RN-to-BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing

In this course, learners build and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed in their program and in the workplace. Learners engage in interactive activities that help them develop and demonstrate a health care perspective and expand their academic success strategies including organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Learners also develop an understanding of ethics, information literacy, and effective writing. For School of Nursing and Health Sciences learners only. Must be taken during the learner’s first quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or prior learning assessment.

In this course, learners analyze effective health assessment methods, communication strategies, and interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration techniques used in a variety of health care settings. Learners conduct a comprehensive evidencebased health assessment and examine and explain the communication skills members of collaborative teams need for evidence-based quality care.

This course is an introduction to the application of research and information technology in the nursing profession. Learners identify the ways information systems and patient care technologies have contributed to improved patient outcomes; demonstrate competence in incorporating safeguards, secure practices, and ethical standards needed to promote and support data security, patient confidentiality, and regulatory requirements; and analyze effective use of patient care technologies, communication systems, and information systems across the health-illness continuum. Learners also examine ethics in nursing research and scholarship and the relationships among theory, research, and behavior in the application of evidence-based nursing practice.

Learners in this course examine the role of health care policy and legal, regulatory, and quality control in ethical decision making in professional nursing practice. Learners develop and demonstrate their knowledge of concepts and principles of health care policy, legal control, ethical conduct, and regulatory environments and their application to the health care environment and the nursing profession. Learners analyze the impact of health care policy and multicultural, socioeconomic, political, legal, and regulatory factors on health care access disparities and practice articulating the needs of individuals, communities, and vulnerable populations to consumers and appropriate officials. Learners also focus on the importance of cultural competence and ethical decision making in professional nursing practice.

In this course, learners acquire and demonstrate the fundamental concepts and principles of individual and organizational leadership necessary for successful nursing practice in integrated and nonintegrated health care systems and environments. Learners develop and demonstrate awareness of nursing leadership concepts, research, and models and evaluate best practices of organizational and systems leadership to apply to professional nursing practice. Learners integrate the concept of quality improvement with patient safety and examine the influence of complex organizational and leadership system issues on quality and patient safety initiatives. Learners also analyze techniques for monitoring individual and organizational performance in promoting safe and caring patient-centered environments.

Learners in this course develop and demonstrate competence in their understanding of concepts, frameworks, and models used to foster health promotion and disease prevention, particularly in multicultural and vulnerable populations. Learners evaluate the health care needs of individuals and populations from multicultural, ethnic, traditional, and spiritual perspectives and examine factors that cause wellness disparities among people in vulnerable populations. Learners analyze the ways health care access barriers are created and identify evidence-based best practices for developing a population-focused approach to health promotion and disease prevention.

In this course, learners examine theoretical concepts of leadership and management for the professional nurse, particularly those associated with health care finance, human resources, and materials allocation. Learners build and apply a working knowledge of evidence-based best practices and behaviors that support effective nursing leadership in a variety of health care settings and analyze strategies for developing effective skills in coordination, delegation, collaboration, negotiation, conflict management, goal setting, performance improvement, and lifelong learning. Throughout the course, learners also integrate ethical interpersonal communication skills necessary for positive interdisciplinary working relationships.

In this course, learners develop the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to function as effective team members in public- or community service-based health care settings. Learners apply collaborative and innovative strategies for enhancing and improving current health care system approaches based on national and global holistic needs assessments and identify ways to advocate for quality patient and community outcomes and apply tribal, community, and global wellness strategies to professional practice.

Learners in this course further develop their knowledge of pharmacology as they apply skills, attitudes, and techniques to evidence-based nursing practice. Learners demonstrate an understanding of general pharmacology, drug categories, and patient safety in a variety of health care settings. Learners also develop a multicultural and patientcentered perspective that addresses disease processes, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, teamwork, and patient safety initiatives.

In this course, learners build and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to initiate, lead, and function in collaborative group processes for the purpose of enhancing the health and wellness of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. Learners also identify group process barriers and interventions, particularly those associated with special and vulnerable populations and community and national directives.

In this course, learners build and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed in their program and in the workplace. Learners engage in interactive activities that help them develop and demonstrate a health care perspective and expand their academic success strategies including organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Learners also develop an understanding of ethics, information literacy, and effective writing. For School of Nursing and Health Sciences learners only. Must be taken during the learner’s first quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or prior learning assessment.

In this course, learners analyze effective health assessment methods, communication strategies, and interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration techniques used in a variety of health care settings. Learners conduct a comprehensive evidencebased health assessment and examine and explain the communication skills members of collaborative teams need for evidence-based quality care.

This course is an introduction to the application of research and information technology in the nursing profession. Learners identify the ways information systems and patient care technologies have contributed to improved patient outcomes; demonstrate competence in incorporating safeguards, secure practices, and ethical standards needed to promote and support data security, patient confidentiality, and regulatory requirements; and analyze effective use of patient care technologies, communication systems, and information systems across the health-illness continuum. Learners also examine ethics in nursing research and scholarship and the relationships among theory, research, and behavior in the application of evidence-based nursing practice.

