All undergraduates at Florida State University must demonstrate basic computer skills competency prior to graduation. As necessary computer competency skills vary from discipline to discipline, each major determines the courses needed to satisfy this requirement. Undergraduate majors in nursing satisfy this requirement by earning a grade of "C" or higher in NUR 3167.

The State of Florida has identified common program prerequisites for this University degree program. Specific prerequisites are required for admission into the upper-division program and must be completed by the student at either a community college or a state university prior to being admitted to this program. Students may be admitted into the University without completing the prerequisites, but may not be admitted into the program.

At the time this document was published, some common program prerequisites were undergoing revision. Please visit http://facts23.facts.org/navigation/detail_ext/cpp_intro.do?pageId=060304 for a current list of state-approved prerequisites.

The following lists the common program prerequisites or their substitutions necessary for admission into this upper-division degree program:

1. BSC X085C or any human anatomy and physiology I course or human anatomy course
2. BSC X086C or any human anatomy and physiology II course or human physiology course
3. CHM XXXX: four to six (4–6) credit hours of chemistry which must be comprehensive college general chemistry (such as CHM X030 or CHM X032) but not lower level principles courses (such as CHM X025)
4. DEP X004 or any human growth and development across the life span course
5. HUN X201 or any human nutrition course or NUR X192
6. MCB X010C or any microbiology course with lab
7. PSY X012 or any general psychology course
8. STA X014 or any statistics course
9. SYG X000 or any introduction to sociology course

NGR—Nursing: Graduate

NUR—Nursing: Generic Undergraduate

Theory/Laboratory Courses Required

NUR 3026. Nursing Competencies for Professional Practice (3). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Corequisite: NUR 3026L. This course provides the basis for professional nursing practice. Included are concepts of basic human physical needs; technical, computer, and therapeutic communication skills; documentation (based on medical terminology), group process; nursing process; and APA.

NUR 3026L. Nursing Competencies for Professional Practice Lab (2). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Corequisite: NUR 3026. This course supports concepts presented in NUR 3026 Nursing Competencies for Professional Practice. The application of competencies and skills occurs in laboratory and various clinical settings.

NUR 3066. Nursing Assessment of the Well Family: A Lifespan Approach (2). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Corequisite: NUR 3066L. This course introduces the beginning nursing student to the parameters, procedures, and skills required to perform and document a holistic assessment of clients in all age groups. Included are communication and interview techniques in compiling a health history, technical skills in performing a physical exam, and critical thinking skills in doing a health risk appraisal and formulating nursing diagnoses appropriate to identified problems. Clients' cultural differences, developmental stage, family structure, economic situation, and health behaviors are considered when evaluating health status.

NUR 3066L. Nursing Assessment of the Well Family: A Lifespan Approach Lab (1). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Corequisite: NUR 3066. The focus of this course is on the application of knowledge and skills utilized in assessing a client's health status. The laboratory and various clinical sites are utilized in assessing diverse client populations across the life span. Critical thinking, along with interactive and technical skills, are used in gathering data for a health history, performing a physical exam, identifying health risks and problems, documenting findings, and formulating a nursing diagnosis. A holistic approach is utilized in assessing the health of primarily healthy clients and in developing a health database.

NUR 3146. Pharmacology for Professional Nursing (2). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Using the science of pharmacology and pharmacological principles underlying therapeutic interventions, this course focuses on the introduction to nursing care regarding pharmacological theory, major classifications, and common characteristics of drugs.

NUR 3165. The Research Process for Professional Practice (2). Generic BSN Program Prerequisite: Semester I courses. RN to BSN Program Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing major. This introductory course will assist students in conceptualizing both the basic research process and the importance of research to nursing, and will enable students to understand and use published healthcare research.

NUR 3177. Holistic and Complementary Approaches to Health and Healing (3). This course is designed to explore knowledge of practices that promote health and well-being. Emphasis is on stress management and body-mind-spirit communication. A variety of holistic and complementary approaches to health and healing are explored.

NUR 3226. Nursing the Adult Family I (3). Prerequisites: Semester I courses. Corequisite: NUR 3226L. This is the first of three courses focusing on the adult. Emphasis is on general body responses and alterations in disease, pathophysiology, and holistic nursing management of the continuum of care for patients and their families in acute care settings. Critical thinking and problem solving skills are utilized to plan interventions and evaluate outcomes appropriate to health care needs for adults and their families based on the state of the disease course and their special needs. Concepts and alterations in physiologic stress and adaptation, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid/base balance, immune/inflammation response, and cellular proliferation serve as a foundation for all levels of care. Principles of rehabilitation are presented for application in all clinical courses. Diabetes, complications of surgery, and alterations in digestive and orthopedic systems are presented.

