Texas Christian University (College of Nursing)

TCU Nursing, enabled by a trust fund established by the late Dr. Charles Houston Harris, was organized as an academic unit of TCU in 1946. TCU Nursing is accredited by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE), P. O. Box 430, Austin, TX, 78767-0430, 512-305-7400. Graduates are eligible to sit for the examination for licensure as a registered nurse (R.N.) in Texas or any other state in the United States. Successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination in one state qualifies graduates to apply for licensure in any other state.

TCU Nursing first achieved national accreditation in 1952 and has remained accredited since that time. In addition to the BNE, the School is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC, 20036-1120, 202-887-6791.

MISSION STATEMENT

We endorse the Mission and Vision of Texas Christian University. Our specific mission is to prepare professional nurses to identify and respond with competence to multiple, complex human health-care needs. Graduates serve society through professional nursing roles and provide ethical leadership in practice, administration, teaching and scholarship. We are dedicated to professional nursing education based on a foundation of liberal arts, sciences, and humanities and to the promotion of an environment that encourages lifelong learning. We further affirm a commitment to professional competence and civic and professional responsibilities in a global society. The Nursing program is designed to meet the needs of high school graduates, transfer students, and registered nurses interested in obtaining the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

PHILOSOPHY

The faculty affirms that individuals are holistic beings who possess inherent worth. The faculty believes that the education of the professional nurse should prepare a graduate who exhibits qualities of mind and character that are necessary to live a fulfilling life, act in the public interest locally and globally, and promote health and the nursing profession. The teaching/learning process is multidimensional and interactive, involving affective, cognitive and psychomotor changes. A liberal educational foundation assists persons to think critically and to seek improvement in themselves, the profession, and society. A liberal education provides the basis for the development of core competencies and knowledge of professional nursing. The faculty embraces the professional values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice. Nursing practice, conduct, and relationships are guided by professional standards and the ANA Code of Ethics. Sound clinical judgments characterize the practice of the professional nurse in providing safe, humanistic care of individuals, families, and groups in and across diverse environments. Portions of the above are based on the Essentials of College and University Education for Professional Nursing published by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (1998).

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College of Nursing Courses

SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Exploration of key factors influencing development and practice of professional nursing. Emphasis on culture, ethics, values, and history as context of health care and professional practice. Includes legal foundations of practice, essential knowledge, behaviors, and skills of professional nursing.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Introduces the student to principles of growth and development throughout life cycle from conception to death. Provides an overview of the major theories of human development. Syllabus: Word - PDF format

FRESHMAN SEMINAR IN NURSING
Topics may vary each time it is offered.

TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Introduces theoretical framework for health education and change. Describes the health teaching/learning system and provides opportunity for practical application in multiple settings.

INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Introduction to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. Includes basic terminology and mathematical calculations used in medication administration and the study of specified classifications of medications, their actions, side effects, adverse actions, nursing implications and drug administration. Three semester hours: two hours lecture, three hours laboratory.

PROVIDER OF CARE I: CONCEPTS
Principles of health assessment, health promotion and nursing process in the care of clients through the lifespan are addressed. Assessment of the integumentary, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems is covered. Application of health promotion is emphasized.

FUNDAMENTAL NURSING AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT: CONCEPTS
Principles of health assessment, health promotion and nursing process in the care of adult and older adult clients are addressed. Assessment of the integumentary, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, visual, auditory and neurologic systems is covered. Application of health promotion is emphasized.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN NURSING
Supervised study for students who transfer into Nursing or for students who exhibit special needs during the freshman or sophomore years.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN NURSING
Supervised study for students who transfer into Nursing or for students who exhibit special needs during the freshman or sophomore years.

PROVIDER OF CARE I: PRACTICUM
The acquisition and application of health assessment, health promotion and nursing process in the care of clients throughout the lifespan. This course includes skills lab and practicum.

FUNDAMENTAL NURSING AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT: PRACTICUM.
Acquisition and application of health assessment, health promotion, fundamental nursing skills and the nursing process in the care adult clients.

