Courses are 4 (quarter) credits unless otherwise indicated in parentheses next to the course title.

NSNS 101 Introduction to Nursing Profession and Ethics (3-cr.)
Philosophy, history, ethics, nursing standards, and organization of the profession; relationship between nursing profession and national health care delivery system; roles, functions, rights, and responsibilities of nurses in providing nursing care; legal and ethical control for the quality of nursing; orientation to the surroundings of health care settings.

NSNS 102 Conceptual Basis of Nursing (3-cr.)
Basic nursing concepts and theories; basic concepts of human health status and environment as applied to nursing care.

NSNS 103 Basic Anatom
Prerequisite: ICNS 112
The systemic approach of the basic knowledge of the structure of the human body; the relationship between structures and functions including the histology of the organs; laboratory exercises in a systemic exploration of the cadavers.

NSNS 201 Developmental Psychology and Mental Health (3-cr.)
Human development relating to physical, intellectual, emotional and social aspects from fetus through old age; focus on normal and deviated development, in particular the changes occurring from growth and development, their impact on mental health and deviated mental health, including developmental assessment and promotion at all ages; mental health; individual adaptation; mental health promotion.

NSNS 202 Health Promotion
Concepts and basic theories of health promotion and disease prevention across the life span; teaching and learning process and strategies to promote health and reduce health risk behavior; nurse’s roles in health promotion and disease prevention for the individual, family, and community.

NSNS 203 Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (3-cr.)
Functions and sources of essential nutrients; nutritional requirements of the human body throughout stages of life; selection of food appropriated to socioeconomic status and environmental status to maintain individual healthiness; relationships between nutrition and health including diet therapy.

NSNS 204 Health Assessment
Concepts, principles, and methods of physical and psychosocial assessment; history taking, physical assessment, laboratory interpretation, and nursing diagnosis and recording.

NSNS 205 Pathophysiology
Prerequisites: ICBI 305, ICBI 306, ICBI 310
Dysfunction of body systems that may cause diseases; other abnormalities resulting in disturbance of homeostasis, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and tumors of body systems as the basis for nursing assessment and planning for nursing intervention.

NSNS 206 Fundamental Nursing
Principles of nursing care and nursing process to meet basic human needs both physically and psychosocially during illness; practice of nursing care according to patients’ symptoms and signs, including prevention of illness, promotion of health, and rehabilitation.

NSNS 207 Maternity and Newborn Nursing I (3-cr.)
History and evolution of obstetrics, obstetric nursing, family nursing, nurse’s roles and responsibilities in premarital and family life counseling, sexual relations, family planning, and genetic problems.

NSNS 281 Fundamental Nursing Practicum
Prerequisite: NSNS 206
Practice in nursing laboratories and wards using nursing procedures to meet basic human needs both physically and psychosocially during illness, including documenting and evaluating outcomes of nursing care.

NSNS 301 Introduction to Research (3-cr.)
Basic principles of research, research design and methodology, application of statistics for analyzing data, and research utilization in nursing.

NSNS 302 Epidemiology (2-cr.)
Diseases of man focusing on the distribution and determinants of infectious and non-infectious diseases which relate to environmental and socio-cultural factors; emphasis on the use of epidemiological concepts for prevention and control of major health problems.

NSNS 303 Maternity and Newborn Nursing II (3-cr.)
Prerequisite: NSNS 207
Physiological and psychosocial changes of women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum and care of normal newborn; utilization of nursing process in problem solving, prevention, rehabilitation, and health promotion for mother, newborn, and the family.

NSNS 304 Primary Medical Care
Prerequisite: NSNS 204
Roles and responsibilities of nurses in primary medical care; emphasis on health assessment, history taking, diagnosis, and simple treatment of common illnessses; screening and referral.

NSNS 305 Adult and Elderly Nursing I
Common health problems in adults and elderly, including infection problems, neoplasm, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, gastrointestinal problems, excretory problems, gynecological disorders, breast, eye, ear, nose, and throat disorders, dermatological disorders, burn injuries with an emphasis on utilizing nursing process in holistic problem solving.

NSNS 306 Adult and Elderly Nursing II
Common health problems in adults and elderly, including problems of alterations of oxygenation and ventilation, disturbances of tactile sensation, perception, and physical mobility; emphasis on utilizing nursing process for holistic problem solving and changing health behavior.

