• NUCO 2130

    Therapeutic Principles of Nursing Care
     Rating

    3.28

     Difficulty

    3.83

     GPA

    3.53

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Therapeutic Principles provides the theoretical principles and psychomotor skills associated with nursing interventions across health care delivery settings and populations. The course includes a classroom portion to enhance student comprehension of essential therapeutic principles and simulated learning opportunities to synthesize, apply, and refine clinical skills with the ultimate goal of providing quality and safe care to patients.

  • NUCO 3310

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Pediatrics
     Rating

    3.89

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Patient Family Centered Care courses prepare students to deliver compassionate, evidence-informed care for the specified population. Students engage individuals, families, and communities as partners in health, integrating pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical reasoning, and communication to support holistic wellness, safe quality care, health equity, and advocacy across care settings.

  • NUCO 3610

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Maternal/Child
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    3.33

     GPA

    3.68

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Patient Family Centered Care courses prepare students to deliver compassionate, evidence-informed care for the specified population. Students engage individuals, families, and communities as partners in health, integrating pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical reasoning, and communication to support holistic wellness, safe quality care, health equity, and advocacy across care settings.

  • NUCO 4420

    Foundations of Professional Nursing
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.70

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    This course equips students with essential competencies to advance nursing practice. Students review standardized taxonomies, conceptualize interprofessional collaboration, explore career pathways, practice proficiency in information technology, and expand mentorship strategies to achieve professional success. Activities and assessments emphasize critical thinking, scholarly analysis, and professional communication in writing and presentations.

  • NUCO 2330

    Health Assessment
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    3.60

     GPA

    3.71

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    Patient Centered Health Assessment focuses on obtaining a holistic health history and physical examination of the individual patient. The patient's developmental level and cultural, spiritual, and social dimensions provide the basis for developing a patient centered health assessment. Best practices are emphasized through the correct demonstration of physical examination techniques and the use of appropriate screening tools for clinical risks.

  • NUCO 4450

    Population and Public Health Nursing
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.76

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course enhances the student's application of concepts used in population-focused nursing practice to promote and protect health in communities and populations and respond to public health threats. Students analyze relationships between determinants of health as they relate to the health of populations local to global, especially vulnerable populations. Students complete an experiential learning project focused on one community/population.

  • NUCO 4730

    Professional Nursing Practice Synthesis
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.83

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    In this course, students will synthesize prior nursing knowledge to demonstrate proficiency in key competencies. Through preparation for national pre-licensure exams and engagement in the RN licensure process, students will deepen their understanding of baccalaureate generalist practice. The course also explores societal and healthcare trends and emerging issues in clinical nursing.

  • NUCO 4440

    Trends and Issues in Clinical Nursing Practice
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    This course expands the student's understanding of baccalaureate generalist practice, societal and health care trends, and emerging nursing practice issues. Students propose solutions within the scope of nursing practice to address these issues. Students complete experiential learning projects focused on current trends and issues in health care, building upon their own nursing practice and previous learning experiences.

  • NUCO 4110

    Patient and Family Centered Care: Adults with Complex Health Conditions
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    This course emphasizes the professional nurse's role in the care coordination of adults experiencing complex, multisystem health care needs. Clinical rotations provide students the opportunity to apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, health equity, person-centered compassionate care, clinical skills safety, and ethical concepts in a complex care setting. Prereq: Completion of all 3rd year BSN coursework and accelerated BSN coursework.

  • NUCO 2210

    Foundations of Nursing CARE
     Rating

    2.67

     Difficulty

    1.75

     GPA

    3.89

    Last Taught

    Fall 2026

    CARE includes a focus on Compassion, Awareness of self and cultural variance, Resilience, and Effective communication for interprofessional teams. This learner-centered seminar course facilitates student exploration of professional concepts foundational to safe, high quality, patient- & family-centered nursing care across all settings and populations and to enhance student awareness of self within the nurse-patient clinical encounter.