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Identify the profession of nursing and how the historical development of the profession impacts
the current role of the nurse
Discuss the nursing process and critical thinking/clinical judgment in the aspects of nursing care
with regard to caring, compassion, communication, legal, ethical and cultural concerns
Identify the purpose of Standards of Nursing Practice being introduced to the laws affecting
nursing practice and the impact on the role of nursing
NRSG 101 Fundamentals of Nursing I for ASN
At the end of the course the student will be able to: Discuss the history of nursing and the roles
and functions of a professional nurse;
begin to delineate the three roles of the Associate Degree Nurse;
discuss the legal aspects of nursing and the legal responsibilities of a student nurse;
describe the health care delivery system and current issues and trends influencing health care;
differentiate between levels of health care, health promotion and disease prevention, discuss
nursing definition of health and factors influencing an individual’s health;
discuss caring and comforting along with the use of professional communication in nursing,
describe critical thinking skills used for nursing judgment;
discuss positive and negative factors affecting the teaching‐learning process;
name the steps of the nursing process and the associated nursing activities, discuss the roles
and responsibilities of the nurse in documenting and reporting;
describe how to assess and provide for the following functional health patterns:
a. Managing self care deficit (hygiene)
b. Health protection: risk for injury (safety)
c. Activity and exercise
d. Skin integrity
e. Elimination (bowel and bladder);
discuss the importance of proper nutrition across the lifespan, contrast and compare the health
risks and health promotion needs of various age groups across the life span, describe physical
assessment techniques and normal findings for a healthy adult;
identify a variety of settings where elders seek health care, describe the needs and
developmental tasks in late life, discuss nursing as it relates to the care of the aged.
NRSG 102 Fundamentals of Nursing I for ASN Clinical
Assessment ‐ Begins to formulate actual nursing diagnoses for identified actual health care
needs of a singular client;
Planning ‐ Begins to formulate appropriate and realistic goals, outcome criteria and nursing
interventions in the development of a care plan for a singular client, begins to recognize the
client’s right in making decisions regarding their own care, begins to identify priorities for care
planning of a singular client;
Implementation ‐ Demonstrates safety in the performance of basic skills for a singular client,
begins to utilize nursing’s body of knowledge to support interventions in caring for singular
clients;
Evaluation ‐ Begins to demonstrate clinical thinking by collecting and interpreting data regarding
a singular client’s progress toward the stated goals/expected outcomes, begins to formulate
evaluation statements for stated goals/expected outcomes, begins to identify factors that
positively or negatively influence goals/expected outcomes;
Manager of Care ‐ Begins to communicate with other members of the health care team in a
collegial manner, begins to practice in a cost‐effective manner, is accountable for direct nursing
care of a singular client, begins to identify the roles of each member of the health care team,
begins to apply interpersonal and therapeutic communication techniques in caring for a singular
client, begins to recognize the need to provide for continuity of care of a singular client, begins
to verbalize understanding of the role of the nurse as an advocate for a singular client, identifies
current technology and available resources for client care;
Within Discipline of Nursing ‐ Begins to identify the ethical and legal aspects of nursing and the
student nurse role in the care of a singular client, maintains confidentiality of information
involving client care, recognizes the need to report concerns regarding quality of care to the
appropriate person, begins to identify professional nursing values, begins to establish
collaborative relationships with peers, faculty and staff, begins to utilize the performance review
(self evaluation) process to improve nursing care, begins to identify nursing research.
NRSG 103 Fundamentals of Nursing II for ASN
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to: Discuss the major functions and
various practice setting of the Gerontological nurse;
describe characteristics of today’s elderly population, differentiate between normal and
abnormal aging changes;
Compare and contrast physical assessment of the frail elderly to the physical assessment of an
adult. Describe assessment, common nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, and geriatric
considerations for the following functional health patterns: 1. supporting respiratory function, 2.
supporting cardiovascular function, 3. maintaining fluid and electrolyte and acid‐base balances,
4. promoting healthy nutrition, 5. medication management;
discuss nursing care of the surgical client and the client with wounds;
discuss providing for basic psychosocial needs, including cultural diversity, stress and
adaptation, coping with chronic illness, sexuality and intimacy, and loss, death and grieving;
differentiate between leadership and management and identify primary management skills that
student nurses can begin to develop, discuss how values and ethics influence nursing practice;
describe the legal responsibilities of nurses and discuss manor legal issues surrounding today’s
nursing practice, continue to delineate the three roles of the AND.
NRSG 104 Fundamentals of Nursing II for ASN Clinical
Assessment ‐ Obtains data through health records and biopsychosocial assessment of
departures from normal of singular client, begins to discriminate between essential and non‐
essential assessment data for a singular client, contribute information to database through
reporting and charting;
Diagnosis ‐ Formulates actual and high risk nursing diagnostic statements for the identified
health care needs of a singular client;
Planning ‐ Formulates appropriate and realistic goals, outcome criteria, and nursing
interventions in the development of an individualized care plan for a singular client, integrates
into the plan of care the client’s right to make decisions regarding their own care, identifies
priorities for care planning of a singular client;
Implementation ‐ Demonstrates safety in the performance of advanced skills for a singular
client, utilizes nursing’s body of knowledge to support interventions in caring for a singular
client;
Evaluation ‐ Demonstrates critical thinking by collecting and interpreting data regarding a
singular client’s progress toward the stated goals/expected outcomes, consistently formulates
evaluation statements for stated goals/expected outcomes, identifies factors that positively or
negatively influence goals/expected outcomes;
MANAGER OF CARE ‐ Communicates with other members of the health care team in a collegiate
manner, practices in a cost‐effective manner, is accountable for the direct nursing care of a
singular client, identifies the roles and functions of each member of the health care team,
applies interpersonal and therapeutic communication techniques in caring for a singular client,
provides for continuity of care for a singular client through interaction with other members of
the health care team, begins to serve as an advocate for a singular client, utilizes current
technology and available resources to increase efficiency of in the care of a singular client;
MEMBER WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE 0F NURSING ‐ Practices within the ethical and legal framework
of nursing and the student nurse role in the care of a singular client, maintains confidentiality of
information involving client care, reports concerns regarding quality of care to the appropriate
person, conforms to professional nursing values, establishes collaborative relationships with
peers, faculty and staff, utilizes the performance review (self‐evaluation) process to improve
nursing care, identifies the value of nursing research, utilizes the nursing body of knowledge for
implementation strategies in caring for a singular client, identifies current issues and trends in
nursing and health care, recognizes the significance of nursing history, identifies the role of
professional nursing organizations, identifies learning resources other than required textbooks.
