SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES

NURSING (NU)

NU112 (2)

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY F/SP/SU

This course introduces prefixes, suffixes, and root words

used in medical language. A basic understanding of the

language used in medicine and nursing will enable the

health care professional or community member to

communicate more effectively and efficiently with other

members of the health professions. Analysis, spelling,

pronunciation, and application of medical terms and

abbreviations will be emphasized. This course is open to

nursing majors as well as non-nursing majors. It may also

NU200B (3)

COMMUNICATION AND MENTAL

HEALTH CONCEPTS F

This course introduces students to basic nursing concepts

and the nursing process as applied to the individual client.

Students learn the role necessary to attain and maintain

health. Prerequisites: California Reading Test at 12th Grade

Level or Greater, AN101 or SO101, BI124 & BI124L, BI125 &

BI125L, CH100 & Ch100L, CH101 & Ch101L, EN110, EN111,

CO210, PY101, Math GE, and consent of instructor.

Corequisite: NU214

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING SP

This course introduces students to basic nursing concepts

and the nursing process as applied to the care of individual

clients. Students learn the role of the nurse as provider of

care and basic skills necessary to attain and maintain

health. Prerequisites: AN101 or SO101, Math GE, NU200B, NU214, EN110, EN111, CO210, BI124 & BI124L, BI125 & BI125L, BI225 & Bi225L, CH100 & CH100L, CH101 & CH101L, ED201 and consent of instructor. Corequisites: NU203B,NU204B, NU205B, NU207B and CF231.

NU203B (4)

FUNDAMENTALS OF

NURSING PRACTICUM SP

This course applies the nursing process to the care of

individual clients. Students demonstrate the role of

provider of care and apply basic skills necessary to attain

and maintain health in the clinical setting. Prerequisites:

AN101 or SO101, Math GE, EN110, EN111, NU200B, NU214, BI124 & BI124L, BI125 & BI125L, BI225 & BI225L, CH100 & CH100L, CH101 & CH101L, CO210, and ED201.

Corequisite: NU202B, NU204B, NU205B, NU207B and consent of instructor.

NU204B (2)

HEALTH ASSESSMENT SP

This course focuses on assessment, which is the first step

of the nursing process. Students learn and practice skills

and techniques to assess physical, psychosocial, cultural,

spiritual and developmental variables in well clients across

the lifespan. Prerequisite: AN101 or SO101,CH100 & CH100L, CH101 & CH101L, BI124 & BI124L, BI125 & BI125L, BI225 & BI225L, PY101, EN110, EN111, CO210,

ED201, Math GE, NU200B, NU214 or consent of instructor.

NU205B (1)

HEALTH ASSESSMENT PRACTICUM SP

This course focuses on the laboratory and practicum

component of NU204B. Students apply assessment

techniques within the laboratory and clinical settings.

This course consist of one (1) laboratory and two (2)

practicum hours per week, taken concurrently with

NU204B or with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:

AN101 or SO101, CH100 & CH100L, CH101 & CH101L,

BI124 & BI124L, BI125 & BI125L, BI225 & BI225L,

PY101, EN110, EN111, CO210, ED201, MA GE, NU200B,

NU214 or consent of instructor. Corequisites: NU202B,

NU204B and NU207B.

NU207B (2)

PHARMACOLOGY IN NURSING SP

This course presents the basic concepts of medication

usage, dosage computations, and medication

administration skills. The use of the nursing process when

administering medications is presented. Prerequisites:

BI124 &BI124L, BI125 & BI125L, BI225 & BI225L, CH100

& Ch100L, CH101 & CH101L, ED201, NU200B, NU214

and consent of instructor. Corequisite: NU202B,

NU203B, NU204B and NU205B

NU212 (3)

EMPOWERMENT STRATEGIES

FOR NURSING STUDENTS F/SP

This course focuses upon empowerment strategies for

college success, with an emphasis on particular skills and

techniques critical to growth and success in the nursing

curriculum. Students learn in-depth skills related to study

habits, time management, stress management, and

assertive communication, and are expected to apply this

knowledge to nursing and other college courses. Students

will have the opportunity to determine their individual

learning goals and implement a plan to meet these goals.

This course is open to pre-nursing and nursing majors.

It may also be taken by restricted students.

DOSAGE CALCULATION F/SP, as resources permit

This course focuses on methods of calculating dosages for

various drug forms and routes of administration, verifying

accuracy of calculations and determining applicability of

calculated dosages to route of administration and modes of

delivering medications. Prerequisites:   EN111, Math GE and

consent of instructor. Corequiste: NU200B, BI225 & BI225L,

ED201.

