University of West Florida (School for Allied Health and Life Sciences)

Welcome to the Nursing Department at the University of West Florida! The Nursing progam is a part of the School for Allied Health and Life Sciences (SAHLS) and is currentl housed in the towers at West Florida Hospital.

Here you will find dedicated staff and faculty that will advise and assist you every step of the way in your program - from the application process, through your theory and clinical classes and in your final preparation for the NCLEX licensure exam.

What makes our program unique? We only admit 40 students once a year. That means you will be part of a small, select group working closely with faculty that follow you through that year with dedicated personal attention. Clinical groups are team taught with access to two or three faculty members for most classes.

We are very proud to say that the UWF Nursing Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the pass rate of our students taking the NCLEX is one of the highest in the state of Florida.

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School for Allied Health and Life Sciences Courses

BASIC NURSING SKILLS
Fundamental nursing principles and concepts related to the safe performance of selected psychomotor skills, including physical assessment. Course of study for nursing majors only. Admission to the nursing major, and permission is required. Material and Supply Fee will be assessed.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Health assessment, including a psychosocial assessment. Emphasis will be placed on collection of a data base through physical assessment, history taking and interviewing. Permission is required.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT LABORATORY
To be taken concurrently with Health Assessment. It provides the student with practice in the use of diagnostic tools, data gathering, planning and recording. Permission is required.

CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE
The nursing process as the methodology for professional nursing practice provides the basis for exploring particular concepts and theories. It includes systems theory, change theory, health-illness continuum, high level wellness and various nursing models with emphasis on man's uniqueness as an adaptive being.

PHARMACOLOGY
Provides basic pharmacokinetics and physiologic information, including actions, side effects, and interactions of drugs that are widely used. Focuses on the principles and concepts of pharmacology and related nursing practices.

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING I
Presents adults as holistic beings by identifying health patterns and ecological variables. Pathophysiology is integrated in discussion of specific diseases and disorders. Students use concepts from nursing, humanities, and bio-psycho-social sciences to understand human responses to common actual and potential health problem and as a basis for nursing practice. Admission to the program is required.

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING I CLINICAL LAB
Clinical component to Medical Surgical Nursing I providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for adult client care. Course of study for nursing majors only and admission to the Nursing major and permission is required. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II
Presents adults as holistic beings by identifying health patterns and ecological variables. Pathophysiology is integrated in discussion of specific diseases and disorders. Students use concepts from nursing, humanities, and bio-psycho-social sciences to understand human responses to common actual and potential complex health problems and as a basis from nursing practice. Permission is required.

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II CLINICAL LABORATORY
Clinical component to Medical Surgical Nursing II providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for adult and pediatric client care. Graded on satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required.

PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Introduces students to theory and skills of psychiatric/mental health nursing and focuses on restoration, maintenance, and prevention with individuals experiencing acute and chronic mental health disorders.

PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL LAB
Clinical component to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing providing opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for in-patient care in mental health and psychiatric settings. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required.

HEALTH CARE ISSUES
Focuses on the nursing profession and current major issues and problems that concern it, and provides a forum for the exploration and evaluation of concerns germane to contemporary nursing. Social forces influencing changes in the nursing profession are analyzed in terms of historical antecedents and their current manifestations.

SERVICE LEARNING FIELD STUDY II
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission of instructor is required.

NURSING RESEARCH
Introduction to the stages of the research process from conceptualization to dissemination of results. Designed to assist the nurse to appreciate the contributions of research to improvement of nursing practice, it will provide a necessary base in rudiments of research and an incentive to explore the research potential in the clinical setting.

HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE
This on-line course explores the role of selected complementary and alternative health practices and promotions in the healthcare arena. Emphasis will be placed on ways to promote healing and optimum health in the individual.

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING III
Theory and skills in caring for individuals and families experiencing acute, unstable, or life threatening problems. Critical thinking skills and nursing interventions developed. Permission is required.

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING III CLINICAL LABORATORY
Clinical component of Medical-Surgical Nursing III provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for the acutely ill client in critical care settings. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only.

GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
An on-line nursing course designed to meet the health care challange presented by the increasing population of the elderly. Provides students with an opportunity to expand their knowledge about the unique needs of older clients. Presents a holistic approach incorporating physical, spiritual, emotional, social and cultural aspects of aging.

INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE NURSING
Examines the needs of the critically ill client. The integrity of the individual and family may be disrupted by a critical illness. The critical care nurse assists the individual and family to restore life processes to a state of dynamic equilibrium. Emphasizes use of scientific rationale and application of the nursing process in providing care to the individual client and family. Critical care concepts and skills for promoting client and family well-being are stressed.

CHILD HEALTH NURSING
The examination of family care principles as related to pediatric patients with emphasis on childhood and family relationships. Continues application of general systems theory. Focus toward nursing of the family throughout childhood to promote physical, social and emotional well-being.

CHILD HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL LAB
Clinical component of NUR 4355. Provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics when caring for a child and family of a child in a pediatric setting. Promotes identification and utilization of nursing interventions to prevent illness and promote health by using critical thinking and problem solving.

MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING
Nursing care practices and patient needs of the childbearing family from preconception through 28th day of life. Continues application of general systems theory. Emphasis on the family and promotion of physical, social and emotional well being.

MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING CLINICAL LABORATORY
Clinical component of Maternal-Newborn Nursing, provides opportunity to apply nursing therapeutics for family care in childbearing and newborn settings. Promotes identification and utilization of nursing interventions to prevent illness and promote health by using critical thinking and problem solving.

THE HEALTHY WOMAN
Normal physiological and psychological changes that occur in women at differing phases of the life cycle. Topics include causes, prevention, and treatment of women's most common health concerns, women's health policy and research and cultural diverseness.
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
Prevention of disease, environmental sanitation and crisis intervention to help the client, family and community achieve their maximum health potentials.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING LABORATORY
Application of the concepts of health maintenance and promotion is afforded the student in primary, secondary and tertiary care setting. Fifteen clinical hours.

DRUGS AND THE HUMAN BODY
Designed to introduce students to the dynamics of drug addiction from a physiological perspective. Legal and historical data related to current categories of drugs will be explored. Basic pharmacology and physiology; acute and chronic pathologic effects, and the physiological symptoms of withdrawal for commonly abused drugs will be a major focus. Offered

CULTURAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Influence of culture on health and health care beliefs and practices. Institutional health care policies which conflict with ethnic or cultural health beliefs will be discussed. Selected content and learning experiences will guide students who interact with clients in a variety of settings. Completion of Social Science component of general studies is required prior to taking this course.

NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Group process provides the forum to study leadership, collaboration and coordination in health-care settings. This serves as the Capstone course for the Nursing Program. Permission is required.

NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP LABORATORY
Individually planned experience related to professional goals of the student. Includes the completion of a project designed to improve the health of consumers through nursing actions.

NURSING STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENTAL EDUCATOR
Provides the student with an opportunity to explore the basics of planning, developing, & evaluating a nursing staff development program for a unit or department of nursing. Includes application of learning principles to a variety of situations such as workshops, inservice, & orientation of new staff.

MEN'S HEALTH
Through an interdisciplinary approach, addresses men's health and perceptions of masculinity, differences in men's health care, differences and disparities related to race, ethnicity, and social class. Topics include wellness, cardiovascular disease, breast and prostate cancer, sexually transmitted disease (including HIV), aging, violence, depression, infertility, erectile dysfunction, and impotence. Includes historical cases and epidemiological differences among groups.

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