BSN Course Information
All course information comes from Seattle University's 2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog. Syllabi information is for reference only and may not be current.
NURS 300 Foundations of Professional Nursing - Theory
Examination of nursing history, nursing theory, and professional practice using systems theory as a framework. Introduction to concepts of health, health promotion and prevention in the context of health care delivery systems. Development of critical thinking and cultural competency. Prerequisites: all courses prerequisite for nursing program. Co-requisites: NURS 301, 302, 303, 304. (4 credits)
NURS 301 Foundations of Professional Nursing - Lab
Examination and practice of therapeutic communication strategies in the context of health care delivery systems. Development of communication, collaboration, and group process skills for professional relationships. Prerequisite: all courses prerequiste for nursing program. Co-requisites: NURS 300, 302, 303, 304. (1 credit)
NURS 302 Health Assessment - Theory
Theoretical concepts related to screening assessments and health promoting interventions for individuals, families and populations across the lifespan. Prerequisites: all prerequisites required for nursing program. Co-requisites: NURS 300, 301, 303, 304. (2 credits)
NURS 303 Health Assessment - Lab
Learning and performing basic techniques of screening assessment and health promoting interventions for individuals, families and populations across the lifespan. Prerequisites: all courses prerequisite for nursing program. Co-requisites: NURS 300, 301, 302, 304. (3 credits)
NURS 304 Pathophysiology
A conceptual approach to alterations in structure and function resulting from stressors on the human body. Course will review the cellular and molecular basis of these alterations. The course will examine pathophysiologic mechanisms of disease such as inflammation, genetic alterations, immune responses, and alteration in the functions of body systems. Prerequisites: BIOL 200, 210; BIOL 220 recommended. Open to non-majors. (6 credits)
Syllabus: NURS 304 Maria Pettinato - Fall 2009
NURS 305 Introduction to Pharmacology
Examination of pharmacological principles and drug classes. Self-management strategies and care provider considerations. Integration of legal, ethical, and other social factors. Prerequisite: Math 110 or above and nursing major. Pre or co-requisites: NURS 312, 332, and 333. (3 credits)
Syllabus: NURS 305 Patrick Murphy - Fall 2009
NURS 319 Nursing Interventions - Theory
Focus on nursing process and interventions in wellness and illness. Process includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nusing care. Synthesize knowledge gained in pathophysiology, health assessment, foundations of professional nursing, pharmacology, and nursing care of older adults with new concepts gained in this course related to nursing skill application. Prerequisites: NURS 300 - 304. Co-requisites: NURS 305, 320, 334, 335. (2 credits)
NURS 320 Nursing Interventions - Lab
Application of nursing process and interventions in wellness and illness. Focus on utilizing assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nusing care. Perform the basic nursing skills required as part of patient care. Prerequisites: NURS 300 - 304. Co-requisites: NURS 305, 319, 334, 335. (3 credits)
NURS 325 Drugs and Nursing Implications: A Case Study Approach
Second pharmacology course for nursing majors. Application of knowledge of major drug classes and significant nursing implications. The student will synthesize information learned in previous theory and clinical courses. Prerequisite: NURS 305, Co-requisite: NURS 354, 355. (2 credits)
NURS 334 Promoting Wellness for Older Adults – Theory
Nursing strategies for health promotion and risk reduction in middle and older adulthood. Emphasis on adjustments to the aging process, living with chronic illness, and end of life care. Prerequisites: 304- 333. Co-requisites: 335, 336, 337, 340. (3 credits)
NURS 335 Promoting Wellness for Older Adults – Clinical
Application of nursing process will focus on common and select biopsychosocial health concerns for older adults. Emphasis on health promotion, risk assessment, and prevention of illness and injury. Clinical experiences will occur in diverse settings appropriate to the older adult population. Prerequisites: 304-333. Co-requisites: 334, 336, 337, 340. (3 credits)
NURS 336 Promoting Mental Health – Theory
Nursing process application of selected theories from the sciences, humanities, and psychiatric nursing to promote wellness in clients with diverse cultural, developmental, and biopsychosocial problems across multiple healthcare environments. Use of case studies. Prerequisites: NURS 304-333 Co-requisites: 334, 335, 337, 340. (3 credits)
NURS 337 Promoting Mental Health – Clinical
