Undergraduate - Herzing University

administration, and health assessment are integrated and applied in the nursing laboratory. Upon successful completion, the student will beable to provide quality nursing care, incorporating the concepts identified in this course. 6.00 credit hours. Prerequisites: SC 165/SC 165LGeneral Microbiology/Lab and SC 245/SC 245L Anatomy and Physiology II/Lab.NF 214 Nursing IVThis course is designed to broaden concepts related to nursing management of ill clients. The nursing process is used to expand upon previouslylearned concepts for the provision of safe, patient-centered nursing care to developmentally and culturally diverse populations. This courseemphasizes evidence-based practice, critical thinking, teaching/learning, professional behaviors, communication, collaboration, and managingcare. Upon successful completion, the student will be able to provide safe, holistic nursing care for one or more ill clients in the acute care ofcommunity settings. 6.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NF 113 Nursing III or NF 170 LPN Transition to RN Practice.NF 215 Nursing VThis course is designed to augment previously learned concepts and introduces care of the family unit. The nursing process is utilized toemphasize the concepts of evidence-based practice, critical thinking, teaching/learning, professional behaviors, communication, collaboration,managing care, lifespan development, family, health as a continuum, and advocacy. Upon successful completion, the student will be able toprovide safe community and acute nursing care to the family unit throughout the wellness/illness cycle. 6.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NF 214Nursing IV.NF 216 Nursing VIThis course is designed to integrate previously learned concepts as well as incorporate leadership and professionalism. The nursing processfocuses on complex nursing care, and emphasis is placed on collaboration, managing care, advocacy, legal issues, policy, healthcare systems,ethics, accountability, evidence-based practice, healthcare systems, and quality improvement. Upon successful completion, the student will beable to provide safe nursing care to complex clients in the acute care setting. 6.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NF 215 Nursing V.NF 217 Nursing VIIThis course provides a clinical practicum for the application of concepts learned throughout the program. Evidence-based practice, criticalthinking, teaching/learning, professional behaviors, communication, collaboration, managing care, management/leadership, skills/technology,and professional development are embodied and exhibited. The student engages in the application of the nursing process in collaborationwith the RN preceptor who guides the clinical experience. Upon successful completion, the student will be able to demonstrate the knowledge,skills, and behaviors necessary to provide safe, individualized entry-level nursing care. 4.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NF 216 Nursing VI.Corequisite NF 218 Nursing VIII.NF 218 Nursing VIIIThis course provides the student with the opportunity to assess his/her strengths and areas for improvement in preparation for the NCLEX-RN ® .Utilizing critical thinking and the nursing process, integration of all previous concepts will be emphasized through the use of case studies,integrated testing, and directed study. 2.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NF 216 Nursing VI. Corequisite NF 217 Nursing VII.NF 310 Nursing PathophysiologyThis course focuses on alterations of selected physiological functions that occur in response to a disease process or compensate for commonstressors like inflammation or pain. The content builds upon previous understanding of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, basic chemistry, andthe usual manifestations of common diseases. Alterations in pathophysiological functions of cells and the interrelationships of body systemsare explored. Physiological theory and treatment are discussed using case situations and discussion questions that exemplify the content. 3.00credit hours. Prerequisites: SC 245/SC 245L Anatomy and Physiology II/Lab.NF 317 Nursing VIIThis course teaches concepts underlying professional career development in nursing. The role as a nurse manager, an integral part of ahealthcare institution hierarch, is explored. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the nurse as a frontline manager, utilizing interprofessionalcommunication skills and collaboration. The goal of these conceptual applications is to achieve excellence in the administration of healthcareorganizations and in the provision of healthcare. Concentration on the acquisition of leadership behaviors, values, and the roles of planner,coordinator, provider, and evaluator of care are emphasized. The course focuses on concepts and tools required to provide safe care withevidence-based leadership. Focus of the nurse as educator, including principles and theories of teaching and learning, will be identified.Strategies for nurses to teach in staff development, as well as their role as a preceptor and in academic programs, will be explored. Studentsare introduced to quality improvement, case management, utilization review, staff development, peer review, and competency evaluation inhealthcare. 6.00 credit hours. Prerequisite: NF 216 Nursing VI.NF 318 Nursing VIIIThis course analyzes the impact of educational, legal, ethical, political, and social issues on health policy and healthcare as well as risingliability insurance costs and perspectives on American healthcare delivery, past, present, and future. The emphasis is on nursing at themicrosystem level. Healthcare policies at the local, regional, state, national, and global levels will be discussed, including similarities andUNDERGRADUATE Course descriptions 431