USF 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 320-409
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NGR 5151L Accelerated Fundamentals Clinical (2) NU NUR
Clinical experience in fundamentals of clinical nursing practice. Focuses on developing effective communication skills, critical thinking physical assessment, and concepts of health and illness to meet basic needs of the individual across the life span.
NGR 5580L Accelerated Fundamentals Clinical I (4) NU NUR
Clinical intervention for patients with selected physical and mental health problems. Emphasis is on advancing communication and clinical judgment skills in therapeutic nursing interventions for patients across the life span.
NGR 5680L Accelerated Fundamentals Clinical II (4) NU NUR
Clinical experiences with people across the life-span in hospital and community sites, focus on critical thinking, effective communication, therapeutic interventions, disease prevention, health promotion and synthesis of nursing theory with practice.
NGR 5871 Informatics in Nursing and Healthcare (3) NU NUR
PR: CI. Foundations course with emphasis on essential content and applications in healthcare informatics and clinical systems. Provides understanding of the interdisciplinary issues in medical and nursing informatics and a foundation for those seeking expertise in healthcare informatics. Focus on technologies in healthcare, nomenclatures and classification systems, health care documentation, electronic medical records, and web-based technologies for healthcare.
NSC 1101L Naval Science Laboratory (0) US NVY
A weekly two-hour laboratory covering professional and military subject matter. Attendance is mandatory for all midshipmen.
NSC 1110 Introduction to Naval Science (3) US NVY
Emphasis on the mission, organization, regulations and components of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
NSC 1140 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs (3) US NVY
This course deals with the importance of seapower in historical events, including emphasis on worldwide political-military confrontations following the cold war.
NSC 2121 Naval Ships Systems I (3) US NVY
Types, structures & purpose of naval ships. Hydrodynamic forces, stability, compartmentalization, electrical, & auxiliary systems. Theory of design & operation of steam turbine, gas turbine, & nuclear propulsion plants. Shipboard safety & firefighting.
NSC 2212C Navigation/Naval Operations I: Navigation (3) US NVY
Piloting and celestial navigation theory, principles, and procedures. Tides, currents, weather, use of navigation instruments and equipment, and practicum. Laboratory required.
NSC 2221 Evolution of Warfare (3) US NVY
A survey of military history emphasizing principles of warfare, strategy and tactics, and significant military leaders and organizations.
NSC 2231 Principles of Naval Management I (3) US NVY
Theory and principles of management, focusing on the officer-manager as an organizational decision maker. Includes interpersonal skills, behavior factors, and group dynamics.
NSC 2931 Directed Study in Naval ROTC (1-3) US NVY
PR: Permission of Professor of Naval Science. Intensive individualized study in particular aspects of Naval Science that are not covered in regular course offerings. Enrollment is recommended for NROTC students who are anticipating attending the Naval Science Institute in Newport, RI, during sophomore/junior summer. Course content and title may vary from term to term.
NSC 3123 Naval Ships Systems II (3) US NVY
PR: NSC 2121. Capabilities and limitations of fire control systems and weapons, radar and underwater sound for target acquisition, threat analysis, tracking, weapons selection, delivery, and guidance. Various aspects of explosives, fusing and Naval ordance.
NSC 3214C Navigation/Naval Operations II: Seamanship and Ship Operations (3) US NVY
PR: NSC 2212C. International and inland rules of the road; relative motion-vector analysis; ship handling, employment, and tactics, afloat communications; and operations analysis. Laboratory required.
NSC 4224 Amphibious Warfare (3) US NVY
History of amphibious warfare emphasizing doctrine and techniques as well as an understanding of the interrelations of political, strategic, operational, tactical, and technical levels of war from the past.
NSC 4232 Principles of Naval Management II (Leadership and Ethics) (3) US NVY
PR: NSC 2231. Integration of professional competencies and qualities of effective leadership with emphasis on moral and ethical responsibilities, accountability, communications and military law for the junior officer.
NUR 3026 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice and Foundations for Clinical Judgment (4) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major or CI; CR: NUR 3026L Fundamentals and foundations of nursing practice. Focus is on developing critical thinking and communication skills when applying concepts of health to meet the basic needs of the individual across the life span from within the context of the family.
NUR 3026L Nursing Fundamentals Clinical (4) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major or CI; CR: NUR 3026. Fundamentals of clinical nursing practice. Focus on developing effective communication & critical thinking in applying nursing process to meet the basic needs of the individual across the life span.
NUR 3066 Physical Examination and Assessment (2) NU NUR
PR: Admission to nursing major or CI. Focuses on the techniques of physical assessment and examination of infants, children and adults. Emphasizes assessment phase of nursing process using critical thinking to enable the student to perform evaluations of health status throughout the lifespan.
