TSU 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog

Frederick S. Humphries,
Family and Consumer Sciences and
Nursing Education Complex
 

Faculty: V. Briscoe, B. Buchanan, J. Linn, J. Norman, M. Pleas, A. Rawls, Y. Stringfield, V. Vaughan, and B. Wilson

General Statement: Upon completion of the Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, the graduate will be able to:

1. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the natural and behavioral sciences, the humanities and nursing as a basis for making practice decisions.

2. Evaluate the nursing process as a critical thinking tool to promote, maintain, and restore health to individuals, families, and communities by providing therapeutic nursing interventions, management of care, health promotion, disease prevention instruction, counseling and health and illness screening.

3. Value the leadership role in nursing by upholding bio-socio- cultural-ethical-legal and professional practice standards which affect nursing by acting as a change agent in accordance with these principles.

4. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary health team members, individuals, families and/or communities to improve the health care delivery system.

5. Appraise involvement in activities related to SERVICE, continuing education and graduate education in order to maintain professional competence.

6. Critically evaluate research findings for use in the practice setting.

Admission, Progression, Retention Requirements

Students must be accepted into the University and meet with the School of Nursing faculty to assure they are completing the required general courses in the first two years of the program (lower division).

Admission Requirements for the Nursing Major

1. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale progressed for class admitted to the upper division BSN program in Spring 2005, pending approval.

2. Completion of 60 hours of lower division courses required University and general education courses for admission.

3. A minimum grade of C in each course. Required courses, with grades of D, must be repeated before review for admission.

4. Completion of the required basic science courses.

5. Students with 2 or more failing science grades (D or F) are not eligible for admission, pending approval.

6. Students with more than one failing grade (D or F) in NURS 2500 are not eligible for admission, pending approval.

7. Minimum scores at the 70th percentile in the pre-nursing examination, with emphasis on the reading and verbal scores.

Admission Process for the Nursing Major

Students who meet the admission requirements for the nursing major need to complete a School of Nursing application with copies of the following information attached:

1.  
   1. Copies of all college transcripts
   2. Current TSU transcript
   3. TSU admission letter for new and newly re-admitted students
       
2. Pre-entrance nursing examination scores
3. The Admissions Committee will consider students who have submitted their completed application materials by February 15th.Applications received after the deadlines will be returned to the applicants who can apply for the next admission cycle.
4. Students who are admitted must have a health examination which indicates satisfactory health and the required immunizations before starting the nursing major.
5. Students must show evidence of current Health Care Provider - BLS Status certification and liability insurance prior to admission to classes in the nursing major (i.e. lecture, learning resources laboratory, and clinical. Students are admitted to the program on a space available basis.

Progression and Retention Requirements

1. A grade of C or better in lecture and S (satisfactory) in laboratory and clinical evaluation is passing.
2. A grade of D or F is failing. A student who earns a failing grade in a BSN nursing course is not eligible to progress in the BSN program and cannot transfer to the AAS program at Tennessee State University.
3. All general education courses must be completed before beginning junior level nursing courses.
4. Students who withdraw from a nursing course but continue in other nursing courses for that semester must meet with the Program Director to update their plan for progression.

Re-admission Requirements and Process

Students who withdraw from the program may be reviewed, (one time only), by the BSN faculty to determine, on an individual basis, if they are eligible for re-admission to the program. They may be readmitted on a space available basis.

1. Students who apply for re-admission must meet the program admission requirements.
2. A student who withdraws due to academic reasons will be eligible for readmission but must have passed at least one examination prior to withdrawal.
3. Once a student is re-admitted, the nursing courses must be completed in sequence. The student must progress to the next level of the program each semester.
4. A student who withdraws from the program a second time, for any reason, will not be re-admitted.

Admission Requirements for Registered Nurses (RN)

Registered nurses must meet the same admission requirements as generic students.

All lower division University requirements and required courses must be completed
with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of C in each course.