Experiences applying principles of psychiatric nursing care to promote wellness in clients with diverse cultural, developmental, and psychosocial needs. Clinical experiences will occur in a variety of hospital and community settings. Prerequisites: 304- 333. Co-requisites: 335, 336, 337, 340. (3 credits)
NURS 350 Statistics and Epidemiological Methods for Health Sciences
Introduction to the nature of measures, descriptive statistics, hypothesis-testing techniques, and critical reading of descriptive and inferential statistics. Prerequisite: MATH 110 or above. Permission required for non-majors. (5 credits)
NURS 354 Nursing Care of Adults I - Theory
Focus on holistic nursing care of adult clients experiencing acute physiological alterations in health. Course explores the physiological and psychosocial factors that contribute to the development of altered health states as well as their impact on clients, families, and communities. Examines the trajectory of illness, focusing on chronic illness, within a framework of health promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisites: All required nursing courses numbered 304 through 335. Co-requisites: NURS 325, 350, and 355. (3 credits)
NURS 355 Nursing Care of Adults - Clinical
Application of the nursing process and refinement of nurse provider competencies. Clinical practice to apply risk reduc-tion, disease prevention and modification, and nursing therapies for adults with predictable health problems in acute care medical-surgical settings. Application of theory to adult individuals within the context of families and populations in the community. Prerequisites: All required NURS courses numbered 304 through 312, 334, 335. Co-requisites: NURS 325, 350, and 354. (5 credits)
NURS 360 Nurisng Research Methods
Introduction to nursing research as a systematic method of inquiry that is fundamental to evidence-based nursing practice. Examination of qualitative, quantitative, and epidemiological research methods. Application of computer skills to identify and search health care databases. Retrieval and critique of relevant research. Prerequisite: NURS 350. (3 credits)
NURS 364 Nursing Care of Children - Theory
Focus on holistic nursing care of infants, children, and adolescents experiencing acute physiological and psychosocial alterations in health. Course explores nursing therapies to promoting wellness during altered health across the spectrum of childhood, in the context of the family and community. Emphasis on developmentally appropriate care, within a framework of health promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisites: All required NURS courses numbered 304 through 355. Co-requisite: NURS 365 (3 credits)
NURS 365 Nursing Care of Children - Clinical
Application of the nursing process and refinement of nurse provider competencies. Clinical practice to apply risk reduc-tion, disease prevention and modification, and nursing therapies for adults with predictable health problems in acute care medical-surgical settings. Application of theory to adult individuals within the context of families and populations in the community. Prerequisites: All required NURS courses numbered 304 through 355. Co-requisite: NURS 364. (3 credits)
NURS 437 Transition to Professional Nursing – Practice
Concentrated clinical practice as well as seminar discussions to appraise issues in professional nursing and leadership and management roles appropriate for the BSN graduate. Integrates program competencies. Prerequisite: all required NURS courses numbered 304 through 427. Co-requisite: NURS 490. (9 credits)
NURS 454 Nursing Care of Adults II - Theory
Focus on holistic nursing care of adult clients experiencing complex alterations in health. Course explores the physiologi-cal and psychosocial factors that contribute to the development of altered health states as well as their impact on clients, families, and communities. Examines the trajectory of illness, focusing on chronic illness, within a framework of health promotion and disease prevention. Prerequisites: All required NURS courses numbered 304 through 365. Co-requisites: NURS 455 (3 credits)
NURS 455 Nursing Care of Adults II - Clinical
Continued application of nursing process and refinement of nurse provider competencies. Clinical practice to apply risk reduction, disease prevention and modification, and nursing therapies to manage complex care of adults with illnesses in medical-surgical acute care settings. Application of theory to adult individuals in the context of families and populations in the community. Prerequisites: All required NURS courses numbered 304 through 365. Co-requisite: NURS 454. (5 credits)
NURS 460 Nursing Care of Communities - Theory
Application of systems theory, nursing science, public health science and community health theories to a variety of populations and communities. Nursing focus is an integrated approach to common community health problems across the lifespan, from prenatal to elder care, populations, and problem solving to promote healthy communities. Prerequisites: all required NURS courses numbered 304 through 455. Co-requisite: NURS 461 (3 credits)