NUR 3226L. Nursing the Adult Family I Laboratory (2). Prerequisites: Semester I courses. Corequisite: NUR 3226. Focus of this laboratory course is the application of technological competencies, concepts and principles, and the nursing process while providing interventions to adults and their families in the acute care and appropriate community care settings. Effectiveness of the interventions and expected outcomes are evaluated.

NUR 3286. Nursing the Aging Family (2). Prerequisite: Nursing major status. Utilizing a holistic perspective, this course explores the older adult family, the aging process, client responses, adaptive behaviors, and nursing needs. The focus is on promoting client independence and maximizing quality of life among the age continuum through end-of-life care. Nursing and aging theories are utilized in the application of the nursing process.

NUR 3535. Mental Health Nursing (3). Prerequisites: Semester I courses. Corequisite: NUR 3535L. This course focuses on individuals and small groups experiencing acute and chronic behavioral problems. Critical thinking is used to apply psychiatric and nursing theories to the care of these clients and families in various healthcare settings. Content includes the effect of mind/body disturbances on biopsychosocial functioning, mental status, relationships, and families. Nursing care of individuals and families with maladaptive behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical assessments as well as somatic, behavioral, and environmental interventions also are explored.

NUR 3535L. Mental Health Nursing Laboratory (3). Prerequisites: Semester I courses. Corequisite: NUR 3535. This laboratory applies psychiatric and nursing theories to individuals and small groups experiencing acute and chronic behavioral problems in various healthcare settings.

NUR 3615. Introduction to Family and Community Nursing (2). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. This course focuses on core systems of individual, family, and community nursing that provide the framework of the BSN program. Concepts discussed include: Pender's health belief model; cultural, social, and epidemiological factors relative to health and illness: concepts of acuity/chronicity and crisis; systems theory; rehabilitation concepts; family and group theory, communication, and dynamics.

NUR 3805. Nursing: Role and Scope (3). Prerequisite: Admission to RN to BSN Program. This course is designed for the returning registered nurse student. Current and emerging concerns of professional nursing are addressed within the context of nursing history, nursing practice, impact of global trends, and the influence of political and socioeconomic policies on nursing and health care. The roles of the baccalaureate nurse are examined in relation to individual, family, and community outcomes with emphasis on client advocacy, teaching, autonomy, accountability, change agent, research, critical thinking, and leadership. The legal and ethical framework for professional nursing and cultural diversity also are explored. Selected nursing practice models and health belief models are considered for applicability to nursing practice.

NUR 3825. Values, Roles and Issues in Professional Nursing (2). Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. This course focuses on roles, ethics, values, and the image of the nursing profession; introduction to nursing research, nursing theory, nursing model of practice, teaching/learning, and the health care system; diversity, caring, and synchrony across the lifespan; and emphasis on nursing values such as altruism, autonomy, dignity, integrity, and social justice.

NUR 3949r. Cooperative Education Work Experience (0). (S/U grade only.)

NUR 4069C. Advanced Health Assessment (3). Pre- or Co- requisites: NUR 3167, NUR 3286, and NUR 3805. Designed to develop students' knowledge of skills for advanced health assessment, including health history and physical examination.

NUR 4080. Nursing Concepts I (4). Prerequisite: NUR 4069C. Corequisite: NUR 4080L. This course is designed for the returning registered nurse student. It emphasizes concepts related to health promotion, chronic illness, family, principles of group dynamics, domestic violence, addiction, grief and loss, and psychosocial needs. The planning for utilization of these concepts when caring for individuals, families, and communities also is highlighted.

NUR 4080L. Nursing Practicum I (1). (S/U grade only.) Prerequisite: NUR 4069C. Corequisite: NUR 4080. This clinical laboratory course provides the returning registered nurse student with the opportunity to apply professional nursing strategies while assisting clients and families in maintaining and/or regaining an optimal level of wellness. Emphasis is given to the professional nursing roles of care provider/coordinator, teacher, collaborator, and problem solver in clients/family health care across the life span.

NUR 4107. Nursing and the Healthcare System (2). Generic BSN Program Prerequisites: Semester I and II courses. RN to BSN Program Prerequisite: Nursing major status. This course is an introduction to current healthcare delivery systems on local regional, national, and global levels. Concepts of managed health care, case management, reimbursement, legal/ethical risk management, quality outcomes, diversity and complexity of population at risk, and conservation of resources are emphasized.