NRSG 105 Nursing Pharmacology for ASN
At the end of the course the student will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic
concepts of pharmacology;
describe the theoretical basis for medication administration.
NRSG 106 Nursing Syntax and Calculation
NRSG 110 Nursing Math for Meds
At the end of the course the student will be able to: Demonstrate mathematical formulas,
medication concepts; equipment used in measuring dosages, interprets drug orders,
understands medication labels, calculates oral, parenteral, and pediatric dosages as well as
intravenous calculations and advanced calculations;
recognize and select appropriate equipment for medication, dosage, and method of
administration ordered;
read and write proper medical notations using standard medical abbreviations;
read and safely interpret the labels of medications;
accurately calculate oral and injectable dosages of drugs;
accurately calculate for diluting solutions and reconstituting injectable drugs;
accurately calculate the dosages or drugs using the ratio‐proportion method;
accurately calculate pediatric and adult dosages; including the body weight method;
recognize and select the appropriate amount used in IV therapy;
accurately calculate for administration of intravenous solutions;
accurately calculate pre pediatric, obstetric, heparin and critical care, IV therapy.
NRSG 112 Acute Care Training
NRSG 115 Nursing as a Profession
Discuss how critical thinking is
utilized in nursing practice.
Analyze selected issues affecting
the practice of professional nursing.
Differentiate the multiple roles of
nurses in community based practice.
Discuss how nurses collaborate
with other health care providers.
Examine the interrelationships of
health care professionals, consumers,
economics and health care delivery.
Explore the impact of selected historic,
political, sociocultural, and other
environmental influences on nursing.
Describe the influence of value
systems on professional nursing.
Assess health related literature for
use in evidence based practice.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting professional
values.
NRSG 130 Fundamentals of Nursing
Successfully verbalize, and demonstrate the clinical skills and components necessary to care for
diverse, predictable, less complex patients, practicing in a lab/simulation setting
Distinguish and demonstrate the use of interpersonal, theraputic, written, and verbal,
communication in accordance with facilty, legal and HIPAA cinsiderations
Demonstrate a caring and empathetic approach to safe, therapeutic and individualized care
utilizing the nursing process with increasingly complex methodology
NRSG 132 Fundamentals of Nursing II
NRSG 135 Nursing Pharmacology
Discuss the classification of medications in terms of specific actions, implications specific to each
medication classification, including nursing implications
Utilize the nursing process in identifying accurate administration of medications, actions, uses,
adverse reactions, drug interactions and patient teaching in relation to the role of the practical
nurse
Discuss the cultural diversity influences related to medication, including pediatric and geriatric
critical thinking to address special issues that exist for those age groups.
NRSG 136 Nursing Pharmacology II
NRSG 138 Gerontology for Nursing
Discuss the physiological changes that occur in the older adult identifying health requirements
and needs including maintenance and prevention
Using the nursing process, distinguish and use assessment data to plan for appropriate daily
care of the older adult while estabilishing an environment conducive to privacy, and safety,
honoring psychosocial, cultural, physical, and spiritual well‐being
Discuss ethical and legal principles issues that occur in the care of the older adult
NRSG 140 Core Concepts of Adult Nursing
Identify the pathophysiology, diagnostic measures, nursing assessment and interventions in
relation to the common health problems presented for the Practical Nurse in caring for common
and well defined health alterations of the adult client
Demonstrate an accurate, focused physical, psychosocial and functional nursing assessment of
adult medical/surgical clients from multiple cultural backgrounds while demonstrating ability to
evaluate care and respond within the scope of the Practical Nurse
Demonstrate the administration of parenteral medications according to medication guidelines
and principles; to include demonstration of the ability to manage IV therapy, the care of PICC
lines, and monitoring of fluids – i.e. crystalloid and TPN
NRSG 142 Core Concepts of Maternal Child Nursing
Identify and apply pathophysiology as it relates to fertilization and implantation, development
of the embryo, age appropriate differences during infancy, childhood, pregnancy, labor and
delivery and postpartum periods
Using the nursing process, collect and interpret basic health assessment data and provide care
for Maternal/Child and pediatric clients with common health conditions with predictable
outcomes
Demonstrate legal and ethical principles within the Practical Nursing scope of practice unique to
the Maternal/Child and pediaric client; holding one’s self accountable for all nursing care
provided
NRSG 144 Core Concepts of Mental Health
Identify acute symptoms of mental illness and addition disorders that require intervention and
hospitalization.
