• NUCO 4210

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Public Health Nursing and Population Health
     Rating

    1.83

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

    3.93

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course emphasizes the application of public health and population health theories. Students are introduced to a range of public health nursing roles and are able to integrate knowledge from previous clinical courses into this course. Students apply new skills and knowledge in a variety of community based and public health settings.

  • NUCO 2220

    Cells to Society for Nursing Practice
     Rating

    3.00

     Difficulty

    1.75

     GPA

    3.98

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Using a common chronic disease, this seminar connects the patient to critical elements in the BSN Essentials and IOM Competencies. Real life, interactive opportunities connect the values and core professional concepts to patient experiences across the continuum of health care delivery. Students learn how care of the patient raises questions across multiple domains, such as basic science, culture & society, public policy, and healthcare costs.

  • NUCO 3610

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Maternal/Child Nursing
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    3.33

     GPA

    3.65

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course introduces students to the nursing process as it applies to the care of obstetric, gynecologic, and newborn clients. Health and wellness strategies are emphasized along with disease states specific to the reproductive period as students care for women and families in the hospital and the community.

  • NUCO 3310

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Pediatric Nursing
     Rating

    3.89

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.66

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course addresses nursing care of pediatric patients, up to 21 years old. Students will learn the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients requiring medical and/or surgical treatment, with particular focus on the impact of developmental level on the patient's adaptation to medical illness, surgical events and psychological influences. The child as an integral member of the family is emphasized throughout all content areas.

  • NUCO 4310

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Mental Health Nursing
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.92

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course builds on acquired health assessment skills and introduces psychosocial research and theory needed to provide holistic care to clients across the lifespan. The course will explore mental health disorders and addictions experienced globally, evaluate research evidence to determine optimal interventions, master mental health nursing competencies, and learn resiliency principles needed to provide compassionate care for self and others.

  • NUCO 3110

    Patient-Family Centered Care: Adult-Gero Nursing in Acute Care
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    3.50

     GPA

    3.89

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This required course covers the nursing care of adult patients with common illnesses and conditions requiring medical and/or surgical treatment in acute health care settings.

  • NUCO 2440

    Principles and Application of Case-Based Learning for Nursing Practice
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.93

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Using patient cases, this learner-centered seminar facilitates student exploration of patient- & family-centered care across the continuum of health care delivery and provides clinical experiences to apply critical elements of the BSN Essentials and IOM Competencies. Thinking critically, students synthesize prior and concurrent knowledge in their clinical reasoning and incorporate evidence-based practice across the lifespan.

  • NUCO 4056

    Introduction to Health Policy
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.99

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Intro. health policy & its impact on organizational, local, national, & global issues of access, equity, quality, safety, & social justice in the practice environ. Social, ethical, economic, & political issues that affect the delivery of health & nursing services are analyzed. The role of RNs in advocating & influencing change thru the devel. & imprv. of healthcare policies for patients, the nursing profession, & healthcare systems are explored.

  • NUCO 4440

    Trends and Issues in Clinical Nursing Practice
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.87

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course expands the student's understanding of baccalaureate generalist practice, societal and health care trends, and emerging clinical 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 4450

    Population and Public Health Nursing
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.78

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    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 4710

    Team-Based Care Synthesis
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.93

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Using case studies and/or simulation activities, students synthesize knowledge and problem-solving strategies from all previous course work to cultivate critical and reflective thinking, clinical reasoning, decision-making, and a greater understanding of health promotion, specific disease-based processes and/or population health challenges. Students interact with experts as they complete each problem-based team learning activity.

  • NUCO 4720

    Transition to Practice: Synthesis Practicum
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.97

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Synthesis Practicum provides students with the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills acquired from all previous courses. Students work directly with clinical preceptors in an intensive 168-hour clinical, refining their skills and exploring the professional nurse's role. They assume leadership roles and begin to transition to independent professional practice.

  • NUCO 4730

    Professional Nursing Practice Synthesis
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.81

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Analyze & synthesize content & experience from previous nursing courses. Students will prepare for professional nursing practice through comprehensive national pre-licensure examination testing as well as engage in the initial process for RN licensure. As a culminant experience, students will complete their professional portfolio & undertake a clinical initiative that will deepen their understanding of a patient-centered clinical issue.