Capital's BSN degree consists of 124 semester hours (includes transfer credit), with course requirements in:
- Nursing (6 courses total)
- General psychology
- Statistics
- General Education (at least 30 hours' worth)
Our nursing courses are:
315 FOUNDATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FOR RNs—(4). This course provides students with an introduction to theory as well as the conceptual framework of the curriculum. Students critically examine the role of the professional nurse within the context of the current status of the health care delivery system in the United States. The course considers the historical antecedents of modern nursing and health care delivery and the manner in which such issues affect and are affected by professional nursing practice. This web-based course meets face-to-face the first night of class. Learning activities may include a field trip, online discussions, journaling, researching issues and writing about a selected professional issue.
316 NURSING IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY—(4). This course focuses on the challenges of nurses to provide culturally competent care to members of a multicultural society. Students will examine the effects of cultural beliefs and practices that influence both family health care practices as well as health care delivery. A variety of theoretical models of cultural competency and cultural assessment tools are examined, as well as selected complementary and alternative healing methods. Selected cultural practices will be examined with more depth in student-facilitated seminars. The course will have an online component in which students will investigate specified topics and participate in discussion groups.
350 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALING METHODS—(3).
Complementary therapies are those modalities that are used adjunctively with biomedicine to augment healing, facilitate comfort and promote health. This course is designed for students in the helping professions as an overview of complementary and alternative medicine ( CAM). Course content includes trends in CAM use; theoretical foundations for practice; historical, cultural and religious contexts of healing; legal and ethical issues; and scientific research on selected methods. Students will specifically learn therapeutic touch (TT), an energy-based CAM, as developed by Dr. Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz. Students will examine the implications for the use of self as a healing instrument and explore dimensions of the healing relationship. Each class will include lecture, discussion, meditation and TT practice components. Elective open to non-nursing majors.
402 HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR RNs—(4). Students expand their knowledge and skills in health assessment, synthesize health assessment data in planning and providing care, and explore variations in health among clients of different age groups and cultures. Prerequisite: none.
409 NURSING RESEARCH FOR RNs—(3). This course involves the study of the historical development and current status of research in nursing. The course will include an in-depth examination of the research process, particularly as it relates to nursing. Students will critique published research and implement nursing research utilization strategies. Placement: senior year or BSN-completion student. May be taken second semester of junior year with recommendation of faculty advisor. Prerequisites for traditional students: Psychology 210 or Math 215; Nursing 110, 201, 202, 300, 301; and two junior-level clinical nursing courses. Prerequisite for BSN-completion students: Psychology 210, Math 215 or equivalent.
415 NURSING OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FOR RNs—(6). This course focuses on synthesizing nursing knowledge and public health principles as they relate to families, aggregates and communities. Within a framework of epidemiology, principles of health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention are emphasized. Clinical learning will include community experiences in homes and a variety of community settings. Prerequisites:
Nursing 315, 316, 402, 409 and current RN licensure.
425: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR RNs – (6). This practice-based course for RN students is designed: (a) to provide the principles of leadership, (b) to increase knowledge about management, (c) to apply and integrate previous learning, (d) to have enriching precepted experiences in a selected area of professional nursing practice, and (e) to demonstrate self-direction by developing and fulfilling a learning contract that reflects individual learning needs in the practice setting. Key concepts include self-directed learning, leadership and management skills, stress reduction, time management, the image of professional nursing and dealing with diversity in the workplace. A project that requires scholarly inquiry is required. Prerequisites: Nursing 315, 316, 402, 409, 415 and current RN licensure.
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