JUNIOR HONORS SEMINAR
Seminar related to contemporary issues related to health practices and behaviors relevant to professional nursing. Research studies emphasized.

CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
Analyzes the health care delivery system in the United States and selected countries. Focuses on society, values, rights, and responsibilities of individuals and groups within the health care delivery systems of the United States and selected countries. The role of the health care provider in influencing public policy related to health care is included. Students analyze the economic, human, and physical resources necessary and available for health care.

PROVIDER OF CARE II: CONCEPTS
Health assessment, health promotion and nursing process in the care of clients throughout the lifespan continues in this course. Assessment of gastrointestinal; genitourinary; eyes, ear, nose and throat; and neurological systems is covered. Application of health promotion for the student continues.

PROVIDER OF CARE II: PRACTICUM
A continuation of acquisition and application of health assessment, health promotion, and nursing process in the care of clients throughout the lifespan. The course includes a skills lab and clinical experience.

DIRECTED STUDY IN NURSING
Directed readings or projects in nursing requiring independent or small group study in consultation with a faculty.

DOSAGE CALCULATIONS FOR NURSES
A one-semester hour course of supervised study for students who exhibit special needs during the junior or senior year in dosage calculation. Offers instruction to the student who needs continued guided learning and practice in the calculation of dosages and solutions. The student will concentrate on the performance of the necessary math skills for calculation, the importance of accuracy and application to specific kinds of nursing situations. This course is taught as a module during the first 6 weeks of the semester. Course completion can range up to 6 weeks depending on concurrent practicum course enrollment and expectations.

MATERNAL AND WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING: CONCEPTS
Nursing process and theories will be examined and applied to childbearing-age clients. Selected women's health issues will also be examined. The role of nursing in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health by cooperative relationships with these individuals and groups will be emphasized. Scientific challenges, legal issues, research findings, socio-cultural differences and implications, and ethical issues important to nursing practice in the field of maternity/women's health will be examined using a variety of teaching and learning strategies.

DIRECTED STUDY IN NURSING
Directed readings or projects in nursing requiring independent or small group study in consultation with a faculty.

DOSAGE CALCULATIONS FOR NURSES
A one-semester hour course of supervised study for students who exhibit special needs during the junior or senior year in dosage calculation. Offers instruction to the student who needs continued guided learning and practice in the calculation of dosages and solutions. The student will concentrate on the performance of the necessary math skills for calculation, the importance of accuracy and application to specific kinds of nursing situations. This course is taught as a module during the first 6 weeks of the semester. Course completion can range up to 6 weeks depending on concurrent practicum course enrollment and expectations.

MATERNITY NURSING: PRACTICUM
Application of the nursing process to assist in health restoration of high risk childbearing women and their families. Emphasis will be placed on case management of families, collaboration with the health care delivery team and families, and a systems approach to the delivery of care.

PEDIATRIC NURSING: CONCEPTS
The nursing process will be applied to children experiencing acute and chronic disruptions to their health. The role of nursing in the restoration of health by cooperative relationships with the child and family will be emphasized. Legal, research, socio cultural, and ethical implications of nursing practice will also be considered.

PEDIATRIC NURSING: PRACTICUM
Application of the nursing process to assist in health restoration of children experiencing chronic and acute disruptions to health. Emphasis will be placed on collaboration with the family and the health care delivery team and the family, and a systems approach to the delivery of care.

GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
Issues relating to an aging population such as demographics, ageism, attitudes, and intergenerational concerns. Focuses on healthy aging as well as the specialized needs and nursing care of older persons based on the common physical and psychosocial changes that occur during the aging process. The impact of selected physical and mental health conditions is discussed. Includes observational experiences with older persons in a variety of community settings.

