2023 - 2024 Catalog

Quarters Offered: Fall

This course introduces the learner to the foundations of nursing practice including legal and ethical considerations, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and the nursing process. Students learn to access evidence about healthy lifestyle patterns and risk factors for disease/illness. Cultural competency, client centered care, interprofessional team dynamics, and reflective thinking are emphasized in this course.

Quarters Offered: Fall

This course emphasizes safety in nursing skills and client care. The student will begin utilizing clinical judgement and decision-making skills through the practice of nursing skills, thinking aloud, and demonstration of skill proficiency. Knowledge and safety of medication administration and dosage calculations will be emphasized during the lab course. Co-requisite: NRS 100

Quarters Offered: Winter

In this course, medical and surgical content integrating pathophysiology and clinical judgement related to a "stable" client will be taught. Focus will include nursing assessment and data related to body systems, health screening and promotion, and client education. Clinical decision making will be addressed through understanding of reduction of harm with a therapeutic and holistic approach to culturally diverse populations. Co-requisite: NRS 116

Quarters Offered: Winter

This course continues applying nursing skills and client care. The student will utilize clinical judgement and decision-makings skills through the practice of nursing skills, thinking-aloud, and demonstration of skill proficiency related to disease processes. Co-requisite: NRS 115

Quarters Offered: Winter

This course introduces the student to concepts in pharmacology and clinical reasoning related to drug classes, over the counter medications, and herbal products across the lifespan. Students will focus on client assessment, therapeutic outcomes, medication safety, and client education. Clinical decision making will be addressed through understanding of pharmacodynamics, physiologic stability, reduction of harm, therapeutic and holistic approach to culturally diverse populations.

Quarters Offered: Spring

This course focuses on the concepts unique to maternal and pediatric nursing. Students will focus on the nature of pregnancy, the basics of labor and delivery, and nursing care provided to postpartum clients, newborn infants, and children. Common illnesses and disorders of pregnant and pediatric clients will be discussed. Client care including safe, cultural diversity, communication, clinical reasoning, professionalism, legal and ethical standards, and family-centered care.

Quarters Offered: Spring

This course continues concepts in pharmacology and clinical reasoning related to drug classes, over the counter medications, and herbal products across the lifespan. Students will focus on client assessment, therapeutic outcomes, medication safety, and client education. Clinical decision making will be addressed through understanding of pharmacodynamic, physiologic stability, reduction of harm, therapeutic and holistic approach to culturally diverse populations.

Quarters Offered: Fall

In this course, medical and surgical content integrating pathophysiology and clinical judgement related to an unstable and/or higher acuity client will be taught. Focus will include nursing assessment, data related to body systems and the unpredictable changing client condition. Clinical decision making will be addressed through understanding of reduction of harm with a therapeutic and holistic approach to culturally diverse population

Quarters Offered: Fall

This course continues concepts in pharmacology and clinical reasoning related to drug classes, over the counter medications, and herbal products across the lifespan. Students will focus on client assessment, therapeutic outcomes, medication safety, and client education. Clinical decision making will be addressed through understanding of pharmacodynamics, physiologic stability, reduction of harm, therapeutic and holistic approach to culturally diverse populations.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

This course will examine nursing and medical science in relation to community and mental health nursing across the lifespan. Community and mental health nursing incorporates elements of prevention, education, assessment, and therapies. Focus on psychosocial skills in the utilization of effective therapeutic communication and safety awareness to provide care to individuals, families and communities experiencing acute and chronic mental illness. Pathophysiology and disease progression will be incorporated.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

This course continues concepts in pharmacology and clinical reasoning related to drug classes, over the counter medications, and herbal products across the lifespan. Students will focus on client assessment, therapeutic outcomes, medication safety, and client education. Clinical decision making will be addressed through understanding of pharmacodynamics, physiologic stability, reduction of harm, therapeutic and holistic approach to culturally diverse populations

Quarters Offered: Spring

This course is designed to formalize the clinical reasoning and judgement, knowledge, and skills necessary to create a safe, client care environment as a graduate nurse. The practicum is designed for the student to partner with a practicing nurse preceptor to learn both nursing role and skills. Learning during the practicum is important as the student will recognize the development their own intellectual knowledge, psychomotor skills, and affective attitudes as they transition from nursing student to nurse graduate.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

This course utilizes a computer-based instructional method to provide a comprehensive review of nursing concepts in preparation for the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN). Students will utilize an online platform to simulate the NCLEX-RN and allow them to understand their strengths and weaknesses of the MCLEX-RN test plan. Feedback will be provided to the student based on the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model. Remediation is integrated to increase the successful completion of NCLEX-RN.

Quarters Offered: Offered as needed

This course leads to eligibility for certification as a Medication Assistant in the state of Oregon, and meets all Oregon State Board of Nursing requirements. Upon completion of the course students will be able to safely, legally, and accurately administer and document medications to clients in appropriate healthcare settings. This course follows the approved OSBN curriculum requirements for Certified Medication Aide in Oregon.Prerequisites: Current Oregon or Idaho Certified Nursing Assistant I certification, 6 months documented full time Certified Nurses Aide I work experience (or equivalent part time experience), criminal background check).