Admission Process for Registered Nurses (RN)

RN students are admitted through the same process as regular students. Additionally, RN students are required to have a current unrestricted
Tennessee RN license. RN students must meet with a faculty advisor to develop their plan of study before admission to the BSN program.

Progression Requirements for Registered Nurses (RN)

The School of Nursing has a Career Mobility Program for RN's to earn a BSN degree. Students may enter the program in the summer or fall.

The Career Mobility Program is one calendar year in length (3 semesters). Students may enter the program after all general education requirements, except three general education core courses have been completed.
Upon successful completion of the first two semesters of the nursing major, credit for 30 hours of BSN courses will be noted on the RN-BSN TSU transcript.

Summer	HR	Fall	HR	Spring	HR
NURS 3320	3	NURS 3000	3	NURS 3300	3
NURS 3000	3	NURS 3250/3251	3	NURS 4360/4364	6
NURS 3260	3	NURS 3060	3	NURS 4220	3
TOTAL	9		9		12

Transfer of RN Nursing Courses

Transfer students from other four year schools must meet the University and School of Nursing requirements for admission and graduation. Students must provide a current transcript, nursing course descriptions, evidence of satisfactory clinical performance, and a letter of good standing from their previous nursing school BEFORE the course(s) are evaluated. Students who have been dismissed from other Schools of nursing are not eligible for admission. Students, who have earned a D, F, or WF, in a nursing course at another school, are not eligible for admission.

The Admissions Committee will determine if transfer courses are equivalent to TSU nursing courses. Students may be required to demonstrate lab and/or practicum competencies. Courses that are equivalent to required courses will be accepted if the student earned a minimum grade of C in the course(s) and have the required lab/practicum competencies. Students must meet University residency degree requirements to complete degree requirements for graduation. Transfer students are accepted on a space available basis.

Departmental Requirements
For Bachelor of Science
Degree in Nursing

60 Semester Hours

MAJOR CORE: Sixty semester hours of nursing are required;
NURS 3040/3041/3044, NURS 3060, NURS 3280/3284, NURS 3250/3251, NURS 3320, NURS 3100/3101/3104, NURS 3300, NURS 3260, NURS 4140/4144, NURS 4220, NURS 4340/4344, and NURS 4360/4364.

60 Semester Hours

PRE-NURSING REQUIREMENT: A 3 hour course, NURS 2500 is required before admission to the upper division nursing major. .

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE: 60 semester hours of University and general education courses are required:
Orientation, ENG 1010 and 1020 and 2110 or 2120; COMM 2220, HIST 2010 and HIST 2020; CHEM 1110/1111; BIOL 2210/BIOL 2211, BIOL 2220/BIOL 2221, BIOL 2400/BIOL 2401; MATH 1110; PHIL 2010; Humanities elective; SOCI 2010; PSYC 2010,PSYC 3510, PSYC 2180; Electives – 9 semester hours.

Suggested Four Year Plan: Total 120 hours

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Courses	HR		Spring Semester Courses	HR
ENGL 1010	3		ENGL 1020	3
HIST 2010	3		HIST 2020	3
MATH 1110	3		SOCI 2010	3
CHEM 1110/1111	4		BIOL 2210/2211	4
NURS 1100	1		PSYC 2010	3
	14			16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Courses	HR		Spring Semester Courses	HR
BIOL 2220, 2221	4		BIOL 2400, 2401	4
ENGL 2110 or 2120	3		NURS 2500	3
PHIL 2010	3		PSYC 2180	3
PSYC 3510	3		COMM 2220	3
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE	3		ELECTIVES	4
	16			17
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Courses	HR		Spring Semester Courses	HR
NURS 3040/3041/3044	6		NURS 3100/3101/3104	6
NURS 3250/3251	3		NURS 4340/4344	6
NURS 3260	3		NURS 3320	3
NURS 3060	3			15
	15
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Courses	HR		Spring Semester Courses	HR
NURS 3280/3284	6		NURS 4140/4144	9
NURS 4220	3		NURS 3300	3
NURS 4360/4364	6			12
	15

