214 215 Admission Requirements WEBER STATE/SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE BACCALAUREATE NURSING FOR REGISTERED NURSES (RN TO BSN) Students apply for admission by contacting the AAS admissions advisor, Room 108B, College of Health Professions, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408-3907 (626-6128). Admissions are done every other year in the odd year. Deadline for February. A $10 application fee must be paid at the application is submitted. Applications are reviewed admissions and advancement committee members. notified of committee decision by mail. applying is 14 time the by AAS Applicants are understanding of principles and facts relative to nursing care during Campus Coordinator: Donna Lister and immediately after childbirth in the acute care setting with some prenatal observations experiences. Skills are focused the normal Telephone Contact: WSU Campus: Suzanne Budge 626-6122 SUU Campus: 586-7915 Assistant Professors: Susan Gardner, Donna Lister General Education General Education courses required are referenced in the course prior to registering for the appropriate course numbers. The baccalaureate option offered is RN to BSN. Admissions are done every other year. Admission information may be obtained by Course contacting the Admission Advisor, Room 108B, College of Health Professions, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah 84408-3907 requirements below. Please check with the campus Requirements for A.A.S. coordinator Degree (801-626 6128). Nursing Courses Required (must be taken in sequence) First Year Autumn Nursng 1030 Foundations of Nursing Practice 7 1040 3 5 2 NURSING OUTREACH CAMPUSES First Year Spring Nursng Nursng 1045 Women’s Health and the Childbearing Family Nursing Care of Adults & Children! Nursng 1050 Treatment Modalities I Second Year Summer Nursng *1124 2 *To be taken if LPN education was from an institution other than Weber State, or it has been five years since graduating from Weber State. Second Year Autumn Nursng 2050 Nursng 2060 Nursng 2070 Second Year Spring Nursng 2080 Treatment Modalities II Psychiatric/Mental Health 2 Nursing Across the Lifespan Nursing Care of Children & Adults II 3 7 Outreach Coordinator: Carol Rosenlund Telephone Contact: Robert Holt 626-6128 Marlys Hewett, Laura Mahler, Libby McMillan, Jan Warner All nursing options are offered to campuses located throughout tural areas. Entry options and campus locations are publicized each year as rural needs are analyzed and funding received. Interested applicants should contact the following admissions counselor for application materials and posting dates for selected entry option: CHP Admissions Counselor Weber State University Patient Care Management 5 Support Courses Required (must be taken in sequence) First Year Summer Biol Biol Biol 2010 2020 2110 Human Physiology Human Physiology Lab Elementary Micro 3 1 3 Biol Biol 2120 2210 Elementary Micro Lab Anatomy 1 Ss Biol 2220 Anatomy Lab 1 Ogden, UT 84408-3914 626-6128 Applicants must meet all admission requirements for selected entry option as previously outlined PN, PN to AAS applications are reviewed and evaluated by the admissions committee members. Applicants for RN to BSN option are reviewed and evaluated by BSN admissions committee members. committee decision by mail. Applicants are notified of 1010 1020 General Psychology Scientific Foundations of Human Nutrition First Year Spring HlthSci 2230 Intro to Pathophysiology (WSU Course) Second Year Summer Chem 1110 Chem 1120 Engl 1010 NURSING COURSES - NURSNG eB) 3 Elementary Inorganic Chemistry 4 Elementary Inorganic Chemistry Lab 1 English 3 GenEd GenEd Engl orEngl HU QL 2010 2110 1030. Foundations of Nursing Practice (7) A Nursing concepts are introduced which will be built upon throughout the nursing curriculum as students care for clients throughout the lifespan. The development of safe and effective basic nursing skills is emphasized as the students utilize the nursing process to meet the physiological, psychosocial, health promotional and maintenance needs of clients. Therapeutic communication techniques are presented as a means of promoting a caring approach to client interactions. Students are also socialized into the Second Year Spring Humanities Math English WEBER 3 3 3 STATE Credit hours (3) 2 lecture and 3 clinical hours per week. Prerequisite: Nursng 1030; corequisites: Nursng 1045, 1050. 1045. Nursing Care of Adults and Children I (5) S$ Focused theory and guided clinical experiences are organized with emphasis on the physiological and psychosocial needs of clients across the lifespan. Care is provided for individuals, families, and groups in a variety of health care settings. Credit hours (5), 3 lecture and 6 clinical lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Nursng 1030. Corequisites: Nursng 1040, 1050. 1050. Treatment Modalities (2) S$ antidiabetic agents, muscle relaxants, and antibiotics. Nonpharmacological treatment modalities addressed include comfort measures and play therapy. Credit hours (2) 2 lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: Nursng 1030. Corequisites: Nursng 1040, 1045. 1124. Transition into Associate Degree Nursing (2) Socialization from practical nursing to the associate degree, Su registered nurse level. 