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Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Active Courses section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following link to go directly to other sections: 

Retired Courses

Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Active Courses section

NOTE: The following courses represent the curriculum in effect since July 1996. An earlier version of the curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, can be found in the Retired Courses  section.

Nursing 101 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
Nursing 102 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
Nursing 103 - Essentials of Family Centered Nursing
Nursing 104 - Fundamentals of Medical Surgical Nursing
Nursing 105 - Essentials of Family Centered Nursing
Nursing 201 - Beginning Management of Client Care
Nursing 202 - Fundamentals of Psychiatric Nursing
Nursing 203 - Managing Care of Clients with Alterations in Physiological and Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing 204 - Advanced Management of Clients with Alterations in Physiological and Psychosocial Integrity
Nursing 205 - Professionalism in Nursing
Nursing 205 - Transition Into Practice

Descriptions and credit recommendations

Nursing 101 - Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: 84 hours (7 weeks); includes 28 hours lecture/discussion and 56 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: July 1996 - Present.*
Objectives: Relate the theoretical foundations of nursing to common concepts from the biological, behavioral, and social sciences; integrate physiological and psychosocial integrity and health promotion, maintenance, and restoration into an understanding of the individual; identify the needs of individuals across the lifespan using a holistic approach; identify economic, cultural, and societal influences that impact on clients’ present and future health needs; apply core behaviors of accountability, critical thinking, legal and ethical standards of practice, and professionalism to nursing practice; describe nursing care delivery in relation to problem solving approach, nursing roles, and nursing care delivery system; describe the concept of caring within nursing; assess clients across the lifespan who have alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; utilize communication skills in assessing clients; perform basic nursing skills safely and effectively in the clinical setting in consideration of clients’ nutritional and cultural needs; maintain a safe, effective care environment for clients.
Instruction: This courses introduces the theoretical basis of nursing practice and health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Concepts of normal physiological and psychosocial integrity, physical assessment, and safe, effective care environments are discussed. The individual’s varied health patterns and needs across the life span are presented. Fundamental concepts related to the use of the nursing process and nursing care delivery are presented. The concepts of professionalism, accountability, and legal and ethical standards of practice are also presented. The various roles of the nurse are identified. Opportunities are provided to develop critical thinking skills based on logical reasoning and problem solving activities. Topics covered include: provision of a safe and effective environment; foundations of technical competence in nursing (monitoring vital signs, hygiene and maintenance of skin integrity); principles of caring (shared decision making, reciprocal caring, technical competence, safe and effective environment); nursing care delivery; principles of holism: physiological and psychosocial integrity; principles of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration (learning needs, nutrition).
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (2 lecture and 1 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 102 - Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: 112 hours (8 weeks); includes 32 hours lecture/discussion and 80 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: July 1996 - Present.*
Objectives: Apply common concepts from the biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences in providing fundamental nursing care; develop a plan of care for individual clients based on their perception of their own needs; provide safe and effective, technically competent nursing care that reflects a beginning understanding of the needs of individuals, families, and groups; recognize accountability and professionalism in nursing practice; apply legal and ethical standards into the practice of nursing; utilize communication skills to effectively interview clients; plan, implement, and document nursing care; administer medications using appropriate procedures and knowledge of pharmacology.
Instruction: This course introduces students to the practice of nursing which involves intellectual, psychomotor, and interpersonal skills based on the biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences. Nursing care focuses on the fundamentals of nursing practice which assist clients across the life span to promote or maintain physiological and psychosocial integrity. Emphasis is placed on assessment of clients using the nursing process. Correlated clinical experiences provided in the hospital and other community agencies are designed to give students opportunities to practice beginning nursing skills and core behaviors. Topics covered include: foundations of technical competence in nursing (pharmacology, principles of IV therapy, reporting and recording); health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of physiological and psychosocial integrity (elimination, fluids and electrolytes, oxygen); maintenance of a safe and effective environment for clients with communicable diseases; principles of health promotion; societal responsibility.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours (2 lecture and 2 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation)(8/03 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 104 - Fundamentals of Medical Surgical Nursing
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: Version 1: 198 hours (11 weeks); includes 49.5 hours lecture/discussion and 148.5 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience. Version 2: 180 hours (10 weeks); includes 45 hours lecture/discussion and 135 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: July 1996 - May 2000.* Version 2: June 2000 – Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Assess clients with alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity, applying knowledge from the biological, behavioral, social and nursing sciences; organize nursing care using concepts of nursing care delivery while considering the clients’ perception of their diverse needs; provide safe and effective, technically competent nursing care using problem solving techniques to meet the needs of individuals and families; promote, maintain, and restore client health through nursing care and by assisting the interdisciplinary health care team; safely administer medications to clients with increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity using foundations of pharmacology; plan, implement, and document care utilizing knowledge of pharmacology and nutrition; function as a client teacher, advocate, and collaborator when caring for clients with alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; practice in a manner that conveys accountability and professionalism; practice within the legal and ethical standards of the profession.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: This course focuses on providing holistic nursing care to clients of all ages experiencing alterations in physiological and psychosocial functioning through surgery. The needs of clients with elimination, sensory, and immune disorders or with chronic illness are explored. Opportunities are provided for students to use critical thinking skills in planning and implementing nursing care using the nursing process and concepts of nursing care delivery. The roles of the nurse as client teacher, advocate, and care giver continue to be emphasized. Nursing care is implemented in a variety of settings. Topics covered include: maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity for clients requiring surgery (preoperative phase, intraoperative phase, and postoperative phase), and with elimination disorders (bowel obstruction, fluid waste), mobility disorders (fractures, osteoarthritis, joint replacement, pediatric variations), sensory impairments (vision, hearing, other), neurological disorders (degenerative disorders, Alzheimer’s), immune disorders (allergies, immunodeficiencies, hypersensitivity), and chronic illness; role of the nurse as client teacher and advocate; reciprocal caring; empowerment; societal responsibility.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 6 semester hours (3 lecture and 3 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation) . *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 105 - Essentials of Family Centered Nursing
(Formerly Nursing 103)
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: 90 hours (5 weeks); includes 22.5 hours lecture/discussion and 67.5 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: July 1996 - Present.*
Objectives: Apply knowledge from the biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to the practice of family centered nursing; organize care using concepts of nursing care delivery while considering the clients’ perception of their diverse needs; provide safe and effective, technically competent family centered nursing care using problem solving techniques to meet the needs of clients and families; participate in the interdisciplinary health care team’s plan to promote physiological and psychosocial integrity in clients and their families; function as a client teacher, advocate, and collaborator when caring for childbearing families; analyze the relationships of societal diversity, environment, and community resources upon families’ ability to adjust to their own health care needs; integrate accountability and professionalism in nursing practice; practice within the legal and ethical standards of the profession; perform basic nursing skills safely and effectively when caring for childbearing families; provide health teaching for childbearing families using a variety of methods of nursing care delivery; administer medications to childbearing women and neonates by using the five rights of medication administration and foundations of pharmacology in obstetrics; apply concepts of nutrition in the care of the childbearing family.
Instruction: This course focuses on providing holistic nursing care to the childbearing family to maintain physiological and psychosocial integrity. Family health needs affected by social diversity, environment, and community resources are explored. The roles of the nurse as client teacher, advocate, and care giver are emphasized. Problem solving skills are developed to assist childbearing families in adjusting to their health care needs. Students are encouraged to examine their personal values in relation to health care practice. Opportunities to practice family centered nursing care using core behaviors of nursing practice are provided in a variety of clinical settings. Topics covered include: maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity during the antepartal phase (conception and fetal development, cultural considerations, assessment of the pregnant client, role of the nurse as teacher and care giver for the childbearing family, delivery of nursing care to the childbearing family experiencing complications, community resources, maintenance of a safe and effective environment), the intrapartal phase (technical competence during labor, nursing care of the laboring woman experiencing complications), the postpartal phase (maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity of the postpartum client, community resources for the postpartum woman and family, maintenance of a safe and effective environment for the postpartum family), and the neonatal period (assessment of the neonate, technical competence in the provision of care for the neonate, role of the nurse as care giver for the neonate and teacher for the family, delivery of nursing care for the neonate and family experiencing complications, community resources for the neonate and family).
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1½ lecture and 1½ clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation) . *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 201 - Beginning Management of Client Care
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: Version 1: 76.5 hours (4 weeks); includes 22.5 hours lecture/discussion and 54 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience. Version 2: 90 hours (5 weeks); includes 22.5 hours lecture/discussion and 67.5 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: July 1996 - May 2000.* Version 2: June 2000 – Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Integrate knowledge from the biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences to the care of clients with alterations in psychosocial and physiological integrity; plan care the includes the integration of the impact of societal diversity, environment, and community resources upon clients’ and families’ ability to adjust to their health care needs; provide holistic nursing care which meets the needs of individuals, families, and groups, and promote, maintain, and restore their health; integrate core management concepts in providing safe and effective, technically competent care while considering clients’ perception of their diverse needs; use concepts of nursing care delivery when providing care for clients of all ages with alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team to promote, maintain, and restore health; function as a client teacher, advocate, and manager when caring for clients with alterations in physiological and psychosocial functioning; integrate accountability and professionalism in nursing practice; practice within the legal and ethical standards of the profession; perform nursing assessments of clients across the lifespan using knowledge of increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; perform nursing care safely and effectively for more than one client using principles of time management; plan, implement, evaluate, and document care utilizing increasing ability to use a variety of methods of nursing care delivery; act as a client teacher, advocate, and manager by collaborating as a participant in care management with members of the health care team when providing client care; utilize concepts of client empowerment and consideration of clients’ diverse needs when planning nursing care.