NU300S (3)

COMMUNICATION AND MENTAL

HEALTH CONCEPTS F

This course focuses on establishing helping relationships

through self-awareness, self-responsibility, and

communication skills. Students apply theories of the

emotions, crisis, stress, cultural diversity, and caring to

client care. Prerequisites: AN101 or SO101, CO210, EN111,

PY101 and consent of instructor. Corequisite: ED201.

NU302B (6)

ADULT HEALTH NURSING  F

This course focuses on interventions that restore and

maintain health in the adult client system. The physiological

alterations discussed include physiological,

sociocultural, spiritual and developmental domains. This

course will focus on medical-surgical nursing, specifically

the care of the client with diseases of the respiratory,

cardiac, hematology, renal, and musculoskeletal systems,

and the client experiencing chronic illness, peri-operative

nursing, and cancer. Prerequisites: CF231, NU202B,

NU203B, NU204B, NU205B, NU207, NU214 and consent of

instructor.

NU303B (4)

ADULT HEALTH PRACTICUM F

This course provides opportunities for the student to focus

on the client with diseases presented in NU302B.

Students provide care for the adult client system in an

acute care setting. Prerequisites: CF231, NU202B, NU203B,

NU204B, NU205B, NU207B, NU214 and consent of instructor.

NU304B (6)

FAMILY HEALTH NURSING F

This course focuses on contemporary concepts and

theories about families. Students will apply the nursing

process in the study of primary interventions and health

promotion with continued consideration of secondary and

tertiary interventions. Emphasis is on child bearing and

child rearing families. Prerequisites: NU302B, NU303B,

NU310 and consent of instructor.

NU305B (4)

FAMILY HEALTH NURSING

PRACTICUM SP

This course focuses on the application of contemporary

concepts and theories about families. Students apply the

nursing process in provision of primary nursing

interventions. Clinical experiences are in a variety of

community and/or acute care settings with childrearing

families. Prerequisites: NU302B, NU303B, NU310.

Corequisites: NU304B.

NU306S (2)

HEALTH ASSESSMENT SP

This course focuses on assessment, which is the first step

of the nursing process. Students learn and practice skills

and techniques to assess physical, psychosocial, cultural,

spiritual, and developmental variables in well clients

across the lifespan. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the

Second-Step BSN program track, or RN/GN with consent

of instructor. Corequisite: NU307S, NU324S,NU325S, or

RN/GN employed in a clinical setting.

NU307S (1)

HEALTH ASSESSMENT PRACTICUM SP

This course focuses on the laboratory and practicum

component of NU306S. Students apply assessment

techniques within the laboratory and clinical settings.

This course consist of one (1) laboratory and two (2)

practicum hours per week, taken concurrently with

NU306S or with consent of instructor. Prerequisite:

Enrollment in the Second-Step BSN program track, or

RN/GN with consent of instructor. Corequisite:

NU306S, NU324S, U325S, or RN/GN

NU308 (3)

PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH

NURSING SU

This course focuses on the use of the nursing process to

foster mental health with individuals, families and groups

exhibiting maladaptive behavior. Emphasis is on

secondary and tertiary intervention in institutional and

community settings using therapeutic communication,

group therapy, and other modalities in collaboration with

other care providers. Prerequisites for GBSN: NU304B,

NU305B; for SSBSN: NU324S, NU325S. Corequisites: NU309

NU309 (3)

COMMUNITY HEALTH

NURSING PRACTICUM F

This course focuses on application of the nursing process

to address community health and psychiatric mental

health. Emphasis is on primary, secondary, and tertiary

intervention in institutional and community settings.

Prerequisites: GBNS: NU304B, NU305B; for SSBSN:NU324S

and NU325S. Corequisites: NU308, NU412, NU403.

NU310 (6)

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I F

This course explores the basic physiologic mechanism of

disease across the lifespan. Major pathophysiology

concepts, with emphasis on assessment and analysis,

pertinent to clients with an illness are presented. The

focus of this course will be chronic illness, cancer, and

diseases of the respiratory, cardiac, hematologic, renal,

and musculoskeletal systems. Prerequisites: (for Generic

Program) NU202B, NU203B, NU204B, NU207B, NU214.

