Nursing (Nurs)
1. Introduction to Nursing (1)
Orients students to nursing as a profession. Field trips required. (1
2-hour lecture-lab hours)
5. Fundamentals of Nursing (4)
Theory and clinical experience in basic nursing skills to meet the psychological
and physical needs of persons who are ill. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
15. Medical-Surgical Nursing A (7)
Prerequisite: Nurs 5. Guided clinical experience in basic nursing procedures;
introductory pharmacology and diet therapy; laboratory experience in team
nursing; principals and methods for implementing optimal care. (3 lecture,
12 1ab hours)
25. Medical-Surgical Nursing B (7)
Prerequisite: Nurs 15, Bact 20, Biol 66, Physio 1. Guided experience in
team concept in total nursing care of selected patients; measures necessary
for prevention, treannent, and rehabilitation; the patient as a person,
a member of a family and of a community; integration of diet therapy and
pharmacology. (3 lecture, 12 lab hours)
105. Medical-Surgical Nursing C (8)
Prerequisite: Nurs 25. Continuation of Nurs 25. Experience in medical
and surgical nursing specialties. (3 lecture, 15 lab hours)
110. Maternal-Child Nursing (8)
Prerequisite: Psych 119. Principles and application in care of the mother
throughout pregnancy; the newborn infant and the well child; laboratory
experience in the hospital and in community agencies providing care and
education of the family, the mother and child. (4 lecture, 12 lab hours)
115. History of Nursing (2)
Survey of nursing history from the earliest time to the present; social,
economic, and health conditions that influenced the development.
116. Trends In Nursing (2)
Prerequisite: Nurs 26. Influence of historical, social, political, religious,
health, and scientific movements on the progress of nursing; trends, problems
and responsibilities of the professional nurse.
117. Medical-Surgical Seminar (3)
Open only to registered nurses. Basic medical-surgical and pathologic-physiology
concepts that provide scientific rationale for patient's health care; new
techniqtics and therapeutic measures.
118. Maternal-Child Nursing Seminar (3)
Open only to registered nurses. New concepts of total nursing care during
the maternal cycle; child's growth and development as related to health
and prevention of disease.
119. Psychiatric Nursing Seminar (3)
Open only to registered nurses. Concepts of nursing care of emotionally
miniature or socially disorganized personality; current therapy in the treatment
of mental illness and role of the nurse in supportive care.
120. Psychiatric Nursing (7)
Prerequisite: Nurs 26, Psych 119 or H Ec 39 (or concurrently), or permission
of instructor. Mental disorders, the psychoses and psychoneuroses; causes,
prevention, treatment, and total nursing care; social problems involved
in modern concepts of mental illness. (2 lecture, 15 lab hours)
125. Seminar in Nursing (2)
Prerequisite: Nurs 111, 112, 120. Basic concepts of research as it relates
to reading nursing studies; understanding problem-solving techniques.
130. Public Health Nursing (8)
Prerequisite: Nurs 111, 112, 120, 114 (concurrently). Basic principles and
practices of public health; responsibility of the public health nurse in
community programs for health and social welfare. (3 lecture, 15 lab hours)
135. Legal Problems In Nursing Education (2)
Prerequisite: Nurs 111, 112, 120. The conduct, rights, and responsibilities
of a professional nurse; analysis of the legal status, obligations, and
liabilities of the nurse.
145. Principles of Administration in Nursing (2)
Prerequisite: Nuis 111, 112, 120. Principles of nursing service administration;
interpersonal relationships employing the team concept.