UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014
College of Nursing
NURS Nursing
This course information produced at 01:00 on 05/24/2013.
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101 (effective 09/03/2013) Cultural Diversity in Health Care. 3 cr. U. Enables student to conceptualize cultural diversity as a basic component of American society with implications for sensitivity and respect in health promotion and human relations.|Prereq: none.
101 Cultural Diversity in Health Care. 3 cr. U. Enables student to conceptualize cultural diversity as a basic component of American society with implications for sensitivity and respect in health promotion and human relations.|Prereq: none.
102 Perspectives on Health Care Systems. 2 cr. U. Provides students with an orientation to the complexity of health care, health care delivery systems, and the populations served.|Prereq: none.
103 Freshman Seminar in Professional Nursing. 1 cr. U. Designed to orient students to nursing through self-assessment, career exploration, problem solving, study skills, and goal setting.|Prereq: admis to Pre-Nursing prog.
110 Introduction to Global Health. 3 cr. U. An overview of the broad field of global health, using the U.N. Millennium Development Goals as a guiding framework.|Prereq: none.
172 Health and Health Care Practices. 2 cr. U. Focuses on health, health care practices, personnel, and services related to obtaining reliable information on health care needs and practices, and available community services.|Prereq: none.
190 Special Studies in Nursing. 1-5 cr. U. Independent study course. Students establish credits, objectives and learning experiences with approval of instructor.|Retakeable to max of 5 cr. Prereq: cons instr.
203 Human Growth and Development Across the Life Span. 4 cr. U. Introduction to physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth of human organism from conception through older adulthood with application to health care.|Not open for cr to students with cr in Nurs 200(ER) and/or Nurs 202(ER). Prereq: Psych 101(P).
205 Clinical Pharmacology. 3 cr. U. The principles of pharmacology and administration; legislative controls; mechanisms of drug actions; contraindications; adverse and toxic effects and lifespan considerations.|Prereq: Nurs 320(C) or cons instr.
211 Health Assessment. 3 cr. U. Concepts and skills to comprehensively assess the health status of individuals. History taking, physical examination techniques, developmental, and other assessments.|Prereq: Admis to major or cons instr.
262 Exploring Human Sexuality. 3 cr. U. Historical and contemporary issues involving human sexuality as seen through the lenses of nursing, psychology, biology, and sociology.|Prereq: none.
290 Special Studies in Nursing. 1-5 cr. U. Independent study course. Students establish credits, objectives and learning experiences with approval of instructor.|Retakeable to max of 5 cr. Prereq: cons instr.
297 Study Abroad: (Subtitled). 1-12 cr. U. Designed to enroll students in UWM-sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in especially prepared program course work.|May be retaken with change in topic. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
299 Ad Hoc: 1-12 cr. U. Created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Specific credits and additional prereqs, if any, will be specified in Schedule of Classes whenever course is offered.|Retakeable with change in topic. Prereq: none.
300 Introduction to Nursing Research. 2 cr. U. Introduction to the significance, principles, purpose, and methods of the research process.|Prereq: none.
315 Nursing Science I: Concepts of Promoting and Maintaining Health. 2 cr. U. Nursing science related to health promotion, disease prevention, and maintaining health; responses of individual and families in acute and community settings.|Prereq: admis to Nurs major.
320 Concepts of Illness I. 3 cr. U. Mechanisms, manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of disease states for selected body systems.|Prereq: Bio Sci 101(P) & 203(P), Chem 103(P) & Physics 110(P); or cons instr.
321 Concepts of Illness II. 3 cr. U. Mechanisms, manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of disease states for selected body systems. Continuation of Nurs 320.|Prereq: Nurs 320(P) or cons instr.
323 Nursing Science: Concepts for Managing Chronic Health Problems. 3 cr. U. Nursing science for adults, children, and families with chronic health problems. Interventions to promote individual/family management.|Prereq: Nurs 205(P) & 321(C); or cons instr.
326 Nursing Science II: Concepts of Aging and Long Term Health Care. 3 cr. U. Identification and management of factors influencing and compromising health and functional ability of older adults and exploration of long-term health care in various settings.|Prereq: admis to Nurs major.
327 Nursing Science III: Health Concepts-Women & Children. 4 cr. U. Nursing science related to the acute, chronic, and health promotion care of women and children and their families in acute and community care settings.|Prereq: Nurs 211(P), 320(P), 321(C); 331(P) or 233(P).
328 Nursing Science IV: Concepts of Health Care of the Adult. 4 cr. U. Nursing science related to adults with acute and chronic health problems in both acute and community care settings. Individual and family responses.|Counts as repeat of Nurs 322. Prereq: Nurs 321(C); 331(P) or 233(P).
331 Foundations of Clinical Practice I. 5 cr. U. Introductory course includes communication, philosophy, theory, and decision making content, and psychomotor skills to be used as a base for planning and providing nursing care.|Counts as repeat of Nurs 233. Prereq: admis to Nurs major.