NURS 461 Nursing Care of Communities - Clinical
Clinical application of concepts, principles, and processes, to support health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and illness management across the lifespan and in populations. Community-based experiences with families, populations, and groups. Nursing students collaborate with other disciplines and community members on health problems and health policy issues, to implement and evaluate community-based projects. Prerequisites: all required NURS courses numbered 304 through 455. Co-requisite: NURS 460 (3 credits)
NURS 462 Nursing and Leadership Management
Explore organizational theories, leadership and management principles in professional nursing practice and in healthcare organizations. Critically examine economic, political, and legal factors as these relate to the delivery of health services. Prerequisites: all required NURS courses numbered 304 through 455 (3 credits)
NURS 463 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families - Theory
Assessment of family structure, function and dynamics in provision of nursing care of childbearing women and families. Nursing strategies to promote health and reduce the risk of illness and injury in childbearing families and women to middle adulthood. Prerequisites: NURS 304 through 455. Co-requisite: NURS 464. (3 credits)
NURS 464 Nursing Care of Childbearing Families - Clinical
Experiences in nursing care of childbearing women and childrearing families. Clinical practice in a variety of acute care and community-based settings. Application of theories, principles, nursing process and nursing strategies to promote wellness and reduce illness in childbearing families and groups. Prerequisites: Prerequisites: NURS 304 through 455. Co-requisite: NURS 463 (3 credits)
NURS 480 The Changing Family
An interdisciplinary seminar study of diverse family structures and the complex ways that society shapes, enables, and inhibits particular family forms. Multicultural aspects of contemporary families in socio-historical context are examined. Meets core interdisciplinary course requirement. Prerequisites: Core Phase I and II. (3 credits)
NURS 481 Stress, Survival, and Adaptation
Elective course. Assess stress responses from multifactor, systems-oriented models through current research and literature. Examine complex cognitive, behavioral, affective, sociocultural, and environmental variables. Practice self-management interventions. Open to non-majors. Meets core interdisciplinary course requirement. Prerequisites: Phase I and II of the core. (3 credits)
NURS 482 Contemporary Concepts of Health and Healing
Elective course. Blended science and humanities review of theoretical foundations of health. Current issues include alternative health care, balancing individual responsibility with community needs, environment, and cultural health. Open to non-majors. Requires application of concepts to student’s declared major. Meets core interdisciplinary requirement. Prerequisites: Phase I and II of the core. (3 to 5 credits)
NURS 483 Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Addiction
History, scope, physiological, social, psychological, and family aspects of alcohol and other drug problems. Impaired driving. Progression and symptoms of addiction; types of alcoholics. Nature of addictive diseases: causality, treatment, and prevention. Meets core interdisciplinary requirement. (3 credits)
NURS 484 Spirituality and Nursing
Addresses the concept of spiritual well-being in individuals and groups. Examines the notion of nursing as vocation, and allows students to explore the spiritual dimensions of the nursing profession. Theoretical examination of spiritual concepts in nursing management of populations. (3 credits)
NURS 485 HIV/AIDS: The Epidemic
Provides an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic including changes in the pattern of occurrence, signs and symptoms, classifications of the disease, recognition of the course of the disease and strategies for prevention. Satisfies the core interdisciplinary requirement. Satisfies core interdisciplinary requirement. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. (3 to 5 credits)
NURS 490 Senior Synthesis
A capstone seminar of reflection and synthesis of the core and nursing. Integration of the intellectual, professional and personal responsibilities of nursing as a career. Examination of contemporary issues challenging the profession. Meets core requirement. Prerequisites: all required NURS courses numbered 304 through 427. Nursing majors only. Co-requisite: NURS 437. (3 credits)
NURS 491-493 Special Topics
(1 to 5 credits)
NURS 496 Independent Study
(1 to 5 credits)
NURS 497 Directed Reading
(2 to 5 credits)
NURS 498 Directed Research
(2 to 5 credits)