NSNS 307 Cultural Diversity in Health Care
Cultural dimensions of problems that may occur in health care contexts between and among clients, families, and health care providers; roles of cultures and ethnic heritage in impacting health and illness in individuals, family, and society; commonalties and diversity in health beliefs and health care practices related to cultural differences; theoretical knowledge and approaches required for nurses to increase understanding and ability to provide effective culturally competent nursing care.

NSNS 208 Community Health Nursing I (3-cr.)
Family and community structure, environmental factors on individual, family and community health; risk of common illness and hazard in households and community; home health care management and first aid treatment until referral is available.

NSNS 308 Health Information System
Prerequisite: ICCS 199
Basic knowledge of the information system; utilizing the information system in the healthcare industry; computer skills through exploring commonly-used software packages within a hospital, clinic, or other health related industries; practical exercises included.

NSNS 381 Maternity and Newborn Nursing Practicum (3-cr.)
Prerequisite: NSNS 303
Practice in maternal and newborn nursing regarding preparation of paternal and maternal roles, family planning, basic counseling for genetics, and nursing care of the mother during pregnancy, intrapartum, and postpartum period; utilization of nursing process in problem solving disease, prevention, rehabilitation and health promotion, including enhancing mother-child relationship and the family.

NSNS 382 Adult and Elderly Nursing Practicum I (3-cr.)
Clinical practice in utilizing the nursing process in problem solving; emphasis on changing health behavior and holistic nursing care for adults and elderly with infections, neoplasm, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, excretory disorders, gynecological disorders, breast, eye, ear, nose, and throat disorders, dermatological disorders, burn injuries, including care for patients undergoing surgery.

NSNS 383 Adult and Elderly Nursing Practicum II (3-cr.)
Clinical practice in utilizing the nursing process in problem solving. Emphasis on changing health behavior and performing holistic nursing care for adult and elderly with alterations of oxygenation and ventilation problems, disturbances of tactile sensation, perception, and physical mobility.

NSNS 401 Nursing Management (2-cr.)
Concepts and principles of management in nursing service system with an emphasis on unit organization, staffing, assignment, controlling, supervision, documentation and evaluation.

NSNS 402 Seminar in Issues and Trends in Nursing Profession (3-cr.)
Seminar in problems and issues affecting the nursing profession in education, service, administration, and research; trends of the profession and directions for professional development.

NSNS 403 Child and Adolescent Nursing
Holistic nursing care for children from birth through adolescence, with an emphasis on family as a center, relating to wellness and acute, critical, and chronic illness leading to health promotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation, and continuity of care at home.

NSNS 404 Community Health Nursing II (3-cr.)
Prerequisite: NSNS 208
Concepts and principles of public health, roles of nurses and health teams in development of community health according to the national health plan; intervention problems of health, environment, and administrative structure; health care delivery system, program planning in promotion of health, prevention and control of diseases, as well as rehabilitation of health of the population.

NSNS 405 Psychiatric Nursing
Prerequisite: NSNS 201
Psychiatric concepts, theories, and evaluation; principles of psychiatric and mental health nursing both in clinic and community; child and adolescent psychiatric nursing; application of nursing process in caring for psychiatric patients and individuals with mental health problems; emphasis on establishing therapeutic relationships and communication; roles and responsibilities of psychiatric nurses for mental health promotion and psychiatric prevention and rehabilitation.

NSNS 481 Nursing Management Practicum (2-cr.)
Prerequisite: NSNS 401
Clinical practice in a ward which includes leading a team in nursing, planning, assignment, cooperation, supervision, evaluation, and decision making.

NSNS 482 Child and Adolescent Nursing Practicum (3-cr.)
Holistic nursing practice for children from birth through adolescence, with an emphasis on the family as a center and relating to wellness and acute, critical, and chronic illness; application of nursing process to nursing implementation leading to health promotion, disease prevention, rehabilitation, and continuity of care at home.

NSNS 483 Community Health Nursing Practicum
Prerequisite: NSNS 404
Practice of community health nursing; surveying, analyzing, planning, and implementing in solving common health problems of the community; screening and simple treatment of common illness as well as collaborating with health teams, and utilizing resources to maintain health.

NSNS 484 Psychiatric Nursing Practicum (3-cr.)
Prerequisite: NSNS 405
Utilizing psychiatric nursing process both in clinics and community, including applying principles of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in the care of clients with psychiatric-mental health needs; practicing therapeutic communication skills, establishing a therapeutic relationship with clients, being a leader of therapeutic group activities, including interdependent working relationships with other health care professionals.