NUR 3066L Clinical Experience in Health Assessment - RN (1) NU NUR
PR: Admission to nursing major or CI. CR: NUR 3066. Clinical experience on history taking, physical assessment skills basic to biopsychosocial assessment and physical examination of adults and children. Emphasizes diagnostic reasoning and identification of alteration in functional health patterns.
NUR 3125 Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice (4) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major or CI. Central concepts of pathophysiology: cells, tissues, organs and systems. Provides essential knowledge base in pathophysiology across the lifespan for professional nursing practice.
NUR 3145 Pharmacology in Nursing Practice (3) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major or CI. Focus on the basic and clinical concepts of pharmacology in nursing practice. Examines pharmacotherapeutics; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; adverse reactions and contraindications; therapeutic indications and nursing implications.
NUR 3215 Medical Surgical Nursing I (3) NU NUR
PR: NUR 3026, NUR 3026L, NUR 3066, NUR 3076, NUR 3125, NUR 3215L Focuses on the nursing assessment, prevention, and management of selected health care problems in adults of all ages. Critical thinking is used to analyze the effects of changes in health status and impact of nursing intervention for: patients with alteration in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Hemotologic System, Cardiovascular System, Pulmonary System, Renal System, Endocrine, Cancer, Multisystem Dysfunction.
NUR 3215L Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical I (4) NU NUR
PR: NUR 3026, NUR 3026L, NUR 3066, NUR 3076, NUR 3125, NUR 3215 Clinical intervention for patients with selected health problems. Emphasize clinical judgment in implementing therapeutic nursing interventions for patients with selected health problems related to specific abnormalities in functional patterns.
NUR 3525 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (3) NU NUR
PR: NUR 3076, NUR 3066, NUR 3125, NUR 3026 and NUR 3026L. CR: NUR 3525L. Explores mind, body, and spirit alterations in functional health patterns experienced by patients with acute and chronic mental illness. Examines psychopathology, psychoparmacologic therapies and community resources and the role of the nurse in psychiatry.
NUR 3525L Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Clinical (3) NU NUR
PR: NUR 3076, NUR 3066, NUR 3125, NUR 3026 and NUR 3026L. CR: NUR 3525. Focus on clinical intervention using critical thinking and communication skills with patients who require complex psychiatric rehabilitative care. Opportunities are offered to apply knowledge of psychopathology and psychopharmacologic therapies across the lifespan.
NUR 3805 Education Transitions for Registered Nurses (3) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major. Transition to professional nursing for the registered nurse, its theoretical perspective and empirical bases and essential skills for success in nursing education. Focus on developing a variety of learning strategies and approaches to academic achievement.
NUR 3826 Ethical Legal Aspects in Nursing and Health Care MW (3) NU NUR
PR: CI. Nursing Majors. Introduction to contemporary bioethical and legal issues confronting health care providers in a variety of settings. Focuses on identification of legal and ethical principles underlying the decision-making process in nursing and health care.
NUR 4028L Accelerated Fundamentals Laboratory (1) NU NUR
Experiences in the fundamental skills of clinical nursing practice. The focus is on applying the nursing process and developing nursing psychomotor skills.
NUR 4097 Introduction to Nursing Humanities MW (3) NU NUR
Overview of the humanities in nursing including an exploration of fictional and biographical literature, visual art, film, and multidisciplinary professional literature focusing on human experience of and response to health, illness, death, and dying.
NUR 4098 Perioperative Nursing (3) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major or Registered Nurse. Provide nursing students or Registered Nurses with basic knowledge and clinical skills to function in an entry level.Extensive classroom and clinical experience in aseptic technique and considerations for various types of surgical procedures are included.
NUR 4165 Nursing Inquiry (3) NU NUR
PR: Admission to the nursing major or CI. An introductory course in statistics is recommended. An analysis of the research process. Emphasis on identification of researchable nursing problems and evaluations of research that is applicable to nursing practice. Focus on evidence-based practice for nursing.
NUR 4178 Complimentary and Alternative Therapies MW (3) NU NUR
Explore and analyze Complementary and Alternative Therapies and their effectiveness and appropriateness. Discuss Alternative Medical Systems, Mind-Body Interventions, Biologically Based Therapies, Manipulative and Body-Based Methods, and Energy Therapies.
NUR 4194 An Interdisciplinary Perspective in HIV Disease 6A MW LW (3) NU NUR
Provides an interdisciplinary perspective on HIV disease. Topics include the etiology, spectrum, and treatment of HIV disease; international perspectives; issues of race, gender, and ethnicity; values, ethics, and their influences on responses to HIV; and how the media has shaped the epidemic.
