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Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Course Descriptions and Plan of Study
RNs complete 30 semester graded credits through WSU: 27 sem cr nursing, 3 sem cr elective as arranged. Part-time, full-time and individualized study options are arranged with RNB advisors.
Classroom Course Schedule
- Fall and Spring semesters in Spokane, Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Vancouver, Yakima
- Summer session as arranged
Online Course Schedule
- Fall Semester (begins late August for 16 weeks)
- Spring Semester (begins early January for 16 weeks)
- Summer Session (May/June for 8 weeks)
Tier III Elective
- 300/400 level nursing/non-nursing elective as arranged through RNB advisor
Sample Course Plan of Study
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Semester I – Fall Semester (Thursday) |
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Professional Nursing Concepts &
Issues |
2sh |
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Semester II – Spring Semester (Tuesday-Effective Jan 2010) |
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Assessment & Application of Physiological
Concepts II |
3sh |
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Semester III – Fall Semester (Tuesday) |
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Nursing Leadership |
2sh |
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Semester IV – Spring Semester (Thursday-Effective Jan 2010) |
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Nursing Management |
3sh |
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(sh=semester hours) |
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Course Descriptions
NURS 360:
PROFESSIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS & ISSUES
- 2 SEM Cr
Selected philosophical, historical, economic,
legal/ethical, and professional issues designed for
registered nurses to build upon previously acquired
professional concepts. (Required in first semester of
study)
NURS 365: ASSESSMENT/APPLICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS TO NURSING PRACTICE I - 3 SEM Integration of pathophysiological assessment, pharmacological nursing concepts with diverse client populations: emphasizing neurological, EENT, skin, musculoskeletal, endocrine and respiratory systems.
NURS 366 : ASSESSMENT/APPLICATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS TO NURSING PRACTICE II 3 SEM Integration of pathophysiological, assessment, pharmacological nursing concepts with diverse client populations; emphasizing fluid/electrolytes, oncology, GI/GU; cardiovascular; immune system, renal.
NURS 400 NURSING
RESEARCH AND INFORMATICS 3 SEM
Application of informatics skills and research
processes to clinical practice. Incorporates
first level informatics concepts.
NURS 405 NURSING
LEADERSHIP 2 SEM
Application of group leadership and management theories
to professional nursing practice.
NURS 406 NURSING
MANAGEMENT 3 SEM
Management, leadership and group theories are utilized
and applied to the management of nursing and health
care.
NURS 440
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS 2
SEM
Nursing process applied to community clients.
Health care delivery, scope of practice, community
health problems, community assessment, and high-risk
populations.
NURS 462
PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS 2
SEM
Course content builds on the RNs background and focuses
on the nursing process with individuals and families
experiencing psychiatric/mental health disruptions.
NURS 465
NP: COMMUNITY AND PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH 3
SEM
Application of community health, public health, and
psychiatric/mental health nursing concepts to
individuals, families, and communities with identified
health needs. Prerequisites or concurrent:
NURS 440 and NURS 462
(108 Practice hours)
NURS 477 ETHICS
IN HEALTHCARE 2 SEM required (may take 3 cr ad
lib)
Ethical theories including deontology, teleology,
virtue ethics and applicability to ethical dilemmas in
nursing.
NURS 495
NP: ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM 2
SEM
Application and integration of theoretical content in
an area of nursing practice of special interest to the
student. (Course is preferred in the graduation
semester; it may be taken earlier). (80 Practice hours
as arranged)
Upper division elective 3 SEM as arr (may be RNB course, MN course, WSU course)
TOTAL 30 sem cr Revised 7/9/09