Indiana University East (School of Nursing)

The baccalaureate curriculum may be completed in several ways. In general, it requires a minimum of four academic years (including the prerequisites) to complete. Under certain circumstances, it may take more than four years, depending on the length of time it takes to complete the prerequisite courses. Students often choose to take summer classes to complete general education courses and lighten the fall and spring semester course load. Any linked schedule does not reflect developmental course work a student may need based on the Office of Admissions Compass Skills testing.

The required general education courses are divided into six areas of study and are intended to give you a broad knowledge base. Within each cluster there are required courses that must be taken. In addition, there are suggested courses within each cluster that allow you to choose from an array of courses within that area of study. This will allow you to arrange courses to complete a minor or a certificate in another area. In each cluster, the number of credits required for that cluster is given.

A sample full-time schedule for students pursuing a BSN shows the sequencing of these general education courses, as well as the nursing courses, within the curriculum. These required general education courses may be taken prior to admission to the baccalaureate program. However, once a student begins the nursing major courses, all courses listed within each semester, which have not already been completed, must be taken within the year the course appears in the curriculum.

MISSION

The Indiana University School of Nursing is committed to improving the health of the citizens of Indiana, the nation, and beyond by meeting society’s need for effective nurses at different educational levels and by contributing to the body of knowledge that provides the basis for practice in a range of settings. In support of this mission, the faculty accept both their responsibility for the innovative teaching of the women and men who will comprise the nursing workforce of tomorrow, and their obligation to participate in the generation, testing, and dissemination of health care knowledge in order to assure quality practice. The faculty also recognize the value of creating diverse learning environments responsive to students and supportive of a changing health care delivery system. The faculty perceive service to the community, the profession, and the university as essential to the full realization of the mission.

MISSION

The vision of the Division of Nursing is to promote the optimal levels of health, wellness, and quality of life for citizens and communities of east central Indiana and beyond. The mission of the division is to create a community of learning that addresses society’s need for knowledgeable, competent and caring nursing professionals, while nurturing students, faculty and staff.

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School of Nursing Courses

INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF NURSING: THEORY, PRACTICE, RESEARCH
This course focuses on the core theoretical concepts of nursing practice: health, wellness, illness, wholism, caring, environment, self-care, uniqueness of persons, interpersonal relationships, and decision making. This course helps the student understand nursing's unique contributions to meeting societal needs through integrating theory, research, and practice.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This course focuses on the use of concepts from nursing, nutrition, pharmacology, and biopsychosocial sciences to critically examine the determinates of health, wellness, illness across the lifespan. Evironmental, sociocultural and economic factors that influence health care practices are emphasized. Theories of health,, wellness, and illness are related to health promotion, disease prevention, and illness prevention nursing interventions.

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT
This course focuses on helping students acquire skills to conduct a comprehensive health assessment, including physical, psychological, social, functional, and environmental aspects of health. The process of data collection, interpretation, documentation and dissemination of assessment data will be addressed.

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT: THE PRACTICUM
Students will have the opportunity to use interview, observation, percussion, palpation,, inspection, and auscultation in assessing clients across the lifespan in simulated and actual environments.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF NURSING
This course focuses on the fundamentals of nursing from a theoretical research base. It provides an opportunity for basic care nursing skills development. Students will be challenged to use critical thinking and problem solving in developing the ability to apply an integrated nursing therapeutics approach for clients experiencing health alterations across the lifespan.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF NURSING: THE PRACTICUM
Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate fundamental nursing skills in the application of nursing care for clients across the lifespan.

LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM
This course deals with perspectives of growth and development across the lifespan, family theories and family adaptation to common health problems, promoting health across the lifespan and usual patterns of aging. Students will make assessment and observations of individuals and families various stages of growth and development.

ALTERATIONS IN NEURO-PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
This course focuses on individuals and small groups experiencing acute and chronic neuropsychological disorders. Content includes the effect of the brain-body disturbances on health functioning. Other content areas are growth and development, stress, mental status, nurse-client relationships, psychopharmacology, and nursing approaches for clients experiencing DSM-IV neuropsychological disorders.

ALTERATIONS IN NEURO-PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH: THE PRACTICUM
Students will provide nursing are to individuals and small groups who are experiencing acute and chronic neuro-psychological disturbances related psychiatric disorders. Student experiences will be with individuals and small groups in supervised settings such as acute care, community-based, transitional, and/or the home.

ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH
This course focuses on the pathophysiology and holistic nursing care management of clients experiencing acute and chronic problems. Students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan interventions appropriate to health care needs.

ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH I: THE PRACTICUM
Students will apply the science and technology of nursing to perform all independent, dependent, and interdependent care functions. Students will engage clients in a variety of settings to address alterations in health functioning identify health care needs and determine the effectiveness of interventions given expected outcomes.

DATA ANALYSIS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE RESEARCH
This course introduces nursing and other health science students to the basic concepts and techniques of data analysis needed in professional health care practice. Principles of measurement, data summarization, and univariate and bivariate statistics are examined. Differences in types of qualitative data and method by which these types of data can be interpreted are also explored. Emphasis is placed on the application of fundamental concepts to real world situations in client care.

ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH II
This course builds on Alterations in Health I and continues to focus on pathophysiology and holistic nursing care management of clients experiencing acute and chronic health problems and their associated needs.

ALTERATIONS IN HEALTH II: THE PRACTICUM
Students will continue to apply the science and technology of nursing to perform independent, dependent, and interdependent care functions. Students will engage clients in a variety of settings to address alterations in health functioning.

THE DEVELOPING FAMILY AND CHILD
This course focuses on the needs of individuals and their families who are facing the phenomena of growth and development during the childbearing and child-rearing phases of family development. Factors dealing with preserving, promoting and restoring health status of family members will be emphasized.

THE DEVELOPING FAMILY AND CHILD: THE PRACTICUM
Students will have the opportunity to work with childbearing and child-rearing families, including those experiencing alterations in health.

NURSING RESEARCH
This course focuses on development of students' skills in using the research process to define clinical research problems and to determine the usefulness of research in clinical decisions related to practice. The critique of nursing and nursing-related studies will be emphasized in identifying applicability to nursing practice.

RESTORATIVE HEALTH RELATED TO MULTI-SYSTEM FAILURES
This course focuses on the pathophysiology and nursing care management of clients experiencing multi-system alterations in health status. Correlations among complex system alterations and nursing interventions to maximize health potential are emphasized.

RESTORATIVE HEALTH RELATED TO MULTI-SYSTEM FAILURES: THE PRACTICUM
Students will apply the nursing process to the care of clients experiencing acute multi-system alterations in health.

MULTI-SYSTEM APPROACH TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY
This course focuses on the complexity and diversity of groups or aggregates within communities and their corresponding health care needs. Through a community assessment of health trends, demographics, epidemiological data, and social/political-economics issues in local and global communities, the student will be able to determine effective interventions for community-centered care.

MULTI-SYSTEM APPROACH TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY: THE PRACTICUM
Students will have the opportunity to apply the concepts of community assessment, program planning, prevention, and epidemiology to implement and evaluate interventions for community-centered care to groups or aggregates. Professional nursing will be practiced in collaboration with diverse groups within a community.

NURSING MANAGEMENT
This course focuses on the development and management skills assumed by professional nurses, including delegation of responsibilities, networking, facilitation of groups, conflict resolution, leadership, case management, and collaboration. Concepts addressed include organizational structure, change, managing quality and performance, workplace diversity, budgeting and resource allocation, and delivery systems.

NURSING MANAGEMENT: THE PRACTICUM
Students will have the opportunity to apply professional management skills in a variety of nursing leadership roles.

CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE CAPSTONE
Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing care practice skills. Students will collaborate with faculty and a preceptor in choosing a care setting, planning and organizing a learning experience, and practicing professional nursing in a safe and effective manner.

RESEARCH UTILIZATION SEMINAR
This course focuses on students' abilities to refine their critical/analytical skills in evaluating clinical research for applicability to nursing practice. Students will examine the role of evaluation, action research, and research findings in assuring quality nursing care and in solving relevant problems arising from clinical practices.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND EMPOWERMENT
This course focuses on issues related to professional nursing practice, career planning, personal goal setting, and empowerment of self and others. Students will discuss factors related to job performance, performance expectations and evaluation, reality orientation, and commitment to life-long learning.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN NURSING
Planned and supervised clinical experiences in the area of the student's major interest.

INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN NURSING
Opportunity for the nurse to pursue independent study of topics in nursing under the guidance of a selected faculty member.

Other nursing schools in Indiana

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Indiana University South Bend (Division of Nursing and Health Professions) Welcome to the Nursing Program at Indiana University South Bend. This is a great time to be seeking a career in Nursing or Health Professions. There i... Address: 1700 Mishawaka Ave. P.O. Box 7111

Saint Mary's College (Department of Nursing) MISSION STATEMENT The Department mission is to provide a curriculum in nursing built on a liberal arts and science foundation designed to prepare w... Address: 8 Havican Hall

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