334 Foundations of Clinical Practice II. 3 cr. U. Refine clinical decision making skills within the nursing process, professional communication, and psychomotor skills necessary for helping clients needing nursing care.|Prereq: Nurs 205(C), 321(C); 331(P) or 233(P).
335 Clinical Skills Development Seminar III. 3 cr. U. Expand nursing process, communication, leadership, and management skills necessary for working with families and groups.|Prereq: Nurs 323(C), 334(P), 402(C) & 410(C); or cons instr.
365 Current Topics of Nursing: (Subtitled). 1-3 cr. U. Current thought, issues, and research in nursing and implications for practice.|Retakeable with topic change to a combined max of 12 cr for Nurs 365. Prereq: jr st or cons instr.
373 Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Holistic Health Care - Theory. 2 cr. U. Investigative theories underlying alternative and complementary therapies (CAT) commonly used in holistic Health Care.|Can be taken simultaneously with Nurs 374. Prereq: none.
374 Alternative and Complementary Therapies in Holistic Health Care - Field Work. 1 cr. U. Experiential course with select alternative and complementary therapies (CAT) commonly used in holistic health care.|Can be taken simultaneously with Nurs 373. Prereq: none.
380 Honors Seminar: (Subtitled). 3H cr. U. Selected topics in nursing and healthcare. Retakeable w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.|Prereq: soph st; Honors 200(P); cons Honors College dir.
390 Special Studies in Nursing. 1-5 cr. U. Independent study course. Students establish credits, objectives and learning experiences with approval of instructor.|Retakeable to max of 5 cr. Prereq: cons instr.
402 Concepts of Nursing Management and Leadership. 3 cr. U. Explore theories of leadership and management and the forces which impact on the development of these skills.|No degree cr to students with cr in Nurs 440. prereq: Nurs 230(P) & 334(C); or cons instr.
403 Practice, Research and Leadership Role Development I. 3 cr. U. Explore and evaluate role of the professional nurse as practitioner, researcher, manager and leader.|Prereq: Nurs 334(P), 442(C).
404 Practice, Research and Leadershp Role Development II. 3 cr. U. Critical issues impacting the development of current and emerging professional roles.|Prereq: Nurs 403(P), 415(P).
405 Issues in Professional Nursing. 3 cr. U. In depth exploration of relevant professional and clinically-related issues. Ethical decision-making and resources for problem-solving|Prereq: Nurs 443(C) or cons instr.
410 Nursing Science: Concepts in Community and Family Health. 3 cr. U. Concepts, theories, and process for community and family health nursing.|Prereq: Nurs 210(P) or cons instr.
415 Nursing Science V: Concepts of Community Health Care of Aggregates. 3 cr. U. Nursing care of individuals, families and communities; aggregates and special populations in the community; roles of community health nurses.|Counts as repeat of Nurs 410. Prereq: Nurs 334(P).
440 Nursing Specialty: (Subtitled). 2 cr. U. Topics of current interest in nursing specialty areas.|Retakeable with change in topic to 8 cr. max with cons instr. Prereq: Nurs 442(P).
442 Nursing Practice I. 8 cr. U. Clinical practice course for providing nursing care for adults and children experiencing acute and/or chronic health problems.|Prereq: Nurs 334(P) & 403(C); or cons instr.
443 Nursing Practice II. 8 cr. U. Clinical practice course for providing nursing care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.|Prereq: Nurs 442(P) or cons instr.
445 Capstone Practicum for Registered Nurses. 4 cr. U. Synthesis of knowledge from current and past learning experiences and application of clinical decision making to provide comphrehensive nursing care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.|Prereq: Uws Nsg 317(P), 341(P), 434(P), 437(P), & 444(P).
460 Legal Aspects of Nursing. 2 cr. U. Current legal aspects and issues in nursing, including courts, licensure problems, legal status of nursing and health personnel, contracts, torts, negligence, crimes, and wills.|Prereq: jr st or cons instr.
490 Special Studies in Nursing. 1-5 cr. U. Independent study course. Students establish credits, objectives and learning experiences with approval of instructor.|Retakeable to max of 5 cr. Prereq: cons instr.
497 Study Abroad: (Subtitled). 1-12 cr. U/G. Designed to enroll students in UWM-sponsored program before course work levels, content, and credits are determined and/or in especially prepared program course work.|May be retaken with change in topic; max of 9 cr for grad students. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
653 Foundations in Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice. 4 cr. U/G. Mechanisms, mainfestations, diagnosis and treatment of disease states for selected body systems as a foundation for nursing management of selected conditions.|Prereq: Admis to Master of Nursing program
682 Professional Role in Health Care Systems II. 2 cr. U/G. Exploration and analysis of organizational environments, communication, and quality initiatives within interdisciplinary health care systems.|Prereq: Nurs 681(P).
685 Clinical Reasoning. 5 cr. U/G. Development and refinement of, and practice with, the clinical reasoning skills required for professional nursing practice.|Prereq: Nurs 653(P), 680(P).
687 Professional Nursing Practice Internship. 1 cr. U/G. Intensive clinical practice experience in a selected area of nursing.|Prereq: Nurs 686
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