Direct Entry
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). |