Learners in this course examine the role of health care policy and legal, regulatory, and quality control in ethical decision making in professional nursing practice. Learners develop and demonstrate their knowledge of concepts and principles of health care policy, legal control, ethical conduct, and regulatory environments and their application to the health care environment and the nursing profession. Learners analyze the impact of health care policy and multicultural, socioeconomic, political, legal, and regulatory factors on health care access disparities and practice articulating the needs of individuals, communities, and vulnerable populations to consumers and appropriate officials. Learners also focus on the importance of cultural competence and ethical decision making in professional nursing practice.

In this course, learners acquire and demonstrate the fundamental concepts and principles of individual and organizational leadership necessary for successful nursing practice in integrated and nonintegrated health care systems and environments. Learners develop and demonstrate awareness of nursing leadership concepts, research, and models and evaluate best practices of organizational and systems leadership to apply to professional nursing practice. Learners integrate the concept of quality improvement with patient safety and examine the influence of complex organizational and leadership system issues on quality and patient safety initiatives. Learners also analyze techniques for monitoring individual and organizational performance in promoting safe and caring patient-centered environments.

Learners in this course develop and demonstrate competence in their understanding of concepts, frameworks, and models used to foster health promotion and disease prevention, particularly in multicultural and vulnerable populations. Learners evaluate the health care needs of individuals and populations from multicultural, ethnic, traditional, and spiritual perspectives and examine factors that cause wellness disparities among people in vulnerable populations. Learners analyze the ways health care access barriers are created and identify evidence-based best practices for developing a population-focused approach to health promotion and disease prevention.

In this course, learners examine theoretical concepts of leadership and management for the professional nurse, particularly those associated with health care finance, human resources, and materials allocation. Learners build and apply a working knowledge of evidence-based best practices and behaviors that support effective nursing leadership in a variety of health care settings and analyze strategies for developing effective skills in coordination, delegation, collaboration, negotiation, conflict management, goal setting, performance improvement, and lifelong learning. Throughout the course, learners also integrate ethical interpersonal communication skills necessary for positive interdisciplinary working relationships.

In this course, learners develop the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to function as effective team members in public- or community service-based health care settings. Learners apply collaborative and innovative strategies for enhancing and improving current health care system approaches based on national and global holistic needs assessments and identify ways to advocate for quality patient and community outcomes and apply tribal, community, and global wellness strategies to professional practice.

Learners in this course further develop their knowledge of pharmacology as they apply skills, attitudes, and techniques to evidence-based nursing practice. Learners demonstrate an understanding of general pharmacology, drug categories, and patient safety in a variety of health care settings. Learners also develop a multicultural and patientcentered perspective that addresses disease processes, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, teamwork, and patient safety initiatives.

In this course, learners build and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to initiate, lead, and function in collaborative group processes for the purpose of enhancing the health and wellness of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. Learners also identify group process barriers and interventions, particularly those associated with special and vulnerable populations and community and national directives.

Learners in this course focus on synthesizing and applying the nursing knowledge and skills gained during their program. Learners demonstrate proficiency by integrating nursing theories, research, and best practices into a single practice model of health promotion or disease prevention for a specific community or population group. Learners create and customize an evidence-based project plan and develop and implement strategies for achieving desired project outcomes. For BSN learners only. Must be taken during the learner’s final quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or prior learning assessment.

Learners in this course focus on synthesizing and applying the nursing knowledge and skills gained during their program. Learners demonstrate proficiency by integrating nursing theories, research, and best practices into a single practice model of health promotion or disease prevention for a specific community or population group. Learners create and customize an evidence-based project plan and develop and implement strategies for achieving desired project outcomes. For BSN learners only. Must be taken during the learner’s final quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or prior learning assessment.

Learners in this course acquire an understanding of the nature of evidence and its relative value and weight in making clinical decisions that impact patient and population outcomes. In particular, learners assess appropriate methods and analytic approaches in order to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize the best available evidence for potential solutions and innovations.

This course prepares learners for master’s-level course work in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Throughout the course, learners analyze how the role of the practitioner-scholar guides leadership in the health care field and determine the ways in which they can effectively use communication strategies expected of health care professionals. In particular, learners examine the attributes that contribute to effective and ethical health care leadership, including professional collaboration, communication, inclusion, and decision making. Must be taken during the learner’s first quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.

In this course, learners examine the political, legal, and regulatory issues impacting health care organizations and environments. Learners analyze the effects of health care policy on health care practice and service delivery, with particular emphasis on the strategies used to monitor and maintain legal and regulatory compliance. Learners also identify and apply health care policy and law concepts that promote organizational improvement.

In this course, learners build and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed in their program and in the workplace. Learners engage in interactive activities that help them develop and demonstrate a health care perspective and expand their academic success strategies including organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Learners also develop an understanding of ethics, information literacy, and effective writing. For School of Nursing and Health Sciences learners only. Must be taken during the learner’s first quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or prior learning assessment.