SSBSN: Completion of a basic nursing program, Chemistry

6-8 credits with lab, Anatomy and Physiology 6-8 credits

withlab, Microbiology with lab, AN101 or SO101, PY101,

EN111, ED201, Co210 or permission of instructor.

NU324S (3)

PROFESSIONAL NURSING SP

This course serves as the transition or bridge course for

the registered or graduate nurse to integrate previous

nursing education with the philosophy of baccalaureate

nursing education. The emphasis is on the synthesis of

nursing concepts and the nursing process within a

theoretical base. In addition, this course serves to update

the RN/graduate nurse student on current issues in

practice, health care management, as well as ethical/legal

and other professional issues. Prerequisites: Chemistry

6-8 credits with lab, Anatomy and Physiology 6-8 credits

with lab, Microbiology with lab, CF231, and NU300S or

NU325S (3)

PROFESSIONAL NURSING

PRACTICUM SP

This course is the clinical component for the professional

application of the nursing process and nursing theory

course. The nurse develops her/his experience to meet

individual professional goals. Each student follows one or

more families as a client system for the experience of

assessing intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extrapersonal

stressors and implementing primary, secondary and/or

tertiary interventions. Prerequisites: Chemistry 6-8 credits

with lab, Anatomy and Physiology 6-8 credits with

lab, Microbiology with lab, CF231 and NU300S.

Corequisites: NU324S, NU306S, NU307.

NU/AN/SO344E (3)

AGING: MYTH & REALITIES F

This course explores major issues and concepts pertinent

to the study of the aging process (gerontology). The

prevailing theories of the social/biological aging process

and the economics, physical and psychological problems

that might arise in late life are presented. Students learn

how these factors impinge on the well-being of the older

person and the social structure of a community. Aging as

it occurs in different societies and throughout history is

discussed. Social myths and stereotypes are explored. An

overview of existing aging policies and special programs

for the older population is included, as is a section on

NU403 (3)

COMMUNITY HEALTH

NURSING PRACTICUM F

This course focuses on application of the nursing process

to address community health and psychiatric mental

health. Emphasis is on primary, secondary, and tertiary

intervention in institutional and community settings.

Prerequisites: NU304B, NU305B or NU324S and NU325S.

Corequisites: NU412, NU416.

NU412 (3)

Community Health Nursing  F

This course presents principles of community health

nursing. The focus is on primary, secondary, and tertiary

interventions for client systems including individuals,

families, aggregates and communities. Health care policy

issues and political strategies are also addressed.

Prerequisites: NU308, NU309 or NU324S and NU325S.

NU415 (3)

INDEPENDENT NURSING

PRACTICUM SP

This course provides practice in a specialty area of the

student's choice. The student functions in the role of a

beginning practitioner with supervision and guidance from

faculty and an expert nurse preceptor. Prerequisites:

NU416 (3)

RESEARCH IN NURSING F

This course focuses on the research process and the use of

research in nursing. The roles of the consumer of

research, critical thinker, and leader in professional

nursing are integrated through the use of the research

process. Prerequisites: MA151, NU308, NU309 or

NU418 (3)

LEADERSHIP IN NURSING SP

This course focuses on the nurse's role as leader and

manager of client care within an organizational structure.

Students and faculty will discuss the application of

leadership and management theory in the practice setting.

Prerequisites: NU403, NU412 and NU416.

Nurses in practice/leadership positions can take this course

without being enrolled in the nursing program.

NU419 (1)

LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

PRACTICUM SP

This practicum course provides an opportunity for the

student to apply leadership and management theory in a

selected practice situation. Prerequisites: NU412,

NU403, and NU416.

Nurses in practice/leadership positions can take this course

without being enrolled in the nursing program.

NU420 (2)

TRENDS IN NURSING SP

This course includes a comprehensive study of the major

historical, social, political, and educational changes that

have influenced the practice of nursing, nursing education,

and health care. The focus of this course is on the ethical and

legal problems affecting nursing care. Building from this

overview, the students are prepared to meet the challenge

of the rapidly changing environment in which nurses

HEALTH SCIENCES

HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION,

RECREATION AND DANCE

(HPERD)

HP104 (1)

CONDITIONING AND FITNESS F/SP

This is a program of exercises designed to develop

strength, endurance, flexibility, coordination and power

HP105 (1)

STRENGTH TRAINING F/SP

This activity course is primarily concerned with the

development of muscular strength and the concurrent

reduction of total body fat through a safe, personalized

program of weight training. In addition to discussion on

proper form and technique, the course considers the latest

research findings on current topics such as steroid

HP106 (1)