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: This course emphasizes principles of beginning management techniques, including delegation and collaboration, in the delivery of nursing care to clients of all ages in a variety of settings. Students assist members of the interdisciplinary health care team to promote, maintain, and restore health to clients with alterations in physiological and psychosocial functioning. Concepts related to the nursing care of clients with nutritional disorders are examined. Opportunities to integrate theoretical knowledge with clinical practice are provided. Students use core behaviors as they implement the role of manager into nursing practice. Topics covered include: maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity for clients with nutritional disorders and those with problems of substance abuse; role of the nurse as beginning manager of client care; technical competence in the maintenance of a safe and effective environment (intravenous medications via a central line catheter, hyperalimentation); role of the nurse as client teacher for the client with substance abuse.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1.5 lecture and 1.5clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 202 - Fundamentals of Psychiatric Nursing
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: Version 1: 110 hours (5.5 weeks); includes 27.5 hours lecture/discussion and 82.5 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience. Version 2: 100 hours (5 weeks); includes 25 hours lecture/discussion and 75 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: July 1996 - May 2000.* Version 2: June 2000 – Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Integrate knowledge from the biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences within the care of clients of all ages with alterations in mental health; provide holistic nursing care that reflects an understanding of the mental health needs of individuals, families, and groups to promote, maintain, and restore their physiological and psychosocial integrity; use concepts of nursing care delivery to analyze nurse/client interactions; collaborate with the interdisciplinary health care team in a variety of settings to promote, maintain, and restore mental health; use therapeutic communication when caring for clients with psychopathology; administer medications to clients with psychopathology from a knowledge of the pharmacological effects and side effects; function as a client teacher and advocate when caring for clients with alterations in mental health which affect physiological and psychosocial functioning; analyze the impact of societal diversity, environment, and community resources upon clients’ and families’ ability to adjust to their mental health care needs; integrate accountability and professionalism in mental health nursing practice; practice within the legal and ethical standards of the profession; utilize community resources available for clients with psychotherapy.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: This course focuses on providing holistic nursing care to clients of all ages with complex psychopathology affecting psychosocial and physiological integrity. Opportunities are provided to explore the impact of social diversity, environment, and community resources upon clients’ and families’ ability to adjust to their mental health needs. Methods of nursing care delivery and therapeutic communication skills are used to analyze nurse/client interactions. Students assist the interdisciplinary team, in a variety of settings, to promote the client’s physiological and psychosocial integrity. Emphasis is given to core behaviors of accountability, critical thinking, legal and ethical practice, and professionalism in providing psychiatric nursing care. Topics covered include: foundations of technical competence in psychiatric nursing; maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity for clients with mood disorders, thought disorders, personality disorders, and anxiety-related disorders; role of the nurse as a teacher and advocate; nursing care delivery for children with psychiatric disorders; nursing care delivery for clients with addictive disorders; community services available for clients with psychiatric disorders; the role of the psychiatric nurse in the community.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours (2 lecture and 2 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 203 - Managing Care of Clients with Alterations in Physiological and Psychosocial Integrity
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: Version 1: 190 hours (10.5 weeks); includes 52.5 hours lecture/discussion and 137.5 hours supervised clincal/laboratory experience. Version 2: 200 hours (10 weeks); includes 50 hours lecture/discussion and 150 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: July 1996 - May 2000.* Version 2: June 2000 – Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Provide holistic nursing care, using principles of management of client care, to meet the needs of individuals, families, and groups to promote, maintain, and restore their health; in a variety of settings, assess clients across the life span who exhibit increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; plan, implement, evaluate, and document care by using a variety of methods of nursing care delivery; collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team when promoting, maintaining, and restoring physiological and psychosocial integrity; function as a client teacher, advocate, manager, delegator, and collaborator when caring for clients across the life span who have alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; utilize knowledge of the impact of social diversity, environment, and community resources to help clients and families adjust to their own health care needs; use concepts of client empowerment and consideration of diverse clients’ needs when planning nursing care; safely administer medications in a variety of settings to clients with increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity by using foundations of pharmacology; integrate accountability and professionalism in nursing practice; guide nursing practice by using the legal and ethical standards of the profession.