Policy No. 46

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
SCHOOL OF NURSING
ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

POLICY:

First Year Students

All traditional prelicensure students, admitted and registered, are First Year Students until they have successfully completed the School of Nursing requirements for the following courses and have achieved the University required 24 credits:

CHEM 0910 (UPJ/UPG: CHEM 0190/0192) – CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS

NUR 0012/0002 (UPJ: BIOSC 0950/0951 UPG: BIOL 0950/0951) – HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1 /HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 1

NUR 0013/0003 (UPJ:BIOSC 0970/0971 UPG:BIOL 0970/0971) – HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2 / HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY 2

NUR 0051 – INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING

NUR 0031/0032 (UPJ: BIOSC 0980/0981 UPG: BIOL 0980/0981) – MICROBIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY

NUR 0088 – INTRODUCTION TO BASIC STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

Second Year Students

Following the completion of the prior year requirements, all traditional prelicensure registered students in the School of Nursing are Second Year Students until they have successfully completed the requirements for the following courses:

NUR 0020 – PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING CARE

NUR 0080/0090 – FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1 / FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1 CLINICAL

NUR 0087 – PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

NUR 1680 – INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS AND MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS

NUR 0081 – FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 2

NUR 0082/0092 – NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS / NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL

NUR 0067 – NURSING RESEARCH: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL APPRAISAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

NUR 0066 – NUTRITION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE

NUR 0086 – NURSING INFORMATICS

All Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN students who are admitted, registered, and who have completed pre-requisite classes are Second Year Students until they have completed the requirements of the following courses:

NUR 0066 – NUTRITION FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE

NUR 0087 – PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

NUR 0082 – NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS

NUR 1281 – FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE 1

NUR 1282C – NURSING MANAGEMENT OF ADULT WITH ACUTE/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS

NUR 2000 – RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 1

Third Year Students
Following the completion of the prior year requirements, all traditional prelicensure registered students in the School of Nursing are Third Year Students until they have successfully completed the requirements for the following courses:

NUR 1050/1057 – NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES / NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES CLINICAL

NUR 1052/1042 – NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES / NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CLINICAL

NUR 1085 – ETHICS IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE

NUR 1060/1066 – NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS / NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL

NUR 1120/1020 – ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE/COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS / ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE / COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL

NUR 1054 – NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS

Following the completion of the prior requirements, all Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN students registered in the School of Nursing are Third Year Students until they have successfully completed the requirements for the following courses:

NUR 1120/1020 – ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE / COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS / ADVANCED NURSING MANAGEMENT ADULT ACUTE / COMPLEX HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL

NUR 1050/1250C – NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES / NURSING CARE OF MOTHERS, NEWBORNS AND FAMILIES CLINICAL

NUR 1052/1252C – NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES / NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CLINICAL

NUR 1060/1260C – NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS / NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS CLINICAL

NUR 1054 – NURSING CARE OF OLDER ADULTS

NUR 1212 – INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE FINANCE AND POLICY

Fourth Year Students
Following the completion of the prior requirements, all traditional and Accelerated 2nd Degree BSN prelicensure registered students in the School of Nursing are Fourth Year Students until they have completed all requirements for the degree sought.

Approved by Faculty 6/77, 04/08, 11/10
Revised 98-99, 04-05, 07-08, 10-11, 16-17, 11-22, 11-25
Revisions Approved by Faculty 1/99, 04/08, 11/10, 11/22, 11/25