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The Program
Advisement
Transfer Policy
Honors and Special Features
Courses
Nursing Basic Program - B.S.
R.N. Track Program
Nursing - B.S./M.S.
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Nursing
School of Nursing
College of Arts and Sciences
1040 Kimball Tower
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
(716) 829-2537
Fax: (716) 829-2021
E-mail: nurse-studentaffairs@buffalo.edu
Web: Nursing
Mecca S. Cranley, Dean
Karen J. Radke, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Elaine R. Cusker, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Martha Kemsley, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Carol Flaugher, RN Program Advisor
Sally A. Sams, Assistant to the Dean
The baccalaureate program in nursing prepares generalist nurses to work in a variety of health-care settings and meet the diverse health needs of individuals and families across the life span and among all community groups. It is designed for women and men who feel challenged by the complex and ever-changing health needs of society and who have a desire to respond to these needs.
The early phase of the program combines liberal arts studies with biological, physical, and social sciences to provide a sound knowledge base for upper-division study and an awareness of cultural and societal influences on health and well being. The curriculum is community-based, with an initial emphasis on primary health care that includes health promotion, risk reduction and disease prevention, and a subsequent emphasis on the care of those with chronic as well as acute and complex illnesses. Upper-division courses focus on the knowledge and skills required to provide comprehensive nursing care in various clinical practice settings, ethical/legal dimensions of the health-care system, pharmacological components of care, nursing research, and principles and techniques of management within a health-system context.
Graduates of the baccalaureate program base their practice on theories, critical-thinking and research findings from nursing science as well as other disciplines such as biological and behavioral sciences.
There are two different programs for obtaining the bachelor's degree:
This program provides the curriculum required for a freshman or transfer student who is pursuing a nursing degree for the first time.
This track provides the curriculum needed by students who have completed an associate's degree or diploma program in nursing. There is a RN advisor who works exclusively with these students.
The School of Nursing offers an accelerated program for students who have completed an associate's degree or diploma in nursing and are seeking a master's degree. This program allows students to complete the undergraduate portion of the program more quickly and then matriculate at the graduate level. For more information, contact the Office of Student Affairs.
Academic advisement for students applying to a major in nursing as well as those admitted to the major is provided by the assistant dean and faculty in the School of Nursing.
Prerequisite courses may be transferred from other educational institutions if they are equivalent. Students should consult with the School of Nursing Student Affairs Office to determine equivalency.
- The Dean's Scholars program offers scholarships for talented high school seniors
- Membership in nursing's national honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International, through the Gamma Kappa chapter, encourages and recognizes superior scholarship and leadership achievement in nursing
- A new computer lab for student use, fully staffed
- Clinical affiliations with Western New York's major health facilities
- A new fully equipped health assessment lab and a nursing skills lab
- The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Scholarship supports full-time students who are residents of Erie County
- Faculty who are expert practitioners of nursing with advanced preparation in their specialties; many have achieved national and international recognition
- The School of Nursing Simulation Center features a "state of the art" patient simulator housed in a virtual operating room and is connected to patient monitors
- The Center for Nursing Research houses a research library and is a repository for information on internal and external sources of funding including guidelines and application forms
- Students have access to "state-of-the-art" educational technology including a wide variety of health-care databases, computer assisted instruction, and electronic mail.