Course Descriptions

NURS 1100 Nursing Orientation (1). The course orients the student to the University and the School of Nursing resources, academic life polices and procedures, and the nursing major.(The course meets for one seminar hour each week.)(Formerly NURS 110)

NURS 2500 Introduction to Nursing Practice (3). The course focuses on introduction to the profession of nursing, specifically, critical thinking, test-taking skills and selected nursing theory. An overview of the nursing process and health assessment will be presented. Discussion of concepts related to cultural issues will be included. Skills basic to nursing practice theory and application will be introduced. Selected laboratory experiences will provide opportunities for mastery of basic clinical nursing skills. This course is open to all majors in the university.(Formerly NURS 250) Pre-requisites: NURS 1100, BIOL 2210/2211, BIOL 2220/2221, BIOL 2400/2401, CHEM 1110/1111, MATH 1110, ENGL 1010, and ENGL 1020.

NURS 3000 Special Topics (1-8). Student or faculty generated course. Scope of subject matter is determined by students/instructor with approval of the Program Director. Minimum of 8 students is needed to offer a course. (Formerly NURS 300)

NURS 3000 Wellness in Nursing (3). This course is an introduction to the nurse’s role in health promotion and health education for self-care. Selected theories related to wellness are explored and applied to individual group and community situations, (RN-BSN students). Pre-requisites: all general education core courses. (Formerly NURS 300 B) Co-requisites: NURS 3320.

NURS 3000 Family Health Nursing Concepts (3). Identification and discussion of different concepts of family interaction, impact of culture, communication across the life span, and implications for nursing intervention, (RN-BSN students). (Formerly NURS 300 C) Pre-requisites: all general education core courses, NURS 3000B, NURS 3320. Co-requisites: NURS 3250/3251, NURS 4220.

NURS 3040/3041/3044 Management of Clients with Health Alterations I (6). The course focuses on knowledge and mastery of skills germane to the profession of nursing. Application of the nursing process in various settings will be presented. Selected nursing theories, current trends and issues, and social policy issues related to nursing will be discussed. Laboratory and clinical experiences will provide opportunities for application to nursing practice. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours (NURS 3041), and six clinical hours (NURS 3044) each week. Formerly NURS 304) Pre-requisite: NURS 2500. Co-requisites: NURS 3250/3251, NURS 3260, and NURS 3060.

NURS 3060 Concepts of Pathophysiology across the Lifespan (3). The course is designed to introduce the student to the study of the physiological and biological manifestations of disease. Pathophysiology is the study of disordered and altered functions affecting the body’s dynamic homeostasis. The effects of stressors throughout the lifespan on various dysfunctions of organs and organ systems are examined. Pre-requisites: NURS 2500; admission to the upper division nursing program.

NURS 3100/3101/3104 Basic Concepts of Chronic Care Nursing (6). Selected concepts of health and illness as they relate to bio-psycho-social and cultural needs through the life cycle are presented. Focus is on the delivery of care to individuals and families with common chronic health problems. There is a special emphasis on the health and nursing care of the aging population. Three lecture, two laboratory (NURS 3101), and six clinical hours (NURS 3104) each week. (Formerly NURS 310) Pre-requisite: NURS 3040/3041/3044, NURS 3250/3251, NURS 3260, and NURS 3060. Co-requisites: NURS 4340/4344 and NURS 3320.

NURS 3250/3251 Health Assessment (3). Basic physical and health assessment techniques are taught. The focus is on the adult client with emphasis on expected findings. Appropriate modifications for different age-groups and selected unexpected findings are discussed. Relevance and application of findings to client needs and clinical decision-making are presented. Two lecture and two laboratory hours (NURS 3251) each week. (Formerly NURS 325) Pre-requisite: NURS 2500; Co-requisites: NURS 3040/3041/3044, NURS 3260, and NURS 3060.