Describe the major concepts used in mental health nursing practice: self‐awareness,
assessment, counseling, crisis therapy, milieu therapy, group therapy, and psychopharmacology,
understanding the current trends, ethical, legal, political, economic, and social issues that
influence the care of the mental health patient.
Understand how therapeutic communication relates to the nurse/patient relationship.
NRSG 147 Practical Nursing NCLEX Review
Indentified and discussed the history and methodology of the NCLEX‐PN examination and the
methods to prepare to take the NCLEX examination using productive techniques such as study
habits, sleep patterns, and nutritional needs before the examination.
Identify the nursing process with regard to a holistic response during review of clinical areas to
be tested on including fundamentals, maternity, pediatric, medical‐surgical and psychiatric
nursing care.
Complete several sample examinations in the classroom setting and a comprehensive NCLEX‐PN
examination with predictability results.
NRSG 148 Leadership Issues
Identify the role, function, and responsibilities of the Licensed Practical Nurse in relation to the
Montana Nursing Act, institutional policies, and organizational standards.
Examine issues and trends in nursing and consider the cultural, community, and global effects
related to such topics.
Identify and participate in the management of client care, while precepting as a Charge Nurse in
long term care.
NRSG 150 Nursing Success I
NRSG 151 Nursing Success II
NRSG 156 Introduction to Pathophysiology
At the end of the course the student will be able to: Discuss normal and altered cellular
physiology and integrate the knowledge to the major body systems: Immunologic, hematologic,
cardiovascular, pulmonary, urinary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, integumentary,
neural, and reproductive;
Apply knowledge of the body’s physiologic adaptive processes of regulation and compensation
at the cellular, tissue, and organ system levels;
Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of alteration in one system on that of another system or
systems;
Show beginning application of the understanding of pathophysiologic processes using clinical
case studies in the text.
NRSG 201 Adult Health Nursing for ASN
Utilize the nursing process as a basis for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the
care of selected adult clients, with common medical‐surgical problems, assist with client
achievement of therapeutic goals;
monitor for signs of healing or complications and changes in health status, carry out prescribed
medical therapies that those individuals are unable accomplish for themselves;
promote physical and psychologic comfort and assist with ADL’s as necessary until self‐care is
possible, modify the environment to enhance healing and wellness, incorporate client teaching
into the daily care, incorporate self‐care as a part of client teaching, promote coping and
adaptation to changes in health status;
teach the client and family or significant others:
1. The nature of, as well as signs and symptoms of, disease and/or complications to be reported
to the physician, 2. Health promotion activities (nutrition, activity, etc.), 3. Rationale for
pharmacological therapies including name, dosage, actions and side effects of prescribed
medications, 4. The need for continual monitoring or follow‐up care as necessary, 5. Availability
of community resources, 6. Promote physical and psychologic comfort for the dying client and
demonstrate support and caring for the family or significant others.
NRSG 202 Adult Health Nursing for ASN Clinical
Assessment ‐ Relates bio‐psychosocial assessment data to the pathophysiology of multiple
clients in various structured settings, discriminates between essential and non‐essential
assessment data for multiple clients, efficient in the use of established assessment tools;
Diagnosis ‐ Formulates actual, high risk, possible and wellness nursing diagnoses based on the
analysis & interpretation of data for multiple clients in various structured settings;
Planning ‐ Formulates appropriate and realistic goals, outcome criteria, & nursing interventions
to include individualized health teaching, discharge planning & rehabilitation for multiple clients
in various structured settings, collaborates with clients, family members & interdisciplinary
health care team in development of individualized care plans, identifies priorities for care
planning of multiple clients;
Implementation ‐ Demonstrates safety in the performance of advanced skills for multiple clients
in various structured settings, consistently utilizes nursing's body of knowledge to support
interventions in caring for multiple clients in various structured settings;
Evaluations ‐ Demonstrates critical thinking by collecting & interpreting data regarding multiple
clients progress toward the stated goals/expected outcomes; continually evaluates nursing
interventions in relation to the client’s progression toward stated goals/expected outcomes;
begins to modify the plan of care as needed based on the client’s response and established
standards of practice;
MANAGER OF CARE ‐ Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team in a collegial
manner, begins to identify concerns about cost containment and strategies needed to preserve
resources, is accountable for direct nursing care of multiple clients, begins to delegate aspects of
nursing care to other members of the health care team, applies interpersonal and therapeutic
communication techniques in caring for a multiple clients in various structured settings,
provides for continuity of care and initiates referrals for multiple clients, begins to serve as an
advocate for multiple clients, utilizes current technology & available resources to increase
efficiency in caring for multiple clients in various structured settings;
MEMBER WITHIN A DISCIPLINE ‐ Practices within the ethical & legal framework of nursing and
the student nurse role in the care of multiple clients in various structured settings, maintains
confidentiality of information involving client care, begins to recognize and utilize the political
processes appropriate to system to improve patient care, nursing practice, and the context of
health care.
NRSG 203 Maternal Child Nursing for ASN
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to: Discuss current trends in
maternal and child health nursing;
verbalize the importance of considering child bearing and child rearing with family context;
identify the nursing role in preparing families for child bearing and child rearing including:
o Care of the women during pregnancy and the growing fetus
o Care during labor and birth
o Care for the family during post partum period
o Health promotion during childhood
o Support the health of children and their families
o Restoring and maintaining physical and mental health of children and their families during
illness;
apply developmental theories to assessment and practice during care of children;
care of the high risk infant and mother in a community based setting.
