This course and its companion, NUR492, represent the culmination of learning in the nursing program, and provide students an opportunity to synthesize and demonstrate knowledge acquired in the RN to BSN program into nursing practice. Students develop a comprehensive plan to implement, evaluate and disseminate the quality improvement project proposal developed in NUR492. In addition, students create a professional portfolio to provide evidence of completion of program learning outcomes. Prerequisites: NUR 492. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 
 

This course and its companion, NUR 494, represent the culmination of learning in the nursing program, and provide students an opportunity to synthesize and demonstrate knowledge acquired in the RN to BSN program into nursing practice. Students demonstrate the achievement of program outcomes through both online and practice experiences culminating in the development of a quality improvement project proposal. Prerequisites: NUR 406. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 

This course examines leadership and management theories necessary to effectively coordinate and carry out patient and family centered care in complex healthcare settings. Emphasis is on teamwork, delegation, supervision, ethical decision-making processes, strategic planning, fiscal oversight and change theory. Learners create an implementation plan for an evidence-based project designed to improve safety and quality patient care. Prerequisites: NUR 404. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 

This course emphasizes human responses to chronic illness and disability while exploring factors that have an impact on biopsychosocial adaptation. This course provides the RN-BSN learner an opportunity to explore chronic illness through the lifespan by studying the impact of chronic illness on families and health care professionals. Prerequisites: NUR 402. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 
 

This course introduces concepts of community health nursing. Emphasis is on strategies of health promotion and epidemiology concepts when nursing with individuals, families, groups, and communities. Professional, legal/ethical, economic, cultural, and environmental issues as they apply to community health nursing are examined. The practice experience in this course includes a community health project aimed at improving health for a vulnerable population. Prerequisites: NUR 400. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students.

The course provides a holistic approach to the study of family nursing theories and frameworks in assessing and planning care for vulnerable client populations across the lifespan. Health promotion strategies, evidence-based research and legal/ethical principles will be applied in developing culturally specific interventions within diverse family structures across the family life cycle. Contemporary health issues impacting families across the health-illness continuum across a variety of health care settings will be explored. Prerequisites: NUR 300, NUR 302, NUR 304, NUR 306 and NUR 308. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students.

This course focuses on the role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in the translation and dissemination of current evidence into professional nursing practice. Research methods and findings are appraised and applied within the framework of evidence-based practice. Advocacy for the protection of human subjects in clinical research is emphasized. Prerequisite: NUR 300. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 

This course builds on knowledge of physical assessment for the RN-BSN learner. This course uses a systematic approach to patient history-taking, physical exam and documentation of findings for individuals across the life span. Each week students participate in a virtual simulation lab exercise. Prerequisite: NUR 302. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 

Transcultural Nursing explores cultural beliefs and practices as they apply to a population’s health and the development of illnesses, as well as similarities and differences among cultural groups. Course materials and resources allow students to explore appropriate communication, cultural needs within the nursing scope of practice, and patient-centered care based on cultural values and preferences. Students will also identify disparities in health and health care among cultural groups. Prerequisite: NUR 300. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students. 

This course creates a foundation for the registered nurse transitioning to baccalaureate nursing practice. Course content includes baccalaureate nursing core competencies, standards of professional nursing practice, the theoretical basis of practice, ethical and legal components of practice, interprofessional communication and collaboration, accountability, autonomy, and decision making in the delivery of safe, effective, and quality driven nursing practice to improve patient health outcomes. Prerequisites: ENG 328. This course may not be taken outside of this program and is not available for Non Degree Seeking students.