NUR 4227. Nursing the Adult Family II (3). Prerequisites: Semester I and II courses. Corequisite: NUR 4255L. This is the second of three courses focusing on the adult. Emphasis is on alterations in disease, both acute and chronic; pathophysiology; and nursing management of the continuum of care for patients and their families in acute care and appropriate community care settings. Critical thinking and problem solving skills are utilized to plan interventions and elevate outcomes appropriate to health care needs for adults and their families based on the stage of the disease course and their special needs. Alterations in cardiac, vascular, hematologic, respiratory, sensory/neurologic, and endocrine (other than diabetes) systems are presented.

NUR 4227L. Nursing the Adult Family II Laboratory (2). Prerequisites: Semester I and II courses. Corequisite: NUR 4255. The focus of this laboratory course is the application of technological competencies, concepts, principles, and the nursing process while providing interventions to adults and their families in the acute care and appropriate care settings. Effectiveness of the interventions and expected outcomes are evaluated.

NUR 4465. Nursing Care of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family (4). Prerequisites: Semester I and II courses. Corequisite: NUR 4465L. This course focuses on individuals and their families during the childbearing and childrearing phases of family development. Physiologic, psychologic, sociocultural, and pathophysiologic processes associated with bearing and childrearing are presented. The nurse's role in health promotion is emphasized. Illness and complications are examined. Issues related to preserving, promoting, and restoring healthy status of family members are emphasized.

NUR 4465L. Nursing Care of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family Laboratory (3). Prerequisites: Semester I and II courses. Corequisite: NUR 4465. This laboratory course expands the application of the nursing process and nursing roles to the specialized care required by childbearing and childrearing families in a variety of settings.

NUR 4619. Community Nursing: A Synthesis of Care (1). Prerequisites: Semester I, II, and III courses. Corequisite: NUR 4619L. This course requires the synthesis of competencies, caring, and commitment established in previous and current courses. This synthesis consolidates two fundamental aspects of nursing practice as established by the American Association of Colleges of Nurses: "care of the sick in and across all environments and health promotion." Application of concepts such as acuity/chronicity, utilization of resources, and quality of outcomes for individuals, families, and communities is required. Concept mapping and case studies are employed.

NUR 4619L. Community Nursing: A Synthesis of Care Laboratory (1). Prerequisites: Semester I, II, and III courses. Corequisite: NUR 4619. Home visits to multi-generational families utilizing concepts of care management, case presentations, and community assessment are employed in this laboratory course.

NUR 4637. Public Health Nursing (2). Generic BSN Program Prerequisites: Semester I, II, III, and IV courses. RN to BSN Program Prerequisites: NUR 4835 and NUR 4835L. Corequisite: NUR 4637L. The course focuses on complexity and diversity of groups or aggregates within communities and their corresponding health care needs. The third fundamental aspect of nursing practice established by the American Association of Colleges of Nurses, "population based health care," is addressed. Topics include: the philosophy and concepts of public health nursing, comparison to community health, and the role of the public health nurse as a leader, change agent, case finder, and case manager in settings such as schools, industry, correctional institutions, group homes, sheltered workshops, and clinical settings. The family structure and its impact on healthcare, environmental safety, effects of poverty, epidemiology, communicable disease, resources (Centers for Disease Control and research), impact of violence in community settings, disaster (both natural and man-made), and global and environmental health also are examined.

NUR 4637L. Public Health Nursing Laboratory (2). Generic BSN Program Prerequisites: Semester I, II, III, and IV courses. RN to BSN Program Prerequisites: NUR 4835 and NUR 4835L. Corequisite: NUR 4637. This course utilizes the findings from the community assessment performed in NUR 4619. Implementation of an appropriate project is performed. Clinical experiences are conducted with the guidance of a preceptor and may occur in a variety of settings.

NUR 4767. Nursing the Adult Family III (3). Prerequisites: Semester I, II, and III courses. Corequisite: NUR 4767L. This is the last of three courses focusing on the adult. Emphasis is on complex multi-system problems, pathophysiology, and holistic nursing management of the continuum of care for patients and their families in acute care and appropriate community care settings. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are utilized to plan interventions and to evaluate outcomes appropriate to health care needs for adults and their families based on the stage of the disease course and their special needs. The complexity of nursing management related to burns, brain, and spinal cord injuries; DIC; multi-system trauma; multi-system failure; and organ transplantation is presented. Principles and issues related to end-of-life, hospice, and critical care are presented for application in practice.

