Nursing
NURS 121 - Basic Nursing Concepts I
5
NURS 121 is the first didactic nursing course of the AASPN program. It
introduces the student to the discipline of nursing and focuses on nursing process,
concepts of health, illness, adaptation, and homeostasis. Content/principles
related to the following units are included in this course: Introduction to
Nursing, Activity & Rest, Endocrine: Vitals, Nursing Process, Skin Integrity:
Protection, Fluid & Electrolytes, Endocrine: Diabetes, Oxygenation: Respiratory,
Medications, and Advanced Clinical Skills. Pre-requisites: High school chemistry
and algebra, or equivalent. Co-requisite: NURS 198A - Basic Nursing Concepts
Clinical I. Fall.
NURS 131 - Basic Nursing Concepts II
5
NURS 131 builds upon theory and skills taught in NURS 121 - Basic Nursing
Concepts I. Physiologic and psychosocial concepts are incorporated into each
unit, addressing adaptation problems and underlying scientific concepts through
all stages of client growth and development. Content/principles related to the
following units are included in this course: Endocrine: Senses, Elimination:
Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal, Psychosocial Concepts, Spiritual Care, Oxygenation:
Cardiac, Neuro, Psych/Mental Health, Endocrine: Human Reproduction. Pre-requisites:
NURS 198A - Basic Nursing Concepts Clinical I, NURS 121 - Basic Nursing Concepts
I, CHEM 115/115L - Introductory Chemistry and Lab, BIOL 211/211L - Human Anatomy
and Lab, PSYC 111 - Introduction to Psychology. Co-requisite: NURS 198B - Basic
Nursing Concepts Clinical II. Spring.
NURS - 188, 288, 388, 488 Pre-professional
Activities
1-4
These elective courses involve participation in the Nursing Students Association
(NSA) and are designed to aid in the development of professional roles and responsibilities
as well as organize skills. The student is provided leadership opportunities
via campus/community service, continuing education offerings, and political
involvement at local, state, and national levels. Registration for these courses
occurs in the spring semester, retroactive to participation beginning in the
fall semester. S/U grading only. Spring
NURS 198A - Basic Nursing Concepts Clinical
I
1
NURS 198A is the initial clinical course, and focuses on the attainment
of basic clinical skills in the campus laboratory. Client care scenarios are
utilized to aid in student application of the nursing process throughout course
units. Pre-requisite: High school chemistry and algebra, or equivalent. Co-requisite:
NURS 121 - Basic Nursing Concepts I. S/U grade only. Fall.
NURS 198B - Basic Nursing Concepts Clinical
II
1
NURS 198B builds upon skills in 198A-Basic Nursing Concepts Clinical I,
and is the second clinical course, in which students care for clients in all
stages of growth and development, including death and dying. Clinical rotations
include acute care, and extended care settings. Clinical experiences encompass
restorative and supportive nursing skills. Pre-requisites: NURS 121 - Basic
Nursing Concepts I, NURS 198A - Basic Nursing Concepts Clinical I, CHEM 115/115L
- Introductory Chemistry and Lab, BIOL 211/211L - Human Anatomy and Lab, PSYC
111 - Introduction to Psychology. Co-requisite: NURS 131 - Basic Nursing Concepts
II. S/U grade only. Spring.
NURS 215 - Introduction to Pharmacology
2
NURS 215 introduces the student to concepts and principles related to basic
pharmacology, with a specific focus on safe effective drug therapy. Comprehensive
application of the nursing process to pharmacologic intervention is integrated
throughout the course. Content emphasizes drug therapy as a means of enhancing
the client's own adaptive mechanisms. The importance of utilizing current, credible
sources of drug information is stressed as well.
NOTE: Students not enrolled in the nursing programs may take this course,
provided they have permission of the faculty teaching the course. Fall.
NURS 231 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
1
NURS 231 is a part of the North Dakota Statewide Psychiatric Nursing Education
Program and introduces the student to concepts and principles of psychiatric/mental
health nursing. The learner will be guided toward beginning competency in the
nursing care of clients with persistent (chronic) mental illness. The student
will identify common, well-defined deviations in mental health and related interventions.
Selected learning focuses on issues of the lived experience of mental illness.
Pre-requisites: NURS 131 - Basic Nursing Concepts II, NURS 198B - Basic Nursing
Concepts Clinical II, NURS 240 - Fundamentals of Nutrition, PSYC 250 - Developmental
Psychology, and BIOL 212/212L - Human Physiology and Lab. Co-requisite: NURS
298A - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical. Summer.
