NSG 100 - Math for Medications (Online Course)
1 Cr.-15 hrs Class hrs.=1
This course provides the student with the skills required to accurately calculate dosages for safe administration of medication. The student will be required to validate these skills prior to each nursing course.
Co-requisite: NSG 101

NSG 101 - Introduction To Nursing
6 Cr.-150 hrs. Class hrs.=4 Lab/Clinical hrs.=6
This course introduces students to the profession of nursing and its place within the health care delivery system. Students are assisted with the identification and application of basic facts, principles and concepts derived from the biological and behavioral sciences and nursing, in order to develop a sound foundation of nursing knowledge, skills, abilities and professional values. Clinical core nursing concepts include basic needs for health and commonly occurring variations throughout the life span with emphasis on adulthood including gerontology.   The concepts of nursing practice are taught in laboratory/classroom settings. The student begins to apply these concepts in clinical settings. Students are encouraged to think critically. The Nursing Process is introduced as a framework for problem-solving and is used in meeting patients’ needs. Clinical experiences are offered in acute care settings.
Co-requisites: NSG 100, BIO 152, EDU 130

NSG 102 - Nursing Care of Patients with Common Health Problems
7 Cr.-195 hrs. Class hrs.=4 Lab/Clinical hrs.=9
This course builds upon knowledge and skills from previous and concurrent courses. Principles of relevant therapeutic treatment modalities such as pharmacological, nutritional and surgical interventions are used by students in caring for patients with compromised basic needs arising from actual and/or potential common health problems across the life span.  Selected nursing diagnosis categories are introduced and the student is assisted in applying concepts when caring for patients in both acute and community settings. The student continues to use the Nursing Process in caring for patients who are experiencing unmet needs related to various physiological alterations in health status.
Pre-requisites: NSG 100, NSG 101, BIO 152, EDU 130
Co-requisites: BIO 153, BIO 110

NSG 103 - Principles of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (6 Weeks)
3 Cr.-75 hrs. Class hrs.=5 Clinical hrs.=7.5
This course provides the student with knowledge related to alterations in psychological well-being and the subsequent behavioral responses of clients along the health-illness continuum throughout the life span. Students establish a therapeutic nurse client relationship in both acute and community mental health settings. As a member of the health team, the student participates in assessing the needs of clients with common mental health problems.
Pre-requisites: NSG 101, NSG 102, BIO 152, PSY 111, EDU 130

NSG 201 - Nursing Care of Childbearing and Childrearing Families
8 Cr.-240 hrs. Class hrs.=4 Clinical hrs.=12
This course introduces the concepts essential to meeting the health care needs of childbearing women, their infants, children and families. Selected women’s health problems and common health problems of children are also presented. Health promotion activities are emphasized. A variety of health care agencies are utilized, and in selected community settings students are guided by registered nurse mentors.
Pre-requisites: All Level I courses

NSG 202 - Nursing Care of Patients with Complex Common Health Problems
8 Cr.-240 hrs. Class hrs. =4 Clinical hrs. =12
In this course, the student integrates all previous knowledge and skills with emphasis on managing care to meet the complex needs of individuals with chronic illness. Students provide care To Whom It May Concern: patients and their families in a continuum of settings from critical care and acute care units to home and community service agencies. The community experience includes health promotion activities with individuals and small groups of patients. In selected settings, students are guided by nurse mentors.
Pre-requisites: All Level I courses.

NSG 203 - Pathways to Practice (3 Weeks)
2 Cr.-90 hrs. Clinical hrs.=90 
This course facilitates the transition of the student to the role of staff nurse. Current parameters of nursing practice are discussed and students are encouraged through seminars to explore current issues that impact on the practice of nursing. The student selects a clinical experience in an acute or community-care setting, and functions in the role of a beginning practitioner of nursing. The student’s clinical practice is coordinated by faculty and guided by a registered nurse mentor.
Pre-requisites: All prior courses in the curriculum