NUR 4767L. Nursing the Adult Family III Laboratory (2). Prerequisites: Semester I, II, and III courses. Corequisite: NUR 4767. The focus of this laboratory course is the application of technological competencies, concepts, and principles, and the nursing process while intervening with adults and their families in the acute care and appropriate community care settings. Effectiveness of the interventions and expected outcomes are evaluated. Care of patient with complex problems is emphasized.

NUR 4835. Professional Nursing Leadership and Management (2). Generic BSN Program Prerequisites: Semester I, II, III, and IV courses. RN to BSN Program Prerequisites: NUR 4080 and 4080L. Corequisite: NUR 4835L. This course focuses on concepts, principles, and theories of leadership, management, role development, and administration. Skills required by the professional nurse leader, including delegation of responsibilities, networking, facilitation of groups, conflict resolution, case management, collaboration, budgeting, cost effectiveness and resource allocation, managing quality and performance, and teaching are emphasized.

NUR 4835L. Professional Nursing Leadership and Management Laboratory (2). Generic BSN Program Prerequisites: Semester I, II, III, and IV courses. RN to BSN Program Prerequisites: NUR 4080 and NUR 4080L. Corequisite: NUR 4835. Clinical experiences in a variety of settings will be examined.

NUR 4945. Professional Nursing Internship (4). (S/U Grade only.) Prerequisites: Semester I, II, III, and IV courses. This course occurs following the completion of all required nursing courses. This capstone clinical experience requires the student to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes. Synthesis of core values, core competencies, core knowledge, and role development is expected. The student collaborates with the faculty and the preceptor in choosing the care setting and plans and organizes the learning experience to facilitate a successful transition into the profession.

Electives

NUR 3076. Communication in Health Care (3). Prerequisite: ENC 1101. This course examines various communication patterns basic to individual and group relationships. Course emphasizes the development of interactive skills paramount to effective communication with individuals and groups involved with health care issues. It provides an opportunity for the validation of oral communication and a range of public speaking experiences especially related to health care.

NUR 3077. Medical Terminology (3). This course is designed to help students understand the origins of medical terms. The course will equip future members of the health care industry with a medical vocabulary. Suffixes and prefixes are reviewed. The body is approached systematically to discuss its anatomy and physiology and its basic pathology. Also discussed are those terms pertaining to relevant assessment procedures.

NUR 3195. The Individual, Death, and the Family (2). Prerequisite: REL 3191 or instructor permission. Explores concepts of the death and dying process as related to the role of health care givers. Direct participation with dying clients and families may be provided.

NUR 3396. Child Life in Health Care Settings (3). Prerequisites: FAD 3220 and NUR 3090. This course is designed primarily for students interested in care of children with a focus on the child with health interferences in development due to varying degrees of illness. Addresses individual and family, community, organizational, and institutional concerns and the role of the child life specialist on the health care team. This course is appropriate for students in child life, social work, special education, and any field where child development is a concern.

NUR 3495. Women's Health Issues: Concerns Through the Life Cycle (3). Prerequisite: BSC 1005 or BSC 2011 or instructor permission. Focus will be on issues related to women throughout the life cycle including sexuality, obesity, anorexia, cancer, etc. Emphasis is on prevention of illness and rights to health care access.

NUR 3655. Multicultural Factors and Health (3). A comparative analytical approach to the study of communication, current problems, issues, health care beliefs, values, and practices of different systems and cultural norms as they affect health care practices that conflict with ethnic or cultural communication related to standards and value systems.

NUR 3695. Health and Health Alterations in the Family and Community (3). A survey course designed to help the student look at the health care professional as an agent for health promotion. The health promotion agent looks at health and health alterations in the individual, family, and community. Students will explore the concepts of health promotion, health alterations, and disease prevention, including the influence of health care agents, political and economic factors on health promotion, disease prevention, and future trends.

NUR 3935. Holistic and Complementary Approaches to Health and Healing (3). This course is designed to explore knowledge of practices that promote health and well-being. Emphasis is on stress management and body-mind-spirit communication. A variety of holistic and complementary approaches to health and healing are explored.

NUR 4642. Substance Abuse and the Effects on Health, Family, and Profession (3). Broad-based approach to substance abuse and the effects on health, family, and the profession; identifying groups at risk, prevention activities, and help approaches.

NUR 4826. Contemporary Clinical Ethics in Health Care (3). Provides students with the opportunity to both explore the ethical dimensions of health care practices and develop skills in ethical decision making. Students will practice the clinical application of ethical theory in relation to current health care issues and concerns.

NUR 4905r. Directed Individual Study (1–4). May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.