NRSG 204 Maternal Child Nursing for ASN Clinical
Assessment ‐ Relates bio‐psychosocial assessment data to the Pathophysiology of multiple
clients in various structured settings, discriminates between essential and non‐essential
assessment data for multiple clients, efficient in the use of established assessment tools;
Diagnosis ‐ Formulates actual, high risk, possible and wellness nursing diagnoses based on the
analysis & interpretation of data for multiple clients in various structured settings;
Planning ‐ Formulates appropriate and realistic goals, outcome criteria, & nursing interventions
to include individualized health teaching, discharge planning & rehabilitation for multiple clients
in various structured settings, collaborates with clients, family members & interdisciplinary
health care team in development of individualized care plans, identifies priorities for care
planning of multiple clients;
Implementation ‐ Demonstrates safety in the performance of advanced skills for multiple clients
in various structured settings, consistently utilizes nursing's body of knowledge to support
interventions in caring for multiple clients in various structured settings;
Evaluations ‐ Demonstrates critical thinking by collecting & interpreting data regarding multiple
clients progress toward the stated goals/expected outcomes, continually evaluates nursing
interventions in relation to the client’s progression toward stated goals/expected outcomes,
begins to modify the plan of care as needed based on the client’s response and established
standards of practice;
MANAGER OF CARE ‐ Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team in a collegial
manner, begins to identify concerns about cost containment and strategies needed to preserve
resources, is accountable for direct nursing care of multiple clients, begins to delegate aspects of
nursing care to other members of the health care team, applies interpersonal and therapeutic
communication techniques in caring for a multiple clients in various structured settings,
provides for continuity of care and initiates referrals for multiple clients, begins to serve as an
advocate for multiple clients, utilizes current technology & available resources to increase
efficiency in caring for multiple clients in various structured settings;
MEMBER WITHIN A DISCIPLINE ‐ Practices within the ethical & legal framework of nursing and
the student nurse role in the care of multiple clients in various structured settings, maintains
confidentiality of information involving client care, begins to recognize and utilize the political
processes appropriate to system to improve patient care, nursing practice, and the context of
health care.
NRSG 205 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for ASN
Upon completion of psychiatric nursing the student nurse as provider of care, manager of care,
and member of discipline in the inpatient hospital and/or community setting, will be able to
identify the individual at risk or the individual who has a psychiatric disorder and will be able to:
Utilize the nursing process as the basis for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the
care of psychiatric clients;
utilize the principles of psychiatric/mental health nursing in caring for psychiatric clients;
identify personal, social, psychological, and cultural aspects that affect attitudes toward mental
health and mental illness;
assist with client achievement of therapeutic goals.
NRSG 206 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for ASN Clinical
Upon completion of this clinical experience, the student will be able to: Collaborate with other
members of the healthcare team in a collegial manner;
identify psychiatric assessment tools;
apply interpersonal and therapeutic communication techniques in caring for multiple clients in
various clinical settings;
serve as an advocate for clients;
familiarize oneself and participate in client care in various psychiatric treatment facilities that
offer services to the mentally ill as well as those with addictions and other emotional problems;
synthesize the biopsychosocial assessment data of multiple clients that are struggling with
mental illness and/or other related emotional problems;
apply the nursing process to meet the needs of a person with mental illness;
practice within the ethical and legal framework of nursing and the student nurse role in the care
of psychiatric clients in various settings;
maintain confidentiality of information involving client care;
recognize and utilize the political processes appropriate to the system to improve client care,
nursing practice, and the context of health care ‐ 1. Incorporate professional nursing values into
nursing practice, 2. Establish and maintain collaborative re
NRSG 207 Professional Issues in Nursing for ASN
Upon completion of NR 205, Professional Issues, the student will be able to: Analyze the traits
defining a profession that nursing has attained, explain why studying the history of health care
and nursing is important to the profession of nursing;
identify the purposes and needs for nurse licensure and the nurse practice act, explain why
theories and models are important to the profession of nursing;
compare the major differences between the various nursing degree programs;
demonstrate logical, rational and creative critical thinking, analyze basic ethical and legal issues
in nursing practice, discuss the key ethical principles involved in complex issues in today's news;
discuss the importance of a positive attitude when taking examinations, describe the concept of
reality shock;
distinguish the differences between management and leadership, describe the use of the
nursing process in conflict resolution, apply the principles of delegation to nursing practice;
define collective bargaining, analyze the evolution of the health‐care delivery system in the
United States, define nursing informatics and discuss its impact on nursing, explain why it is
important for nurses to understand and become involved in the political process;
develop a working definition of spirituality, define culture and identify its expression;
give examples of organizations that nurses can become involved in to provide assistance in the
event of a disaster;
define and describe the concept and utility of evidence‐based practice, compare the philosophy
and objectives of alternative and complementary healing modalities with those of conventional
Western medicine;
identify the process for taking the NCLEX‐RN.
NRSG 208 Nursing Pharmacology for ASN II
Upon completion of this experience, the student will be able to: Describe the nurse’s role in
terms of the nursing process as it relates to pharmacology;
identify potential areas of knowledge deficit to clients in relation to pharmacotherapy;
describe special concerns of administration for individual drug classifications;
discuss classifications, properties, uses, dosages, side effects and nursing implications of
selected drugs.
NRSG 214 Basic IV Therapy
NRSG 220 Foundations of Ethical Nursing Recitation
Discuss the relationship between
ethics and the law in health care
delivery.
Interpret contemporary bioethical
principles related to health care in relation
to their historical, social and cultural roots.
Explain how ethics research
informs professional practice.
Determine what fundamental
ethical principles apply to
everyday clinical practice situations.