NURS 240 - Fundamentals of Nutrition
2
NURS 240 introduces the student to basic facts, principles and concepts
relating to nutrition throughout the life cycle. The course focuses on: 1) helping
the client achieve or maintain optimal nutritional status in promoting health
and adaptation, and coping with illness; 2) studying nutritional disorders and
deficiencies. The course emphasizes the application of these concepts in nursing
situations. Pre-requisite: CHEM 115/ 115L - Introductory Chemistry and Lab.
NOTE: NURS 240 is also available to students not enrolled in the Nursing
Program, provided permission from the faculty teaching the course is obtained.
Spring.
NURS 241 - Intermediate Nursing Concepts
I
4
NURS 241 is the fourth in the sequence of didactic courses for students enrolled in the AASPN Program. The student will build upon theory and skills taught in previous nursing courses, and will progress toward mastery of the concepts of communication, critical thinking, and therapeutic nursing interventions as defined by the Department of Nursing. Content/principles related to the following units/topics are included in this course: (1) Fluid and Electrolytes, (2) Activity & Rest, (3) Human Reproduction & Sexuality, (4) Oxygenation: Cardiac, and (5) Protection. Physiologic and psychosocial factors are incorporated into each unit, identifying pertinent concepts from academic support courses. Pre-requisites: NURS 231 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, NURS 298A - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical. Co-requisite: NURS 298B - Intermediate Nursing Concepts Clinical I. Fall
NURS 251 - Intermediate Nursing Concepts
II
4
NURS 251 is the final didactic course for students enrolled in the AASPN
Program. The student continues to build upon theory and skills taught in previous
courses. Content/principles related to the following units/topics are included
in this course: (1) Elimination: GU, (2) Neurologic, (3) Senses, (4) Oxygenation:
Respiratory, (5) Elimination: GI, and (6) Endocrine. Students will demonstrate
mastery of the concepts of communication, critical thinking and therapeutic
nursing interventions as defined by the Department of Nursing. Emphasis is placed
upon assisting the student in making the transition from the role of student
to graduate. Pre-requisites: NURS 241 - Intermediate Nursing Concepts I, NURS
298B - Intermediate Nursing Concepts Clinical I, NURS 215 - Introduction to
Pharmacology. Co-requisite: NURS 298C - Intermediate Nursing Concepts Clinical
II. Spring
NURS 298A - Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nursing Clinical
1
NURS 298A is a clinical affiliation offered at the North Dakota State Hospital,
in conjunction with the North Dakota Statewide Psychiatric Nursing Education
Program. The clinical focus is upon care of clients with well-defined mental
health problems. The core of the clinical experience involves developing an
appreciation for the experience of mental illness, understanding patterns of
mental health/illness, and beginning to engage in the process of transpersonal
caring. Pre-requisites: NURS 131 - Basic Nursing Concepts II, NURS 198B - Basic Nursing Concepts Clinical II, NURS
240 - Fundamentals of Nutrition, PSYC 250 - Developmental Psychology, and BIOL
212/212L - Human Physiology and Lab. Co-requisite: NURS 231 - Psychiatric/Mental
Health Nursing. S/U grade only. Summer.
NURS 298B - Intermediate Nursing Concepts
Clinical I
3
NURS 298B is a clinical course in which students actively engage in learning
experiences aimed at assisting individuals and families to achieve optimal health
by promoting adaptation. Students utilize the nursing process in caring for
clients of all ages and in all stages of growth and development. Clinical rotations
include wellness, acute care, and extended care settings. Clinical experiences
encompass nursing practices that are restorative, supportive, and promotive
in nature. Pre-requisites: NURS 231 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, NURS
298A - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical. Co-requisite: NURS 241 -
Intermediate Nursing Concepts I. S/U grade only. Fall.
NURS 298C - Intermediate Nursing Concepts
Clinical II
4
NURS 298C is a capstone clinical course in which students actively engage
in the care of clients/families in all stages of growth and development. Clinical
rotations are concentrated in acute care and specialty settings. Clinical experiences
encompass nursing practices that are restorative, supportive, and promotive
in nature. Student activity is more self-directed and culminates in summative
evaluation of AASPN program outcomes. Pre-requisites: NURS 241 - Intermediate
Nursing Concepts I, NURS 298B - Intermediate Nursing Concepts Clinical I, NURS
215 - Introduction to Pharmacology. Co-requisite: NURS 251 - Intermediate Nursing
Concepts II. S/U grade only. Spring.
NURS 315 - Advanced Concepts I Child Health 2
This theory course explores advanced nursing concepts related to care of
the acute and chronically ill child. Special consideration is given to the health
problems and special needs of children and adolescents. Emphasis will be on
restorative, supportive and promotive care in a variety of settings. Pre-requisite:
Admission to the BSN Completion Program. Fall.
