Eastern Kentucky University (College of Health Sciences)

Eastern Kentucky University is a comprehensive, regional university. Our service region includes 22 counties in southeastern Kentucky.

Eastern Kentucky University's Baccalaureate Nursing Program was organized in 1971. In the same year, the Meditation Chapel was dedicated and its influence can be seen in the B.S.N. cap and pin. The program became part of the newly established College of Allied Health and Nursing in 1975. In 1995, the Master's of Science in Nursing Program was approved and implemented. In 1999, the college name was changed to the College of Health Sciences.

Our department has grown over the years. Our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program now has 3 options: the program for prelicensure students, an accelerated program for students who hold a baccalaureate degree in another field, and the Registered Nurse (RN) to BSN option. We also have a Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. The BSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education until 2011. We graduated our first MSN class in 1997. Our MSN program was accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education in September 1999. All of our programs have continuing approval from the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

We offer distance education classes for our RN to BSN program at 8 sites: Corbin, Danville, Harlan County, Hazard, Manchester, Middlesboro, Richmond, & Somerset. To learn more, visit the RN to BSN home page (click the link button to the left). We offer the MSN program in Corbin, Danville, Manchester and Richmond. These sites may not be available every semester. To learn more, visit the MSN homepage (click the link button to the left).

Our offices are located on the main campus of Eastern Kentucky University in the Rowlett Building.

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College of Health Sciences Courses

NURSING CONCEPTS I
Provides the theoretical foundation necessary for the beginning nursing student. Content addresses the role of the nurse in assisting individuals to meet basic needs throughout the life cycle.

LABORATORY APPLICATION I
Students are provided with opportunities to apply concepts in nursing practice in the laboratory setting.

NURSING CONCEPTS II
Provides concepts and theories to apply the nursing process while caring for perioperative clients who are experiencing common stressors and clients experiencing alterations in musculoskeletal function and normal cell proliferation.

NURSING CONCEPTS II-PERINATA
Builds upon concepts from first semester courses and provides concepts and theories to apply the nursing process while caring for perinatal clients who are experiencing common stressors.

ROLE TRANSITION FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Emphasis is on the roles of the Associate Degree Nurse, communication skills, and use of the nursing process.

NURSING CONCEPTS III-MED-SURG
Students develop theoretical and clinical competency in the application of the nursing process while caring for clients experiencing alterations in oxygenation, ingestion, and elimination.

NURSING CONCEPTS III-PSYCH
Students develop theoretical and clinical competency in the applicaion of the nursing process while caring for clients experiencing interferences with patterns of behavior and coping.

APPLICATION OF NURSING CONCEPTS IV
Students develop competency in the application of the nursing process while caring for clients experiencing alterations in renal, regulatory, neuro-sensory, immune and integument function. Selected clinical experiences are utilized.

TRENDS & ISSUES IN NURSING
Prerequisites: NUR 235, 236, 237, 238. Co-requisite: NUR 242. Focuses on current issues and trends in nursing. Ethical, legal,and professional responsibilities and career opportunities are stressed with historical events in nursing interwoven.

DOSAGE CALCULATION FOR NURSING
Develops competency in dosage calcuation and provides progression in applicaiton for nonparenteral to parenteral medications.

DOSAGE CALCULATION FOR NSG. II
Develops competency in dosage calcuations of intravenous therapies. Emphasis on IV medication on titration calculations, including pediatric, obstetric, and clinical care dosages.

MEDIEVAL TO MODERN DRUG TREATMENT
This course explores herbology, home and folklore remedies, over -the-counter medications, high technology drug development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, and considers implications of merging past and present medicinal treatments.

CLINICAL TECHNIQUES IN NURSING
Supervised practice in department approved agency. The number of hours will depend on th erange and depth of activities. May be taken to a maximum of 6 hours.

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN NURSING
This course explores a variety of strategies designed to assist students to develop habits which promote success in nursing education.

PRINICIPLES OF PAIN MANAGEMENT
This course examines specific concepts aimed at relieving client pain by altering the physiological, psychological, and behavioral variables of the pain experience.

INDEPENDENT STUDY
Directed study on an issue or area of interest to nursing. May be retaken to a maximum of six hours credit.

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