences are taken into consideration with student placements. Offered S/U only. Prerequisites: All required courses in the nursing major component; BSN: NURS 4250 or concurrent enrollment; enrollment during final semester. RN/BSN: NURS 4150, 4240, 4250 or concurrent enrollment. (Normally offered spring semester)

4960. Women's Bodies, Women's Minds. 3. [C2<>CS] Explores women’s physiologic and psychologic development and the influences of patriarchal society upon the interpretation of what constitutes normalcy across the female life cycle. Analyzes historical, cultural and contemporary attitudes of the health care system and women’s perspectives on menstruation, childbearing, breast-feeding and menopause. Cross listed with WMST 4960. (Offered spring semester)

4980. Nursing Ethics. 3. Acquaints the undergraduate or graduate nursing student with basic bioethical theory and issues that arise throughout the human lifespan. Includes use of community and professional resources to facilitate decision making where bioethical issues are encountered in nursing practice. Prerequisites: senior nursing student or RN; e-mail access with beginning computer skills; library research skills.

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