Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Courses: Plan of Study & Course Descriptions
Plan of Study: Basic Baccalaureate
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Junior Year - Semester I |
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Professional Development I |
2sh 4sh 4sh 2sh 3sh 2sh |
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Junior Year - Semester II |
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Professional Development II |
3sh |
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Senior Year - Semester I |
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Professional Development III |
3sh 3sh 3sh 3sh 2sh 3sh |
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Senior Year - Semester II |
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N409 N424 N425 N426 N427 N430 |
Professional Development IV |
2sh 3sh 2sh 2sh 3sh 3sh |
Plan of Study: RN to BSN
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Semester I - Fall |
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Professional Nursing Concepts & Issues
Assessment & Application
Concepts I |
2sh 3sh 3sh |
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Semester II - Spring |
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Assessment & Application Concepts II |
3sh |
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Semester III - Fall |
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Nursing Leadership |
2sh 2sh 2sh 3sh |
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Semester IV - Spring |
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N406 N495** Tier III |
Nursing Management |
3sh 2sh 3sh |
Course Descriptions
308
Professional Development I: Research and Informatics 2
Prereq admission to nursing program or by permission.
First of professional development series; focus on
nursing and health care research, information
management, informatics, and development of nursing
research.
309
Professional Development II: Ethical Reasoning and
Decision Making Processes in Nursing 2 Prereq Nurs 308;
c// Nurs 315. Continuation of professional development
series; moral/ethical reasoning models, decision
processes, and philosophical basis of nursing as a
discipline.
311
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Nursing 4 Prereq
admission to nursing. Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical
manifestations of common human dysfunction; nursing
implications for prevention and therapeutic approaches
including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic
therapies.
315
Nursing Practice: Health and Illness 4 (0-12) Prereq
Nurs 308, 311, 315, 316, 317, or c//. Introduction to
nursing practice and health assessment: professional
values, core competencies, core knowledge and role
development. S, F grading.
316
Introduction to Nursing Practice in Health and Illness:
Theory 2 Prereq Nurs 308, 311, 317 or c//. Introduction
to nursing concepts and holistic assessment including
core professional values, knowledge and competencies
for nursing practice.
317
Health Assessment 3 (2-2) Prereq Nurs 308, 311, 316 or
c//. Systematic approach to health assessment of adults
emphasizing and incorporating use of nursing process
and scientific rationale.
322
The Human Experience of Diversity and Health 2 Prereq
admission to nursing or by permission. Explorations of
regional, national, and global expressions of health
and illness and implications for health care
professionals.
324
Nursing Concepts in Acute and Chronic Illness in the
Adult 4 Prereq Nurs 311, 315, 316, 317 Theoretical
concepts of acute and chronic illness in the adult as a
basis for critical thinking and decision-making in
nursing.
325
Nursing Practice in Acute and Chronic Illness in Adults
5 (0-15) Prereq Nurs 311, 315, 316, 317; c// Nurs 324.
Application of acute/chronic illness concepts in adults
as a basis for critical thinking and decision-making in
nursing. S, F grading.
328
Introduction to Gerontological Nursing 2 Prereq c//
Nurs 318. Professional values, communication, and
functional assessment in care of elders; core knowledge
and role development of the gerontological nurse.
360
Professional Nursing Concepts and Issues 2 Prereq
certified in nursing or RN. Philosophical, historical,
economic, legal/ethical, and professional issues
designed for registered nurses to build upon previously
acquired professional concepts.
365
Nursing Concepts: Assessment and Application of
Physiological Concepts to Nursing Practice I 3 Prereq
certified in nursing; registered nurse. Integration of
pathophysiological, assessment, pharmacological nursing
concepts with diverse client populations; emphasizing
neurological, EENT, skin, musculoskeletal, endocrine,
and respiratory systems.
366
Nursing Concepts: Assessment and Application of
Physiological Concepts to Nursing Practice II 3 Prereq
certified in nursing; registered nurse. Integration of
pathophysiological, assessment, pharmacological nursing
concepts with diverse client populations; emphasizing
fluid/electrolytes, oncology, GI/GU; cardiovascular;
immune system, renal.
392
Therapeutic Touch: A Nursing
Modality of Caring and Healing 3 (2-3) Prereq
completion of one semester of nursing or by permission.
Explores the broad arena of touch as a means of
interpersonal communication and as a mechanism for
healing using Krieger-Kunz method.
400
Nursing Research and Informatics 3 Prereq enrolled in
WSU College of Nursing; registered nurse. Application
of informatics skills and research processes to
clinical practice; incorporates first level informatics
concepts.