Interpret the interrelations among
components of morality including
moral sensitivity, reasoning,
decision making and behavior.
Develop a framework relating
ethical codes and standards to moral decision making and behavior.
Explain how personal and social values and beliefs may compete with accepted principles to
create moral conflict in clinical practice.
Analyze how values and beliefs,
professional ethical codes, ethical
theories and principles facilitate or
impede action in support of a moral
position.
Apply theories, principles, and codes of ethics to the analysis of everyday ethical principles.
Demonstrate cultural and social
awareness in analyzing and formulating responses to ethical problems.
Demonstrate responsibility and accountability
reflecting professional values.
NRSG 221 Foundations of Ethical Nursing Discussion
NRSG 225 Foundations for Planning & Providing Clinical Nursing Care
Utilize clinical decision making in
the provision of care for a variety
of clients across the lifespan.
Demonstrate application of basic
nursing skills.
Integrate principles of safety in the
delivery of nursing care.
Incorporate concepts of health
promotion in the provision of
care across the lifespan.
Demonstrate accurate written and
verbal communication with team
members and clients.
Integrate teaching‐learning principles
in the care process.
Demonstrate individual
accountability and professionalism in clinical settings.
Discuss the current state of
research related to basic
nursing concepts and client care principles.
NRSG 233 Managing Client Care
NRSG 234 Advanced Clinical Skills
NRSG 238 Hlth Assmnt Across Lifespan
Complete a comprehensive health
history from clients across the life
span.
Perform a systematic health assessment
on clients across the life span.
Communicate assessment findings
verbally and in writing.
Demonstrate health assessment
skills appropriate for the
developmental level of children,
adults and the elderly.
Analyze information obtained from
the health assessment for clinical
decision making.
Identify legal/ethical issues as they
relate to the professional nurse’s role
in health assessment of clients across
the life span.
Demonstrate professional behavior in client, peer, and faculty relationships.
Apply principles of evidence based
nursing practice in the assessment
of clients across the life span.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting professional
values.
NRSG 239 Hlth Assmnt Across Lifespan Clinical
NRSG 240 Core Concepts of Adult Nursing II
NRSG 245 Pharmacology & Nursing Process
NRSG 250 LPN to RN Transition
Discuss the early stage of transition to become a professional nurse including the role as a
member of the discipline
Apply all steps of the nursing process, critical thinking and evidence based research in planning
culturally sensitive care for a variety of client needs across the lifespan in the role of the RN
Apply knowledge of the professional role of the registered nurse and its collaborative role with
other health care disciplines
NRSG
NRSG 252 Complex Care Needs‐Maternal/Child Client
Demonstrate and analyze the data of an accurate, comprehensive physical, psychosocial and
functional nursing assessment of Maternal/Child
Demonstrate and integrate the nursing process providing safe nursing care to the women during
pregnancy, labor, delivery, and care of family within the guidelines clinical facility policy and
procedures integrating evidence‐based or best practice to support clinical decision‐making in
the role of the ASN
Apply developmental theories to assessment and prioritize practice during care of high risk
infants and cjhildren
NRSG 254 Complex Care Needs‐Mental Health
Identify and participate in the appropriate care needs of the mental health client in relation to
the major concepts of self‐awareness, mental health assessment, counseling, crisis therapy,
milieu therapy, group therapy, and psychopharmacology
Employ the principles of therapeutic communication in order to establish a therapeutic
interpersonal relationship with patients and families
Identify personal, social, psychological and cultural aspects that affect attitudes towards mental
health.
NRSG 256 Pathophysiology
Identify and explain the advanced pathophysiological basis of specific disease processes
Describing the basic principles of cellular communication, genes and genetic disease, forms of
cellular injury, fluid & electrolyte/acid base balance, immunity, stress coping and illness, and
tumor biology
Define the most common alterations physiology and integrate the knowledge to major body
systems: Immunologic, hematologic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, urinary, endocrine,
gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, integumentary, neural, and reproductive
NRSG 258 Fundamentals of Pathophysiology
Discuss the epidemiology, etiology,
risk factors, physiological adaptations
and clinical manifestations of
selected disease processes.
Examine the relationships of nutrition,
genetics, culture, and environment to
selected diseases.
Explain how changes in one body
system affect changes in another.
Discuss the impact of current
research on our understanding
of pathophysiology.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting professional
values.
NRSG 262 Complex Care Needs‐Adult Client
Demonstrate a systemic and holistic approach to physical assessment and competence in
performing skills of inspection, palpation and auscultation for clients with complex and acute
health problems, identifing and analyzing laboratory data and clinical manifestations of specific
disease processes and describe how the RN will incorporate this in guidance of client care and as
the team leader
Demonstrate and provide evidence‐based or best practice to support clinical decision making for
the adult client
Demonstrate consistent, proficient use of ethical decision making congruent with the client
values, beliefs and RN standards of practice, appling consistent, proficient, critical evaluation of
the care of the client with complex health needs in the acute care environment
NRSG 265 Advanced Clinical Skills
Demonstrate and provide evidence‐based or best practice for clinical skills necessary to care for
diverse clients with complex health needs in the acute care environment
Demonstrate using simulation advanced nursing assessment and care for the acutely ill client
needing artificial ventilation, blood transfusion, continuous medication infusion such as insulin,
antiarrhythmics , heparin, and anticoagulation or throblytics, continuous monitoring such
telemetry, central line care including discontinuing and advanced hemodynamic monitoring
NRSG 266 Managed Client Care
Describe principles of leadership and management ain the content of a clinical preceptorship,
serving as a patient care manager.
