Introduces the student to the purpose of theory development in nursing, selected nursing models, and the philosophy and conceptual framework of the CSU School of Nursing. Explores attributes, values, nursing history and ethics that support the professional nurse practice. Emphasizes acquisition of knowledge and skills for facilitative and therapeutic communication and the appreciation of cultural diversity. Includes writing across the curriculum (WAC) assignment. (2 credits) 

Introduces the student to various classifications of drugs used in the care of clients experiencing stressors. Emphasis is on nursing implications. (3 credits) 

Introduces the research process and the contributions of research to the improvement of nursing practice. Focuses on the critical analysis and interpretation of research reports and the development of strategies for implementation of research findings. (2 credits) 

Focuses on leadership and management theories and concepts as they relate to the practice of nursing and the delivery of care in a variety of community-based settings. Emphasizes the use of change theory and quality assurance concepts. Approaches to developing leader/change agent and consultant/collaborator roles are explored. (2 credits) 

Applies the nursing process and principles from the natural, behavioral and nursing sciences to provide direct care to adult clients within structured settings who are experiencing health problems as a result of stressors. Psychomotor skills are learned and practiced in a skills laboratory prior to performance in a community-based setting. (3 credits) 

Focuses on the use of the nursing process to design therapeutic nursing interventions for clients experiencing psychosocial stressors. Emphasis is on the development of the therapeutic self which is used with individuals and groups in a variety of community-based settings to enhance the communication process and facilitate intervention strategies of a psychosocial nature. (3 credits) 

Focuses on the use of the nursing process to provide secondary preventive care in a variety of community-based settings to children experiencing health problems as a result of stressors. The impact of illness/disease on the development of children from infancy through adolescence will be evaluated. Psychomotor skills are learned and practiced in a skills laboratory prior to performance in a community-based setting. (3 credits) 

Focuses on the use of the nursing process to provide primary preventive care to childbearing families experiencing stressors. Psychomotor skills will be learned and practiced in a skills laboratory prior to performance in a community-based setting. (3 credits)

This course focuses on the use of the Nursing Process in the care of adults with life threatening health problems in a variety of settings. Emphasis is on preventative, secondary and quaternary strategies that augment functioning in clients with multisystem stressors. Emphasis is directed toward the application of the nursing process in this population. Collaborative problems will be considered as part of the role of the professional nurse in interdisciplinary collaboration in client care. (5 credits)   

The focus of this course is community health care systems, the historical development, the major forces which shaped the current system and emerging directions for the future. Integration of nursing, community health concepts and trends provide an informational basis for the student to assess the health care needs of a community. The emphasis is on the development of therapeutic nursing interventions which acknowledge primary preventive aspects of planning for the health of individuals, groups and populations experiencing economic, social, environmental and technological stressors. Secondary and tertiary preventive strategies for maintaining health in a community-based practice setting are presented. Principles of epidemiology and disaster planning will be discussed. (3 credits)