Texas Woman's University (College of Nursing)

The College of Nursing in Denton is located on the beautiful campus of Texas Woman’s University and offers a baccalaureate degree program with a major in nursing, a master’s degree program with a major in nursing and a PhD program with a major in nursing. Please browse our website for more detailed information on the BS program, the MS program, and the PhD program.

For those interested in the baccalaureate program, opportunity is provided for admission and program completion for individuals with a variety of educational backgrounds. There are specific program plans for the following groups:

1. basic students (those entering nursing without prior nursing education)
2. transfer students from another baccalaureate nursing program
3. non-nurses with a baccalaureate degree in another field, and
4. registered nurses who have a diploma or associate degree.

Freshman and sophomore courses are offered on the Denton campus. The junior and senior courses are available at the University’s clinical centers in Dallas and Houston. For RNs who are interested in the RN-BS program, courses are available in Denton through the virtual e-learning campus.

The Master of Science degree is offered at the Denton campus. The master’s degree program prepares registered nurses for leadership roles in the delivery of health care and the promotion of health. The focus of study for the master’s degree program in Denton is family nurse practitioner or nurse educator. TWU now has a 100% online nurse educator program which allows a student to complete the program in 12 months of full time coursework. An accelerated program (RN-MS) is also offered for highly motivated and experienced associate degree or diploma prepared RNs whose career goals would be enhanced through graduate study. At the Denton campus, registered nurses who have a master’s degree in nursing may seek admission to a post-master’s certification program in one of two areas: nurse practitioner or nurse educator.

The PhD degree program is designed for registered nurses who have developed specialized expertise in health care with the primary goal to develop leaders and scholars who will make a significant contribution to the nursing profession. Students are encouraged to apply for a GAANN fellowship to assist them in meeting their financial needs during their program of study (please see further information under the PhD web page)." Faculty and students actively engage in many research projects focused on evidence-based clinical care in a variety of settings. Among the current research foci on the Denton campus are:

1. teen pregnancy
2. neonatal mortality
3. nursing roles in childbirth/labor support
4. lactation issues
5. relationships among teen mothers, their babies, and grandmothers
6. HIV infected mothers and their children and
7. pain management in osteoporosis and arthritis.

The nursing faculty have embraced distance education as a way to better serve students. All of the non-clinical nursing courses in Denton are offered at least 51% online, thus enabling students who do not live in Denton or the surrounding areas to enroll in one of our nursing programs. The College of Nursing in Denton is housed in a state of the art building with sophisticated technology in every classroom.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAM

Texas Woman’s University main campus is located in Denton, Texas, and is a major public university with approximately 500 faculty members and over 10,000 students. Texas Woman’s University has a distinguished reputation in health care fields, including nursing. The Denton campus environment offers all the opportunities found at any major university – computer labs, library, fitness center, etc. The TWU home page can provide in-depth information about the Denton campus.

Although the Denton campus does not have the upper division (Junior and Senior) nursing courses, this is the location in which most pre-nursing students can take all of the required prerequisite courses. Students are advised during their Freshman year by the Academic Advising Center. Sophomore students are advised by a Nursing Admission Coordinator to help them complete the prerequisites needed before applying for upper division nursing.

The Nursing Admission Coordinator also meets with individuals who are considering nursing as a career choice and provides information forums during the academic year for pre-nursing students.

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College of Nursing Courses

THE NURSING EXPERIENCE
Focuses on the uniqueness of nursing as a practice profession in relation to society. Emphasizes all aspects of health promotion including health care delivery systems. Introduces ethical, legal, and political influences as impacts on health care and health care providers.

NURSING THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
Focuses on unique therapeutics utilized by professional nurses in helping relationships. Emphasizes a variety of psychomotor, communication, and self-evaluation skills. Experiences in community-based settings provide opportunities to implement the nursing process and teaching-learning strategies for health promotion and health maintenance of individuals across the life span.

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
Focuses on research process at an introductory level. Emphasizes nursing research and its relevance to nursing practice.

NURSING ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
Focuses on physical and psychosocial techniques of health assessment. Emphasizes influences of spirituality, culture, and human sexuality on individuals of all ages. Clinical experiences provide opportunities to apply interview and assessment skills in community-based settings.

HIV/AIDS: FACTS AND ISSUES
Overview of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Presents the basic pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS, the history of the epidemic, and resulting social and political implications. Describes at-risk behaviors so that informed lifestyle choices can be made. Provides specific information about protective behaviors. Impact of HIV positive status upon individuals will be explored and current treatment described. Three lecture hours a week.

THE RN BACCALAUREATE NURSING EXPERIENCE
Focuses on the transition to baccalaureate nursing for the registered nurse. Emphasizes aspects of socialization, communication, and professional accountability. Introduces the concepts of health promotion, health maintenance, and health protection. Designed to be the entry level course for and limited to registered nurses.

THE LVN TO BACCALAUREATE NURSING EXPERIENCE
Focuses on the transition to baccalaureate nursing for the LVN. Addresses a variety of psychomotor, communication, and self-evaluation skills. Emphasizes strategies for heath promotion and health maintenance. Designed to be the entry level course for and limited to LVN's.

CONCEPTS OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
Examines current modes of treatment of cancer with emphasis on the role of the nurse. Explores pathophysiological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of cancer and associated nursing care.

THE NURSING EXPERIENCE WITH FAMILIES
Focuses on nursing's role with families. Emphasizes aspects of health promotion and health maintenance with families including impact of life experiences. Examines the developing family, family dynamics, and the impact of illness.