Analyze and articulate the role of the Associate Degree Registered Nurse in patient
confidentiality, therapeutic communication, and written documentation of clinical practices
Identify how health care is organized and funded in America. Formulate an understanding of
planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling as components of the management
process. Define roles of nursing leadership in health care settings along with statements of
philosophy, goals, and objectives
NRSG 303 Community Nursing
NRSG 304 Community Nursing Clinical
NRSG 305 Nursing Ethics
NRSG 303 Community Health Nursing
Upon completion of this course the student will: Articulate the defining characteristics and
history of community health nursing practice including population focused care, levels of
prevention, and levels of practice;
analyze the impact that national and international health perspectives have on health care
delivery systems, health care economics, and the politics of public health policy in community
health nursing;
differentiate between public/community health nursing, community based nursing, and other
professional nursing practice;
analyze health status indicators at the Montana county and state levels and the Healthy People
2010 National health care agenda;
define basic concepts in health education and apply these concepts to provide a health
promotion class in a community setting;
define basic concepts in environmental health, emergency preparedness, and the
epidemiological approach to community health nursing;
evaluate the role and function of selected community coalitions and work groups within the
community system that interface with vulnerable or at risk populations and health or human
service systems;
define and discuss the professional nursing roles of provider of care, manager of care, and
member of the discipline of nursing in a community/public health setting;
describe how to assess a community as a client and explain the keys to prioritizing needs,
selecting strategies, and evaluating community health outcomes;
demonstrate basic competency in caring for clients in selected Community / public health
nursing practice settings and in the home setting.
NRSG 304 Community Health Nursing Clinical
NRSG 309 Care of the Aging Client
After completing this course, the student will: Identify competencies necessary for nurses to
provide high quality care to older adults and their families. (Member of the Profession, Provider
of Care);
discuss the paths to become certified/specialized in gerontological nursing. (Member of the
Profession);
incorporate valid and reliable tools into a multidimensional geriatric assessment. (Provider of
Care, Manager of Care);
evaluate older adults’ living environment with a special awareness of the
functional, physical, cognitive, psychological, and social changes common in aging. (Provider of
Care);
formulate an individualized plan of care for an older adult working within their perspective of
living with chronic illness. (Provider of Care, Manager of Care);
incorporate health behavior/education principles and evidenced‐based standards into a
teaching plan to reduce risk and promote healthy activities in older adults. (Provider of Care,
Manager of Care);
compare the healthy, frail, institutionalized, and dying, aging adult populations relating to their
major health concerns and opportunities for health promotion across the care continuum.
(Manager of Care);
analyze how geriatric syndromes are manifested and managed in relocated, frail, aging adults.
(Provider of Care, Manager of Care);
evaluate the nursing care of aging adults using select standards of geriatric best practice
protocols in an acute care setting. (Provider of Care, Manager of Care);
compare local, state, and national resources and models of geriatric care. (Provider of Care,
Manager of Care).
NRSG 310 Care of the Aging Client Clinical
NRSG 311 Trends and Issues in Professional Nursing
Upon completion of this course the student will: Evaluate a variety of contemporary nursing
issues and trends;
critique the credibility of information pertaining to nursing practice and health care;
utilize reflective analysis to formulate a personal philosophy of professional development and
practice;
lead a discussion of a contemporary nursing trend or issue.
NRSG 321 Theoretical Foundation of Nursing
NRSG 325 Health Assessment
After completing this course, the student will:
Discuss and apply health assessment of the whole person, including developmental tasks, health
promotion from all age groups and cultures;
discuss cultural differences involving physical assessment;
describe and apply the use of physical data‐gathering techniques by using a body systems
approach;
demonstrate assessment skills that enable the practitioner to function effectively in demanding,
multidisciplinary settings;
utilize the concepts of holistic care in both wellness and illness;
demonstrate effective communication skills when teaching health promotion to varying age
groups;
re‐demonstrate a complete head‐to‐toe physical exam by the end of the semester.
NRSG 331 Cultural Diversity in Healthcare
NRSG 336 Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics
Integrate principles of pharmacology
and pathophysiology in clinical
nursing decisions.
Explain the pharmacotherapeutics of
selected drug classifications on the body.
Safely demonstrate the professional
nurses role and responsibilities in
pharmacological management.
Examine the influence of physical, psychological,social, and cultural factors on
pharmacotherapeutics.
Examine current issues in
pharmacotherapeutics.
Examine research as it applies to
pharmacotherapeutics and
pharmacological management.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting
professional values.
NRSG 337 Nursing Pharmocotherapeutics Laboratory
NRSG 338 Gerontological Nursing
NRSG 341 Psychosocial Nursing Concepts
Analyze psychosocial factors that
influence health and health behavior.
Explain dynamics for behaviors
encountered in the nurse‐client relationship.
Assess functioning of selected
families using family theories.
Examine the theoretical basis of
palliative care.
Identify nursing interventions for
clients experiencing crisis situations.
Assess the effects of culture, beliefs,
and values on the health seeking
behavior of individuals, families and
groups.
Explain patterns in family violence, addictive behaviors and
psychophysiological distress.
Identify the nurse's legal and
ethical responsibilities related
to abuse.
Formulate psychosocial nursing
strategies for the health promotion
of individuals, families and groups.
Demonstrate characteristics
for professional nursing.
Demonstrate responsibility
and accountability reflecting
professional values.