1189. Cooperative Education (1-3) A, S Open to all students in nursing who meet the minimum coop requirements of this department. Provides academic credit for onthe-job experience. professional role of nursing and understand how to interact as part of a health care team. Credit hours (7), 4 lecture and 9 clinical hours per week. UNIVERSITY DEGREE REQ GEN ED COURSES 2070. Nursing Care of Children and Adults II (7) A Theory and guided clinical experiences are organized with emphasis on more complex physiological and psychosocial needs of clients across the lifespan. Care is provided for individuals, families, and groups in a variety of health care settings. Credit hours (6) 3 lecture and 12 clinical lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Nursing 2080. Corequisites: (5) S$ Theory and clinical are focused on the synthesis of nursing knowledge and skills necessary for entrance into registered nursing practice. The care of clients with complex health care needs are managed in collaboration with other health care practitioners. Credit hours (5), 2 lecture and 9 clinical lab hours per week. 2283. Directed Readings and Projects (1-3) A, S§ (Maximum Prerequisite: of 3 semester hours per year). Grade and amount of credit will be determined 2289. Cooperative Education (1-3) A continuation of Nursng 1189. approval. Maximum 6 semester Prerequisite: Instructor hours/year, maximum 3 semester hours/semester. 3000. Basic Trauma Nursing (4) This course will introduce the student to the skills basic to the care of the multiple trauma patient. It will include trauma incidence and statistics, triage, equipment and training. Approaches to trauma systems and centers will be addressed. This course will also introduce the student to the basic care of multiple systems injuries and will briefly cover pediatric trauma. This course will also introduce the student to drugs and equipment used with the multiple trauma patient. (Elective) 3010. Nursing History and Theory (2) A, S, Su A writing intensive course that examines the historical and theoretical foundations for professional nursing practice. This course will provide a forum for students to scrutinize the historical evolution of professional nursing and the theoretical foundations which have emerged. Credit hours (2), 2 lecture hours per week. 3020. Nursing Research semester hours/semester. A writing intensive course that examines nursing research. Students are encouraged to explore a research base for their personal nursing practice. Focus is on fundamental concepts of nursing research in practice and theory. Research is approached from a practice based (2) A Advanced treatments and pharmacological agents used by the nurse to promote health across the lifespan. Included in the course will be drugs affecting the endocrine system and cardiovascular system. Other drugs addressed include IV therapy, blood products, model. (2) A, S, Su Credit hours (2), 2 lecture hours per week. 3030. Nursing Assessment Across the Life Span (2) A, S, Su modifiers. Non-pharmacological treatment modalities addressed Systematic exploration of strategies and skills to assess the health care needs of people across the life span. Students are challenged to identify normal assessment findings and critically analyze include art, music therapy, therapeutic touch, humor, pet therapy, variations from normal. reminiscence therapy, meditation, visualization, imaging and clinical lab hours per week. validation therapy. Credit hours (2). Prerequisites: Nursng 1030, 1040, 1045, 1050. Corequisites: Nursng 2060, 2070. 2060. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan (3) A Students explore caring strategies for promoting mental health and preventing illness across the lifespan. The various roles and functions of the psychiatric nurse are introduced. Emphasis on the dynamics and theories behind basic psychopathological conditions. Students apply the nursing process for the restoration and rehabilitation of patients with psychiatric disorders. Enhancing communication skills in an interdisciplinary environment is a primary goal of this course. 2 classroom and 3 clinical lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Nursng 2080. Corequisites: Nursng 2070, 2050. WEBER Applied Science & Nursng 2050, 2060. 2080. Patient Care Management by the department. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. Maximum 3 2050. Treatment Modalities HNRS & BIS LIBSCI WS Instructor approval. antibiotics, calcium replacement agents, anti-parkinson drugs, prostate drugs, chemotherapy drugs and biological response First Year Autumn Psych NFS pregnancy/labor-delivery/newborn/post-partum clients. Basic treatments and pharmacological agents used by the nurse to promote health across the lifespan. Included in the course will be drugs affecting the respiratory system, parasympathetic and sympathetic system, cardiovascular system, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal system. Other drugs addressed include Professor: Mary Flo Bruce; Assistant Professors: Chris Henningson, Transition into Associate Degree Nursing 1040. Women’s Health and the Childbearing Family (3) S$ Theory and guided clinical experiences focus on meeting basic human needs of the family and newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. Increased development of nursing skills is based on an STATE Credit hours (2), 1.5 lecture hours and .5 3040. Nursing Concepts in Acute Illness (3) A, S, Su Explores advanced nursing concepts relevant to physiologic changes related to life threatening illness and injury. Age specific alterations in physiology will be identified and analyzed. Credit hours (2), 2 lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: HAS 3260. Co-requisites: Nursng 3050, 3060 and 4900. 3050. Nursing: High Risk Family (4) A, S, Su Explores nursing concepts associated with parents, infants, and children in high risk childbearing populations. Clinical practice emphasizes development of primary care nursing interventions within a variety of home, community, and acute care settings, based on the use and interpretation of multiple assessment USN I’V E'R S*I TY RESTHY BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI