3007 Introduction to Nursing Concepts
A focus on the concepts of the health continuum and the role of the nurse. Emphasis will be placed on an introduction to the nursing process and developing basic nursing skills. Particular emphasis will be placed on performing physical, psychological, developmental, nutritional, social, spiritual, and family assessments on adult/geriatric clients. The integration of the nursing process in the care of geriatric clients will take place in primary or secondary health care settings. Pre: Admission into the Nursing Program.
3023 PN-RN Progression
This course is designed to integrate the theoretical concepts basic to professional nursing. This course bridges prior learning and experiences in Nursing with baccalaureate education. The physical assessment or clinical portion of this course (for LPN students) will focus on the presentation of principles and techniques used on obtaining a comprehensive health assessment and physical examination in the context of physiological, psychological, sociological, and developmental parameters. Emphasis will be placed on differentiating between normal and abnormal findings in adults, the elderly and children. This course is open only to LPN/RN-BSN Progression Track students. Nursing Advisor approval required.
3038 Nursing Concepts of Adult Health
Adult Health Nursing emphasizes alterations and an optimal level of wellness in the health status of the adult client in both acute and chronic illnesses. This course addresses collaborative, interdisciplinary care of the Medical-Surgical client, in a variety of settings, within the rapidly changing health care system. Students will be expected to demonstrate increasing ability to implement the nursing process in caring for adult clients. Pre: Nursing 3007, 3103, and 3222.
3103 Pharmacology and Nursing Practice
This course is designed to provide a theoretical foundation utilizing principles of pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, and pharmacokinetics. The emphasis is safe administration of drug therapy in various clinical settings utilizing the nursing process. Pre: All science courses. Concurrent with NURS 3007.
3144 Nursing Concepts of Family Care (Peds)
The nursing process is applied to the care of families in childbearing and childrearing stages in community and institutional settings. Emphasis is placed on the nursing functions of teaching counseling to support and promote optimal health. Pre: NURS 3007, 3103, and 3222.
3145 Nursing Concepts of Family Care (OB)
Focus of the course is on clients in family centered care. It encompasses the bio-psycho-social development of the female from puberty to menopause including all phases of gynecological and obstetrical care. The course will emphasize nursing concepts related to the care of the family centered client. Course content will include critical thinking, prioritizing of appropriate interventions and continuous evaluation of care throughout developmental levels of family centered care. Students will perform independent, interdependent, and collaborative nursing functions to promote restoration, maintenance, and maximal functioning of the family centered care client. Pre: NURS 3007, 3103, and 3222.
3222 Nursing Concepts of Mental Health I
This course is a prerequisite for Nursing Concepts of Mental Health II. It provides and introduction to the values clarification process and stresses the development of increased self awareness. The conceptual frame work regarding normal growth, development and adaptation is presented and stressed as a foundation for concepts with maladaptive human responses. This course emphasizes effective communication techniques that facilitate nurse client interactions and nursing interventions and provides an overview of various types of maladaptive psychological responses. Pre: Admission into the Nursing Program.
3225 Nursing Concepts of Mental Health II
The nursing process is utilized in relation to internal and external stressors. Delivery of Nursing is examined in relation to the roles of others who contribute to client care. Emphasis is on use of self as a therapeutic tool in initiating effective nurse-client relationships. Experiences are provided to identify responses to existing and potential stressors for psychiatric/mental health clients and their families in selected health care settings. Pre: Completion of all junior level nursing courses.
3334 Nursing Practicum
A clinical course designed for generic baccalaureate students to promote independence in the synthesis and practice of biophysical and psychosocial nursing to specific client groups across the life span. Students will have the opportunity to increase the amount and quality of clinical experiences and decision-making skills through working with clinical preceptors in local NW Oklahoma health care agencies. Preceptor arrangements will be coordinated by the faculty coordinator and follow Oklahoma Board of Nursing guidelines. LPN students and traditional students working in a Nurse Tech position that fulfills course objectives and required clinical hours may satisfy course requirements with documentation of clinical experience.
Pre: Completion of all junior level nursing courses.
4003 Nursing Research
This course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to study the research process in nursing. Critical questions about nursing practice are formulated and researchable problems are identified. Students will critically examine research studies and consider the applicability of findings to clinical practice. Students will also examine nursing research designs and begin to design group nursing research proposals. Pre: Completion of all junior level nursing courses. Prerequisite or concurrent: Statistics 1113 or 4213.
4204 Community Centered Nursing
The focus of this course is on the health needs of the individual, family and/or community client in the community setting. The student will apply the nursing process to individual, family and community health problems to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of preventative, curative, educational and rehabilitative services independently or with members of various health disciplines. Biological, social and political influences which may affect the individual, family or community are explored. Pre: Completion of all junior level nursing courses.
4216 Nursing Synthesis
This course involves the application of leadership and management theories in the delivery of nursing care. It is designed to help the student learn the reasoning behind nursing leadership in health care organizations. Emphasis is placed on concepts of leadership, change, political processes and their influence on health care policies, quality management, legal issues and health care delivery systems. Student-designed/instructor-approved clinical experiences in selected settings will provide the opportunity for the refinement of nursing leadership and management skills. Pre: Completion of all junior level nursing courses.
4317 Complex Care Across the Life Span
Focus of the course is on clients experiencing high risk, complex multi-system health care problems across the life span, and emphasizes nursing concepts related to care of the critically ill client. Course content will encompass critical thinking, prioritizing of appropriate interventions and continuous evaluation of care throughout critical episodes. Students will perform independent, interdependent and collaborative nursing functions to promote restoration, maintenance, and maximal functioning or support end-of-life care. Pre: Completion of all junior level nursing courses.
4333 Professional Issues in Nursing
Discussion of contemporary professional nursing issues and trends. Students will examine legal, economic, political, cultural, and ethical issues that act as stressors on the professional nurse, nursing practice, and the delivery of nursing care within the current healthcare delivery system. Pre: Admission into the Nursing Program and LPN/RN students enrolled in PN/RN-BSN Progression Track.