NRSG 342 Psychosocial Nursing Concepts Lab
NRSG 343 Nursing Care/Clients with Complex Needs
NRSG 344 Family Nursing
Upon completion of this course the student will:
Explore the concept of family as a social structure and basic unit of society;
analyze the history, concepts, nursing model, and trends in family nursing;
assess individual and family dynamics;
analyze the family nurse’s role in primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention;
analyze the utilization of Health Promotion in family nursing.
NRSG 345 Family Nursing Clinical
NRSG 346 Nurs Care of Chldbearing Famly
Provide client‐centered care to
childbearing women, neonates and
their families based on synthesis of
theoretical and empirical knowledge
from nursing, the sciences and the
humanities.
Utilize evidence‐based nursing practice to
assist childbearing women, neonates
and their families with health promotion,
health maintenance, prevention of
disease and illness and disease management.
Incorporate caring behaviors of
altruism, autonomy, human dignity,
integrity and social justice into
nursing practice.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability in childbearing
nursing practice.
Demonstrate safe practices in
providing nursing care to childbearing
families.
Communicate effectively verbally and
in writing with health care team,
patients and families.
Examine relevant research for
applicability to nursing care of
childbearing families.
NRSG 347 Nurs Care of Chldbearing Famly Clinical
NRSG 348 Nursing Care of Chld and Famly
Utilize evidence based nursing practice to assist children and their families with the promotion,
maintenance and restoration of health; disease prevention and management; and death with
dignity.
Provide culturally sensitive and competent
nursing care to children and their families.
Utilize knowledge of growth and development to provide safe nursing
care for children and their families.
Utilize community based nursing
concepts in caring for children
and their families.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting professional
values.
Demonstrate ability to communicate
effectively with children, families
and professionals.
NRSG 349 Nursing Care of Chld and Famly Clinical
NRSG 350 End of Life Care
NRSG 352 Acute and Chronic Illness
Utilize evidence‐based nursing practice to manage care for clients with acute and chronic illness.
Collaborate with health care team members
to design, implement, and evaluate care of
clients with acute and chronic illness.
Demonstrate accountability and
responsibility for own professional
behavior and development.
Establish professional relationships with individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic
illness.
Synthesize previously learned and
new knowledge into safe care of
clients with acute and chronic illness.
Promote health and optimal functioning
in clients with acute and chronic illness.
NRSG 353 Acute and Chronic Illness Clinical
NRSG 355 Health Care System
NRSG 356 Advanced Pathophysiology
At the end of this course, the student should be able to:
Provider of Care
‐ Demonstrate a basic understanding of disease processes as it occurs on the cellular level
especially with pathophysiology of cancer,
‐ Apply knowledge learned in the pathoshysiology of cancer and explain why treatments vary for
different types of cancer,
‐ Integrate knowledge obtained from previous courses such as chemistry, cellular biology,
anatomy & physiology in understanding disease causation and the rationale for various
treatment modalities;
Manager of Care
‐ Demonstrate the ability to educate patients regarding their illness and treatment and how
they can actively participate in their care,
‐ Realize the need for nursing practice to be dynamic to adapt to clinical advances based on
research findings and subsequent changes in treatment approaches to various illnesses
(evidence –based practice),
‐ Demonstrate the ability to prioritize patient care based on underlying knowledge of
pathophysiology.
NRSG 360 Clinical Preceptorship
NRSG 362 Health Education
NRSG 377 Intro to Community Based Nursing
Apply the concepts of community
based nursing in a variety of settings.
Discuss environmental health as a key
concept in community based nursing.
Describe home visiting and other
methods of delivering nursing care
in the community.
Examine basic concepts of
epidemiology.
Apply the basic principles of health
promotion, disease prevention and
risk reduction in nursing practice.
Discuss the effects of health
determinants on the health
behaviors of individuals, families
and populations.
Utilize national health reports,
benchmarks, and appropriate
resources in planning health care.
Describe the role of nursing in
developing partnerships in a
variety of settings.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting professional
values.
NRSG 387 Research in Health Care
Discuss the roles of research in
evidence based practice.
Recognize researchable health care
problems.
Critique research reports with a
focus on application to nursing
practice.
Discuss the legal and ethical
implications of research.
Evaluate the validity of information
from a variety of sources.
Discuss the importance of evidence
as a basis for improving clinical
outcomes.
Apply aspects of the research
process to a selected health
care issue.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting
professional values.
NRSG 388 Research in Health Care Lab
NRSG 404 Nursing Across the Healthcare Continuum
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: Critically examine a current health
problem;
analyze the nurse’s role in issues of health care;
identify current issues, current research, and technological advances that impact patient and
family;
evaluate the health care issue utilizing the patient perspective;
proposes potential intervention to identified problems;
construct a nursing practice that is culturally reflective of the individual’s worth and dignity;
identify a nursing concept and evaluate nursing care moving from the novice to the expert.
NRSG 410 Nursing Theory
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: Describe and discuss the framework
for analysis of the theoretical works of major nursing philosophies and theorists;
examine the significance of theory for nursing as a discipline and as a profession;
identify how theoretical works guide nursing research and practice;
examine the link between nursing research and nursing theory;
apply the nursing models and theories to nursing practice, specifically the Theory of Cultural
Care Diversity and Universality;
demonstrate basic level perspective of world health issues and policies in relation to
globalization and diversity.
NRSG 418 Health Policy/Health Care Economics
Analyze the disparities in health care
based on economics, social or
demographic status.
Examine the mechanisms of health care financing and their influences on policies.
Identify economic, public policy and
political factors influencing the
delivery of care.
Analyze the legislative and
regulatory processes as they
relate to health policy.
Integrate advocacy skills in the
influence of public policy.
Describe strategies that nurses can use to create or influence health policy.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting
professional values.