ADULT NURSING I: CONCEPTS
Application of nursing process and theories to the health restoration of clients and families experiencing acute disruptions of selected body systems. Concepts of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and nutrition are integrated. Syllabus: Word - PDF format

ADULT NURSING I: PRACTICUM
Students use nursing process, theories, and research findings in caring for adult clients and families with acute disruptions of selected body systems. Syllabus: Word - PDF format

PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: CONCEPTS
Concepts and principles of individual, family, group and community systems experiencing psychopathology will be explored. Discussion of mental health alterations and the human responses evoked from those alterations will be introduced. The use of nursing strategies and actions in the promotion of mental health will be emphasized.

PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: PRACTICUM
Application of the nursing process with individuals, families, and groups experiencing psychosocial alteration or pathology.

SURVEY OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING FOR REGISTERED NURSES
Exploration of key factors influencing development and practice of professional nursing. Emphasis on culture, ethics, values, and history as context of health care and professional practice. Includes legal foundations of practice and essential knowledge and competencies of professional nursing. The role of the nurse as a patient educator is stressed.

THE DISCIPLINE AND PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Examines humanitarian aims and scientific principles that underpin professional nursing. Nursing philosophy and praxis are compared with other ways of knowing and being-in-the-world. Emphasizes formal health care delivery systems, professionalism, communication, legal issues, ethics, cultural competence, teaching strategies, health promotion, and a human needs framework.

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND CLINICAL INQUIRY I
Combines dialogical reflection and clinical practice opportunities in health promotion and assessment. Human responses to disease and disability are examined. Includes acquisition and application of nursing arts. Explores the professional nurse's responsibilities in medication administration. Provides a solid foundation in the values, knowledge, and skills requisite to professional nursing.

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AND CLINICAL INQUIRY II
Combines dialogical reflection and clinical practice opportunities in nursing care of individuals and families responding to episodic crises, life transitions, or disabling conditions. Acute and chronic models of illness are applied. Explores personal and societal impact of medicalizing normal developmental processes, such as birth and death. Family guidance and teaching receive emphasis.

ADULT NURSING II: CONCEPTS
Application of nursing concepts and nursing process to adult clients and families who are experiencing complex acute or chronic disruptions of selected body systems. Concepts of related to chronic and terminal illness and rehabilitation and quality of life issues will be examined. Concepts of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and nutrition are integrated. Syllabus: Word - PDF format

ADULT NURSING II: PRACTICUM
Students use the nursing process, nursing concepts and research-based nursing interventions in caring for adult clients with complex acute, chronic, or terminal disruptions of selected body systems and their families. Students work with interdisciplinary teams in providing acute and chronic care. Students will have experiences in critical, subacute care, and community agencies servicing clients with chronic and/or terminal illnesses.

MATERNITY NURSING: CONCEPTS
Nursing process and theories will be used with childbearing women and infants, throughout the perinatal period, including normal adaptations and disruptions. The role of nursing in the restoration of health by cooperative relationships with these individuals and groups will be emphasized. Legal, research, socio-cultural, and ethical implications of nursing practice will also be considered.

MATERNITY NURSING: PRACTICUM
Application of the nursing process to assist in health restoration of high risk childbearing women and their families. Emphasis will be placed on Case Management of families, collaboration with the health care delivery team and families, and a systems approach to the delivery of care.

PEDIATRIC NURSING: CONCEPTS
The nursing process will be applied to children experiencing acute and chronic disruptions to their health. The role of nursing in the restoration of health by cooperative relationships with the child and family will be emphasized. Legal, research, sociocultural, and ethical applications of nursing practice will also be considered.

PEDIATRIC NURSING: PRACTICUM
Application of the nursing process to assist in health restoration of children experiencing chronic and acute disruptions of health. Emphasis will be placed on collaboration with the family and the health care delivery team and the family, and a systems approach to the delivery of care.

RESEARCH AND THEORY IN NURSING PRACTICE
The use of theory and research in the construction of a scientific knowledge base for nursing practice will be discussed. Research as a process for developing and examining clinically-based nursing questions will be examined. The importance of evidence-based practice will be emphasized.

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