Courses in Manahawkin
Spring 2025 Undergraduate Courses
An integrated study of the culture, history and environment associated with coastal beaches. The course will consider scientific, historical, economic, artistic, recreational, and political perspectives on the ocean's beaches and the human developments and endeavors these landforms have spawned. A comparative study of East Coast beaches, shore communities, and resorts will be included.
Tues. & Thurs. 10:30am-12:20pm
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. Corequisite: NURS 2155. This foundation course introduces the student to the philosophy of the Nursing program at Stockton University and the major concepts of professional nursing: person, health, environment and nursing. The Roy's Model of Adaptation Nursing provides the basis upon which to build nursing knowledge. Effective communication principles, nursing process, critical thinking, clients' rights, nursing standards and the value of evidence-based practice provides a foundation for further study. Students learn the varied roles necessary for professional practice. Clinical practice issues integrate asepsis, client safety and documentation. Selected clinical skills and medical terminology are course components.
Lab
Mon. 8:30-11:30am
Mon. 12-3pm
Wed. 8:30-11:30am
Wed. 12-3pm
Corequisite: NURS 2150
Tues. & Thurs. 10:30am-12:20pm
This course will develop skills in health assessment. Health history taking and physical assessment skills will be studied and practiced using the Roy Adaptation Model. Assessment will include physical, developmental, psychosocial, nutritional, and cultural aspects. Students will be expected to incorporate the concepts of human diversity where appropriate. While this course will focus on the assessment and beginning planning and documentation phases of the nursing process, effective therapeutic nursing communication, interventions, and outcomes will be included. Therapeutic nursing interventions will include concepts of health promotion, disease prevention, and health restoration across the life span. Critical thinking skills and ethical considerations are included in the course focus. Corequisite: NURS 2255
Lab
Mon. 12-3pm
Wed. 12-3pm
Wed. 8:30-11:20am
Mon. 8:30-11:20am
Corequisite:
NURS 2250
Tues. & Thurs. 2:30-4:20pm
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. This course explores the mechanisms of disease and alterations in body defenses of all body systems. The general principles governing inflammation, repair and immunity and the diseases of organ systems are presented. Genetic control and environmental influences provide the foundation for exploration of systems disorders. The role of fluid and electrolyte balance in the development of pathology is discussed.
Tues. & Thurs. 8:15-10:05am
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. This course provides a comprehensive overview of basic principles of pharmacology. The terms, concepts, and principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics are applied to those requiring adaptation to disease processes. Emphasis is on therapeutic, adverse and toxic effects of medication usage and human health issues. Legal and ethical aspects of pharmacology are presented with emphasis on safe administration of medications in a variety of forms and settings.
Tues. & Thurs. 10:30am-12:20pm
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. The physiological mode is the focus of study in this clinical course. Adults facing adaptations to their health and illness status are the target population. Students will apply Roy's Model in designing and implementing care for adults in long term care and acute care settings. Selected chronic illness and common acute illness care are studied and the roles of health promotion, disease prevention, health restoration, health maintenance and end of life care are integrated. The nursing implemented when caring for the young adult, the middle adult and the older adult from diverse ethnic groups.
Corequisite: NURS 3155
Tues. & Thurs. 12:30-2:20pm
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. The use of research as a means of gathering data for refining an extending nursing practice is examined. Critique of research studies is carried out to determine applicability of findings to nursing interventions. Students explore the formation of research questions, the appropriateness of research design, and literature review. Focus is on the importance of evidence-based practice, accountability, responsibility, and development of nursing science.
Mon. & Wed. 10:30am-12:20pm
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. Co-requisite: NURS 4155. This course is designed to clarify the practice, and capture the essence, of community health nursing. Concepts of professional nursing are synthesized with concepts of public health, epidemiology, and the social, physical and behavioral sciences and are applied to professional nursing in community settings. Processes, forces and stressors, such as human diversity, the environment, ethics and politics, that affect health and utilization of health care delivery systems across the life span, are assessed and analyzed. Roy’s Adaptation Model is utilized to implement a holistic approach.
Mon. & Wed. 8:30-10:20am
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. Co-requisite: NURS 4355. While didactic and clinical focus remains on the physiological mode, self-concept, role function and interdependence modes will be included so that the senior student appreciates adaptations required by all adult clients from diverse backgrounds. The nursing process and principles of disease prevention, health promotion, health restoration, health maintenance and end of life care complements the principles of care of the acutely ill adult. Clinical decision making utilizing scientific principles, ethical principles, leadership, collaboration, delegation and evidence-based nursing knowledge are synthesized in clinical practice.
Mon. & Wed. 2:30-4:20pm
Open only to Accelerated BSN majors. This capstone course provides a forum for becoming familiar with, and developing the skills, to evaluate a variety of professional, legal, political, technical and ethical issues confronting the professional nurse. The study of economic aspects and designs of health care systems, both nationally and internationally, will enhance knowledge of problems in culturally diverse health systems. Career management and professional growth focus will provide the professional nurse with a foundation for continuing and developing competencies. Students develop their own self-concept, role function and interdependence mode strengths in order to enhance professional effectiveness.
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