NRSG 419 Health Policy/Health Care Economics Clinical
NRSG 420 Nursing Research
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: Understand the steps of the
research process and its relationship to the critiquing process;
demonstrate competence as a consumer of research;
describe the foundations of the research process: research questions, literature reviews, and
theoretical frameworks;
describe the processes related to qualitative and quantitative research;
apply the research process in a research proposal;
describe the steps of evidence‐based practice;
describe strategies for implementing and evaluating evidence‐based practice.
NRSG 435 Spirituality in Healthcare
Explore aspects of spirituality and
their implications to spiritual and
biopsychosocial health.
Discuss strategies for supporting the use
of various spiritual therapies.
Enhance spiritual self‐awareness as
it applies to implementing
spirituality‐based interventions.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting
professional values.
NRSG 437 Psychiatric Nursing
Utilize evidence based nursing
practice in planning and managing
the care of clients of a variety of
ages with psychological, emotional
and/or biophysical disorders
Assess the functioning of selected groups
using theories of group dynamics.
Utilize knowledge of the dynamics of
families, groups, and communities
as they relate to mental wellness
and mental illness in the care of
selected clients.
Examine the effect of behaviors,
values, attitudes, and feelings
on the nurse‐patient relationship.
Demonstrate skill in functioning as a
responsible member of a mental
health care team.
Discuss the significant legal processes
that affect the rights of mentally ill
clients.
Discuss the social, cultural,
spiritual, and environmental
issues which influence the
present health care delivery
system for the mentally ill.
Demonstrate professional behavior.
Communicate effectively with clients,
families, and professionals.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting professional values.
NRSG 438 Psychiatric Nursing Clinical
NRSG 440 Nursing Informatics
NRSG 444 Care Management
Discuss principles related to
management of nursing care using
examples from clinical experiences.
Discuss principles of disease management
for selected patient populations.
Discuss application of
evidence‐based practice to care management.
Examine legal and ethical issues
related to management of
nursing practice.
Compare and contrast various roles
and functions of case management.
Demonstrate essential competencies of
care management such as advocacy,
conflict management, and collaboration.
Demonstrate responsibility and
accountability reflecting
professional values.
NRSG 445 Care Management Clinical
NRSG 454 Urgent and Palliative Care
Utilize evidence‐based nursing
practice to manage care for clients
requiring urgent and palliative care
Collaborate with health care team
members to design, implement, and evaluate urgent and palliative care.
Determine treatment priorities
based on principles of triage.
Demonstrate accountability and
responsibility for own
professional behavior and
development.
Demonstrate therapeutic relationships
with individuals and families
requiring urgent and palliative care.
Synthesize previously learned and
new knowledge into care of clients
requiring urgent and palliative care.
Promote health and optimal
functioning or death with dignity
for clients requiring urgent and
palliative care.
NRSG 455 Urgent and Palliative Care Clinical
NRSG 469 Cultural Applications in Nursing (Specific Culture Experience)
Identify cultural concepts with
application to nursing.
Complete a cultural assessment of a
specific or composite member of the
select culture, applying appropriate
theoretical models.
Apply cultural precepts of the
designated culture to the
performance of nursing in the
health care setting.
Compare and contrast clinical
nursing approaches from the
designated culture and
mainstream Montanan culture.
Identify common health problems
of the people of the designated
culture.
Compare the predominant health care
system with the health care system
of the designated culture.
Demonstrate sensitivity to the
values and beliefs of the
culture of study.
Complete a defined project that
provides a service to nursing, the
clients, or the cultural community
under study.
NRSG 477 Pop Based Nurs Care in Comm
Utilizes primary, secondary, and
tertiary prevention strategies to
enable clients to achieve optimal
levels of functioning.
Utilizes evidence based nursing practice
in the community setting with the
management of complex health needs
of clients.
Utilizes case management principles
and knowledge of resources and
subsystems within the health care
delivery system to promote
continuing and comprehensive
community health care.
Plans for the health of selected
groups using population
assessment outcomes.
Integrates public health concepts
into community health practice:
epidemiology, health planning,
health education, environmental
health, global health and disaster
management.
Analyzes environmental risks and
discusses appropriate health policy.
Demonstrates role development as a community health nurse.
Identifies researchable problems
that emerge from population
based clinical experiences.
Communicates effectively with
clients, families and professionals.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability reflecting professional values.
NRSG 478 Pop Based Nurs Care in Comm Clinical
NRSG 485 Nursing Leadership & Management
NRSG 486 Nursing Leadership & Management Clinical
NRSG 487 Nursing Leadership/Management Development
Examine strategic planning, effective team building, budget concepts for patient care and
allocation of resources for effective staffing and delegation of patient care, including ability to
organize, manage, and evaluate the functioning of a health care team or unit.
Differentiate and examine the role of the nurse leader and manager in current ethical issues;
Apply the concepts of change, conflict resolution, power and time management to nursing
management.
Use appropriate evaluation
methods to analyze the
outcomes and quality of
nursing care.
Analyze budget and fiscal
management issues in relation to management of client care.
Delegate and supervise the nursing
care given by others while retaining
the accountability for quality client
care.
Coordinate the health care of
individuals across the lifespan
using knowledge of
interdisciplinary models of care
delivery and case management.
Examine the relationships
between policy and program
development and the management
of care, including current world trends and how they relate to nursing practice.
Demonstrate responsibility and develop values clarification strategies for nurse leaders to
understand accountability reflecting professional
values.
NRSG 488 Nursing Leadership/Management Development Clinical
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