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Show Nursing Nursing WEBER STATE/UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY-COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING PROGRAM Campus Coordinator: Pam Hughie Assistant Professors: Joyce Murray; Instructors: Marsha Castleton, Chris Espy, Mark Gilmore, Pam Hughie. Students may apply for admission to the Cooperative Nursing program by contacting the Admissions Secretary, Nursing program, Weber State, Ogden, Utah, 84408-3907. Deadline for applying is February 14. Selection of students is made by May 1. General Requirements: • Specific Requirements (including math competency), as outlined below. • Requirements for General Education. • An overall GPA of 2.5 or C+ is required. • 104 credit hours. Specific Requirements: • First year: (must be completed with a C grade or better): Autumn: Nursng 101 (8); Winter: Nursng 111 (9); Spring: 121 (5), 123 (5). • Second year: Autumn: Nursng 221 (7): Winter: Nursng 201 (7); Spring: Nursng 211 (7). Support Courses Required (must be completed with a C grade or better): • First year: Summer: Phys 130 (5), Psych SS101 (5), Chem NS 101 (5), Engl 111 (4); Autumn: Micro NS111 (4), 112(1) BIS 140 (3); Winter: NFS 122 (3), HU elective (3); Spring: FHD 150 (5). • Second year: Autumn: Hthsci 230 (4), Hthsci 214 (3); Winter: Engl 201/200 (3); Comm 105 (3); Spring: HU Literature (3). WEBER STATE/SOUTHERN UTAH STATE/ DIXIE COLLEGE COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN NURSING PROGRAM Campus Coordinator: Karla Dalley Assistant Professors: Karla Dalley, Kathryn King; Instructors: Judy Fillmore, Elizabeth Talbot, LaRae Ward. Students may apply for admission to the Cooperative Nursing program by contacting the Admissions Secretary, Nursing program, Weber State, Ogden, Utah 84408-33907. Deadline for applying is February 14. Selection of students is made by May 1. General Requirements: • Specific Requirements (including math competency), as outlined below. • Requirements for General Education. • An overall GPA of 2.5 or C+ is required. • 101 credit hours. Specific Requirements: • First year: (must be completed with a C grade or better): Autumn: Nursng 101 (8); Winter: Nursing 111 (9); Spring: Nursng 121 (5), 123 (5). • Second year: Autumn: Nursng 221 (7): Winter: Nursng 201 (7), 299 (3); Spring: Nursng 211 (7). Support courses required (must be completed with a C grade or better): • First year: Summer: CS101 (3), Phys 201 (5), Biol (Micro) NS111 (5), FN 145/174 (3): Autumn: Psych SS 101 (5); Winter: Psy 321/HEC 150 (5); Chem 101/111 (5); Spring: HU elective (3). • Second year: Autumn: Hthsci 230 (4), Hlthsci 214 (3); Winter: Comm 101 (3); Spring: HU Literature (3), English 201 (3). Students may elect to fill General Education requirements on either campus. Please check with the campus coordinator prior to registering for the appropriate course numbers. NURSING OUTREACH CONTRACTUAL PROGRAM Outreach Coordinator: Carol Rosenlund Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 420 Description: The associate degree in nursing offers career mobility from licensed practical nurses to associate degree nursing in selected rural areas of the state. This Nurse Advancement program is offered only at the request of hospitals and interested community members. Students are selected from the community with most of the education given in the community. This program is offered only in areas which demonstrate an acute need for registered nurses. For information, please contact the Nursing Outreach Coordinator at Weber State. ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN NURSING PROGRAM Program Coordinator: Karen Beaver Location: Marriott Allied Health Buiding, Room 420 Description: The Nursing program offers licensed practical nurses and others with previous nursing education an opportunity to advance their nursing education to an associate degree in nursing at Weber State. For information please contact the program coordinator for Advanced Placement in Nursing at Weber State. NURSING COURSES - NURSNG W 101. Fundamentals of Nursing Care (8) A Students develop fundamental skills and identify simple nursing problems related to the basic needs of people. Five lecture hours and 9 hours of clinical lab per week. 111. Needs of Adults (9) W,S Emphasis is placed on meeting the basic human needs of clients through an increased development of nursing skills based on an understanding of principles and facts relative to common pathological processes, diagnostic procedures, and specialized equipment. The nursing process is incorporated into theory and practice. Five lecture hours and 12 hours of clinical lab per week. 121. Needs of the Family (5) W,S Emphasis is placed on meeting basic human needs of the family through the childbearing cycle and includes the care of neonates. Increased development of nursing skills is based on an understanding of principles and facts relative to these aspects of the life cycle. Three lecture hours and 6 hours of clinical lab a week. 123. Needs of Children and Adolescents (5) W, S Concurrent theory and guided clinical experience are planned to assist in the development of knowledge and skills in giving care to clients in a family-centered setting. The clients are identified as children from birth to late adolescence and their families. Three lecture hours and 6 hours of clinical lab a week. 124. Transition into Associate Degree Nursing (3) Socialization for practical nursing to the associate degree, registered nurse level. 201. Needs of Adults (7) A, W, S Concurrent theory and guided clinical practice are incorporated in developing a knowledge of principles related to the nursing care of clients with mroe complex health problems. Opportunities are provided for the student to use the nursing process in the care of patients with alteration in their basic needs. Three lecture hours and 12 hours of clinical lab a week. 211. Needs of Adults (7) A, W, S Concurrent theory and guided clinical practice are incorporated in developing a knowledge of principles related to the nursing care of clients with more complex health problems. Opportunities are provided for the student to use the nursing process in the care of patients with alteration in their basic needs. Three lecture hours and 12 hours of clinical lab a week. 221. Emotional Needs of People (7) A, W, S The needs and behaviors of psychiatric patients are explored as well as the roles and functions of the psychiatric nurse. The psychodynamics of basic psychopathological conditions are explained. Opportunities are provided for the student to utilize the 64 nursing process in giving nursing care to the client with a psychiatric disorder. Four lecture and 9 hours of clinical lab a week. Ten weeks in length. 227. Intravenous Therapy (4) Patient background information and procedure for venipuncture, IV therapy maintenance, complications of IV therapy, prevention of complications, principles of pharmacology related to IV therapy, and the demonstration and practice of required skills. Upon successful completion, LPN's will be certified to administer IV therapy. This course is also open to RN's who wish to update their skills in this area. (Elective.) 283. Directed Readings and Projects (1-5) (May be repeated for a total of five credits). 292. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-6) In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. 299. Nursing Trends and Issues (2) W, S Current topics significant to the practice of nursing are discussed. Required for sophomore students. 300. 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.) 301. Health Assessment: Foundations for Nursing Practice (3) A Systematic exploration of various strategies and resources used in collecting a comprehensive health assessment data base. Practical application of data used as guide to planning, implmenting, and evaluating nursing practice. Two and one half classroom hours and one and one half laboratory hours per week. 309. Nursing Theory (2) W Introduction to nurse theorists and their models/ conceptualizations. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Two lecture hours per week. 310. Nursing Research (3) S Basic research concepts, language, processes, and descriptive statistics are examined. A writing intensive course focusing on identification of researchable problems and appraising/interpreting research results in professional nursing literature with goal of 65 |