NURS 316 - Advanced Concepts II Adult
4
This course will focus on advanced nursing concepts related to adults experiencing
acute and chronic illness including changes associated with aging. Disruptions
in major body systems and multi-system disorders will be included. Concepts
of care will focus on practices that are restorative, supportive and promotive
in collaboration with other health care professionals. Pre-requisites: BIOL
357 - Pathophysiology, NURS 321 - Health Assessment, NURS 398A - Health Assessment
Clinical, NURS 328 - Nursing Role Transition, NURS 315 - Advanced Concepts I
Child Health. Co-requisites: NURS 330 - Nursing Research, NURS 331 - Community
Health I, NURS 398B - Clinical Concepts I. Spring.
NURS 321 - Health Assessment
2
This course focuses on the health assessment of the individual. The student
will acquire knowledge and skills in assessment of health status utilizing a
systematic approach to obtaining a history, performing a physical exam and making
inferences from collected data. Pre-requisites: Admission to the BSN Completion
Program or AASPN/RN licensure.
Co-requisite: NURS 398A - Health Assessment Clinical. Fall.
NURS 328 - Nursing Role Transition
2
This theory course will introduce the student to professional nursing concepts
and facilitate the transition from technical to professional nursing practice.
Concepts include legal and professional practice parameters, nursing process,
ethics, critical thinking and decision making, and relevant current issues.
Pre-requisite: Admission to the BSN Completion Program. Co-requisites: NURS
315 - Advanced Concepts I Child Health, NURS 321 - Health Assessment, NURS 398A
- Health Assessment Clinical. Fall.
NURS 330 - Nursing Research
2
The focus of this course is on the research process and the role of the
BSN prepared nurse as a consumer of nursing research. The student is introduced
to the research process, application and utilization of research in professional
nursing practice. The student will participate in activities related to critical
analysis and utilization of nursing research in practice. Pre-requisites: NURS
321 - Health Assessment, NURS 398A - Health Assessment Clinical, NURS 328 -
Nursing Role Transition, NURS 315 - Advanced Concepts I Child Health. Co-requisites:
NURS 316 - Advanced Concepts II Adult, NURS 331 - Community Health I, NURS 398B
- Clinical Concepts I. Spring
NURS 331 - Community Health I
2
This course will introduce the student to community health nursing and
community based nursing practice. The course focuses on health promotion, risk
reduction and disease prevention for individuals and families throughout the
lifespan. The course explores the role of the nurse in assessment of health
risks and in developing appropriate intervention strategies. Students will be
introduced to various career opportunities in non-traditional nursing and health
care settings. Pre-requisites: NURS 328 - Nursing Role Transition, NURS 321
- Health Assessment, NURS 398A - Health Assessment Clinical, NURS 315 - Advanced
Concepts I Child Health. Co-requisites: NURS 398B - Clinical Concepts I, NURS
316 - Advanced Concepts II Adult, NURS 330 - Nursing Research. Spring.
NURS 398A - Health Assessment Clinical
1
The clinical focus of this course affords the student the opportunity to
utilize skills gained in the co-requisite course, Health Assessment. The student
will obtain a health history, perform a physical examination and make inferences
from collected data. Pre-requisites: Admission to the BSN Completion Program
or AASPN/RN licensure. Co-requisite: NURS 321 - Health Assessment. S/U
grade only. Fall.
NURS 398B - Clinical Concepts I
3
The focus of this course is to apply theory and skills learned in didactic
courses to meet the health care needs of individuals and families in both traditional
and non-traditional nursing practice settings. Students will enter new environments
to provide inpatient, ambulatory and community based nursing care. Pre-requisites:
NURS 321 - Health Assessment, NURS 398A - Health Assessment Clinical, NURS 315
- Advanced Concepts I Child Health, NURS 328 - Nursing Role Transition. Co-requisites:
NURS 316 - Advanced Concepts II Adult, NURS 330 - Nursing Research, NURS 331
- Community Health I. S/U grade only. Spring.
NURS 416 - Advanced Concepts III Women's
Health & Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 2
This theory course explores two different aspects of nursing. One is advanced
nursing concepts related to care of women with high risk health problems. Another
is providing nursing care to individuals of all ages who have mental health
and/or psychiatric problems. Concepts of care will focus on practices that are
restorative, supportive and promotive in a variety of settings. Pre-requisites:
All 300 level nursing courses, PSYC 370 - Abnormal Psychology, NURS 425 - Nursing
Leadership and Management, NURS 431 - Community Health II, NURS 498A - Clinical
Concepts II. Co-requisites: NURS 435 - Synthesis, NURS 498B - Clinical Concepts
III. Spring
NURS 425 Nursing Leadership and Management
3
This course introduces the student to the leadership and management concepts
used by nurse managers. The course explores the five functions of leadership
and management and exposes the student to the theoretical and practical knowledge
needed by nurses in a changing health care system. Pre-requisites: All 300 level
nursing courses. Co-requisites: NURS 431 - Community Health II, NURS 498A -
Clinical Concepts II, PSYC 370 - Abnormal Psychology. Fall.
NURS 431 - Community Health II
3
This course expands upon the concepts of health promotion introduced in
Community Health I to focus on community based and population focused strategies
for prevention, identification and management of health risks. The course introduces
students to the nursing process as applied to targeted groups and vulnerable
populations and emphasizes intervention through group health education. Emphasis
is placed on the importance of understanding human diversity in order to provide
quality health care to populations. Pre-requisites: All 300 level nursing courses.
Co-requisites: PSYC 370 - Abnormal Psychology, NURS 498A - Clinical Concepts
II, NURS 425 - Nursing Leadership and Management. Fall.
NURS 435 - Synthesis
2
This course is a capstone experience in which the student will synthesize
professional nursing knowledge, roles and values. In addition, the student will
explore the professional role expectations for transition into the workplace.
Pre-requisites: All 300 level nursing courses, NURS 425-Nursing Leadership and
Management, NURS 431 - Community Health II, NURS 498A - Clinical Concepts II.
Co-requisites: NURS 416 - Advanced Concepts III Women's Health & Psychiatric/Mental
Health Nursing, NURS 498B - Clinical Concepts III. Spring.
NURS 498A - Clinical Concepts II
3
This course expands upon the client care concepts introduced in Clinical
Concepts I to focus on leadership and management opportunities in both traditional
and non-traditional health care settings. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the
nursing process to provide community based and population focused strategies
to address health risks. Targeted group health education is a major theme. Pre-requisites:
All 300 level nursing courses. Co-requisites: PSYC 370 - Abnormal Psychology,
NURS 425 - Nursing Leadership and Management, NURS 431 - Community Health II.
S/U grade only. Fall.
NURS 498B - Clinical Concepts III
5
This capstone experience will enable the student to integrate knowledge
and skills from previous courses and develop self-confidence in critical thinking
and decision making. The student will collaborate with selected health professionals
in diverse practice settings and incorporate all nursing roles necessary for
competence as a beginning practitioner. Pre-requisites: All 300 level nursing
courses, NURS 425 - Nursing Leadership and Management, NURS 431 - Community
Health II, NURS 498A - Clinical Concepts II. Co-requisites: NURS 435 - Synthesis,
NURS 416 - Advanced Concepts III Women's Health & Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nursing. S/U grade only. Spring.
NURS 291, 491 - Nursing Seminar
1-6
This course is designed for the exploration of specific topics which are not covered in regularly scheduled course work.
NURS 292, 492 - Experimental Course
1-6
A new course not listed in the catalog that has the potential for being added to the curriculum.
NURS 293, 493 - Peer Tutoring
1-6
Students may earn credits by offering their services to other students by assisting them with their studies as an academic tutor. Tutors are needed every semester in almost all academic areas. Interested students should contact Student Support Services (second floor) May Hall, room 211, for specific information. (Maximum eight credits may be applied to graduation.)
NURS 294, 494 - Independent Study, Undergraduate Research 1-6
Independent Study: An individualized study not listed as a regular course in the University catalog. Content, etc., to be determined by instructor and student. Requires approval by instructor and department chair. Fall, Spring, Summer.
Undergraduate Research: Research topic must be approved prior to registration by instructor. Written analysis of research activities required at end of semester. . Requires approval by instructor and department chair. Fall, Spring, Summer.
NURS 295, 495 - Service Learning
1-6
Credit may be granted for certain extra-curricular activities for which there is a direct connection and correlation between the activity and the academic objectives of a specific course in the University catalog. The appropriateness of the activity and subsequently awarding of academic credit will be at the discretion of the appropriate departmental chair.
NURS 296, 496 - Study Tours
1-6
Provides students the opportunity to make an extensive trip to a location either inside or outside the United States, which will subsequently provide the student with life experiences that relate directly to a specific academic discipline. Not available in all departments. Available at departmental and discipline discretion only.
NURS 299, 499 - Special Topics, Readings 1-6
SPECIAL TOPICS: A uniquely-designed advanced topics course within a specific discipline. Course content and other related academic requirements to be determined by the instructor. Requires approval by department chair.
READINGS: Readings in educational and various specific professional publications and journals related to a specific academic discipline. Requires approval by department chair.