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instrumental combinations. Open to all students by audition.
Two rehearsals each week.
Fall, Spring.
MUEI 1171, 2171, 3171, 4171 Percussion Ensemble (1-0-2)
To be taken for at least two semesters at each level.
Study
and performance of contemporary literature for percussion.
Open to all students by audition. Two rehearsals each week.
Fall, Spring.
MUEI 1191, 2191, 3191, 4191 Piano Ensemble (1-0-2)
Piano
Ensemble is designed to develop sight reading skills at the
piano and to give instruction in chamber music performance
and/or accompanying.
Fall, Spring
VOCAL ENSEMBLES (MUEV)
MUEV 1101, 2101, 3101, 4101 HSU Chorale (1-0-5)
To be
taken for at least two semesters at each level.
A large
ensemble designed for study and performance of major choral
works. Open to all university students.
Fall, Spring
MUEV 1111, 2111, 3111, 4111 Concert Choir (1-0-5)
To be
taken for at least two semesters at each level.
Large
ensemble designed for study and performance of
representative works from choral schools since the sixteenth
century. Tours are scheduled for this group each year. Open
to all university students by audition.
Fall, Spring
MUEV 1121, 2121, 3121, 4121 Simmons Classic (1-0-3)
To
be taken for two semesters at each level.
Study and
performance of vocal chamber music from sixteenth century
to present, contemporary Christian music, and vocal jazz.
School concerts, civic appearances, television. Open only to
Concert Choir members above Freshman level by audition.
Three rehearsals each week.
Fall, Spring
MUEV 1131, 2131, 3131, 4131 Opera Workshop (1-0-4) [#]
Practical application of technical and performing aspects of
the production of opera and opera excerpts. Basic principles
of rehearsal, stagecraft, and performance.
Fall, Spring
MUEV 1141, 2141, 3141, 4141 Gospel Choir
Gospel Choir
is an open enrollment choir specializing in music of the gospel
and spiritual traditions. The ensemble will also perform related
genres, such and hymn and gospel hymn arrangements and
jazz and popular choral arrangements. Meeting only one day
per week for two hour rehearsal, this choir is for students with
busy schedules, but who would like the opportunity to sing
with a choral ensemble.
Fall, Spring
NURSING (NURS)
NURS 2301 Introduction to Nursing Skills (3-2-1)
This
course introduces areas of learning that are vital to the
practice of professional nursing. These are fundamental
nursing concepts and practices related to the holistic delivery
of nursing care. Included are effective communication, client
teaching, basic assessment skills, nutritional support, safety
principles, and beginning proficiency in selected nursing skills.
Skills include, but are not limited to: vital sign measurement,
hygienic care, standard precaution applications, basic sterile
procedure, insertion of indwelling urinary catheter, medical
terminology usage, introduction to basic medication
calculation skills, and administration of medications.
Fall,
Spring, Summer, Fall
NURS 3099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Advanced studyof
selected topics in nursing. Variable credit may be given. May
be repeated when topic changes.
NURS 3334 Dimensions of Nursing (3-3-0)
This course will
explore the nurse’s professional roles and values, and the
interaction of the nurse with the health care delivery system.
The historical development of the nursing profession will be
analyzed. Important concepts integrated throughout the
course are critical thinking, problem solving, legal/ethical
principles, decision-making models and the contribution of
nursing theory to practice.
Fall
,
Spring, Summer
NURS 3335 Mental Health Nursing (3-2-1)
Physiological
and psychological aspects of mental health related to acute
and chronic health problems across the lifespan will be
examined. The role of the professional nurse in health
promotion and illness prevention are key components.
Emphasis is placed on the mental health milieu that exists
within a community setting.
Spring, Fall
NURS 3410 Pathophysiology (4-4-0)
Scientific concepts
related to pathophysiological process: genetic, cellular,
biochemical, and disease processes in specific body systems
will be discussed.
Fall Spring, Summer
NURS 3421 Health Assessment (4-3-1)
Assessment of the
holistic person as an individual and a member of groups,
families, aggregates, communities, and society (IFACS) is
emphasized. The role of the nurse in health promotion
throughout the life cycle is demonstrated by identifying normal
findings. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring skills to record
client histories, to perform physical assessment, and to
communicate specific findings.
Fall, Spring
NURS 3323 Pharmacology (3-3-0)
Discussion of the
fundamental principles of pharmacology and investigation of
the major classifications of drugs with emphasis on
pharmaco-therapeutic actions and nursing implications will
be presented. Previously learned skills and concepts as well
as prerequisite science courses are integrated into the
discussions. Principles of safe medication administration will
be integrated throughout the course.
Fall, Spring
NURS 3622 Nursing Process I - Fundamentals of
Nursing (6-3-3)
Students are provided with basic
knowledge of concepts inherent to the practice of
professional nursing and in the care of all clients. The course
lays the foundation for nursing practice based on current
nursing theories, theoretical knowledge, concepts, and
clinical skills. Theory is applied to practice in a variety of
settings.
Fall, Spring
NURS 3836 Nursing Process II - Nursing Care of the
Childbearing and Childrearing Family (8-5-3)
Students are
introduced to obstetrical and pediatric nursing concepts and
care. The course focuses on normal and abnormal
adaptations in the childbearing process and on growth and
development of the child and conditions and illness that affect
child health.
Spring, Fall
NURS 4343 Nursing Theories and Research (3-3-0)
Nursing Theories and Research provides a forum for the study
of professional nursing related needs, through broadening the
student’s ability to read, interpret and integrate research
information and theoretical models into practice. It is intended
to introduce students, as beginning practitioners, to research
and theory in nursing.
Fall, Spring
NURS 4352 Leadership and Management (3-3-0)
This
course involves principles of professional nursing that provide
the student opportunities to synthesize and Integrate learning
experiences with contemporary practice. Health care as it is
delivered in the United States today will be examined by
considering the organizational socio-political, economic,
legal, and cultural context on which health care delivery is
based for the practicing profession.
Spring
, Fall
NURS 4360 Professional Nursing Transitions (3-3-0)
This
course is designed for the RN student who is seeking a
baccalaureate degree. The course is designed to promote
transition to roles that enhance professional practice and
growth built on prior nursing education and experience.
The primary audience is RNs returning to school to obtain a
bachelor’s degree. The purpose is to intellectually engage
RNs in an ongoing professional dialog with peers, colleagues,
and faculty, to broaden RNs professional development and
build on RNs pre-existing knowledge and experience.
This
course is offered in an online delivery format to RN-BSN
students only. Fall, Spring, Summer
NURS 4362
Joining Forces: Understanding the Visible
and Invisible Wounds of War (3-3-0)
Interdisciplinary online
course exploring therapeutic treatment methods in the acute
care and community settings for service-members, veterans,
and family members in order to reduce the visible and invisible
wounds of war.
Spring
NURS 4364 Health Behaviors: Promotion and Prevention
(3-3-0)
This course will review theory, research & methods
for health promotion, protection, and prevention of disease
and injury. This course will outline behaviors that will equip