NU 104 MATH APPLICATION FOR NURSES. (1)
(16) Nursing Elective. Open to non-nursing majors. Fall and Spring Semesters.
This course will enhance the students’ understanding of basic mathematic
skills and their eventual application to accurate calculation of drug and
solution dosages. Basic math concepts of number systems, fractions, decimals,
percentages, ratio and proportion, and systems of measurement will be covered
and practiced for future computation of drug dosages. This course cannot
be used to satisfy graduation requirements.
NU 105 PRE-NURSING SEMINAR. (1)
(16) Nursing Elective. Open to non-nursing majors. Spring Semester.
This elective course is designed to provide the pre-nursing student
with an overview of the nursing school experience. The student will participate
in weekly one hour seminars to explore the realities of nursing school
and help develop skills for success.
NU 291 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS.
(2)
An introduction to the interchangeable word parats that are used over
and over again in different combinations. Once this information is mastered
the student will be able to “translate” complete terms and medical vocabulary
and comprehension will increase. By the end of the course students will
have been introduced to the most commonly used medical terms for the body
systems; anatomical, physiological and pathological conditions; terms for
special procedures, laboratory and pharmacology. This course is targeted
for those planning careers in one of the health professions as well as
those who desire to better understand terms used by health professionals.
NURSING - BSN PROGRAM (NU)
For each nursing course with an accompanying clinical course (NU 329/330, NU 350/351, NU 352/356, NU 426/427, NU 428/429, NU 454/455) a grade of “C” or above is required in the theory course with a pass in the associated clinical course in order to progress. If this does not occur, both the theory and the clinical course must be retaken together.
NU 110-111 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT. (1-1) (16-16)
Prerequisite: None. NU 110 for certification and NU 111 for Re-certification.
Open to any student on campus.
This course is designed to provide basic information about the incidence,
risk factors, and emergency care of cardiac and non-cardiac sudden death.
Students will learn one- and two-rescuer CPR, foreign body airway obstruction
management and pediatric resuscitation.
NU 275 COMPUTERS IN HEALTHCARE. (3) (48)
Prerequisites: Pre-nursing/nursing major or permission of instructor. Nursing
Elective.
This course is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge of word
processing and the World Wide Web specific to health care professionals.
NU 276 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN HEALTH CARE. (3)
(48) Prerequisites: Pre-nursing/nursing major or permission
of instructor. Nursing Elective.
This course is designed to broaden the student’s perception of transcultural
concepts related to health care.
NU 291 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
(2) (32) Prerequisites: Pre-nursing/nursing major or permission
of instructor. Nursing Elective.
This course is designed to provide basic information on meaning, spelling,
and pronunciation of terms used in health care.
NU 300 PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING. (4) (64 hrs.)
Prerequisites: NU 301, 320, 325. Co-requisite: NU 3328, 329, 330.
This course introduces the student to the role of the nurse in using
pharmacological agents. Content is organized around broad classifications
of drugs with emphasis placed on mechanism of action, uses, routes, side
effects, significant adverse reactions, contraindications, drug interactions,
and nursing implications.
NU 301 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC NURSING SKILLS.
(2) Theory = 1 hr. (16). Clinical = 1 hr. (48).
Prerequisite: completion of lower division courses. Co-requisite:
NU 320, 325.
This course introduces the beginning nursing student to the skills
and knowledge necessary to assist clients in performing basic activities
of daily living.
NU 302 NURSING RETENTION. (2) (32)
Students who have received below a “C” grade in any required nursing
course and are eligible for readmission must take this course prior to
re-entry into the nursing program. It is designed to remediate deficiencies
in order to continue with the clinical work.
NU 320 NURSING INFORMATICS. (1) (15)
Prerequisites: Completion of lower division courses. Co-requisites:
NU 301, 325.
The purpose of this course is to introduce beginning nursing students
to the skills of critical thinking, study and test-taking, critiques of
professional articles, technology as a tool for lifelong learning, and
an introduction to the legal and ethical ramifications of information systems
in health care.
NU 325 CONCEPTS UTILIZED IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
I. (3) Theory = (48). Prerequisites: Completion
of lower division courses. Co-requisites: NU 301, 320.
