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The purpose of the Undergraduate Nursing Program at Carlow University is to assist the student to recognize the integrity and value of each person and to achieve the knowledge, skills and values necessary for professional nursing practice.

The program prepares the baccalaureate student to practice as a generalist who is able to utilize nursing process with clients and make independent nursing decisions in structured and unstructured settings. The program also serves as the basis for graduate study and provides a foundation for life-long learning.

Prerequisites for Natural Sciences: CHM 105

Prerequisites and Corequisites to Nursing (BSN)

Natural Sciences: BIO 201, BIO 202, BIO 203, BIO 227
Social and Behavioral Sciences: PY 122, SO 152 or SO 215
Other Requirements: NU 206, NU 222

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Required Courses - Nursing Major (undergraduate)
Course # Description
Credits
NU 101 Introduction to Professional Nursing and Informatics
3
NU 210 Concepts of Gerontology
2

NU 320

Nursing Research
3
NU 2161/2162 Health Assessment and Fundamentals
4
NU 2171/2172 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
4
NU 3051 no information
NU 3161/3162 Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents
3.5
NU 3171/3172 Nursing Care of Women, Newborns & Families
3.5
NU 3181/3182 Nursing Care of Adults I
4
NU 3191/3192 Nursing Care of Adults II
4
NU 4051 no information
NU 4171/4172 Advanced Nursing Care of Adults
7
NU 4181/4182 Community Health Nursing
4
NU 4111/4112 Leadership into Professional Nursing
6
NU 420 Legal, Ethical and Political Issues in Health Care
3

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Nursing Courses
A nursing major requires 123 credits for graduation.

Of this total, 47 credits are in the nursing major and 76 credits are in general education, support and liberal arts, including university core requirements. Basic students enroll in the first clinical nursing course the first semester of the sophomore year following successful completion of required support courses for the major.

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