217 Destructive and Constructive Behaviors: Addiction and Its Prevention (3) (F; Sp)
Note: elective; open to non-nursing students
Directed toward the understanding of constructive aspects of the self as well as destructive tendencies. Addictive behaviors are the focus of discussion related to destructive behaviors. Constructive behaviors deal with preventive, early identification, and intervention strategies. The goal is to increase knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity related to destructive behaviors of individuals, families, and society, and healthy approaches to deal with stressful life situations. LEC
250 Human Growth and Development (3) (F; Sp)
Note: open to non-nursing students; prerequisite to clinical courses for Basic Nursing Program; prerequisite course for RN Track Program
Selected physiological and psychosocial factors that influence and characterize human growth and development throughout the life span. Includes lecture/discussion and class participation activities. LEC
301 Trends in Nursing Education, Practice, and Research (3) (F)
Note: For RNs only
RN Track Program prerequisite: none
Evolution, current status, characteristics, and future directions of professional nursing. Examines selected issues confronting the nursing profession and the individual nurse. The socialization process advances the continuous growth of the nursing profession as a political, social, and economic force in the delivery of health care. LEC
302 Professional Issues in Practice (1) (F; Sp)
Note: For RNs in B.S./M.S. Program
Prerequisite: none
Examines concepts embodied in selected nursing theories and models and how they relate to professional issues in practice. Explores selected issues and dilemmas confronting both the nursing profession and the individual nurse. Also discusses various value systems that operate within the health-care delivery system and that influence professional practice. SEM
309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper-division nursing major
RN Track and B.S./M.S. Programs prerequisite: none
Prepares students to perform a health assessment on an adult and child. Emphasizes a systematic and comprehensive health assessment as a database for identifying nursing diagnoses. Highlights developmental aspects, sociocultural influences, health-illness perceptions, normal variations of health-status findings, and documentation throughout the course. Students become familiar with the use of assessment instruments through practice in a supervised on-campus laboratory. LEC/LAB
310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: NUR309, NUR370, NUR371, NUR372, NUR373L or permission of instructor
RN Track and B.S./M.S. Programs; prerequisite: none
Focuses on developing and utilizing comprehensive assessments of families and communities. Plans intervention strategies relative to the needs, problems, and level of wellness of the population unit. LEC
348 Applied Scientific Inquiry in Nursing (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisite: statistics
RN Track and B.S./M.S. Programs pre- or corequisite: statistics
Introduces students to scientific inquiry in nursing using a formal research approach. Emphasizes specific elements of the research process, such as problem identification, literature review, variables, research designs, sampling concepts, data collection and analysis, and documentation of the research report. Also includes publication, dissemination, and critique of research. LEC
368 Research in Human Sexuality (3) (F; Sp) (elective; open to non-nursing students)
Focuses on current research on human sexual behavior: physiological response during sexual activity; early development of sexual attitudes; varieties of sexual relationships; social/moral issues related to sexual attitudes. LEC
370 Nursing as a Profession (3) (F)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper division nursing major or permission of instructor
Focuses on nursing as a profession, including its history, current stage of development, and goals for the future. Emphasizes attributes of the professional nurse and processes essential for competent professional practice: critical thinking, information-seeking strategies, legal/ethical decision making, and communication skills. LEC
371 Health-Care Delivery Perspectives (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper-division nursing major or permission of instructor
RN Track Program prerequisite: none
Explores the characteristics of health-care delivery systems within a social, political, and economic context. Analyzes issues surrounding health-care delivery and emphasizes the impact of various models of health care on the nursing profession. LEC
372 Health Promotion (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper division nursing major or permission of instructor
RN Track Program prerequisite: none
Introduces the concepts of health promotion as a framework for nursing practice. Explores concepts of health, motivation, therapeutic relationships, populations at risk, and stress management. Provides opportunity to develop and implement a health-promotion program. LEC
373L Basic Nursing Therapeutics (3) (F)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: all required prerequisite courses for the upper-division nursing major or permission of instructor
Examines concepts and skills basic to nursing interventions across the life span that are applicable in a variety of nursing situations. Emphasizes nursing process, documentation, professional responsibility, and therapeutic communication; also pain management, comfort measures, and assistance with activities of daily living. Experiences in on-campus laboratory and clinical sites. LAB
374 Primary Care with Families across the Life Span (5) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: NUR309, NUR370, NUR371, NUR372, NUR373L; corequisite NUR374L
Describes the characteristics of primary health care and its delivery. Examines the role of the nurse in delivery of primary health/community-based services focusing on health promotion, disease prevention and management of episodic illness. Addresses health risks of age groups across the life span within the context of family, culture and socioeconomic level. Healthy People Goals and other national initiatives provide direction for developing strategies. LEC
374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program corequisite: NUR374
RN Track Program prerequisites: NUR309; pre- or corequisites: NUR301, NUR310, NUR371, NUR372; corequisite: NUR377
B.S./M.S. Program prerequisites: NUR309; pre- or corequisites: NUR302, NUR310, NUR511, NUR518; corequisite: NUR377
Clinical nursing practice within the primary care, episodic illness and normal birth-cycle components of the health-care delivery system. Student experiences include on-campus preparatory activities, direct care, and follow-up of individuals and families across the life span. LAB
376 Principles of Nursing Leadership (1) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: NUR370, NUR371
Focuses on leadership skills common to clinical, managerial, and professional situations in nursing. Includes content on motivation, decision-making strategies, change theory, situational leadership, power, and conflict management. LEC
377 Issues in Primary Care (2) (F)
Note: For RNs only
RN Track Program prerequisites: NUR309; pre- or corequisites: NUR301, NUR310, NUR371, NUR372; corequisite: NUR374L
B.S./M.S. Program prerequisites: NUR309; pre- or corequisites: NUR302, NUR310, NUR511, NUR518; corequisite: NUR374L
Examines the characteristics and delivery of primary care/community-based health care. Identifies health risks of age groups across the life span within the context of family, culture and socioeconomic level. Addresses nursing roles focusing on risk assessment, health promotion, disease prevention and evidenced-based interventions. LEC
406 Transcultural Issues in Health Care (3) (Sp) (elective; open to non-nursing students)
Explores the influence of cultural beliefs and values on health seeking behaviors. Increases knowledge of, and heightens awareness and sensitivity related to, the impact of culture in health care seeking. Emphasizes viewing health care systems as cultural systems. Theories, concepts and data from anthropology and transcultural nursing are the foundation for the course. LEC
440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4) (F; Sp)
Note: For RNs only
RN Track Program pre or corequisite: NUR371
B.S./M.S. Program pre or corequisite: NUR511
Professional communication skills, and principles and practices of care management. Integrates conceptual themes of nursing process, leadership, critical thinking and decision making throughout the course. LEC
447 Advanced Clinical Nursing (3) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: all other required nursing courses
Clinical course providing the student an opportunity to pursue, independently and in depth, a specific area of nursing that is of particular interest. Ongoing student, faculty, and preceptor collaboration is an expectation of the course. Students participate in the selection of the site for clinical experience. LAB
470 Health Maintenance and Restoration (4) (F)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: NUR374, NUR374L; corequisite: NUR470L
Goals of health maintenance and restoration for individuals with acute and chronic illness. Presents major physical and mental illnesses and disabilities across the life span through exemplar case studies that deal with nursing interventions related to functional health, homeostatic regulation, protection against harm, and psychological function. Also examines effective use of the health-care system. LEC
470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration (4) (F)
Basic Nursing Program corequisite: NUR470
Provides students with supervised clinical nursing experience caring for clients and families across the life span with acute and chronic health-care problems, in any care setting they are found. Emphasizes clinical decision making, case management, and technical competency as a basis for delivering comprehensive nursing care. LAB
471 Clinical Seminar: Health Maintenance and Restoration (1) (F)
Basic Nursing Program corequisite: NUR470
Content derived from clinical situations encountered in NUR470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration. Students share clinical reports and raise critical questions regarding practice issues, and propose and evaluate responses. Issues focus on direct care, health-system concerns, and professional interactions at both the client and the system levels. SEM
472 Nursing Management of Patient Care (1) (F)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisite: NUR376
Nursing management skills and behaviors with applicability in a wide variety of client-care settings. Emphasis includes organizational structure and behavior, application of information management and case-management techniques to the management of care for groups of clients, and application of principles of delegation, supervision, personnel evaluation to management of care provided by others. LEC
475 Nursing Management in Complex Situations (2) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisite: NUR472
Focuses on specific responsibilities of the nurse manager: information management, human resource management, fiscal management, quality management, and management of change. Students apply critical thinking, decision making, and leadership skills to the study of these areas of responsibility. LEC
478 Concepts of Complex Acute Care (3) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program prerequisites: NUR470, NUR470L; corequisites: NUR478L, NUR479
Knowledge and skills required to care for patients throughout their life spans who have complex, life-threatening health problems, including trauma, problems with oxygenation, disruptions of the nervous system and disruption of the immune system. Emphasizes assessment skills and nursing interventions to restore physiological and psychological stability. LEC
478L Nursing Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care (4) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program corequisites: NUR478, NUR479
Provides students with a supervised practicum in clinical sites that specialize in the care of individuals with complex acute-care health problems that are potentially life threatening. Emphasizes the development of clinical decision-making skills in situations where the physiological and psychological status of the patient changes rapidly, requiring the coordinated efforts of a team of health-care providers. LAB
479 Clinical Seminar: Complex Acute Care (1) (Sp)
Basic Nursing Program corequisites: NUR478, NUR478L
Content derived from clinical situations encountered in NUR478L Nursing Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care. Students share clinical reports and raise critical questions regarding practice issues and propose and evaluate responses. Issues focus on direct care, health-system concerns, and professional interactions at both the client and the system levels. SEM
480L Health Care Management in the Community (2) (F; Sp)
Note: For RNs only
RN Track Program prerequisites: NUR301, NUR309, NUR310, NUR371, NUR372, NUR374L, NUR377; pre or corequisite: NUR440
B.S./M.S. Program prerequisites: NUR302, NUR309, NUR310, NUR374L, NUR377, NUR511, NUR518; pre or corequisite: NUR440
The provision of community-based care in the current managed care environment. Concepts of health promotion, health restoration, case management and rehabilitation are utilized in caring for individuals, families, or groups/populations in an assigned community setting. LAB
499 Independent Study (1-4) (F; Sp)
Basic Nursing Program/RN Track Program prerequisite: permission of the instructor
Supplements regular offerings of the department. Students must secure the permission of instructor before registering for independent study. TUT
Freshman Students
All intended nursing students admitted to UB will be admitted directly to the School of Nursing.
