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COURSE OFFERINGS FOR RN-BSN
202. Health Assessment, 3 hours, Spring, Summer
Study and application of concepts and skills necessary for holistic health assessment of clients.
Two hours lecture and 3 hours lab each week.205. Peer Health Educators, 1 hour, Fall, Spring
Preparing and presenting peer education programs related to health and wellness issues.
S/F grading
Prerequisite: Instructor's consent209. Wellness for the 21st Century, 2-3 hours, Spring
Trends and issues in wellness will be studied. Students will develop and implement a self-wellness plan. Laboratory experiences will involve service, research, or teaching activities. Appropriate for non-nursing majors.
Same as HLTH 209
No prerequisites302. Introduction to Altered Health States, 4 hours, Fall
A conceptual approach and analysis of pathophysiological phenomena and human responses to altered health states in the adult.
Prerequisites: All 200 level nursing courses.
Corequisite: NURS 302301. Conceptual Approaches (for RNs only), 3 hours, Fall
A discussion of the metaparadigm of professional nursing with emphasis on the philosophy and organizing framework of the baccalaureate program at Carson-Newman College and includes written application of critical thinking and decision making. Serves as a transition course for RN students. Three hours of lecture each week
Prerequisite to senior level clinical nursing courses.315. Foundations of Nursing Research, 3 hours, Spring
Fundamentals of research methods are studied, and published nursing research findings are reviewed and critiqued for use in practice. Students, working in groups, will devise a research miniproposal for an identified problem in clinical nursing. Four hours lecture each week
Prerequisite: Jr. Status; MATH 201404. Community Health Nursing, 5 hours, Fall
Application of nursing's metaparadigm with a variety of populations, individuals, families, groups, and communities. Development of nursing strategies to assist multicultural clients throughout the lifespan. The clinical focus is the role of the community health nurse. Three hours lecture, 6 hours clinical each week
Prerequisites: All 300 level NURS courses405. Leadership and Management, 6 hours, Spring
Selected theories of management and leadership focusing on the integration of these systems with application of clinical decision making to client care management within the health care system using professional standards of client care.
Three hours lecture, 9 hours clinical each week
Prerequisites: NURS 403,404407. Health Care for the Elderly, 2 hours, Fall
A study of the health care needs specific to the elderly population. Appropriate for non-nursing majors. Two hours lecture each week409. School Health Nursing, 2 hours, Fall
Current issues relevant to the health of school-age children and adolescents in the school setting.
Two hours lecture each week
Prerequisites: NURS 307, RNs - instructor's consent410. Nursing Care of the High Risk Neonate, 2 hours, periodically
Focuses on the nursing management of the neonate at risk.
Prerequisite: Instructor's consent412. Dimensions of Professional Nursing, 3 hours, Spring
A synthesis of current and projected trends in nursing practice, education, and research with focus on legal, ethical, social, and legislative issues, which have implications for professional nursing practice. NCLEX-RN preparation included.
Prerequisite: Instructor's consent414. Complex Health Pattern Alterations, 6 hours, Spring
Integration of caring actions that focus on the use of critical thinking and clinical decision making in professional nursing practice. Clinical focus is on the facilitation of health in the client with complex health alterations.
Three hours lecture, 9 hours clinical
Prerequisities: All third year nursing courses, NUR 404, 413
Corequisites: NURS 412, 415
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