NUR 4930r. Special Topics (1–3). Topics of interest relating to nursing and other health-related issues. May be repeated to a maximum of nine (9) semester hours.

NUR 4935. Legislative Influences on Health Care and Nursing Practice (3). Current health care issues and their impact on consumers and providers are analyzed.

NUR 4975r. Honors Thesis (1–6). May be repeated for a maximum of nine (9) semester hours.

NGR 5003C. Health Assessment for Advanced Practice (4).

NGR 5051C. Advanced Wound Management (2).

NGR 5064C. Advanced Skills for the Advanced Practice Nurse (2).

NGR 5102. Theoretical Constructs for Nursing Science (3).

NGR5140. Advanced Pathophysiology (4).

NGR 5172. Pharmacology for Advanced Practice (3).

NGR 5250.  Issues in Geriatrics Seminar (1).

NGR 5291. Advances and Trends in Adult Health Nursing (1).

NGR 5305. Issues in Pediatrics Seminar (1).

NGR 5331C. Advanced Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner I (6).

NGR 5332C. Advanced Management for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner II (7).

NGR 5337L. Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practicum (5).

NGR 5338. Pharmacology for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (3).

NGR 5341.  Women's Health Seminar (1).

NGR 5503. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing Seminar (1).

NGR 5601C. Advanced Management of the Family I (6).

NGR 5602C. Advanced Management of the Family II (7).

NGR 5637C. Clinical Nurse Specialist Care Management II (6).

NGR 5702C. Fundamentals of Teaching for Master's Students (1).

NGR 5713C. Curriculum Theory and Design for Nursing Education (3).

NGR 5714C. Instruction in Nursing Education: Design and Strategies (4).

NGR 5718C. Evaluation in Nursing Education (4).

NGR 5726. Fiscal Responsibility and Outcomes Management (3).

NGR 5737. Health Policy, Legal and Ethical Considerations for Advanced Practice (2).

NGR 5740.  Role Development for Advanced Practice (2).

NGR 5758L. Nurse Practitioner Practicum (2–5).

NGR 5766. Nursing Leadership within Complex Healthcare Environments (3).

NGR 5780C. Clinical Nurse Specialist Care Management I (5).

NGR 5800. Methods in Nursing Research (3).

NGR 5843. Application of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Health Profession (4).

NGR 5846. Biostatistics (3).

NGR 5852. Evidence-Based Practice Appraisal and Application (3).

NGR 5871. Managing Information and Technology in Health Systems (3).

NGR 5880. Contemporary Clinical Ethics in Health Care (3).

NGR 5887. Legal and Ethical Complexities in Healthcare (3).

NGR 5905r. Directed Independent Study (1–3).

NGR 5910r. Supervised Research (1–3).

NGR 5911r. Research Project (3–6). (S/U grade only).

NGR 5930r. Special Topics in Nursing (1–3).

NGR 5941Lr.  Supervised Teaching (1–5).

NGR 5945L. CNS/Case Care Manager Practicum (2–5).

NGR 5946L. Clinical Nurse Specialist Case Management Practicum (7).

NGR 6185.  Genetics and Emerging Diseases (3).

NGR 6641.  Assessment and Collaboration with Communities and Systems (2).

NGR 6673.  Epidemiological Methods (3).

NGR 6768.  DNP Roles and Interprofessional Collaboration (3).

NGR 6778L.  Health Systems Leadership Practicum I (3). (S/U grade only.)

NGR 6779L.  Health Systems Leadership Practicum II (5). (S/U grade only.)

NGR 6853.  Translation and Synthesis of Evidence (3).

NGR 6892.  Theoretical Basis of Organizational Behavior and Change (3).

NGR 6893.  Healthcare, Finances, Economics, and Entrepreneurship (3).

NGR 6894.  Environmental Influences for Aggregate and Global Health Planning (3).

NGR 6895.  Healthcare Policy, Politics, and Power (3).

NGR 6896.  Historical Analysis of US Healthcare Systems (3).

NGR 6897L.  Healthcare Systems Leadership Practicum III (3). (S/U grade only.)

NGR 6901C.  DNP Project I (4).

NGR 6912C.  DNP Project II (4).

NGR 6942Lr.  DNP Residency I (1-5). (S/U grade only.)

NGR 6943Lr.  DNP Residency II (1-5). (S/U grade only.)

NGR 6947L. Teaching of Nursing Practicum (5).

For listings relating to graduate course work for thesis, dissertation, and master's and doctoral examinations and defense, consult the Graduate Bulletin.