The Nursing Curriculum Sequence
Semester 1
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 350 | Foundations of Nursing | 2 |
| Nursing 351 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| Nursing 352 | Clinical Applications & Reasoning in Nursing Care I | 4 |
| Nursing 352L | Clinical Applications & Reasoning in Nursing Care I Clinical | 2 |
| Nursing 353 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | 4 |
| Total Hours: | 15 | |
Semester 2
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 354 | The Art & Science of Nursing | 2 |
| Nursing 355 | Women's Health | 3 |
| Nursing 355L | Women's Health Clinical | 1 |
| Nursing 356 | Clinical Applications & Reasoning in Nursing Care II | 4 |
| Nursing 356L | Clinical Applications & Reasoning in Nursing Care II Clinical | 2 |
| Nursing 357 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 3 |
| Nursing 357L | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical | 1 |
| Total Hours: | 16 | |
Semester 3
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 450 | Nursing Inquiry and Research Methods | 3 |
| Nursing 451 | Child Health | 3 |
| Nursing 451L | Child Health Clinical | 1 |
| Nursing 452 | Clinical Applications & Reasoning in Nursing Care III | 4 |
| Nursing 453 | Population-Centered Care in the Community | 3 |
| Nursing 453L | Population-Centered Care in the Community Clinical | 2 |
| Total Hours: | 16 | |
Semester 4
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 454 | Transition to Practice | 3 |
| Nursing 454L | Transition to Practice Clinical | 2 |
| Nursing 455 | Informatics | 2 |
| Nursing 456 | Capstone | 5 |
| Total Hours: | 12 | |
Changes in Semester 3 and 4 beginning with fall 2019 Semester 1 students
Semester 3
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 450 | Nursing Inquiry and Research Methods | 3 |
| Nursing 451 | Child Health | 3 |
| Nursing 451L | Child Health Clinical | 1 |
| Nursing 452 | Clinical Applications & Reasoning in Nursing Care III | 4 |
| Nursing 452L | Care III Clinical | 2 |
| Total Hours: | 13 | |
Semester 4
| Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing 453 | Population-Centered Care in the Community | 3 |
| Nursing 453L | Population-Centered Care Clinical | 2 |
| Nursing 454 | Transition to Practice | 3 |
| Nursing 455 | Informatics | 2 |
| Nursing 456 | Capstone | 5 |
| Total Hours: | 15 | |
School of Nursing
- Health and Behavioral Studies Building
- MSC 4305
- 235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- Harrisonburg, VA 22807
- Email: nursingdept@jmu.edu
- Phone: (540) 568-6314
- Fax: (540) 568-5163
- Last updated: February 17, 2020