THE RN NURSING EXPERIENCE WITH FAMILIES AND GROUPS
Focuses on nursing's role with families and groups. Emphasizes aspects of health promotion and health maintenance with families and groups. Examines the developing family and group, family and group dynamics, impact of illness (disease) states, situational crises, the advocacy process, and the impact of politics on the systems. Limited to registered nurses. Taken in place of NURS 3803 and NURS 4602.

NURSING THE DEVELOPING FAMILY
Focuses on the unique role and contributions of nursing to collaborative management of individuals and families during childbearing and childrearing including health promotion and health maintenance. Clinical experiences with developing families in a variety of settings emphasize development of clinical judgments and skills.

PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE
Focuses on the pharmacologic aspects of nursing practice. Builds knowledge base of drugs and emphasizes the nurse's responsibilities in drug administration.

NURSING THE FAMILY WITH ACUTE HEALTH PROBLEMS
Focuses on unique role and contributions of nursing to collaborative management of acute health problems. Emphasizes health promotion and health maintenance, including restoration and rehabilitation activities. Clinical experiences with family constellations across the life span in a variety of acute care settings emphasize development of clinical judgments and skills.

NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS IN CRITICAL CARE SETTINGS
The nursing process is used to study and give nursing care to patients experiencing interruptions in their health which require hospitalization and subsequent care in the Critical Care Units. One lecture and six laboratory hours a week.

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN DIABETES NURSING
Knowledge and skills necessary to nursing of the client with Diabetes Mellitus are presented. One lecture and six laboratory hours a week.

NURSING CARE OF DYING PATIENTS
Concepts basic to caring for dying patients are applied within the nursing process. The total person is viewed in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings. Prerequisite: Completion of first clinical course. Three lecture hours a week.

PRIORITY CONCEPTS IN EMERGENCY NURSING
Major concepts in emergency care of individuals are analyzed to assist learner to develop competence in application of the nursing process in life-threatening and emergency situations. The team approach to emergency care and to appropriate legal implications are emphasized. One lecture and six laboratory hours a week.

HEALTH ISSUES AND ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN NURSING
Discussion of various health care issues which raise ethical problems for nurses as they interact with clients and other health care professionals. Three lecture hours a week.

HUMAN SEXUALITY AND ILLNESS
Assists the student in recognizing the sexual needs of patients and how to deal with the problems that may arise. Discussion will include the identification of the student's own feelings about sexuality, and how they affect patient care. Three lecture hours a week.

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
Provides experience specific to the role of the nurse in the perioperative, intraoperative and postoperative care of the patient undergoing surgical intervention. One lecture and six laboratory hours a week.

HOME HEALTH NURSING
Home health care as a health care delivery alternative is the focus. Medicare policies, organizational models, maintenance of quality assurance, and home health services are covered.

PARENT-NEWBORN NURSING
Focus is on acquisition of in-depth knowledge and clinical skills in the speciality area of parent-newborn nursing.

THE NURSING EXPERIENCE WITH GROUPS
Focuses on nursing's role with groups. Emphasizes aspects of health promotion and health maintenance including collaborative planning and advocacy process. Examines group dynamics, situational crises, and impact of politics.

PROMOTING MENTAL WELLNESS IN FAMILIES AND GROUPS
Focuses on unique role and contributions of nursing to collaborative management of health problems which affect behavior. Clinical experiences with individuals, families, and groups in a variety of settings emphasize development of clinical judgments and skills that promote mental wellness.

NURSING THE FAMILY WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
Focuses on the unique role and contributions of nursing to collaborative management of chronic health problems. Emphasizes health promotion and health maintenance, including restoration and rehabilitation activities. Clinical experiences with family constellations across the life span in a variety of settings emphasize development of clinical judgments and skills.

PROMOTING WELLNESS IN THE AGING FAMILY
Focuses on preserving health in families with aging individuals. Builds knowledge base for nurses' participation in managing health care problems and developing strategies for promoting wellness in aging individuals. Examines role changes in the family constellation as a result of the aging process.

THE NURSING EXPERIENCE WITH COMMUNITIES
Focuses on nursing's advocacy role in health promotion, health protection, and health maintenance and the collaborative role in management of health care needs of diverse groups. Experiences emphasize clinical reasoning in a variety of community settings.

THE NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Focuses on leadership and management theories, trends, and issues in health care. Emphasizes professional nursing's role in health care and health care delivery systems. Compares strategies for entry into professional nursing practice.

HIGH ACUITY NURSING
Focuses on collaborative management, critical thinking, and practice skills utilized in high acuity nursing of individuals of all ages. Practice areas include home, transitional, and acute care settings.

TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Focuses on critical thinking and nursing practice skills in managing health care problems. Students practice leadership and management skills within the organizational structure of health care settings.

THE RN HIGH ACUITY NURSING EXPERIENCE
Focuses on collaborative management, critical thinking, and interventions utilized in high acuity nursing of individuals of all ages. Differentiates the nurse's role in a variety of settings including homes, transitional, and acute care. Limited to registered nurses.

THE RN TRANSITION TO BACCALAUREATE NURSING
Focuses on critical thinking and nursing practice skills in managing health care problems. Students practice leadership and management skills within the organizational structure of health care settings. Limited to registered nurses.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN NURSING
Study of selected problems in nursing. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

INDEPENDENT STUDY
Study of selected nursing problems. May be repeated for credit when problems vary.

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