By the sophomore year, students must have earned a minimum GPA of 2.5 overall and completed at least five of the prerequisite nursing courses at least two of which are in the required sciences (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, or microbiology). All fourteen prerequisite courses must be completed with a "C" or better prior to entering the clinical nursing program.
To remain in the major, students are required to maintain good academic standing in the university and complete prerequisites in four semesters.
Continuing UB Students
All intended nursing students may apply to School of Nursing in November and March.
Admission will be granted on a space available basis to all students who have completed five of the nursing prerequisites at least two of which are in the required sciences (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, or microbiology) and have earned an overall GPA of 2.5 for all previous college work. All fourteen prerequisite courses must be completed with a "C" or better prior to entering the clinical nursing program.
To remain in the major, students are required to maintain good academic standing and complete prerequisites in four semesters or less.
Transfer Students
All intended nursing students should complete an application to the University and to the School of Nursing.
All applications will be reviewed and admission granted as space is available on a rolling basis to students who have earned an overall GPA of 2.5 for all previous college work and completed five of the nursing prerequisite courses at least two of which are in the required sciences (chemistry, anatomy, physiology, or microbiology). All fourteen prerequisite courses must be completed with a "C" or better prior to entering the clinical nursing program.
To remain in the major, students are required to maintain good academic standing and complete prerequisites in four semesters or less.
ANA113 Human Anatomy (4)
BCP302 Introduction to Pharmacology (4)
CSE101 Computers: A General Introduction or CSE111 Great Ideas in Computer Science (4)
MIC301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
NTR108 Human Nutrition (3)
PGY300 Human Physiology (4)
PGY412 Applied Physiology (2)
PHI337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
PSY101 Introductory Psychology (3)
PSY222 Abnormal Psychology (3)
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Statistics (one of the following: CEP207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing, PSY207 Psychological Statistics, STA119 Statistical Methods (4)
NUR250 Human Growth and Development (3)
NUR309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR348 Applied Scientific Inquiry in Nursing (3)
NUR370 Nursing as a Profession (3)
NUR371 Health-Care Delivery Perspectives (3)
NUR372 Health Promotion (3)
NUR373L Basic Nursing Therapeutics (3)
NUR374 Primary Care with Families across the Life Span (5)
NUR374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR376 Principles of Nursing Leadership (1)
NUR447 Advanced Clinical Nursing (3)
NUR470 Health Maintenance and Restoration (4)
NUR470L Nursing Therapeutics in Health Maintenance and Restoration (4)
NUR471 Clinical Seminar: Health Maintenance and Restoration (1)
NUR472 Nursing Management of Patient Care (1)
NUR475 Nursing Management in Complex Situations (2)
NUR478 Concepts of Complex Acute Care (3)
NUR478L Nursing Therapeutics in Complex Acute Care (4)
NUR479 Clinical Seminar: Complex Acute Care (1)
See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (page 254) for general education and remaining university requirements.
(sample schedule: assuming high school chemistry has been completed)
First Year
Fall-PSY101, SOC101, ANA113
Spring-PGY300, NTR108, NUR250
Second Year
Fall-BCP302; CSE101 or CSE111, PSY222, statistics (one of the following: CEP207, PSY207, STA119)
Spring-MIC301, PGY412, PHI337
Third Year
Fall-NUR309, NUR370, NUR371, NUR372, NUR373L
Spring-NUR310, NUR348 (or may be taken in fall of fourth year), NUR374, NUR374L, NUR376
Fourth Year
Fall-NUR470, NUR470L, NUR471, NUR472, NUR348 (if not taken spring of third year)
Spring-NUR447, NUR475, NUR478, NUR478L, NUR479
Required upper-division nursing courses - 54 cr
General education - variable
Prerequisites - 44-49 cr
Electives - 0-13 cr
Total required credit hours - 120
(for students with R.N. licensure)
Separate departmental application required
Minimum GPA of 2.5 overall
A.A.S. degree or diploma in nursing completed upon entry to UB
ANA113 Human Anatomy (4)
BCP302 Introduction to Pharmacology (4)
Chemistry (if not already taken in high school) (4-5)
CSE101 Computers: A General Introduction or CSE111 Great Ideas in Computer Science (4)
MIC301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
NTR108 Human Nutrition (3)
NUR250 Human Growth and Development (3)
PGY300 Human Physiology (4)
PGY412 Applied Physiology (2)
PHI337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
PSY101 Introductory Psychology (3)
SOC101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Statistics (one of the following: STA119 Statistical Methods, PSY207 Psychological Statistics, or CEP207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing) (4)
All R.N. students who graduate from hospital-based diploma programs in nursing are required to successfully complete nursing proficiency exams offered by Excelsior College (formerly Regents College). The R.N. advisor will assist students in determining whether they are required to take the exams and how to register.
