GNM 1136-001

This course includes the science/math/technology associated with surf forecasting. Students are introduced to waves, surfing equipment, tracking swell, buoy models, hurricanes, weather, bathymetry, tides, wind, and coastal erosion processes. Using actual, re-enacted, and staged events students will examine the relationship between wave models, storms, and related science principles.

NURS 2150-001

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.

NURS 2250-001

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.

NURS 2350-001

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

NURS 2450-001

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.

NURS 3351-001

9/4-10/22

Roy's Model provides the framework for understanding the adaptation processes of the childbearing and childrearing family. Students will apply principles of health promotion, disease prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and end of life care when developing safe plans of care for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women and other adult family members living in a culturally diverse society. Family members who are experiencing uncomplicated psychosocial and physiological adaptation demands will be the target population and recipients of care. The nursing process is fully implemented.

NURS 3353-001

10/23-12/17

Roy's Model provides the framework for understanding the adaptation processes of the childbearing and childrearing family. Students will apply principles of health promotion, disease prevention, health restoration, health maintenance, and end of life care when developing safe plans of care for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women and other adult family members living in a culturally diverse society. Family members who are experiencing uncomplicated psychosocial and physiological adaptation demands will be the target population and recipients of care. The nursing process is fully implemented.

NURS 4250-001

The physiological mode continues as the focus for study. Chronic and acute problems encountered by young adult, middle adult and older adult, from diverse backgrounds will provide classroom and clinical background. Student progress and depth will build on the concepts encountered in Care of the Adult I and additional topics specific to medical surgical adaptations are integrated in this senior level course.

NURS 4150-001

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. Roya's Adaptation Model is utilized to implement a holistic approach.

NURS 4350-001

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.

NURS 4450-001

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.