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: This course emphasizes holistic nursing care for clients of all ages experiencing alterations in physiological and psychosocial functioning. Students use theoretical knowledge and methods of nursing practice to provide care for clients with regulatory, renal, burn, respiratory, and circulatory disorders. Students develop skills in concept analysis and begin to synthesize and integrate theoretical knowledge with clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role as manager of client care. Opportunities are provided in a variety of settings for the student to collaborate with other members of the health care team. Topics covered include: maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity for clients with regulatory disorders, renal disorders, burns, respiratory disorders, and circulatory disorders; technical competence in the maintenance of safe and effective care environment; role of the nurse as an educator; role of the nurse as an advocate for clients/families across the life span.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 6 semester hours (3 lecture and 3 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation) . *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 204 - Advanced Management of Clients with Alterations in Physiological and Psychosocial Integrity
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: Version 1: 252 hours (10.5 weeks); includes 63 hours lecture/discussion and 189 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience. Version 2: 240 hours (10 weeks); includes 60 hours lecture/discussion and 180 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: Version 1: July 1996 - May 2000.* Version 2: June 2000 – Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Provide holistic nursing care, using principles of management of client care, to meet the needs of individuals, families, and groups to promote, maintain, and restore their health; in a variety of settings, assess clients across the life span who exhibit increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; plan, implement, evaluate, and document care by using a variety of methods of nursing care delivery; participate as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team when promoting, maintaining, and restoring physiological and psychosocial integrity; function as a client teacher, advocate, manager, delegator, and collaborator when caring for clients across the life span who have alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; analyze the impact of social diversity, environment, and community resources to help clients and families adjust to their own health care needs; use concepts of client empowerment and consideration of diverse clients’ needs when planning nursing care; safely administer medications in a variety of settings to clients with increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity by using foundations of pharmacology; promote accountability and professionalism in nursing practice; analyze the legal and ethical standards of the profession.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: This course emphasizes holistic nursing care for clients of all ages experiencing complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity. Students use theoretical knowledge and methods of nursing practice to provide care for clients with neurological, cellular, and cardiac disorders, in addition to clients with terminal illness. Clinical experiences include the care of clients with complex multi-system disorders and are available in a variety of settings. Systematic inquiry is used to identify client and family needs and plan nursing care. Topics include maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity for clients with neurological disorders, cellular disorders and terminal illness, cardiac disorders, and multisystem disorders; rehabilitation modalities; technical competence in maintenance of a safe and effective environment.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 8 semester hours (4 lecture and 4 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation). *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Nursing 205 - Transition Into Practice
(Formerly Nursing 205 -- Professionalism in Nursing)
Location: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, Bridgeport, CT.
Length: 90 hours (5 weeks); includes 22.5 hours lecture/discussion and 67.5 hours supervised clinical/laboratory experience.
Dates: July 1996 - Present.*
Objectives: Provide holistic nursing care, using principles of management of client care, to meet the needs of individuals, families, and groups to promote, maintain, and restore their health; in a variety of settings, assess clients who exhibit increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity in a specialty area; plan, implement, evaluate, and document care in a specialty area by using a variety of methods of nursing care delivery; participate as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team when promoting, maintaining, and restoring physiological and psychosocial integrity; function as a client teacher, advocate, manager, delegator, and collaborator when caring for clients across the life span who have alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity; analyze, in a specialty area, the impact of social diversity, environment, and community resources upon families’ ability to adjust to their health care needs; use concepts of client empowerment and consideration of diverse clients’ needs when planning nursing care; safely administer medications in specialty areas to clients with increasingly complex alterations in physiological and psychosocial integrity by using foundations of pharmacology; promote accountability and professionalism in nursing practice; analyze the legal and ethical standards of the profession.
Instruction: Students use theoretical knowledge and methods of nursing practice in a clinical specialty area to provide care for clients with alterations of health. Students may practice in either community, acute care, psychiatric, pediatric, or obstetrical settings to enhance their knowledge. Core behaviors of critical thinking and professionalism are further explored to provide for a basis for nursing practice. This discussion includes roles of the graduate nurse, leadership styles, delegation, supervision, and political involvement. Principles of nursing care management are enhanced along with issues relating to present and future needs. Topics covered include: maintenance of physiological and psychosocial integrity for clients in selected specialty areas and in selected settings; the nurse’s role as an accountable professional practicing within the legal and ethical standards of the nursing profession.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours (1.5 lecture and 1.5 clinical) in Nursing (9/98 revalidation) (8/03 revalidation) . *NOTE: An earlier version of the nursing curriculum, dating from September 1984 to June 1996, follows in the next section.

Updated 4/17/07

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