Academic Catalog 2019-2020

Core Requirements Course Title

Credit Hours

NUR 3003 Concepts of Professional Nursing

3

 (Must be taken term I semester I of Nursing core courses)

NUR 3001

Health Tech & Informatics for Professionals

1

 (Must be taken term I semester I of Nursing core courses)

NUR 3303

Health Assessment Across the Lifespan

3

 (Must be taken term I semester I of Nursing core courses)

NUR 3103

Transcultural Nursing

3

 (Must be taken term II semester I of Nursing core courses)

NUR 4003 Nursing Research and Theory

3

 (Must be taken term II semester I of Nursing core courses)

NUR 4303 Nursing Leadership NUR 3403 Nursing Care of Older Adults

3 3 3 3 5 4 4

NUR 3503 Women’s Health NUR 3203 Pathophysiology

NUR 4205 Nursing Care of Communities*

 (Must be taken term I semester III of Nursing core courses)

NUR 4104 Evidence-based Complex Nursing Practice*

 (Must be taken term II semester III)

NUR 4403 Professional Nursing Synthesis/Capstone

3  (Must be taken term II semester III of Nursing core courses)

Total Nursing Core

37 34

RN License Electives

4

Students are required to take the following at BC: 3 of the 6 hours of Christian Studies General Education Requirements (see p. 48)

45

TOTAL

120

*Clinical hours required

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION NUR 3001 Health Tech & Informatics for Professionals

The course prepares the student to acquire and apply knowledge and skills from informa- tion and computer science to nursing and the health care delivery system. The course intro- duces students to application of information systems in health care practice, education, and research. Hardware, software, databases, communication application, computer develop- ments, and associated legal and ethical issues are addressed. Students learn a wide range of appropriate clinical interaction with clinical information systems for making decisions and mitigating error, use of the Internet to inform themselves, peers, and their clients; and facilitate using the email to communicate and coordinate with the interprofessional team, clients and peers. NUR 3003 Concepts of Professional Nursing This course facilitates the transition of students into professional nursing. Students, reg- istered nurses, are introduced to the values and concepts germane to professional nursing practice included in the Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing

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