(NUR)RN-BSN Courses

3100 Introduction to BSN - A one-hour Introduction to the RN-BSN program and the concepts of baccalaureate nursing, including the validation process for diploma and associate degree nursing. Students are introduced to resources for degree completion. To be taken in semester of entry.

3118 Physical Assessment -Utilizes a systems review as well as nursing process (systematic decision making) in assessing the health of the individual. The course is based upon systematic decision-making as it applies to individuals.  Data collection, ananlysis and synthesis if data, nursing diagnosis and community referral service are emphasized.  Assessments of selected individuals are included in the clinical experience.

3214 History, Theory, and Therapies - Emphasizes the historical develoment of the discipline of nursing; the integration of nursing theories into practice; and the value of therapeutic nursing interventions.

3314 Trends & Issues in Professional Nursing - Trends and Issues in Nursing will explore and relates current trends and issues in nursing to health care in today's society. This course includes nursing theories and their relationships to nursing practice.

4300 Nursing & Rural Health Care - Provides an opportunity for students to experience and assess health systems in rural and urban New Mexico using reflective thinking skills and the application of nursing process through on-site visits.  (Summer only).  Course fee: $400. (Elective).

4311 Scientific Inquiry in Nursing - Scientific Inquiry explores the research process and its relevance to nursing practice. The primary focus is on the development of the students' ability to be effective consumers of research with emphasis on nursing theories and the research process.

4314 Leadership & Management I- Explores health care delivery systems and how they function, emphasizing a first level nursing management role. Application of selected organization and leadership/management theories and models are included.

4316 Leadership and Management II - Application of practicum concepts of NUR 4314.  Taken the same semester as Management I. (90 clinical practicum hours).

4318 Professional Role Development - Explores professional nursing roles and functions integrating previously acquired knowledge, utilizing role theory and nursing process as a basis for role implementation. The course is designed to help to create for the student a clearer understanding of the meaning of professionalism and nursing as a profession and personal commitment.  Guest speakers from many area of nursing practice and education will provide input into the course as the professional role of the nurse is explored.  The organization of nursing care based on newer professional practice models of health care including new trends and issues in the shift of health care is explored and related to the professional role of the nurse.  The course is desgned to encourage synthesis of prior courses and emphasize the process of professionalization.

4320 Comparative Health Systems - Provides an opportunity for students to observe and assess the health system of a selected country outside the United States.  Students and faculty travel to a selected country to observe health care delivery, nursing education and the role of nurses.  The course offeres a transcultural experience outside the United States.  Learning takes place through observation, experience, interaction, and critical thinking via on-site visits and by reviewing current nursing and general literature.  The course is designed to enhance the development of critical thinking and communication skills at on-site locations.  LCU faculty and resource persons in the selected country will make arrangements for the desired experience. (Elective)

4403 Community Health I - Emphasizes the social, spiritual, educational and cultural factors that impact healthcare for families, aggregates and communities. Integrates concepts and principles of public health nursing and community health nursing in the coordination of care for health promotion, health education and the prevention of disease.

This course is an introduction to the process and practice of promoting health and preventing disease.  It explores the effects of the internal an external environment and lifestyle on health while emphasizing the importance of social, spiritual and cultural factors and their impact on health care for individuals, families, aggregates and communities.  It describes the role of the community health nurse while emphasizing the individual, family and aggregate as a focus of care in community health nursing.  Integration of concepts, principles and methods of public health sciences with public health nursing, community health nursing, primary health care, and community service is emphasized.

4405 Community Health II - Community health principles are applied in selected health care settings, exploring how they serve as resources for the public.  Explores the roles of health promotion, health education and the prevention of disease. (120 clinical practicum hours).

4399 Independent Study - Writings and Research - This course is an independent study in writings and research.  The primary focus is on the development of the student's ability to research a topic in nursing. (Elective).

4352 Special Topics - Complementary Therapies - This course explores complementary therapies available to populations and cultures. (Elective).