ursig ursig bachelor of sciece master of sciece school urse services credetial special teachig authorizatio i health Program Descriptio The Divisio of Nursig offers programs leadig to a Bachelor of Sciece degree i Nursig, a Master of Sciece degree i Nursig, ad a School Nurse Services Credetial. Course offerigs evolve from a philosophical belief that urses fuctio to assist health care cosumers to achieve positive adaptive resposes which lead to optimal welless levels. The curricula of the Divisio are orgaized aroud the cocept of reciprocal adaptatio ad the theories which relate to the chagig eeds of the idividual, family, group ad commuity. The faculty believes that each perso is a uique, valued beig who possesses itellectual, physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, ad spiritual eeds. The idividual ad the eviromet are i a cotiuous reciprocal process of chage ad adaptatio. The urse uses carig behaviors ad the sciece of ursig to facilitate positive adaptive resposes. Characteristics of the professioal urse iclude the ability to thik critically ad use the problem-solvig process while providig care. The urse addresses the chagig health eeds of society i a maer cosistet with scietific advacemet, treds i health care delivery systems, ad emergig legislatio. Career Possibilities Registered Nurse (BS): Hospital, e.g. Medical, Surgical, Emergecy Room, Operatig Room, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Metal Health, Critical Care, Ocology, Rehabilitatio Commuity Health Home Health Exteded Care Physicia s Office Cliics ad Idustry Advaced Practice (MS) roles: Cliical Nurse Specialist Educator Nurse Practitioer Case Maager School Nurse Faculty Taya Altma, Kathlee Bowles-Osbor, Debra Brady, Caroly Goetz, Susa Grudy, A Haffer, Atoiette Herrera, Breda Haso-Smith, Sheila Holcomb, Kathlee Jarvis, Katherie Kelly, Joyce Mikal-Fly, Roby Nelso, Cheryl Osbore, Cythia Parkma, Bridget Parsh, Boie Raigruber, Kathlee Rose, Ja Sampso, Kate Shade, A Stoltz, Mary Summers, Suzae Sutherlad, Louise Timmer, Kelly Tobar, Caroly VaCouweberghe, Deise Wall, Aita Watso Special Features The baccalaureate program cosists of a four-year curriculum of lower ad upper divisio course work. There is oe year of prerequisites ad three (3) years of cliical ursig. The time to complete the prerequisites may icrease the time to complete the degree. Its cotet prepares competet professioal practitioers of ursig who will help meet the chagig health care eeds of society. The specific purposes of the program are to: 1) provide a program of study which icludes the developig theory ad practices of ursig leadig to a Bachelor of Sciece degree with a major i Nursig; 2) prepare a geeralist i ursig practice who is able to utilize the ursig process to meet the health care eeds of the commuity; ad 3) provide the studet with a base for graduate study. I the baccalaureate program, studets are provided with a variety of learig experieces both o ad off campus. Examples of cliical facilities used i the Sacrameto ad surroudig areas iclude acute care hospitals, skilled ursig ad exteded care facilities, outpatiet cliics, schools, ad commuity health ad social service agecies. Studets are ecouraged to participate i the Califoria Nursig Studets Associatio (CNSA) as they pursue their academic studies. I their fifth semester of cliical ursig course work, studets are eligible for membership i Zeta Eta, the local chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Iteratioal Hoor Society for Nursig. The Sacrameto State program i professioal ursig is approved by the Califoria State Board of Registered Nursig ad is fully accredited by the Commissio o Collegiate Nursig Educatio. The studet satisfactorily completig the baccalaureate program is awarded a Bachelor of Sciece degree i Nursig ad is eligible to apply for licesure by the Califoria Board of Registered Nursig. Note: Upo completio of the first seve academic semesters of the recommeded course sequece i ursig (after the 5th cliical semester), the studet may apply for the licesig examiatio admiistered by the Califoria Board of Registered Nursig. Additioal course work is ecessary to complete the requiremets for the baccalaureate degree. Followig licesure ad graduatio, the studet is eligible to apply for the Public Health Nursig Certificate issued by the Califoria Departmet of Health Services. Cotact Iformatio A Stoltz, Divisio Chair Nacy Beers, Admiistrative Support Coordiator El Dorado Hall (916) 278-6525 www.hhs.csus.edu/rs 508 / ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto
Udergraduate Program Admissio to the Sacrameto State baccalaureate Nursig program is a two-step process: 1) admissio to the Uiversity ad 2) admissio to the Cliical Nursig program. Prospective first-time freshme, ad trasfer studets who will ot complete certai Cliical Nursig prerequisites by the time they eroll, may apply for Uiversity admissio at ay time up to the regular applicatio deadlie. They will be cosidered as pre-ursig majors util they eter the Cliical Nursig program. Up to 63 geeric studets ad seve 30-uit optio Licesed Vocatioal Nurses are admitted to the cliical portio of the baccalaureate Nursig program each semester. All qualified Registered Nurses are admitted to the RN- BSN tract each semester. A competitive selectio process has bee established sice applicatios exceed program space i the geeric program. Geeric applicats compete with other geeric applicats ad 30-uit optio LVN s compete with other 30-uit optio applicats. Program admittees are selected from amog studets who meet the prerequisite requiremets ad follow the supplemetal applicatio procedures described below. Cotiuig Sacrameto State, trasfer studets ad secod baccalaureate degree applicats are give equal cosideratio i the selectio process. The cliical portio of the ursig program is ope oly to those who ca satisfy the Califoria residece requiremets. Payig residet fees based o a military fee waiver does ot classify oe as a Califoria residet. Cliical Nursig Prerequisites The followig prerequisites are to be met by time of erollmet uless otherwise stated. Completio of a miimum of 30 semester uits. A GPA of 3.0 based o the most recet 30 graded semester uits ad o ay prerequisites take prior to the last 30 graded semester uits. If a applicat has completed less tha 30 uits, but has completed eough prerequisites to apply, all uits completed at the time of applicatio will be used. Up to 50 admissio poits will be assiged based o the applicat s GPA. Completio of the Test of Essetial Academic Skills (TEAS). A miimum score of 75 is required. Up to 50 poits will be assiged based o the applicat s total score from the best testig. The test must be take o later tha February for the followig fall semester or September for the followig sprig semester. The test may be take ay umber of times. The highest score of ay admiistratio will be used. Completio of the specific courses listed uder Pre- Cliical Courses with a miimum grade of C or better i each course. A average GPA of 3.0 is required o the prerequisite courses completed at the time of applicatio. Pre-Cliical courses are acceptable regardless of date completed, but curret kowledge is essetial. No more tha two sciece ad two o-sciece prerequisite courses, four total, may be i progress i the semester prior to erollmet i the cliical major. No prerequisites may be take i the summer prior to erollmet i the fall semester. Additioal, though optioal, criteria which a studet may choose to use are the submissio of evidece to substatiate: 1) biligual skills; 2) multicultural health-related work experiece; ad 3) ecoomic, educatioal or evirometal disadvatage as part of oe s backgroud. Up to 15 additioal poits will be assiged based upo the appropriateess of the evidece ad are allocated as follows: Biligual Skills (six poits) i Spaish, Chiese, South East Asia Laguages, Idia Laguages (Hidi, Pujabi), Tagalog, Russia, Farsi, Arabic, or America Sig Laguage, will be determied by: completio of three years high school course work; completio of two years college course work; or completio of a oral proficiecy examiatio. Multicultural Health-Related Work Experiece (three poits). The multicultural health-related work experiece is to be documeted ad must cosist of a miimum of 64 hours of paid or voluteer work i a health-related settig comprised of two or more cultural groups. The miimum 64-hour requiremet is to be met prior to applicatio to the cliical major. Backgroud (six poits). A maximum of six poits is available, two poits for each backgroud subcategory of Ecoomic, Educatioal ad Evirometal. Examples iclude: Ecoomic Backgroud: History of family s low icome status/welfare as icome. Educatioal Backgroud: Little or o paretal, family or support group, educatio beyod elemetary ad secodary school, low socioecoomic level of school populatio, low rakig of school i statewide test, o higher educatio couselig. Evirometal Backgroud: Migrat family, rural commuity, receivig welfare, large family, parets divorced, first to atted college, Eglish as a secod laguage, cultural iculcatio, i.e., residece o reservatio, migrat camp. Cliical Nursig Applicatio Procedures Fall Semester: November Uiversity olie applicatio for due Write to every college atteded, requestig a trascript be mailed to the Sacrameto State Admissios ad Records Office Ask questios regardig pre-ursig prerequisite equivalecies ad trasferability of courses (especially importat for Registered Nurses) December File a request at curret college for a trascript to be set as soo as grades from the fall term have bee recorded (do ot wait util the fall term has eded to file) Schedule ay remaiig ursig prerequisite course to be completed prior to summer school February Supplemetal Cliical Nursig Applicatio ad istructios available for dowload o Divisio of Nursig website February 1, www.hhs.csus.edu/rs (see applicatio for deadlie date) ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto ursig / 509
ursig All trascripts must be i applicat s Sacrameto State Admissios file March Last TEAS test date for a fall Cliical Admissio April Letter of admissio or deial mailed (2d week) Letter of Itet to Eroll required (4th week) Sprig Semester: Jue Ask questios regardig pre-ursig prerequisite equivalecies ad trasferability of courses (especially importat for Registered Nurses) Write to every college atteded, requestig a trascript be mailed to the Sacrameto State Admissios ad Records Office July File a request at summer school askig for a trascript to be set as soo as the summer term grades have bee recorded (do ot wait util summer school has eded to file) August Uiversity applicatio due September Supplemetal Cliical Nursig Applicatio ad istructios available for dowload o Divisio of Nursig web site o September 15, www.hhs.csus.edu/ rs (see applicatio for deadlie date) Last TEAS test date for a sprig cliical admissio (picture ID required) All trascripts must be i applicat s Sacrameto State Admissios file November Letter of admissio or deial mailed (2d week) Letter of Itet to Eroll required (4th week) Both trasfer ad cotiuig Sacrameto State Pre- Nursig studets will receive a Nursig Applicatio by mail. The applicatio idicates the deadlie date for retur. Cliical Nursig Selectio Criteria The college GPA, the results of the Test of Essetial Academic Skills (TEAS), ad the optioal criteria, if selected by the studet, will be used to determie program admissio. The GPA ad TEAS will be weighted equally i the selectio process. Admittees will be selected from a rak orderig of total poits assiged to differet GPA ad TEAS result levels as well as poits assiged to the optioal criteria. Additioal Iformatio Health Requiremets Studets admitted to the Cliical Nursig program are required to have specified ioculatios by the Studet Health Service or a private physicia prior to begiig ursig course work. Drug ad alcohol screeig is required before begiig cliical ursig. Health isurace is required. Complete iformatio o health requiremets for ursig studets may be secured from the Divisio of Nursig. Techology Competece To be successful i the curriculum, studets must be able to demostrate competecy i computer techology, such as word processig, use of the iteret, e-mail, ad database searches. Cliical ursig studets are required to ow a persoal computer. Admissios Advisig Group advisig meetigs are scheduled throughout the academic year. Times of these meetigs ad program publicatios are available o the Divisio of Nursig web site www.hhs.csus.edu/rs. Professioal Liability Isurace, Automobile Isurace, Trasportatio, Schedules ad CPR Certificatio All studets erolled i cliical laboratory courses i the ursig major must provide their ow professioal liability isurace, proof of automobile isurace, ad trasportatio to exteded campus facilities. Professioal liability isurace is madatory prior to begiig cliical experieces. Liability isurace may be purchased at a discouted rate by studets who joi the Califoria Nursig Studets Associatio (CNSA). I certai ursig courses, studets may have a rotatig schedule i the cliical laboratory ecessitatig flexibility i plaig other classes ad activities. CPR certificatio for medical professioals is required as a prerequisite to the program ad recertificatio must be maitaied accordig to the requiremets of the America Heart Associatio or Red Cross. Challege by Examiatio The Divisio of Nursig offers the opportuity of petitioig certai ursig courses for credit by examiatio. NURS 011, NURS 111A, NURS 111B, NURS 144, NURS 150, NURS 155 ad NURS 156 may ot be challeged. If the studet by reaso of special study, experiece or traiig, already possesses the skills, kowledge ad attitudes which are the objectives of the give course, he/she may petitio for credit by examiatio. A maximum of 30 uits may be challeged. Licesed Registered Nurses, Licesed Vocatioal Nurses, ad Corpsme are examples of studets who may be eligible to challege specific ursig courses. Additioal iformatio may be obtaied by referrig to Credit by Examiatio i the Sacrameto State Catalog or by cotactig the Divisio of Nursig. Studets wishig to challege should cotact the Divisio. Backgroud Checks Some cliical agecies ad the Board of Registered Nursig require ivestigatio of ay prior covictios ad discipliary actios. Failure to disclose a covictio may iterfere with cliical placemet ad subsequet licesure as a Registered Nurse. All studets admitted to the cliical ursig program are required to complete a backgroud screeig process by a outside agecy. Idividuals with reported covictios should refer to the Frequetly Asked Questios Regardig Prior Covictios ad Discipliary Actios i the Licesure/Certificatio sectio ad Backgroud Checks for Studet Cliical Placemet i the Nursig School sectio of the Board of Registered Nursig web site at www.r.ca.gov. 510 / ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto
Requiremets Bachelor of Sciece Degree Uits required for Major: 102-104 Miimum total uits required for the BS: 132 Note: Additioal uits may be required to meet the Sacrameto State foreig laguage requiremet. See course descriptios for prerequisites. A. Required Pre-Cliical Courses (29 uits) Whe possible, studets are ecouraged to apply their precliical courses to Geeral Educatio requiremets. (3) A oral commuicatio course such as: COMS 004 Itroductio to Public Speakig (3) A itroductory college compositio course such as: ENGL 001A College Compositio (EPT score of 149 or above, or completio of ENGL 001) (3) A critical thikig course such as: COMS 002 Argumetatio OR ENGL 001C Critical Thikig ad Writig (3) A quatitative reasoig course such as: STAT 001 Itroductio to Statistics or ay GE Area B4 course (5) A orgaic chemistry course with a lab such as: CHEM 006B Itroductio to Orgaic ad Biological Chemistry (CHEM 001A or CHEM 006A or a high school chemistry course ad passig a qualifyig exam give i the first laboratory period) (4) A aatomy course with a lab such as: BIO 022 Itroductory Huma Aatomy (BIO 001, BIO 002, BIO 010, BIO 020, or istructor permissio) OR BIO 025 Huma Aatomy ad Physiology I (4) A physiology course with a lab such as: BIO 131 Systemic Physiology (BIO 001, BIO 002, BIO 010, BIO 020, or BIO 022 ad oe year of college chemistry) OR BIO 026 Huma Aatomy ad Physiology II (4) A microbiology course with a lab such as: BIO 139 Geeral Microbiology (BIO 010 or BIO 020 or both BIO 001 ad BIO 002; CHEM 006B, CHEM 020 or CHEM 024) B. Required Cliical Nursig Courses (73-75 uits) 1. First Semester Corequisites ad Nursig Courses* (14 uits) (RN-BSN Studets: 13 uits#) (3) A itroductory psychology course such as: PSYC 001# PSYC 005 Itroductory Psychology: Basic Processes OR Itroductory Psychology: Idividual ad Social Processes (3) A life spa huma developmet course such as: CHDV 030#* Life Spa Huma Developmet (3) NURS 011 Itroductio to Professioal Nursig (2) NURS 014# Pharmacology (2) NURS 017# Cocepts ad Practices of Gerotological Nursig (1) NURS 018# Therapeutic Iterpersoal ad Group Commuicatio 2. Required Secod Semester Lower Divisio Cliical Nursig Courses** (14 uits) (RN-BSN Studets: 12 uits#) (5) NURS 012# Nursig Care of Adults (2) NURS 015# Itroductio to Cliical Nursig Practice (1) NURS 016# Physical Assessmet of the Adult (3) A utritio course such as: FACS 113 Nutritio ad Metabolism OR FACS 010#** Nutritio ad Welless (3) GE Course 3. Required Upper Divisio Courses for Geeric Studets (45-47 uits) (for RN-BSN Studets: 51-53 uits) a. RN-BSN Studets Oly (3) NURS 111A* Trasitioal Cocepts for Professioal Nursig (3) NURS 111B* Bridgig Costructs for Returig Nurses b. Third Semester Cliical Courses (13 uits) (6) NURS 123 Nursig Families i Complex Illess (5) NURS 129 Metal Health Nursig (2) NURS 150 Research i Nursig c. Fourth Semester Cliical Courses (12 uits) (1) NURS 136 Nursig the Childbearig Family: Skills ad Assessmet (5) NURS 137 Nursig the Childbearig Family (5) NURS 138 Nursig the Childrearig Family (1) NURS 139 Nursig the Childrearig Family: Assessmet ad Skill Acquisitio d. Fifth Semester Cliical Courses (13 uits) (6) NURS 143 Leadership ad Maagemet i Nursig Practice (5) NURS 144 Commuity Health Nursig (2) NURS 191 Service-Learig i Nursig e. Sixth Semester Cliical Courses (7 uits) (1) NURS155 Seior Forum (3) NURS 156 Selected Seior Practicum i Nursig (3) NURS 169± Reasoig Developmet i Health Care Sciece *These courses are take as a group i the first semester after admissio to the program. The corequisites may be take prior to admissio, but will ot be icluded i the admissio poits calculatio uless they are part of the last 30 graded semester uits. Corequisites may be used for GE. **These courses are take as a group i the secod semester of the ursig program. Corequisites may be used for GE. #Geerally met through completio of basic RN program. ±May be used for upper divisio GE by ursig majors. Note: Satisfactory completio of the program requires a grade of C or better i every corequisite ad cliical ursig course. Opportuity to repeat ursig courses will deped upo the umber of studets erolled i courses ad availability of cliical experieces. A studet who receives less tha a C grade i two corequisite or ursig courses may ot be allowed to cotiue i the ursig program. C. Additioal Graduatio Requiremets (3 uits) (3) A course i societal-cultural patters* prior to certificatio of eligibility for state licesure such as: ANTH 002 Itroductio to Cultural Athropology ANTH 144 Cotemporary America Culture i Athropological Perspective ANTH 186 Culture ad Poverty ANTH 188 Athropology of the Body HRS 161 Multicultural America SOC 001 Priciples of Sociology Note: The followig additioal courses are recommeded but ot required: NURS 010 Health Care: Issues ad Delivery Systems NURS 160** Huma Sexuality NURS 167** Wome s Health NURS 168** The Brai ad Geder-Related Differeces A statistics course, particularly for studets plaig graduate study. * Equivalet lower divisio courses are acceptable. May use for GE. Not required for RN studets who are already licesed. **Nursig majors may ot use for upper divisio GE. Notes: Applicats with a prior baccalaureate degree are exempt from Geeral Educatio requiremets. However, U.S. History, Costitutio ad State/Local Govermet requiremets must still be met. ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto ursig / 511
ursig I additio to the major i Nursig, studets may also complete a mior i aother disciplie. For example, a mior i Biology has bee outlied which uses may of the pre-cliical biological scieces take at Sacrameto State. There are umerous disciplies which would erich the baccalaureate degree i Nursig (e.g., Gerotology). Iformatio o miors ca be obtaied by cotactig the departmet of iterest. Requiremets RN Licese Optio for Licesed Vocatioal Nurses Califoria law allows Licesed Vocatioal Nurses to take the Registered Nurse licesure exam after completig 30 uits of academic course work i Nursig ad related sciece subjects. For more iformatio o this optio cotact the Divisio of Nursig to make a appoitmet to speak with a advisor. Admissio to the Uiversity is required. Graduate Programs The Master of Sciece i Nursig is traditioally desiged to prepare registered urses with baccalaureate degrees for advaced practice roles as family urse practitioers, cliical urse specialists, ad credetialed school urses; i additio the program prepares ursig educators. The curriculum emphasizes the systematic study of professioal ursig practice ad preparatio for a leadership role. The program icludes both classroom ad field experieces i advaced cliical cocepts ad fuctioal role preparatios. The program is desiged for urses curretly employed i hospitals, log-term care facilities, health agecies ad educatioal istitutios who require graduate preparatio to qualify for preset positios or desire advacemet to positios of greater resposibility ad complexity. Schedulig of program offerigs will provide maximum flexibility ad the opportuity for self-directed study. Two programs leadig to the Master of Sciece are offered the traditioal MS buildig upo the RN ad BS i Nursig preparatio, ad a Etry Level Masters (ELM) program for studets who are ot RNs ad have degrees i other fields. I the ELM the first degree i Nursig is at the Master s level. The ELM is discussed after the traditioal MS program. Studets begi the program with 6 uits of the core courses ad proceed ito either additioal core or advaced practice role courses, School Nurse, Nursig Admiistratio, Nurse Practitioer or Cliical Nurse Specialist. Withi the Cliical Nurse Specialist preparatio, studets may focus o adult, family, commuity, metal health, school health or gerotologic advaced ursig practice. Studets desirig the School Nurse Services Credetial must be admitted to the MS program uless already possessig a master s degree. Nietee (19) uits from the MS degree meet the credetial requiremets To meet the requiremets of the Califoria Board of Registered Nursig for titlig as a cliical urse specialist, studets must complete a specified program of advaced practice core classes, as well as 400 practicum hours (see Advaced Cliical Role ad CNS Titlig Requiremets below). Admissio Requiremets To be cosidered for admissio to the Master of Sciece i Nursig, applicats must: have a Bachelor of Sciece degree i ursig from a Natioal League for Nursig (NLN) or Commissio o Collegiate Nursig Educatio (CCNE) accredited istitutio or its equivalet, OR a Baccalaureate degree i a disciplie related to ursig. Studets with a BA or BS degree i o-ursig areas must meet baccalaureate competecies i research, leadership ad maagemet, ad commuity health before progressig i the graduate program. Competecy may be verified through course work, testig or experiece; be eligible for Public Health Certificatio i Califoria; have a GPA of 3.0 i the last 60 uits of udergraduate ursig course work; have a overall GPA of 3.0 (If oe or both of the above GPA requiremets are umet, the studet may apply for coditioal classificatio ad demostrate academic ability by erollig i, ad successfully passig with a B or better, NURS 211 ad NURS 212); complete the Graduate Record Examiatio before the applicatio deadlie; possess a curret RN licese i Califoria; have a miimum of oe year of full-time ursig experiece post iitial licesure; satisfactorily complete a Itroductio to Nursig Research course or equivalet. Studets may eroll i the udergraduate research course, NURS 150, through cocurret erollmet to meet the admissio requiremets; ad submit evidece of persoal qualificatio ad capacity for graduate study: (a) three persoal refereces to iclude a curret/former employer i ursig ad a professor ad (b) a statemet of purpose that outlies the goals ad objectives for the pursuit of graduate study. Statistics is required for graduatio from the program. A itroductory course (e.g. STAT 001 or SWRK 110) withi the past seve years may be take before admissio or after admissio but before NURS 210B. Studets who have deficiecies i admissio requiremets or i backgroud courses that ca be remedied by specified additioal preparatio may be admitted to the program with coditioally classified graduate status. Professioal Liability ad Automobile Isurace ad Health Requiremets All studets erolled i cliical laboratory courses i the Master s program must provide their ow professioal liability isurace. Professioal liability isurace is madatory prior to begiig cliical experieces. Proof of automobile isurace may be required for cliical experiece. The studet admitted to the Master s program is required to have specified ioculatios by the Studet Health Service or a private physicia prior to begiig ursig course work. Drug ad alcohol screeig is required. Health isurace is required. Complete iformatio o health requiremets may be secured from the Divisio of Nursig. 512 / ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto
Techology Competece To be successful i the curriculum, studets must be able to demostrate competecy i computer techology, such as word processig, use of the iteret, e-mail, ad database searches. Cliical ursig studets are required to ow a persoal computer. Admissio Procedures Prospective graduate studets, icludig Sacrameto State graduates, must file the followig materials as a complete admissio packet with the Graduate Coordiator i the Divisio of Nursig: a olie applicatio for admissio; two sets of official trascripts from all colleges ad uiversities atteded, other tha Sacrameto State; three letters of recommedatio to iclude a curret/ former employer i Nursig ad, if possible, a professor; a statemet of purpose that outlies the applicat s goals ad objectives for the pursuit of graduate study; ad proof of RN licesure. The deadlie for completig all applicatio requiremets is December 1 for summer (Jue) admissio. The graduate program admits studets oce a year. Notice of the decisio regardig admissio will be mailed to the applicat after files are complete ad reviewed. Studets will be assiged a faculty advisor at the begiig of the school year. Advacemet to Cadidacy Each studet must file a applicatio for Advacemet to Cadidacy, idicatig a proposed program of graduate study. The procedure should begi as soo as the classified graduate studet has: removed ay deficiecies i admissio requiremets; completed at least 12 uits i the graduate program, with a miimum 3.0 GPA; ad passed the Writig Proficiecy Examiatio (WPE) or secured approval for a WPE waiver. Advacemet to Cadidacy forms are available olie at www.csus.edu, Office of Graduate Studies. The studet fills out the form after plaig a degree program i cosultatio with his/her advisor. The completed form is the retured to the Office of Graduate Studies for approval. Studets may ot register for the Culmiatig Requiremet util they have advaced to cadidacy. Requiremets Master of Sciece Degree Uits required for the MS: 36-52 See ursig course descriptios for prerequisites. A. Core Courses (18 uits) (2) NURS 210A Research Methods ad Techiques i Nursig I (2) NURS 210B Research Methods ad Techiques i Nursig II (3) NURS 211 Ethics ad Issues (3) NURS 212 Cocepts ad Theory Developmet i Nursig (3) NURS 214B Educatioal Program Developmet (2) NURS 215 Commuity ad Health (3) NURS 268 Health Policy ad Services or a comparable trasferable course B. Advaced Practice Role Preparatio (studet completes at least oe area) Advaced Cliical Role (15 uits) (3) NURS 213A Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Family-Commuity-Metal Health NURS 213B Nursig OR Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig (3) NURS 230 Advaced Cocepts i Pathophysiology (3) NURS 231 Pharmacology for Advaced Practice (3) NURS 232A Advaced Physical Assessmet: Ifat, Child, Adolescet OR NURS 232B Advaced Physical Assessmet: Adult (3) NURS 293A Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Family-Commuity-Metal Health Nursig OR NURS 293B Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig Nursig Admiistratio Role (3) NURS 214A Leadership ad Case Maagemet (3) NURS 294A Practicum i Leadership ad Case Maagemet Studets may pursue a ursig admiistratio or healthcare admiistratio role through the Special Major degree optio. See graduate degree requiremets i the catalog for Master of Sciece i Special Major. Miimum of 36 uits required for MS. School Nursig Role (19 uits) (3) NURS 213C Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig I (3) NURS 213D Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig II (Corequisite: NURS 293D) (1) NURS 216 Visio ad Scoliosis Screeig (3) NURS 232A Advaced Physical Assessmet: Ifat, Child, Adolescet (3) NURS 293D Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig (Corequisite: NURS 213D) (3) A Special Educatio course (3) A Audiology course Family Nurse Practitioer (See Requiremets Family Nurse Practitioer Optio; cotact Graduate Coordiator for program of study) C. Optioal Role Preparatios (Not required for MS i Nursig) Additioal Courses Required for CNS Titlig by the Califoria Board of Registered Nursig: (3) NURS 292A Practicum i Specialized Nursig Process: Cliical Cosultat i the Advaced Practice Role (3) NURS 292B Practicum i Specialized Nursig Process: Cliical Leadership i the Advaced Practice Role School Nurses will also eed to take NURS 230 ad NURS 231 for CNS Titlig for a total of 12 uits. ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto ursig / 513
ursig Faculty Preparatio or Special Teachig Authorizatio for Health (STAH) (6 uits) (3) NURS 214C Educatioal Program Developmet II (3) NURS 294C Practicum i Educatioal Program Developmet School Based Metal Health Services (9 uits) (3) NURS 213E Child-Adolescet Metal Health Nursig (3) NURS 293E Practicum i Child-Adolescet Metal Health Nursig (3) A couselig or metal health course D. Culmiatig Requiremet (3 uits) Requiremets Master of Sciece Degree Family Nurse Practitioer Optio Studets applyig to the Uiversity of Califoria, Davis, Family Nurse Practitioer Program (FNP) who meet the admissio requiremets for the MS i Nursig at Sacrameto State may apply cocurretly to complete the MS degree requiremets. FNP studets complete 15 semester uits of core courses at Sacrameto State, ad the 3-uit culmiatig thesis/project requiremet. Studets must be admitted to both programs, ad meet the fee obligatios for both campuses separately (see fees for part-time erollmet at Sacrameto State). Sacrameto State graduate courses are scheduled to coicide with progressio through the UCD program. Residecy requiremets for Sacrameto State are met through completio of 18 uits at Sacrameto State ad selected UCD courses. See admissio requiremets for the MS i Nursig for additioal iformatio. Requiremets Credetial Post-Master s School Nurse Services Uits Required for Post-Master s Credetial: 24 Nurses holdig a master s degree i ursig or a related area may be admitted to the Uiversity to eroll i courses toward the Professioal School Nurse Services Credetial (formerly Health Services Credetial). The urse has five years from the date of issuace of the Prelimiary credetial to fulfill course work ad experiece requiremets for the Professioal credetial. The Prelimiary credetial may be reewed. Admissio criteria ad procedures are similar to those for the MS program except the GRE is ot required ad the applicatio ad recommedatio forms are directed to the School Nurse Program Coordiator. Studets are held to the same professioal liability ad automobile isurace ad health requiremets as MS studets. Post-Master s urses ot eligible for Public Health Nurse certificatio will be required to complete commuity ursig course work prior to program completio. Mechaisms are available to allow urses to trasfer i course work take i other school urse credetial programs or from other post-baccalaureate or master s courses of study. (3) NURS 211 Ethics ad Issues (3) NURS 213C Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig I (3) NURS 213D Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig II (1) NURS 216 Visio ad Scoliosis Screeig (3) NURS 232A Advaced Physical Assessmet: Ifat, Child, Adolescet* (3) NURS 293D Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig (0-6) course work required to become certified as a Califoria school audiometrist.* (3) Oe course dealig with special educatio law ad school programs for the exceptioal child.* (3) Oe course dealig with educatioal pedagogy ad teachig strategies preferably as applied to health educatio with school age childre.* (0-3) Electives *If previously completed, a course i couselig. I additio to the above courses, the Professioal Credetial for both MS ad Post-Master s cadidates requires two years of full-time school urse experiece (or its part-time equivalet). Four hours or more per day may be cosidered full-time employmet. Requiremets Special Teachig Authorizatio i Health (STAH) The STAH optio is available to school urses who wish to positio themselves to become faculty of record for health classes withi public school districts. The STAH is ot required for the credetial ad is available to Master s ad post-master s credetial studets as well as urses i the commuity who are already credetialed. The STAH authorizes urses to provide health educatio istructio beyod that of periodic guest presetatios (e.g., Family Life Educatio) ad allows school admiistrators to utilize urses i the capacity of health educators through the provisio of direct ad regular health istructio. Requiremets for the STAH at Sacrameto State are: completio of ie uits of educatioal pedagogy icludig a supervised studet (practice) teachig experiece ad passig of the CBEST (Califoria Basic Educatioal Skills Test). At Sacrameto State, these courses costitute the Educatioal fuctioal area withi the MS program. Applicatio for the STAH requires a exit iterview (see School Nurse Advisig Brochure for further iformatio). Etry Level Masters (ELM) A Etry Level Master s (ELM) is proposed for studets who already possess a BA/BS i aother field. Studets will be erolled i the idetical course work completed by studets i the curret geeric baccalaureate program ad the curret geeric master s program. The oly chages will ivolve acceleratio of the pre-licesure portio ad overlap of course work betwee the udergraduate ad graduate programs. Studets must meet the curret prerequisites for the BS i Nursig, take the Test of Essetial Academic Skills (TEAS), ad complete a writte essay o the expectatios of the ELM ad their desired career goals. Upo acceptace they will begi the existig pre-licesure courses i Jue 2006 ad complete the 6 semesters of the curret pre-licesure program August 2007 (14 moths). They will be eligible to take the atioal licesure exami- 514 / ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto
atio. The BS i Nursig is ot required to take the licesig examiatio because these studets already possess a BA or BS i aother field. Studets will the cotiue begiig Fall 2007 full time i the MS i Nursig. A 18 moth sequece is proposed as required by the fudig legislatio, however, studets may opt to complete the MS as a part-time studet over a loger period of time. Admissio Requiremets for the ELM Program Baccalaureate degree i a disciplie other tha ursig. Miimum grade poit average (GPA) of 3.0 (o a 4.0 scale) Completio of the Graduate Record Examiatio (GRE) withi the past five years (geeral exam plus writig proficiecy) Satisfactory completio of cliical ursig prerequisite ad corequisite course work or equivalet: (3) A oral commuicatio course such as: COMS 004 (3) A itroductory college compositio course such as: ENGL 001A (3) A critical thikig course such as COMS 002 or ENGL 001C (3) A quatitative reasoig course such as : STAT 001 (5) A orgaic chemistry course with a lab such as: CHEM 006B (4) A aatomy course with a lab such as: BIO 022 or BIO 025 (4) A physiology course with a lab such as: BIO 131 or BIO 026 (4) A microbiology course with a lab such as: BIO 139 (3) A itroductory psychology course such as: PSYC 001 or PSYC 005 (3) A life spa huma developmet course such as: CHDV 030 (3) A utritio course such as: FACS 113 or FACS 010 Satisfactory completio of a itroductory statistics course (withi 7 years) Statemet of purpose: the goals/objectives for graduate study/elm (attach to applicatio) Three letters of recommedatio Admissio is aually with courses begiig i Jue. The deadlie for completig all applicatio requiremets for Summer priority admissio is February 1st. Applicatios will cotiue to be accepted o a space available basis through Jue 1st. Requiremets Etry Level Master s Program BS or BA i major other tha ursig to iclude courses i the followig (41uits) (3) A oral commuicatio course such as: COMS 004 (3) A itroductory college compositio course such as: ENGL 001A (3) A critical thikig course such as: COMS 002 or ENGL 001C (3) A quatitative reasoig course such as: STAT 001 (5) A orgaic chemistry course with a lab such as: CHEM 006B (4) A aatomy course with a lab such as: BIO 022 or BIO 025 (4) A physiology course with a lab such as: BIO 131 or BIO 026 (4) A microbiology course with a lab such as: BIO 139 (3) A itroductory psychology course such as: PSYC 001 or PSYC 005 (3) A life spa huma developmet course such as: CHDV 030 (3) A utritio course such as: FACS 113 or FACS 010 (3) A socio-cultural course such as: SOC 1 or ANTH 2 Required Nursig Courses (61 uits) Semester 1 Summer (16 uits) (3) NURS 011 Itroductio to Professioal Nursig (5) NURS 012 Nursig Care of Adults (2) NURS 014 Pharmacology (2) NURS 015 Itroductio to Cliical Nursig Practice (1) NURS 016 Physical Assessmet of the Adult (2) NURS 017 Cocepts ad Practices of Gerotological Nursig (1) NURS 018 Therapeutic Iterpersoal ad Group Commuicatio i Nursig Semester 2 Fall (13 Uits) (6) NURS 123 Nursig Families i Complex Illess (5) NURS 129 Metal Health Nursig (2) NURS 150 Research i Nursig Semester 3 Sprig (15 Uits) (1) NURS 136 Nursig the Childbearig Family: Skills ad Assessmet (5) NURS 137 Nursig the Childbearig Family (5) NURS 138 Nursig the Childrearig Family (1) NURS 139 Nursig the Childrearig Family: Assessmet ad Skill Acquisitio (3) NURS 169 Reasoig Developmet i Health Care Scieces Semester 4 Summer (17 Uits) (6) NURS 143 Leadership ad Maagemet i Nursig Practice (5) NURS 144 Commuity Health Nursig (1) NURS 155 Seior Forum (3) NURS 156 Selected Seior Practicum i Nursig (2) NURS 191 Service-Learig i Nursig Graduate Program: (36 Uits) Semester 5 Fall (9 uits) (3) NURS 211 Ethics ad Issues (3) NURS 212 Cocept ad Theory Developmet i Nursig (3) NURS 214B Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig Semester 6 Sprig (11 uits) (2) NURS 210A Research Methods ad Techiques i Nursig I (3) NURS 213A Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Family-Commuity-Metal Health NURS 213B Nursig OR Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig (3) NURS 230 Advaced Cocepts i Pathophysiology (3) NURS 268 Health Policy ad Services Semester 7 Summer (11 uits) (2) NURS 215 Commuity ad Health (3) NURS 231 Pharmacology for Advaced Practice (3) NURS 232A Advaced Physical Assessmet: Ifat, Child, Adolescet OR NURS 232B Advace Physical Assessmet: Adult (3) NURS 293A Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Family-Commuity-Metal Health Nursig OR NURS 293B Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig Semester 8 Fall (5 uits) (2) NURS 210B Research Methods ad Techiques i Nursig II (3) NURS 500 Culmiatig Experiece ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto ursig / 515
ursig Lower Divisio Courses NURS 010. Health Care: Issues ad Delivery Systems. Explores the relatioships betwee social, political ad ecoomic systems, ad the health care ad delivery systems curretly operatioal i the U.S. today. Provides a format to debate curret biomedical issues ad explores crosscultural health practices. Lecture three hours. 3 uits. NURS 011. Itroductio to Professioal Nursig. Provides a coceptual base for the practice of professioal ursig as taught i the Sacrameto State Divisio of Nursig curriculum. The chagig ad expadig roles of the professioal urse i the health care delivery system are explored, as are a variety of theories ad related cocepts which have applicatio to ursig practice. Lecture three hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to Cliical Nursig program. 3 uits. NURS 012. Nursig Care of Adults. Focuses o the utilizatio of the ursig process i meetig health eeds of adult idividuals who are experiecig mild to moderate stress as a result of acute ad/or chroic health problems. The role of the urse i the diagosis ad maagemet of learig eeds is emphasized. Lecture three hours; laboratory six hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to Cliical Nursig program. Corequisite: NURS 015, NURS 016. 5 uits. NURS 014. Pharmacology. Basic priciples of pharmacology with a focus o pharmacokietics, pharmacodyamics ad related therapeutic implicatios for major drug categories. May be take by pre-ursig or o-ursig studets. Lecture two hours. Prerequisite: BIO 131, or equivalet. 2 uits. NURS 015. Itroductio to Cliical Nursig Practice. Itesive o-campus ursig skills laboratory. Laboratory six hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to Cliical Nursig program. Corequisite: NURS 012, NURS 016. Graded Credit/No Credit. 2 uits. NURS 016. Physical Assessmet of the Adult. O-campus laboratory i which studets acquire skills i physical assessmet of the adult. Laboratory three hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to Cliical Nursig program or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 012, NURS 015. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1 uit. NURS 017. Cocepts ad Practices of Gerotological Nursig. Desiged to explore curret theories ad practices i gerotological ursig. The primary focus of the course is o the role of the urse i assessig ad maagig the agig idividual ad family adaptatio to the agig process. Lecture two hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to Cliical Nursig program. 2 uits. NURS 018. Therapeutic Iterpersoal ad Group Commuicatio i Nursig. Itesive o-campus cliical ursig laboratory i which iterpersoal ad group therapeutic commuicatio skills are developed. Desiged to prepare studets to use therapeutic commuicatio skills while fuctioig i idividual urse-cliet relatioships ad i leadership roles occurrig i group settigs ivolvig other professioals, patiets, families, ad commuities. Therapeutic commuicatio skills, cocepts, ad theories are applied from a cocurret course i metal health ursig. Icludes a supervised practicum i the campus laboratory ivolvig idividual ad group commuicatio situatios. Laboratory three hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to the cliical ursig program. Corequisite: NURS 011, NURS 014, NURS 017 or istructor permissio. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1 uit. NURS 021. Freshma Semiar: Becomig A Educated Perso. Itroductio to the ature ad possible meaigs of higher educatio, ad the fuctios ad resources of the Uiversity. Desiged to help studets develop ad exercise fudametal academic success strategies ad to improve their basic learig skills. Also provides studets with a opportuity to iteract with fellow studets ad the semiar leader ad to build a commuity of academic ad persoal support. 