This course focuses on the concepts and issues relevant to professionalism
in nursing, communication, and the holistic realm of nursing practice.
NU 328 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: HEALTH
ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN. (3) Theory (2.5) (40). Clinical
(.5) (24). Prerequisites: NU 301, NU 320,
NU 325. Co-requisites: NU 300, 329, 330.
The purpose of this course is to provide the novice nursing student
with the beginning skills necessary for performing and documenting a client-appropriate
integrated health assessment
NU 329 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: CARE
OF INDIVIDUALS. (4) (64) Prerequisites: NU 320, 325.
Co-requisites: NU 300, 328, 330.
This course provides students with the knowledge to promote and maintain
health of culturally diverse individuals in clinical settings.
NU 330 CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR NU 329. (3) (144)
Prerequisites: NU 320, 325. Co-requisites: NU 300, 328, 329.
This course provides students with the opportunities to promote and
maintain health of culturally diverse individuals in a clinical setting.
NU 350 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: CARE
OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. (4) (60)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330. Co-requisites:
NU 351, 352, 355, 356, 357.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills related
to the care of individuals and families with chronic health problems.
NU 351 CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR NU 350. (2) (96)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330. Co-requisites:
NU 350, 352, 355, 356, 357.
This course provides opportunities for the student to care for individuals
and families with chronic health problems.
NU 352 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: CONCEPTS OF CARE CONCERNING WOMEN AND CHILDREN: DEVELOPING FAMILIES. (4) (64) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330. Co-requisites: NU 350, 351, 355, 356, 357. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills related to family-centered care of women, infants, and children.
NU 353 NURSE EXTERNSHIP. (3) (200-350)
Nursing elective. Prerequisite: Open only to students who have completed
their first year of nursing.
This course is designed to enhance the clinical development of students.
Students are enrolled in the course of study and may participate as either
an employee or a non-employee in a Mississippi Hospital. This experience
provides the student the opportunity to practice learned skills repetitively,
enhance interpersonal skills, and develop organizational skills. The student
receives guidance, supervision and evaluation from a registered nurse preceptor
in conjunction with nursing faculty.
NU 355 SOCIOCULTURAL RESPONSIBILITY IN A GLOBAL
SOCIETY. (2) (32) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 328, 329,
330. Co-requisites: NU 350, 351, 352, 356, 357.
This course assists students with expanding their knowledge base regarding
diversity of cultures and religion in a global society focusing on application
to nursing practice.
NU 356 CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR NU 352. (2) (96)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330. Co-requisites:
NU 350, 351, 352, 354, 355.
This course provides students with opportunities to provide family-centered
care for women, infants, and children.
NU 357 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
NURSE II. (2) (32) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328,
329, 330. Co-requisites: NU 350, 351, 352, 355, 356.
This course introduces the leadership/management concepts of planning
and organizing.
NU 359 PROFESSIONAL TRANSITION. (12) Theory=7
hrs (112) Clinical=2 hrs (96). Prerequisite: Completion of lower
division courses.
This course is designed for the registered nurse as a transition into
the baccalaureate curriculum. It integrates principles and concepts from
the baccalaureate nursing courses taught at the sophomore and junior level
and serves as a basis for entry into the senior year of the curriculum.
Validation is incorporated with the course.
NU 425 THEORY AND RESEARCH I. (2) (32)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355,
356, 357. Co-requisites: NU 426, 427, 428, 429, 430.
The purpose of this course is to provide a forum for the discussion
of theories pertaining to the discipline of nursing and to teach the reason
and structure for nursing research.
NU 426 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: DIMENSIONS
OF COMMUNITY PRACTICE I: CARE OF GROUPS, AGGREGATES AND COMMUNITIES. (4)
(64) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350,
351, 352, 355, 356, 357. Co-requisites: NU 425, 427, 428, 429,
430.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to care
for groups, aggregates and communities. Emphasis is placed on health
promotion, disease prevention, and systems inter-relatedness with the environment.
NU 427 CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR NU 426. (2) (96)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355,
356, 357. Co-requisites: NU 425, 426, 428, 429, 430.
This course provides opportunities to develop skills in prevention
in community settings and to improve skills in secondary and tertiary settings.
