KCU YSN RN-BSN Track Program of Study

Effective: Fall, 2012

REQUIRED KCU COURSES

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

Summer 2013

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

TOTAL PROGRAM OF STUDY LENGTH - 18 months

Each fall off for Labor Day, 2 days fall break, week of Thanksgiving
Off Christmas break 3-4 weeks
Each spring off for Martin Luther King Day, week for spring break, and Good Friday

Catalog Course Descriptions

NUR 209 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL PREVENTION - 2 credit hours

This course focuses on health assessment of individuals and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Students will develop skills for obtaining health histories and performing physical examinations as well as strategies for healthy living. Functional health patterns are explored from a caring perspective. (1 hour of class per week; 3 hours of clinical per week)

NUR 290 - TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING - 1 credit hour

This course is designed to build on existing nursing practice by introducing nursing as a healing ministry based on the example of Jesus Christ. The theories and concepts of the nursing profession with an emphasis on caring as the spiritual core of nursing practice. Students build on existing knowledge and skills in using the nursing process as it relates to moral and ethical decision-making. (1 hour of class per week)

NUR 293 - HOLISTIC NURSING - 3 credit hours

The focus of this course is on holistic management of client health problems throughout the life cycle. Emphasis is placed on continued cognitive and affective development integrating previous knowledge and skills, complete biopsychosocial and spiritual problems, and utilizing caring with an intersystems thinking approach to health care. (3 hours of class per week)

NUR 308 - INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH - 3 credit hours

This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of the research process and problem solving method. Examination of selected nursing research for applicability to clinical practice is included. Critical analysis of nursing research studies for application to practice is emphasized. (3 hours of class per week)

NUR 403 - NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT - 3 credit hours

This course focuses on leadership roles in practice. Leadership theories and models of planned change and decision-making are used to develop plans for solving problems in health care systems and health care policy. Lifelong learning and how to find and use health information are discussed. Management roles and functions are addressed. (3 hours of class per week)

NUR 405 - COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING - 5 credit hours

This course provides an introduction to the theories, principles, practices, and research relating to issues in the delivery of health care to a community and the environment of the community. The nursing process and caring relationship are emphasized, while collaborating and partnering with other health care providers to empower individuals, families, and communities to effect change. (3 hours of class per week; 6 hours of clinical per week)

NUR 406 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ISSUES - 2 credit hours

This course assists students to critically examine current and emerging trends and issues in nursing and health care. Using a seminar format, students lead health discussions and explore nursing’s independent and interdependent relationship with other health care providers in a dynamic health care field. (2 hours of class per week)

NUR 502 - CLINICAL PRACTICE CONCEPTS - 5 credit hours

This practicum course will assist students to explore advanced nursing roles through didactic and clinical experiences. Issues to be explored include role behaviors and transitions, educational preparation, and regulatory guidelines. This course will provide students with foundational information on which to build sound advanced practice competencies. (5 credit hours; 90 clinical contact hours)