AEROBIC DANCE F/SP

This course offers fundamental instruction in exercise and

physical fitness via dance, with emphasis on regular,

continuing and enjoyable participation. May be repeated

HP111 (1)

BEGINNING TENNIS F/SP

This course introduces the basic aspects of the game of

tennis including grips, forehand and backhand ground

strokes, forehand and backhand volley, overhead and

service. Scoring, etiquette, and the rules used in singles

HP121 (1)

VOLLEYBALL SP

In this class dealing with the skills and fundamentals of

volleyball, students are given the opportunity of

developing the proper skills and techniques associated

HP122 (1)

BASKETBALL F

Students are introduced to the basic skills, rules and

regulations used in the sport of basketball. Various types

of offensive and defensive formations are explained and

demonstrated during class. Proper techniques of warming-up,

conditioning and nutrition are also covered. (The last four

weeks of class consist of competitive games, i.e., five-on-

five and two-on-two, where the students are able to apply

the skills and techniques which they have learned in class.)

HP131 (1)

BEGINNING SWIMMING F/SP

This course is an introduction to swimming through

instruction and development of basic swimming strokes

and personal water safety skills for activities in or near the

water. Opportunity is provided to complete the requirements of

HP132 (1)

INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING F/SP

This course offers instruction and development in five

basic swimming strokes, diving and appropriate water

safety skills for personal safety and for assisting in a water

emergency. Opportunity is provided to complete the

requirements of the Community Water Safety course and

Level IV or V of the Learn-To-Swim Program of the

American Red Cross. Prerequisite: Ability to jump into

deep water, level off, swim the front crawl stroke for 15

HP142 (1)

AIKIDO F

This course covers rules, etiquette, basic roll, simple holds

and breaking of such holds, and offers special

HP143 (1)

TAE KWON DO SP

Tae Kwon Do, a Korean martial art, means roughly

hand/foot art and is somewhat analogous to Japanese

Karate. It contains an equal balance of philosophical,

HP144a-b (1-1)

FENCING a/b - F

(a) This course is designed to acquaint the student with the

art of fencing, to develop acknowledge of the sport, and to

develop some of the basic skills of fencing. (b) Emphasis

is placed upon improving basic skills and fundamentals of

HP145 (1)

BEGINNING HATHA YOGA SP

This course introduces the physical practices of yoga.

Students are taught a series of stretching and breathing

exercises designed to increase flexibility, agility and

balance. The exercises also promote deep relaxation and

help relieve tension and anxiety. Instruction is given in a

manner that allows students at different levels of physical

INTERNSHIP IN EXERCISE

SCIENCE AND HEALTH PROMOTON F/SP

This course is a supervised internship or field experience

in the area of exercise science and health promotion which

is designed to provide opportunities for experiential

learning at an advanced level. Students pursue

professional assignments (minimum of 20 hours per week)

with an agency or organization which provides services

related to the students preparation in physical education.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE)

All 100-level PE courses and PE 231 will be graded

PE120 (2)

TEAM SPORTS FOR

NON-MAJORS SP

This class deals with the skills, rules and strategies

involved with playing a variety of team sports includeing

soccer, volleyball, and basketball. Class meets twice a

week for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Class is appropriate for

anyone interested in building skill and strategies for

PE151 (2)

DANCE TECHNIQUE I (As resources permit)

This course provides an introduction to contemporary

concert dance technique. Class sessions focus on

development of dance technique through exploration of

basic movements, vocabulary, combinations, and

composition. Emphasis is placed on development of body

placement, rhythmic understanding, and movement

concepts. Additionally, this course includes an

introduction to historical and contemporary personalities

responsible for the development of concert dance. May

PE156 (1)

MICRONESIAN AND

POLYNESIAN DANCE (As resources permit)

This course is a study of the dances and chants of

Micronesia and Polynesia through observation,

participation and investigation of the cultural and aesthetic

context of dance and chants within the various cultures.

Students have the opportunity to observe and feel the

differences and similarities in movement style and

preferences that emerged within the cultures of Micronesia

and Polynesia that reflect the history and contact of these

PE200 (3)

HEALTH AND WELLNESS F/SP

Health and Wellness is designed to introduce students to

the concepts of physical fitness and wellness and the

lifetime benefits provided through participation in an

individualized program. Its lecture component provides

an in-depth understanding of the hows and whys of health

fitness as well as information most useful in helping

students make healthful adjustments to their current

lifestyles. The course also offers participation in an