NU 428 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: CARE OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ACUTE HEALTH ALTERATIONS. (4) (64) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 357. Co-requisites: NU 425, 426, 427, 429, 430. The focus of this course is on the knowledge and skills needed to care for clients experiencing acute health alterations.
NU 429 CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR NU 428. (2) (96)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355,
356, 357. Co-requisites: NU 425, 426, 427, 428, 430.
Students will collaborate with other health care providers in a variety
of settings to care for culturally diverse clients experiencing acute health
alterations.
NU 430 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
NURSE II. (2) (32) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328,
329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 357. Co-requisites: NU 425, 426,
427, 428, 429.
This course introduces the student to the principles of staffing, scheduling,
directing, time management, delegation, supervision, group communication,
and conflict management.
NU 449 THEORY AND RESEARCH II. (2) (32) Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 356, 357, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430. Co-requisites: NU 454, 455, 456, 457. This course offers theoretical content on those theories pertinent to the current clinical content. The areas of research covered will be collection, analysis, and discussion of the research data.
NU 453 DEATH, DYING AND BEREAVEMENT. (3) (48)
Nursing Elective.
This course is designed as an elective study of death, dying, bereavement
and related issues. The course is designed for anyone who desires to think
and feel deeply about the meaning of life in its many relationships. The
primary purpose of death education is to enrich life through the maturing
of values. After confronting death imaginatively though lectures, reading,
thinking, discussions and group projects, students can be more comfortable
when dealing with the dying and their families. Students can learn to face
and accept death as a natural fact of life and thereby be more supportive
when explaining death to children and more sensitive to the complex ethical
issues related to death and dying. Open to everyone.
NU 454 NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: CARE
OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING COMPLEX HEALTH ALTERATIONS. (4) (64)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355,
356, 357, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430. Co-requisites: NU 449, 455,
456, 457.
This course focuses on the theory necessary to care for clients experiencing
complex health alterations.
NU 455 CLINICAL PRACTICUM FOR NU 454. (3) (144)
Prerequisites: NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355,
356, 357, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430. Co-requisites : NU 449,
454, 456, 457.
Students will provide care and collaborate with other professionals
in caring for clients with complex health alterations.
NU 456 NCLEX TOOLS AND MEASUREMENT. (1) (16)
Prerequisites:
NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 357, 425,
426, 427, 428, 429, 430. Co-requisites: NU 449, 454, 455, 457.
This course helps provide skills necessary for successful completion
of the NCLEX exam.
NU 457 SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING TRANSITION:
PRECEPTORSHIP. (4) Theory (.5) (8) Clinical (3.5) (168) Prerequisites:
NU 300, 301, 320, 325, 328, 329, 330, 350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 357, 425,
426, 427, 428, 429, 430. Co-requisites: NU 449, 454, 455, 456.
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to synthesize
and utilize knowledge gained in their educational setting in a clinical
setting.
NU 460 INDEPENDENT STUDY. (Variable,
1-3) Prerequisite: completion of junior level courses. Must have permission
of instructor.
The student has the opportunity to choose an area of interest in nursing.
Study is pursued independently, utilizing guidelines developed under the
guidance, supervision and evaluation of the faculty.
NU 463 CARE OF THE DYING. (3) (48) Nursing
Elective. Prerequisite: NU 453.
This course is designed to explore a variety of issues related to the
professional care of dying clients. It is designed to provide students
with a solid knowledge base in this aspect of clinical Thanatology. Through
class exercises and assignments, students will explore their own reactions
to situations related to dying clients and then apply their knowledge to
problem solving.
NU 473 LEGAL ISSUES IN NURSING. (3) (48)
Prerequisite: pre-nursing ASN or BSN Student or paralegal student.
This course is designed as an elective study of the legal issues facing
nursing. It is designed for those who desire to assess litigation risks
in the clinical setting, apply risk management principles, and review legal
case studies relative to the health care delivery system. Through lectures,
group discussions, case presentations and formal papers, the student will
become even more aware of legal responsibility and accountability of nurses
in all clinical settings. Strategies to address litigation risks on the
primary, secondary, and tertiary level will be emphasized.