Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 | Page 254

Course Name
Long Title
Min Credits
Description
Requisites
The course will be group instruction in fundamental piano technique designed for the beginner and / or intermediate musician . Students
MUS-220
Piano Lab
3
learn to read music , improvise chordal accompaniments , and develop technical proficiency through performance of elementary piano music .
MUS-299
Selected Topics in Music
3
MUS-437
Special Topics
3
MUS-439
Independent Study
3
NUR-208
Introduction to Professional Nursing
2
NUR-209
Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
4
This course offers students the opportunity to pursue study of musical topics , composers and forms chosen by the instructor . Course may be repeated if the topic changes .
This course permits in-depth study of a composer , period , genre or
topic in music selected by the instructor .
Qualified advanced students may arrange independent study in areas
not covered by existing courses : study of special aspects of major
works and composers . The student must have the permission of the
Chair of Language , Literature and Fine Arts and the Vice President for
Academic Affairs .
This course is designed to introduce the students to the art and
science of nursing . Personal and beginning nursing professional
identity formation is facilitated . The value of a baccalaureate nursing
education grounded in a liberal arts education is explained . The
historical evolution , values and legal parameters of the nursing
Requisites : Main : None
; Main
profession are discussed . The heritage of the Sisters of Mercy within a
Weekend : NUR-209 , NUR-212 , NURliberal
arts education is described . Selected concepts of caring ,
219 - Must be taken at the same time
communication , cultural competence and the nursing process are
as this course . ABSN : NUR-209 , NURintroduced
. An overview of the roles of the nurse as a member of the
212 , NUR-219 , NUR-324 , RS-231 -
interprofessional health team is included . Future trends in nursing and
Must be taken at the same time as
health care are highlighted .
this course .
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of nursing practice . Students will utilize the nursing process as a framework to apply nursing knowledge , diagnoses , interventions , and outcomes to individuals . Course concepts are grounded in evidence-based practice to promote , maintain , and restore health . Topics related to safety , oxygenation , ventilation , circulation , perfusion , ingestion , digestion , absorption , elimination , urinary , movement , sensory input and the nurse patient relationship and the roles of the professional nurse are explored . Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge and practicing skills in the nursing skills lab , simulation lab , and clinical setting .
Requisites : Main : NUR-208 , NUR- 212 , MTH-103 , NUT-200 , BIO-108 , BIO-108L , BIO-121 , ENG-101 - CHM- 111 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course . Main Weekend : NUR-208 , NUR-212 , NUR-219 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course . ABSN : NUR-212 , NUR- 219 , NUR-324 - Must be taken at the same time as this course