NUR 4216 Medical Surgical Nursing II (4) NU NUR
PR: NUR 3215, NUR 3215L, NUR 3145. CR: NUR 4216L. Focus on the nursing assessment, prevention, and management of multiple health care problems. Critical thinking is used to analyze the effects of changes in health status and the impact of nursing intervention for patients with alterations in Visual and Auditory systems, Neurological systems, Musculoskeletal systems, Gastrointestinal systems, and Reproductive systems.
NUR 4216L Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical II (5) NU NUR
PR: NUR 3215, NUR 3215L, NUR 3145. CR: NUR 4216. Clinical intervention for patients with selected health problems. Emphasizes clinical judgment in implementing therapeutic nursing interventions for patients with complex health problems related to alterations in multiple functional health patterns.
NUR 4235L Accelerated Integrated Clinical I (5) NU NUR
Focus on critical thinking, effective communication and nursing interventions for individuals of all ages in the in-patient and community settings.
NUR 4257 Critical Care (2) NU NUR
PR: Nursing Majors or CI. Basic concepts of critical care nursing, focusing on selected health problems to analyze the affects of changes in health status.
NUR 4455 Women’s Health Nursing (2) NU NUR
PR: NUR 4216, NUR 4216L. CR: NUR 4635L, NUR 4636, NUR 4355. Focus on health promotion, identification of risk factors, illness care, and health restoration related to the physiological and psychological changes occurring during a woman’s life cycle including pregnancy.
NUR 4635L Integrated Nursing Clinical: Community/Public Health, Children and Adolescent Health, and Women’s Health (7) NU NUR
PR: NUR 4216, NUR 4216L. CR: NUR 4455, NUR 4636, NUR 4355. Provides clinical learning experiences in diverse community and hospital settings. Focuses on nursing care designed to prevent and/or reduce risk of disease and injury, promote health and wellness, and treat illness and injury in children, adolescents, adults and families, and diverse community populations across the age spectrum.
NUR 4636 Community/Public Health: Population-Focused Nursing MW (3) NU NUR
PR: NUR 4216, NUR 4216L or CI. In-depth examination of community health nursing, public health, epidemiology, culture, and environment essential to preventing illness and injury and promoting and preserving health among diverse populations at risk.
NUR 4636L Community/Public Health Nursing Clinical for the RN (3) NU NUR
CR: NUR 4636 or CI. Provides clinical learning experiences in community-based sites in both urban and rural settings. Focus on nursing care designed to prevent and/or reduce risk of disease and injury, and promote health and wellness to diverse populations across the age spectrum.
NUR 4655 Cultural Diversity in Health and Issues MW (3) NU NUR
Explore the impact of culture on health, illness and the meanings these terms carry for members of differing sociocultural populations. Health-related practices, values, strategies for health care and beliefs among cultural groups will be analyzed.
NUR 4677L Accelerated Integrated Clinical II (5) NU NUR
Focus on nursing interventions for the patient with physical and mental health problems. Therapeutic communication and clinical judgment to implement nursing interventions with the patient and family.
NUR 4838 Leadership and Management in Professional Nursing Practice (3) NU NUR
PR: NUR 4455, NUR 4355, NUR 4636, NUR 4636L or CI. Principles of nursing leadership and management with an emphasis on decision-making, priority setting, delegating, and managing nursing care. Focus on preparation of the professional nurse to work collaboratively in the interdisciplinary health care environment. Clinical experience for registered nurse students will be designed to build upon a practice background.
NUR 4905C Independent Study (1-5) NU NUR
PR: Permission of faculty. Open to majors and non-majors. Individual or group investigation of problems relevant to the health of individuals or groups. Project requirements individually planned with faculty preceptor.
NUR 4930 Registered Nurse First Assistant Course (3) NU NUR
PR: CI. This course will provide a foundation of knowledge and technical skills necessary for the experienced perioperative registered nurse to function in the role of registered nurse first assistant (RNFA).
NUR 4935 Selected Topics In Nursing (1-8) NU NUR
PR: Junior or senior standing or permission of faculty. Content will depend upon student demand and faculty interest and may focus on any area relevant to nursing practice. May involve class, seminar, and/or clinical laboratory.
NUR 4940 Internship for the Registered Nurse First Assistant (4) NU NUR
PR: CI. This course provides 120 hours of clinical experiences in the roles and responsibilities and technical skills required of the registered nurse first assistant (RNFA).
NUR 4948L Preceptorship (6) NU NUR
PR: NUR 4216, NUR 4216L, NUR 4355, NUR 4455, NUR 4636, NUR 4635L. Individually contracted 150 hours of clinical practicum collaboratively planned by students, faculty, and agency personnel. Opportunity to synthesize theory and clinical practice for professional nursing.
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Effective Date: Semester I, 2007
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