A sample curriculum plan provides an outline of all of the courses needed to complete the degree. Most students have already taken some courses and may have credit for these transferred. Prerequisite Courses Credit for the following courses must be earned before entry into the upper division nursing courses. Some courses may be challenged. Part-time study is also possible.
Courses involve a combination of independent study, arranged practica, and class work.
In this course students enhance techniques used in health appraisal of individuals and documentation of findings. Students learn to conduct comprehensive, systematic health appraisals and to relate findings to physiology and pathophysiology. Skills are practiced in a simulated setting. In this course students are introduced to the research process in nursing. Content focuses on problem identification, literature review, research design and sampling, data collection and analysis, and interpretation of findings.