In this course, learners analyze effective health assessment methods, communication strategies, and interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration techniques used in a variety of health care settings. Learners conduct a comprehensive evidencebased health assessment and examine and explain the communication skills members of collaborative teams need for evidence-based quality care.

This course is an introduction to the application of research and information technology in the nursing profession. Learners identify the ways information systems and patient care technologies have contributed to improved patient outcomes; demonstrate competence in incorporating safeguards, secure practices, and ethical standards needed to promote and support data security, patient confidentiality, and regulatory requirements; and analyze effective use of patient care technologies, communication systems, and information systems across the health-illness continuum. Learners also examine ethics in nursing research and scholarship and the relationships among theory, research, and behavior in the application of evidence-based nursing practice.

Learners in this course examine the role of health care policy and legal, regulatory, and quality control in ethical decision making in professional nursing practice. Learners develop and demonstrate their knowledge of concepts and principles of health care policy, legal control, ethical conduct, and regulatory environments and their application to the health care environment and the nursing profession. Learners analyze the impact of health care policy and multicultural, socioeconomic, political, legal, and regulatory factors on health care access disparities and practice articulating the needs of individuals, communities, and vulnerable populations to consumers and appropriate officials. Learners also focus on the importance of cultural competence and ethical decision making in professional nursing practice.

In this course, learners acquire and demonstrate the fundamental concepts and principles of individual and organizational leadership necessary for successful nursing practice in integrated and nonintegrated health care systems and environments. Learners develop and demonstrate awareness of nursing leadership concepts, research, and models and evaluate best practices of organizational and systems leadership to apply to professional nursing practice. Learners integrate the concept of quality improvement with patient safety and examine the influence of complex organizational and leadership system issues on quality and patient safety initiatives. Learners also analyze techniques for monitoring individual and organizational performance in promoting safe and caring patient-centered environments.

Learners in this course develop and demonstrate competence in their understanding of concepts, frameworks, and models used to foster health promotion and disease prevention, particularly in multicultural and vulnerable populations. Learners evaluate the health care needs of individuals and populations from multicultural, ethnic, traditional, and spiritual perspectives and examine factors that cause wellness disparities among people in vulnerable populations. Learners analyze the ways health care access barriers are created and identify evidence-based best practices for developing a population-focused approach to health promotion and disease prevention.

In this course, learners examine theoretical concepts of leadership and management for the professional nurse, particularly those associated with health care finance, human resources, and materials allocation. Learners build and apply a working knowledge of evidence-based best practices and behaviors that support effective nursing leadership in a variety of health care settings and analyze strategies for developing effective skills in coordination, delegation, collaboration, negotiation, conflict management, goal setting, performance improvement, and lifelong learning. Throughout the course, learners also integrate ethical interpersonal communication skills necessary for positive interdisciplinary working relationships.

In this course, learners develop the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to function as effective team members in public- or community service-based health care settings. Learners apply collaborative and innovative strategies for enhancing and improving current health care system approaches based on national and global holistic needs assessments and identify ways to advocate for quality patient and community outcomes and apply tribal, community, and global wellness strategies to professional practice.

Learners in this course further develop their knowledge of pharmacology as they apply skills, attitudes, and techniques to evidence-based nursing practice. Learners demonstrate an understanding of general pharmacology, drug categories, and patient safety in a variety of health care settings. Learners also develop a multicultural and patientcentered perspective that addresses disease processes, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, teamwork, and patient safety initiatives.

In this course, learners build and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to initiate, lead, and function in collaborative group processes for the purpose of enhancing the health and wellness of individuals, groups, communities, and populations. Learners also identify group process barriers and interventions, particularly those associated with special and vulnerable populations and community and national directives.

Learners in this course focus on synthesizing and applying the nursing knowledge and skills gained during their program. Learners demonstrate proficiency by integrating nursing theories, research, and best practices into a single practice model of health promotion or disease prevention for a specific community or population group. Learners create and customize an evidence-based project plan and develop and implement strategies for achieving desired project outcomes. For BSN learners only. Must be taken during the learner’s final quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or prior learning assessment.

Learners in this course acquire an understanding of the nature of evidence and its relative value and weight in making clinical decisions that impact patient and population outcomes. In particular, learners assess appropriate methods and analytic approaches in order to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize the best available evidence for potential solutions and innovations.

This course prepares learners for master’s-level course work in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Throughout the course, learners analyze how the role of the practitioner-scholar guides leadership in the health care field and determine the ways in which they can effectively use communication strategies expected of health care professionals. In particular, learners examine the attributes that contribute to effective and ethical health care leadership, including professional collaboration, communication, inclusion, and decision making. Must be taken during the learner’s first quarter. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.

In this course, learners examine the political, legal, and regulatory issues impacting health care organizations and environments. Learners analyze the effects of health care policy on health care practice and service delivery, with particular emphasis on the strategies used to monitor and maintain legal and regulatory compliance. Learners also identify and apply health care policy and law concepts that promote organizational improvement.