Curriculum - Ponce Health Sciences University

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First Year – Trimester 1

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
BIO 1010	Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab	4
IHD 9180	Inter-professional Perspectives in Health Disparities	1
ENG 1010	English Composition I	3
PSY 1010	Introduction to Psychology	3
MTH 1050	College Algebra	3
BIO 2030	Microbiology for Health Sciences/Lab	4
SUBTOTAL		18

First Year – Trimester 2

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
BIO 1020	Anatomy and Physiology II/Lab	4
PSY 1020	Developmental Psychology	3
ENG 1020	English Composition II	3
SPC 1030	Public Speaking	3
CHE 1110	Chemistry for Health Sciences/Lab	4
MTH 1130	Introduction to Statistics	3
SUBTOTAL		20

First Year – Trimester 3

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 2120	Foundations of Professional Nursing Practices	5
NUR 2330	Nutrition	3
NUR 3030	Pathophysiology	3
EPI 3100	Principles of Epidemiology	3
NUR 3150	Nursing Research	3
SUBTOTAL		17

Second Year – Trimester 4

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 2310	Health Assessment and Health Promotion	3
NUR 2320	Pharmacology	3
NUR 3110	Family Dynamics	3
NUR 3580	Evidenced-Based Nursing Practices	3
SUBTOTAL		13

Second Year – Trimester 5

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 3120	Care of the Adult in the Acute Care Setting I	6
NUR 3130	Mental Health Nursing	5
HCS 3520	Health Care Informatics	3
SUBTOTAL		14

Second Year – Trimester 6

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 3140	Community Health and Disaster Preparedness	5
NUR 3170	Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family	5
HCS 4510	Global Health Care Issues	3
SUBTOTAL		13

Third Year – Trimester 7

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 4120	Care of the Adult in the Acute Care Setting II	7
NUR 4030	Pediatric Nursing	5
NUR 4040	Leadership and Management	4
SUBTOTAL		16

Third Year – Trimester 8

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 4580	Nursing Specialty Practice	8
NUR 4590	Senior Seminar Capstone	4
SUBTOTAL		12

Upper Division

Courses Required for Admission to Upper Division 2.5 GPA

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
CHE 1110	Chemistry for Health Sciences/Lab	4
ENG 1010	English Composition I	3
BIO 1010	Anatomy and Physiology I/Lab	4
BIO 2030	Microbiology for Health Sciences/Lab	4
PSY 1010	Introduction to Psychology	3
BIO 1020	Anatomy and Physiology II/Lab	4
PSY 1020	Developmental Psychology	3
ENG 1020	English Composition II	3
MTH 1050	College Algebra	3
SPC 1030	Public Speaking	3
MTH 1130	Introduction to Statistics	3
SUBTOTAL		37

First Year – Trimester1

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 2120	Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice	5
NUR 2330	Nutrition	3
NUR 3030	Pathophysiology	3
NUR 3150	Nursing Research	3
EPI 3100	Principles of Epidemiology	3
SUBTOTAL		15

First Year – Trimester 2

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 2310	Health Assessment and Health Promotion	3
NUR 2320	Pharmacology	3
NUR 3110	Family Dynamics	3
NUR 3580	Evidence-Based Nursing Practice	3
SUBTOTAL		14

First Year – Trimester 3

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 3120	Care of the Adult in the Acute Care Setting I	6
NUR 3130	Mental Health Nursing	5
HCS 3520	Health Care Informatics	3
SUBTOTAL		14

Second Year – Trimester 4

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 3140	Community Health and Disaster Preparedness	5
NUR 3170	Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family	5
HCS 4510	Global Health Care Issues	3
SUBTOTAL		13

Second Year – Trimester 5

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 4120	Care of the Adult in the Acute Care Setting II	7
NUR 4030	Pediatric Nursing	5
NUR 4040	Leadership and Management	4
SUBTOTAL		16

Second Year – Trimester 6

CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDITS
NUR 4580	Nursing Specialty Practice	8
NUR 4590	Senior Seminar Capstone	4
SUBTOTAL		12

Essential Performance Standards in Nursing

Students must be able to perform the functions that are necessary for the safe practice of nursing and essential to the licensing requirements for nursing with or without reasonable accommodation, in order to be admitted the PHSU Nursing Program. The following are the essential performance standards in nursing:

ISSUE	STANDARD	EXAMPLE
Critical Thinking	Critical thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment.	Identify cause/effect relationships in clinical situations, develop a nursing care.
Interpersonal	Interpersonal abilities sufficient for interaction with individuals, families, and groups from various social, emotional, cultural and intellectual backgrounds.	Establish rapport with patients/clients and colleagues.
Communication	Communication abilities sufficient for verbal and written interaction with other.	Explain treatment procedures, initiate health teaching, and document and interpret nursing actions and patient/client responses.
Mobility	Physical abilities sufficient for movement from room to room and in small spaces.	Move around in patient’s room, work spaces and treatment areas; administer cardiopulmonary procedures.
Motor Skills	Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient for providing safe, effective nursing care.	Calibrate and use equipment; position patients/clients.
Hearing	Auditory ability sufficient for monitoring and assessing health needs	Hear monitor alarm, emergency signals, auscultator sounds and cries for help.
Visual	Visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment necessary I nursing care.	Observe patient/client responses.
Tactile	Tactile ability sufficient for physical assessment.	Perform palpation, functions of physical examination and/or those related to therapeutic intervention (such as insertion of a catheter).

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