NURS 3320 Professionalism in Nursing (3). Identification and discussion of professional and leadership processes as they relate to the emerging and changing roles of nurses. Selected legal, ethical, social policy and research issues related the practice of professional nursing are explored. Three lecture hours each week. (Formerly NURS 332) Pre-requisite: NURS 3040/3041/3044, NURS 3250/3251, and NURS 3060. Co-requisites: NURS 3100/3101/3104 and NURS 4340/4344.

NURS 3300 Nursing Management (3). Introduction to the management process and the nurse's role in managing client care and supervising other health care workers. Selected legal, fiscal, ethical, and professional issues related nursing management are explored. Three lecture hours each week. (Formerly 330) Pre-requisites: NURS 3280/3284, NURS 4220, and NURS 4360/4364. Co-requisites: NURS 4140/4144.

NURS 3260 Gerontological Nursing Concepts (3). Selected concepts related to psychosocial, cultural, legal, ethical, social policy, and research issues of the aging population and their families are explored. The role of the nurse in meeting the needs of this population is stressed. Three lecture hours each week. (Formerly NURS 326) Pre-requisite NURS 2500. Co-requisites: NURS 3040/3041/3044, NURS 3250/3251, NURS 4340/4344.

NURS 3280/3284 Maternal-Child Nursing (6). A family centered approach to maternal-child nursing, using the nursing process is presented. The focus is on the normal maternity client and clients with common health alterations from pre-conception through the post-partum period. Care and management the normal newborn, well children, and those with selected problems are explored. Three lectures and nine clinical hours (NURS 3284) each week. (Formerly NURS 328) Pre-requisite: NURS 3100/3101/3104, and NURS 3260. Co-requisite: NURS 4220 and NURS 4360/4364.

NURS 4140/4144 Acute Crisis Nursing (9). The course concentrates on application of the nursing process in a variety of settings requiring nursing intervention for acute problems of adult patients in acute care settings. Concepts of leadership and management are integrated into clinical experiences. Students do comprehensive health assessments, provide care, and evaluate the care given to clients and families. The course consists of five lecture and twelve clinical hours (NURS 4144) each week. (Formerly NURS 414) Pre-requisites: NURS 3320, NURS 4220, and NURS 4360/4364. Co-requisite: NURS 3300.

NURS 4220 Nursing Research (3). Introduction to the research process and the nurse's role in applying research to nursing practice and client care. Selected legal, ethical, and social policy issues related to research are explored. Three lecture hours each week. (Formerly NURS 422) Pre-requisites: NURS 3100/3101/3104, NURS 3320 and NURS 4340/4344. Co-requisites: NURS 3280/3284 and NURS 4360/4364.

NURS 4340/4344 Mental Health Nursing (6). Focus is on the application of the nursing process in the delivery of care to clients and families with commonly occurring psychiatric health problems. Emphasis is on environmental factors and the application of developmental systems and stress theories as they relate to the care of young middle and older age adults. Three lecture and nine clinical hours (NURS 4344) each week.(Formerly NURS 434) Pre-requisites: NURS 3040/3041/3044, NURS 3060, NURS 3260, and NURS 3250/3251. Co-requisite: NURS 3100/3101/3104 and NURS 3320.

NURS 4360/4364 Community Health Nursing (6). The course provides a theoretical and practical background for the practice of community health nursing. The course is based on the synthesis of nursing theory and the public health sciences. Emphasis is on health promotion, health maintenance, and disease prevention among population groups. The course assists students to recognize and analyze the interrelationships between individuals, families, population groups, and communities in determining the health status of each. The impact of political, economic, social, environmental, and cultural concerns, on the health of populations, is examined. The course consists of three lecture and nine clinical hours (NURS 4364) each week. (Formerly NURS 436) Pre-requisites: NURS 3320, NURS 3100/3101/3104, and NURS 4340/4344. Co-requisite NURS 3280/3284 and NURS 4220.