3 uits. Upper Divisio Courses NURS 111A. Trasitioal Cocepts for Professioal Nursig. Provides the returig Registered Nurse ad Licesed Vocatioal Nurse studet with kowledge of theories, cocepts ad social issues which have applicatio to the practice settig. Desiged to assist the studet to make a successful trasitio to professioal ursig practice as taught i the Sacrameto State Divisio of Nursig curriculum. A weekly semiar fuctios as a commuicatio laboratory. Lecture two hours; semiar oe hour. Prerequisite: R.N. licesure, LVN Licesure, istructor permissio. Fall oly. 3 uits. NURS 111B. Bridgig Costructs for Returig Nurses. Provides the returig Registered Nurse studet with the opportuity to review ad explore today s ursig practice i light of everchagig thought ad techology. This course s holistic approach to the adaptatio eeds of health care cosumers ad their families focuses o iteractios withi commuity systems as they relate to leadership ad maagemet, medical, surgical, metal health, pediatrics, ad obstetrical ursig practice. Lecture three hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to the ursig major, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 111A Fall oly. 3 uits. NURS 123. Nursig Families i Complex Illess. Applicatio of the cocept of adaptatio to idividuals ad families experiecig complex illess. Stress theory ad the ursig process are used i formulatig ursig actios to facilitate adaptatio to physiologic ad psychologic alteratio. Icludes a supervised practicum i rapid care settigs. Lecture three hours; laboratory ie hours. Prerequisite: NURS 011/NURS 111A, NURS 012, NURS 015, NURS 016, NURS 017, NURS 111B; or istructor permissio. 6 uits. NURS 124. Cliical Moitorig: Electrocardiogram, Hemodyamic Moitorig ad Arterial Blood Gas Iterpretatio. Examies the use of cliical moitorig techiques related to the cardiac ad circulatory systems. Focuses o assessmet, iterpretatio, aalysis, ad applicatio of data to acutely ill cliets i a variety of settigs. Topics iclude ormal ECG tracig ad iterpretatio, dysrhythmias, arterial moitorig, ad the measuremet, iterpretatio, ad sigificace of arterial blood gases. Two hours per week. Prerequisite: BIO 025 & BIO 026, BIO 139 or equivalet. Graded Credit/No Credit. 2 uits. NURS 129. Metal Health Nursig. Theoretical basis for the ursig care of idividuals who require ursig itervetio to achieve ad maitai metal health through adaptive processes. Icludes a supervised practicum which icorporates therapeutic modalities. A variety of psychodyamic theories related to axiety, iterpersoal relatioships, crisis itervetio ad group process are discussed. Lecture three hours; laboratory six hours per week. Prerequisite: NURS 011/NURS 111A, NURS 012, NURS 015, NURS 016, NURS 017, NURS 111B; or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 128. 5 uits. NURS 130. Pathophysiology. Desiged to promote the uderstadig ad applicatio of fudametal disease processes i cliical settigs. Geeral cocepts of disease, icludig etiology, pathogeesis, morphology, ad cliical sigificace are discussed. Geeral pathophysiology cocepts iclude: cell ijury, ecrosis, iflammatio, woud healig, ad eoplasia. These cocepts are applied i a systems-orieted approach to disease processes affectig musculoskeletal, cardiopulmoary, real, ervous, gastroitestial, immue, hematological, ad edocrie systems. Uses a problem-based approach to learig ad emphasizes critical thikig skills. Two hour lecture. Prerequisite: BIO 022 or equivalet, BIO 131 or equivalet. 2 uits. NURS 136. Nursig the Childbearig Family: Skills ad Assessmet. Developmet of uique physical assessmet ad psychomotor skills used i the ursig care of ifats ad obstetric cliets i a commuity-based settig or o-campus laboratory. Three hours weekly. Prerequisite: NURS 123, NURS 128, NURS 129, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 137. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1 uit. 516 / ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto
NURS 137. Nursig the Childbearig Family. Applicatio of theories from the physical, behavioral ad social scieces to the family durig the reproductive years ad to gyecological coditios. Focuses o the family s potetial to adapt to the ormal outcomes of pregacy, its predictable health alteratios ad specific gyecological disorders. Supervised practicum i acute care, ambulatory care ad commuity settigs. Lecture three hours; laboratory six hours. Prerequisite: NURS 123, NURS 128, NURS 129, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 136. 5 uits. NURS 138. Nursig the Childrearig Family. Study of the child from birth through adolescece ad the family i the commuity ad acute care settigs. Adaptatios of the family ad appropriate ursig itervetios are studied withi the cotext of the well, acutely ill, ad chroically ill child. Icludes supervised practice i acute care, ambulatory care ad commuity pediatric settigs. Lecture three hours; laboratory six hours. Prerequisite: NURS 123, NURS 128, NURS 129, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 139. 5 uits. NURS 139. Nursig the Childrearig Family: Assessmet ad Skill Acquisitio. Acquisitio of kowledge ad practice usig tools ad techiques for assessig the child ad the family i a commuitybased settig or o-campus laboratory. Three hours weekly. Prerequisite: NURS 123, NURS 128, NURS 129, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 138. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1 uit. NURS 143. Leadership ad Maagemet i Nursig Practice. Desiged to ehace leadership skills by usig the maagemet process i the maagemet of multiple patiets. Facilitates the trasitio of the studet to the role of a professioal graduate urse. The theories of leadership, orgaizatio ad chage as they relate to the priciples ad processes of admiistratio, maagemet ad supervisio will also be applied i a seior practicum (NURS 156). Lecture three hours; laboratory ie hours. Prerequisite: NURS 136, NURS 137, NURS 138, NURS 139, or istructor permissio. 6 uits. NURS 144. Commuity Health Nursig. Cotemporary role of the commuity health urse is preseted withi a public health framework, emphasizig the cocept of commuity as cliet. Didactic cotet ad ursig itervetios are related to groups ad aggregates who are idetified as beig at high risk for the developmet of health problems, as well as assessmet of ad itervetios with commuities at risk. Cliical experiece is provided withi a official local govermetal agecy illustrative of the public health system. Lecture three hours; laboratory six hours. Prerequisite: NURS 136, NURS 137, NURS 138, NURS 139, or istructor permissio. 5 uits. NURS 150. Research i Nursig. Provides a basic itroductio to ursig research. Emphasis is placed o critiquig research ad applyig research fidigs to ursig practice. Research critiques ad a practice-based research assigmet are completed. Semiar two hours or olie. Prerequisite: NURS 012. Corequisite: NURS 123 ad NURS 129 or istructor permissio. 2 uits. NURS 155. Seior Forum. Web-based discussio will focus o the applicatio of leadership, maagemet, commuity health, ad chage theory cocepts, as well as aalysis of the maagemet process i the area of cocetratio. Olie discussio oe hour. Prerequisite: NURS 143, NURS 144, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 156. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1 uit. NURS 156. Selected Seior Practicum i Nursig. Supervised cliical practice i a area of a studet s choice. Studets will apply priciples of leadership, maagemet ad commuity health i the cliical settig. Laboratory twelve hours. Prerequisite: NURS 143, NURS 144, or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 155. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 160. Huma Sexuality. Desiged to explore the physiological, sociological, ad psychological compoets of huma sexuality i a sufficietly detailed maer so that the myth ad cofusio evelopig this eedlessly hypersesitive subject ca be dispelled. Hopefully, studets will be able to itegrate these compoets i a meaigful patter ito their ow lives ad will be ot oly better able to uderstad ad accept their ow sexual eeds ad behavior but also, at the same time, will be more acceptig ad uderstadig of persos whose sexual attitudes ad behavior might differ from their ow. Lecture three hours. 