NUR301 Trends in Nursing Education, Practice, and Research (3)
NUR309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR348 Applied Scientific Inquiry in Nursing (3)
NUR371 Health-Care Delivery Perspectives (3)
NUR372 Health Promotion (3)
NUR374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR377 Issues in Primary Care (2)
NUR440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4)
NUR480L Health Care Management in the Community (2)
See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (page 254) for general education and remaining university requirements.
First semester
NUR301, NUR309, NUR371, NUR372
Second semester
NUR310, NUR374L, NUR377, NUR440
Third semester
NUR348, NUR480L
Total required credit hours in nursing - 30
Every student must receive advisement each semester to insure that courses are taken in the correct sequence. The sequence above provides one plan for completing the major courses; non-nursing prerequisites and general education courses should be added as needed. Students may however complete the program at their own pace either attending part time or full time. Students who have completed an articulated physical assessment course may be able to complete the program in one year of full-time study.
Required nursing courses - 30 cr
*Prerequisite requirements - variable
Nursing credits from AAS program or proficiency examinations - variable
General education - variable
All students must complete the appropriate general education program. Some prerequisite required courses may satisfy general education requirements. Contact the R.N. advisor to determine required courses.
Electives - variable
Total required credit hours - 120
*Most students with an associate's degree have courses that will meet some of the prerequisite courses. The R.N. advisor will assist in determining any remaining requisites.
(for students with R.N. licensure)
Separate departmental application required
Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall
Three letters of reference
A.A.S. degree or diploma in nursing completed upon entry to UB
Minimum score of 450 each in the verbal and quantitative aptitude portion of the graduate record examination if overall undergraduate GPA is below 3.0
One year of critical care experience as a licensed R.N. if applying to the nurse anesthesia program
ANA113 Human Anatomy (4)
PGY300 Human Physiology (4)
Chemistry (if not already taken in high school) (4-5)
CSE101 Computers: A General Introduction or CSE111 Great Ideas in Computer Science (4)
MIC301 Fundamentals of Microbiology (4)
PHI337 Social and Ethical Values in Medicine (3)
Statistics (one of the following: STA119 Statistical Methods, PSY207 Psychological Statistics, or CEP207 Introduction to Statistics and Computing) (4)
Social science (any three-total 9 credits)
All R.N. students who graduate from hospital-based diploma programs in nursing are required to successfully complete nursing proficiency exams offered by Excelsior College (formerly Regents College). The R.N. advisor will assist students in determining whether they are required to take the exams and how to register.
NUR302 Professional Issues in Practice (1)
NUR309 Health Assessment: Concepts and Skills (4)
NUR310 Assessment of Families and Communities (3)
NUR348 Applied Scientific Inquiry in Nursing (3)
NUR374L Nursing Therapeutics in Primary Care (3)
NUR377 Issues in Primary Care (2)
NUR440 Critical Elements in Nursing Leadership (4)
NUR480L Health Care Management in the Community (2)
See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (page 254) for general education and remaining university requirements.
First semester
NUR302, NUR309, NUR310, and these two graduate courses: NUR511, NUR518
Second Semester
NUR348, NUR374L, NUR377, NUR440
Upon completion of 108 undergraduate credits or nearly all undergraduate requirements, students will be certified as matriculating graduate students
Third Semester
NUR480L and graduate nursing courses as determined with program advisor (10 or more credits)
Every student must receive advisement each semester to insure that courses are taken in the correct sequence. The sequence above provides one plan for completing the major courses; non-nursing prerequisites and general education courses should be added as needed. Students may however complete the undergraduate and graduate programs at their own pace either attending part time or full time in three and a half years if all other requirements are met.
Prerequisite requirements - 30-35 cr
Nursing credits from AAS program or proficiency examinations - variable
Required nursing courses - 22 cr
General education - variable
All students must complete the appropriate general education program. Some prerequisite required courses may satisfy general education requirements. Contact the R.N. advisor to determine required courses.
Electives - 0-19 cr
Total required undergraduate credit hours - 108
Upon completion of most or all of the undergraduate courses totaling at least 108 credits, students will be classified as graduate students.
Graduate level coursework ranges from 42-53 credits depending on the M.S. program selected.
Refer to the Graduate School's Policies and Procedures Manual for master's candidate requirements.
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