405
Nursing Leadership 2 Prereq certified in nursing;
registered nurse. Application of group leadership and
management theories to professional nursing practice.
406
Nursing Management 3 Prereq enrolled in WSU College of
Nursing; registered nurse. Management, leadership, and
group theories are utilized and applied to the
management of nursing and health care.
408
Professional Development III: Leadership and Management
3 Prereq Nurs 309. Continuation of professional
development series; focus on impact of leadership,
management, and resource allocation on patient
outcomes.
409
Professional Development IV: Transition to Practice 2
Prereq Nurs 408; Nurs 414; Nurs 415; Nurs 416; Nurs
417. Continuation of professional development series;
focus on transition to practice and nursing across
health care systems/delivery within global arena.
414
Child and Family Health: Theory 3 Prereq Nurs 324, 325;
c// Nurs 318, 328. Analysis and evaluation of
scientific and theory base for nursing care of children
and families.
415
Children and Families as the Focus of Nursing Care 3
(1-6) Prereq Nurs 324, 325; c// Nurs 318, 328, 414.
Synthesis and application of underlying science and
nursing process with the unique population of children
and families. S, F grading.
416
Childbearing Health of the Family 3 Prereq Nurs 324,
325; c// Nurs 318, 328. Care of childbearing families
within the context of community; newborn health, and
men's and women's reproductive health addressed.
417
Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 2 (0-6) Prereq
Nurs 324, 325; c// Nurs 318, 328, 415, 416. Nursing
care of families during the childbearing continuum
and/or acute care settings; combination of clinical and
seminar. S, F grading.
424
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Concepts 3 Prereq
Nurs 414, 415, 416, 417. Healthy to psychopathological
states studied within a nursing framework; includes
history, theories, legal/ethical issues of
psychiatric/mental health nursing.
425
Nursing Practice: Psychiatric/Mental Health 2 (0-6)
Prereq Nurs 414, 415, 416, 417; c// Nurs 424. Clinical
application of the nursing process with clients
experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric/mental
health disruptions. S, F grading.
426
Community Health Nursing Theory 2 Prereq Nurs 414, 415,
416, 417. Synthesis of nursing and public health
concepts with emphasis on community as partner and
population-focused practice.
427
Community Health Nursing Practice 3 (0-9) Prereq Nurs
414, 415, 416, 417; c// Nurs 426. Promoting the
public's health through application of the public
health functions; assessment, policy development, and
assurance. S, F grading.
430
Senior Practicum 3 (0-9) Prereq Nurs 409, 424, 425,
426, 427. Clinical and theoretical concepts applied in
a concentrated clinical practicum; use of clinical
preceptors and student objectives. S, F grading.
440
Nursing Concepts: Community Health 2 Synthesis of
nursing and public health concepts with focus on
community as partner, and population-based practice.
462
Selected Nursing Concepts: Psychiatric/Mental Health 2
Nursing process with individuals and families
experiencing psychiatric/mental health disruptions.
465
Nursing Practice: Community and Psychiatric Mental
Health3 (0-9) Prereq Nurs 462 and 440 or c//.
Application of community health, public health, and
psychiatric/mental health nursing concepts to
individuals, families, and communities with identified
health needs.
477
Health Care Ethics 2 or 3 Ethical theories including
deontology, teleology, virture ethics and applicability
to ethical dilemmas in nursing. Credit not granted for
both Nurs 477 and 577.
478
Plateau Tribes: Culture and Health 3 (2-3) Prereq
junior/senior in health care of human services/health
professionals. History, culture, and health care needs
of the Plateau Indian tribes; both classroom and
practicum experience. Credit not granted for both Nurs
478 and 578.
479
Advanced Physiology for Clinical Practice 3 Prereq
Admission to WSU nursing program. Cellular and system
physiology foundational to advanced practice and
understanding drug mechanisms of action.
491
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)and Laboratory
Value Analysis and Interpretation 3 Prereq Nurs 311,
324, 325 or by permission. Analysis/interpretation of
common laboratory values; basic interpretation of
common ECG rhythms, dysrhythmias, and application of
ACLS dysrhythmias management guidelines.
495
Nursing Practice: Advanced Clinical Practicum 2 (0-6)
Prereq certified in nursing. Application and
integration of theoretical content in an area of
nursing practice of special interest to the student.
497
Special Topics in Nursing V 1-3 May be repeated for
credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
498
Special Topics in Nursing V 1-3 May be repeated for
credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
499
Special Problems V 1-4 May be repeated for credit. S, F
grading.