3 uits. NURS 163. Holistic Approach to Agig. Holistic approach to agig icludig biological, psychological, sociological, cultural, spiritual, ad geder perspectives. Primary focus is o chagig eeds ad adaptatio of the older adult with regards to health, services, ad societal chages. A overview of agig i the U.S. today, particularly Califoria. It is orieted toward studets who wish to uderstad the process of agig, especially those who are pursuig a career i health related fields. Fulfills a requiremet for the iterdiscipliary Major, Mior, ad Certificate i Gerotology. Prerequisite: Passig score o the WPE. 3 uits. NURS 167. Wome s Health. Desiged for people seekig kowledge about wome s health, wome s health risks, ad the delivery of traditioal ad o-traditioal medical itervetios for the maiteace of health ad maagemet of illess. Covers the physiological ad psychological compoets of wome s health. The leadig acute ad chroic illesses which affect wome are itroduced. Discussios iclude: meas of sustaiig a welless lifestyle; idetificatio, maagemet ad cosultatio for acute ad chroic illess; ormal physiological life chages ad adaptatios to agig; mid/body coectio i the cotrol of health ad illess; pharmacology ad drug therapy for wome; health maagemet for ifats ad childre; access ad cotrol of care for wome i traditioal ad o-traditioal health settigs; ad research i wome s health. Lecture-discussio three hours. 3 uits. NURS 168. The Brai ad Geder-Related Differeces. Geder-related differeces which are mediated by the brai are examied from the theoretical framework of evolutio. The place of molecular geetics, hormoe physiology, eural fuctio, biomedical research, huma developmet, persoality theory ad research, ad crosscultural research are studied i a attempt to uderstad the processes that affect sex differeces. Geder-related differeces i ormal ad abormal behavior resultig from chroic ad acute disease, ad pathological states, will be itroduced. The studet should acquire the fudametals of a scietific uderstadig of geder-related differeces betwee humas, ad a appreciatio of the uique role the brai plays i the mediatio of these differeces. 3 uits. NURS 169. Reasoig Developmet i Health Care Scieces. Semiar or Web-based discussios desiged to assist studets i developig reasoig skills ivolved i makig cliical judgmets. Studets will develop uderstadig of themselves as begiig professioals while aalyzig their ow reasoig processes as well as processes used by experts i actual cliical situatios. Studets will documet their reasoig skill developmet throughout the course i log reflectios ad writte sceario assigmets. Note: Three hours per week. Prerequisite: All prerequisites for NURS 143, NURS 144 or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 143, NURS 144 or NURS 155, NURS 156. 3 uits. NURS 191. Service-Learig i Nursig. Service-learig experiece provides a opportuity for studets to use commuity health ad leadership theories ad priciples i a practical applicatio by workig with a commuity agecy to mutually determie a defied health eed/problem, idetify a goal to meet or solve the commuity problem, ad complete a culmiatig group project. The service-learig experiece takes two semesters to complete. Prerequisite: NURS 136, NURS 137, NURS 138, NURS 139; or istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 143 ad NURS 144. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1-2 uits. NURS 194. Cooperative Educatio i Nursig. Employmet experiece i local health care settig i which studets will be supervised by a preceptor i the settig, ad a faculty member. Studets will perform oly those cliical skills i which previous traiig ad competecy has bee demostrated. Experieces will be arraged though the Cooperative Educatio Program office ad the Divisio of Nursig. Requiremets iclude: preparatio of a applicatio packet, attedace at metorig workshops, completio of a writte report, completio of work assigmet (hours to be arraged), participatio i scheduled cliical cofereces ad maiteace of a cliical log. Prerequisite: ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto ursig / 517
ursig Completio of lower divisio course work ad completio or cocurret erollmet i the secod semester of the ursig major courses, a GPA of 2.5 or above, health clearace, curret CPR certificatio, malpractice isurace, ad istructor permissio. Course may be repeated up to three times for credit. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1-12 uits. NURS 195. Field Study. Guided study ad experiece i a specified ursig area. Prerequisite: Istructor permissio. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1-6 uits. NURS 196. Experimetal Offerigs i Nursig. Exploratio ad discussio of curret problems ad issues i ursig with emphasis o the idividual urse s growth ad cotributio to a chagig society. Prerequisite: Istructor permissio. 2 uits. NURS 199. Special Problems. Idividual projects ad directed readig for studets who are competet to assume idepedet work. Admissio to this course requires approval of faculty member uder whom the idepedet work is to be coducted. 2 uits. Graduate Courses NURS 210A. Research Methods ad Techiques i Nursig I. I-depth discussio of quatitative versus qualitative research desigs. Explores researchable problem idetificatio, developmet of a theoretical basis for a research study, ad critiquig completed research. Lecture two hours. Prerequisite: Udergraduate research course. Sprig oly. 2 uits. NURS 210B. Research Methods ad Techiques i Nursig II. Emphasis o methodology ad data aalysis issues for quatitative or qualitative research. Developmet of a research proposal appropriate for the culmiatig degree requiremets. Lecture two hours. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, STAT 001 or equivalet ad istructor permissio. Fall oly. 2 uits. NURS 211. Ethics ad Issues. Examiatio of curret ursig ad health care issues ad their implicatios for ethical ursig practice. Lecture three hours. Fall oly. 3 uits. NURS 212. Cocept ad Theory Developmet i Nursig. Aalyzes curret theoretical models i ursig, process of theory costructio ad evaluatio of coceptual models ad theories. Lecture three hours. Fall oly. 3 uits. NURS 213A. Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Family-Commuity-Metal Health Nursig. Advaced practice cocepts relatig to the complexity ad multiplicity of family iteractios ad their life experieces with emphasis o aalytic plaig, mobilizatio of commuity resources, commuity collaboratio ad cosultatio, ad health educatio to meet the health care eeds of the idividual ad family uit. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212. Offered alterate years. 3 uits. NURS 213B. Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig. Applicatio of theories ad research i developmet of advaced ursig strategies with the acute ad chroically ill cliet. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212. Offered alterate years. 3 uits. NURS 213C. Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig I. Provisio ad applicatio of cocepts eeded for ursig practice i the schools. Focuses upo a advaced cliical kowledge base for use with pre-school, school age childre ad adolescets. Emphasis is o the role of the urse i the maagemet of commo health problems coordiatio ad collaboratio ad special educatio. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212. 3 uits. NURS 213D. Semiar i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig II. Provisio ad applicatio of cocepts eeded for ursig practice i the schools. Focuses o advaced theory ad practice of school ursig with emphasis o role delieatio ad developmet, school based programs, maagemet, family/ commuity assessmet, ad the ifluece of culture o health. Prerequisite: NURS 213C. Corequisite: NURS 293D. 3 uits. NURS 213E. Child-Adolescet Metal Health Nursig. Advaced practice cotet i child-adolescet psychiatric, metal health ursig. Theoretical frameworks for practice, case studies ad arrative cliical presetatios, practice roles, legal ad ethical issues, practice stadards, group/family/play therapy treatmets, psychopathology, ursig process, ad psycho-pharmacology will be covered. Note: Web-based. Prerequisite: NURS 213A, NURS 293A. 3 uits. NURS 213F. Adult Metal Health Nursig. Itroductio to the advaced practice cotet i adult psychiatric/metal health ursig. Theoretical frameworks for practice, case studies, arrative cliical presetatio, practice roles, legal ad ethical issues, practice stadards, treatmet modalities, psychopathology, ursig process, ad psychopharmacology will be covered. Note: Web-based. Requires Iteret access. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, NURS 213A, NURS 293A ad istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 293F. 3 uits. NURS 214A. Leadership ad Case Maagemet. Systems approach to applyig major cocepts of orgaizatioal theory i ursig practice. Emphasis is o the collaborative maagemet of idividuals/families/service lies to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes that ehace the physical, psychosocial ad vocatioal health of the recipiet of care/case maagemet. Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212. 3 uits. NURS 214B. Educatioal Program Developmet i Nursig I. Itroductio to curriculum developmet ad istructioal desig cocepts i preparatio for the role of educator i a educatioal istitutio or health care settig. Emphasis will be o istructioal desig, istructioal strategies, ad measuremet of learer outcomes. The first course i a two course sequece. Lecture three hours. Note: FOCUS alterates betwee K-12 ad higher educatio. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212. 3 uits. NURS 214C. Educatioal Program Developmet i Nursig II. Itroductio to curriculum developmet ad istructioal desig cocepts i preparatio for the role of educator i a educatioal istitutio or health care settig. Cotiues emphasis o istructioal desig, related to curriculum developmet ad implemetatio, ad to program evaluatio. Lecture three hours. Note: FOCUS alterates betwee K-12 ad higher educatio. Prerequisite: NURS 214B. Corequisite: NURS 294C. 3 uits. NURS 215. Commuity ad Health. Examies the reciprocity betwee idividual, family health ad health of the commuity. Icluded is the examiatio of commuity as a parter i health. Commuity will be defied ad the ifluece of commuity o the idividual s health will be explored. Epidemiological data bases will be idetified. These data bases will be critiqued ad used to develop a profile of populatios at risk. Lecture two hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to graduate program or istructor permissio. Summer Oly. 2 uits. NURS 216. Visio ad Scoliosis Screeig. Theory ad practice of detectig idiopathic scoliosis, ad visual disorders resultig from iadequate refractio, ocular mal-aligmet, ad color deficiecy i the school settig. The pathophysiology of said coditios will be preseted, the ursig role delieated, ad opportuities for paired screeig practice provided. 1 uit. NURS 230. Advaced Cocepts i Pathophysiology. Semiar desiged to promote the uderstadig ad applicatio of fudametal disease processes ad physiological priciples i crosscliical settigs for the purpose of improvig ursig assessmets ad patiet care maagemet. Lecture three hours. Offered Summer oly alterate years. 3 uits. NURS 231. Pharmacology for Advaced Practice. Coceptual ad systematic study of pharmacodyamics, pharmacokietics, pharmacoecoomics ad therapeutic implicatios for healthcare practitioers. Efficiet use of traditioal ad web based pharmaceutical resources is ecouraged. Desiged to meet Board of Registered Nursig requiremets for prescriptive privileges. Requires familiarity with disease process. Lecture three hours. Offered alterate years. 3 uits. NURS 232A. Advaced Physical Assessmet: Ifat, Child, Adolescet. Semiar desiged to preset techiques related to the physical assessmet, i the school or home settig, of the child, age birth through 18 years. Emphasis is o the commo morbidities ad mortalities of these age groups icludig iterrelatioship of the physical, emotioal ad socioecoomic causes of health 518 / ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto
problems ad illesses. Availability of a otoscope ad stethoscope required. Idividual practice required outside of class. Lecture three hours. Prerequisite: Admissio to graduate program or istructor permissio. Offered summer oly alterate years. 3 uits. NURS 232B. Advace Physical Assessmet: Adult. Advaced cocepts ad skills i health ad physical assessmet essetial to the cliical decisio makig ad carig process for the advaced practice urse. Emphasis o elicitig a accurate ad thorough history, cosiderig the cliet s multiple dimesios. Competet physical examiatio skills ad documetatio are further developed to provide a data base for ursig diagoses ad cliical judgmets i advaced ursig practice. Availability of a otoscope ad stethoscope required. Idividual practice required outside of class. Note: Additioal hours required. Prerequisite: Admissio to graduate program or istructor permissio. Offered Summer oly alterate years. 3 uits. NURS 268. Health Policy ad Services. Examies issues of health policy, fiacig, ad the orgaizatio ad delivery of health services i the U.S. 3 uits. NURS 292A. Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Cliical Cosultat i the Advaced Practice Role. Supervised field experiece i the advaced practice role of cliical cosultat i the maagemet of cliet symptoms, fuctioal problems, ad risk behavior. Evaluates health problems, etiologies, coditios, ad the cotext i which problems occur i order to formulate appropriate itervetios. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, NURS 213, NURS 215 ad NURS 293 ad istructor permissio. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 292B. Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Cliical Leadership i the Advace Practice Role. Supervised field experiece for the purpose of demostratig cliical leadership i the advaced practice role. Practicum focuses o the mastery ad use of theory ad research as the foudatio for cliical leadership, ad servig as a chage aget i the health care settig. Demostratio of leadership i the commuity ad withi professioal orgaizatios are itegral to this practicum. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, NURS 213, NURS 215 ad NURS 293 ad istructor permissio. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 293A. Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Family-Commuity-Metal Health Nursig. Supervised field experiece to allow i-depth exploratio of cliical ursig specialties for the purpose of developig a cliical leadership role withi the area of family-commuity-metal health ursig. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, NURS 213A ad istructor permissio. Offered alterate years. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 293B. Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: Adult Nursig. Supervised field experiece to allow i-depth exploratio of cliical ursig specialties for the purpose of developig a cliical leadership role withi the area of adult ursig. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, NURS 213B ad istructor permissio. Offered alterate years. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 293D. Practicum i Specialized Nursig Processes: School Nursig. Supervised cliical practice i oe or more Califoria public school districts offerig ursig services to ifats, childre ad adolescets for the purpose of developig a cliical leadership role i school ursig. Prerequisite: NURS 213C. Corequisite: NURS 213D. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 293E. Practicum i Child-Adolescet Metal Health Nursig. Supervised field experiece to allow i-depth exploratio of the advaced practice role with childre ad adolescets i a psychiatric/metal health or school-based settig. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, ad NURS 213A or NURS 213C ad istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 213E. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 293F. Practicum i Adult Metal Health Nursig. Supervised field experiece to allow i-depth exploratio of the advaced practice role with adults i a psychiatric/metal health settig. Prerequisite: NURS 210A, NURS 212, NURS 213A ad istructor permissio. Corequisite: NURS 213F. Graded Credit/ No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 294A. Practicum i Leadership ad Case Maagemet. Supervised field experiece to allow i-depth exploratio of ursig leadership i advaced practice ad the role of the case maager i a variety of settigs. Prerequisite: NURS 214A. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 294C. Practicum i Educatioal Program Developmet i Nursig. Opportuity for aalysis ad sythesis of cocepts of maagemet ad leadership i a educatioal settig while practicig the role of a ursig educator. Prerequisite: NURS 214B. Corequisite: NURS 214C. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. NURS 295. Field Study. Experieces i a off-campus facility are provided for the cotiued developmet of cliical or fuctioal role skills. Each studet speds 45 hours per uit. Field study is ot desiged to be used i lieu of regularly scheduled practicums. Erollmet i NURS 295 requires permissio of a faculty member who will serve as sposor ad coordiator of the experiece. Graded Credit/No Credit. 1-6 uits. NURS 299. Special Problems. Idividual research, study, ad directed readig i a area ot directly covered i the Divisio s core courses, role preparatios or electives. Studets pursue a particular course of study o a oe-to-oe basis with a faculty member. Educatioal objectives must be specified i advace. 1-3 uits. NURS 500. Culmiatig Experiece. Completio of a thesis or project. A thesis requires a origial cotributio to kowledge i a traditioal research format. A project is a sigificat udertakig of a pursuit appropriate to the professio. It must evidece origiality ad idepedet thikig, appropriate form ad orgaizatio ad a ratioale. Credit to be give upo successful completio. Prerequisite: Advaced to cadidacy for the Master s degree ad permissio of the Divisio. Completio of core, cliical ad fuctioal courses. Corequisite: NURS 210B. Graded Credit/No Credit. 3 uits. ursig califoria state uiversity, sacrameto ursig / 519