Nursing (RN to BSN)

Nursing (RN to BSN) Courses

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  • Code

  • Course

  • Credits

• • RNU 310

  • Advanced Health Assessment & Whole Person Care

  • 3
  This course expands the registered nurse’s assessment skills to encompass comprehensive, holistic evaluation of individuals across the lifespan. Students integrate physical, psychological, cultural, spiritual, and environmental dimensions of health assessment while refining communication and diagnostic reasoning. The focus is on recognizing subtle changes in health status, identifying patterns, and applying advanced critical thinking to develop patient-centered care plans. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, cultural humility, and trauma-informed approaches. The course also explores the integration of digital tools, telehealth, and informatics to support assessment and clinical decision-making in diverse and global care environments.
• • RNU 320

  • Scholarly Inquiry & Evidence-Based Practice

  • 3
  This course develops the registered nurse’s ability to critically evaluate, apply, and disseminate evidence to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes. Students explore the principles of research, quality improvement (QI), and scholarly inquiry as essential components of professional nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on identifying clinical questions, appraising research literature, integrating evidence into decision-making, and applying frameworks such as PICOT, Iowa Model, and Johns Hopkins EBP Model. Through interactive assignments, students design an evidence-based improvement proposal relevant to their professional setting, strengthening their role as change agents and lifelong learners.
• • RNU 340

  • Nursing in Global and Community Health Environments

  • 5
  This course prepares students to assess and address health needs at both local and global levels. Emphasis is placed on population health, social determinants of health, health disparities, and culturally responsive care. Students engage in applied practice projects in community or global settings, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to design interventions that improve population outcomes. The course integrates principles of leadership, policy, and professional accountability to prepare graduates to influence health equity and system-level changes.
• • RNU 350

  • Health Policy, Systems & Advocacy

  • 3
  This course examines healthcare policy, systems, and advocacy strategies essential for baccalaureate-prepared nurses. Students explore policy frameworks, financing, organizational structures, and leadership strategies to influence healthcare delivery and promote equitable, efficient, and sustainable health systems. Emphasis is placed on integrating policy knowledge into practice, applying system-level thinking, and developing advocacy skills to improve population and community health outcomes.
• • RNU 360

  • Mindfulness & Nurse Wellbeing

  • 3
  This course focuses on fostering personal and professional wellbeing for nurses through mindfulness, resilience-building, and self-care strategies. Students explore evidence-based approaches to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and sustain ethical, competent practice in complex healthcare environments. Emphasis is placed on self-reflection, holistic wellness, and integration of wellbeing strategies into daily practice, aligned with AACN Essentials Domains.
• • RNU 365

  • Palliative & End-of-Life Nursing Care

  • 3
  This course focuses on providing compassionate, patient-centered care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Students examine principles of palliative care, pain and symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual support, and ethical decision-making. Emphasis is placed on culturally sensitive interventions, interprofessional collaboration, and integrating evidence-based practices to enhance quality of life, dignity, and patient autonomy during end-of-life care.
• • RNU 370

  • Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Response

  • 3
  This course prepares nurses to respond effectively to disasters, public health emergencies, and crisis situations. Students examine emergency management principles, population-based preparedness strategies, and interprofessional collaboration. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based interventions, ethical decision-making, and leadership roles in mitigating risks, protecting communities, and ensuring continuity of care.
• • RNU 410

  • Leadership & Professional Practice Integration

  • 4
  This capstone course integrates knowledge and skills acquired throughout the RN–BSN program. Students design and implement a practice-based project within their workplace or community, demonstrating leadership, clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, population health strategies, and professional accountability. The course emphasizes synthesis, reflection, and application of AACN Essentials Domains to real-world healthcare challenges, preparing graduates for baccalaureate-level roles in leadership, innovation, and patient-centered care.
• • RNU 420

  • Nursing Innovation & Entrepreneurship

  • 3
  This course explores the principles of innovation, entrepreneurship, and creative problem-solving in nursing and healthcare delivery. Students learn to identify opportunities for improving care, design sustainable solutions, and implement novel strategies that enhance patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and system performance. Emphasis is placed on integrating technology, business models, interprofessional collaboration, and AACN Essentials Domains to foster leadership and innovation in practice.
• • BUS 202

  • Principles of Customer Service

  • 3
  This course examines the principles of customer service and their significance in a service-driven economy. Topics covered include: The Service Strategy, The Customer: Internal & External; Customers’ Wants & Needs; Communicating Customer Service; Profiles of Successful Companies; Service People-Motivation, Commitment, and Reward. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly recommended.
• • MGT 330

  • Managerial Communication

  • 3
  Effective communication is a critical skill for managers to possess. Studies indicate that managers spend between 75- 90% of their time communicating. This demonstrates the need for students to improve their written and oral communication skills. This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive view of formal and informal communications. Students will learn the role of communication in the internal and external business environment and how best to communicate with all levels within the organization. Prerequisite: ENG 102.
• • SOC 316

  • Intercultural Communication

  • 3
  The course focuses on the development and understanding of how different interpersonal techniques can enable effective intercultural communication encounters. Technological advancements and reduced transportation costs have provided opportunities for individuals and businesses to regularly interact with people on a global scale. No matter what your personal or career goals, the need for cross-cultural communication has become essential. Students will explore the challenges of interactions between people of different cultures and develop skills that allow them to communicate effectively in intercultural contexts. Case studies and immersive projects will be utilized to recreate real world situations for students to investigate. Prerequisites ENG 102.
• • SOC 355

  • Race, Class, Gender and Social Justice

  • 3
  This course will critique the systemic injustices whereby privileges and opportunities have accrued to some people based only on their membership in the dominant groups of race, class, and gender. This course will include topics such as racial and gendered pay gaps; discriminatory policing abuse; lifespan and health outcomes; work/life balance in families; immigration policies; reparations for slavery; reproductive rights; the gig economy and insecure work; decline of unions, Fair Share/Millionaire taxes; environmental racism; identity politics and political polarization. Prerequisites SOC 101 or 102.
• • PSY 221

  • Health Psychology

  • 3
  This course is intended to introduce the student to the tenets of health psychology, including, but not necessarily limited to, a history of health psychology; models of health psychology; an examination of the basic principles and theories pertinent to this field including the prevention and modification of health compromising behaviors; as well as the influences of psychosocial factors on mental health (e.g. stress, depression), physical health (e.g. heart disease, chronic illness, pain) and health-related behaviors (e.g. substance use and abuse, aggression, sexual behavior). Prerequisites: PSY 101 or permission of the instructor.
• • PSY 350

  • Group Dynamics

  • 3
  A course designed to enable students to understand common group interactions and the individual’s attitudes and reactions to those situations. It aids students in understanding the socialization process, group theory, the characteristics of effective leadership in a variety of group structures, and the skills required to work effectively within teams. Prerequisite: PSY 101.