MEPN Curriculum

FIRST YEAR

SEMESTER 1
Professionalism in Nursing (2cr)
Pathophysiology (3cr)
Pharmacology in Nursing (3cr)
Health Assessment (4cr)
Foundations of Nursing Science (6cr)

SEMESTER 2
Ethics & Issues in Nursing (1cr)
Nursing Care of Childbearing Families (5cr)
Nursing Care of Childrearing Families (5cr)
Behavioral Health Nursing (5cr)
Health Policy (1cr)
End of Life Nursing Care (1cr)
Nursing Care of an Aging Population (1cr)

SEMESTER 3
Acute Nursing Care Across the Lifespan (12cr)
Epidemiology & Public Health Nursing (3cr)
Nursing Leadership & Management Concepts (2cr)
Integrated Nursing Practice Seminar (3cr)

SECOND YEAR

For the second year, students will move on to their specialty area of choice. Click on the corresponding specialty tracks to view the curriculum:

Computer Recommendations:
The following recommendations will meet the needs of the general UH staff for email, word processing, spreadsheet and database functions. The systems listed are ITS minimum level recommendations. ITS recommends purchasing the systems listed below or systems that exceed these specifications.

PC:

2.8GHz Celeron or Pentium 4 with HT Technology Processor
512MB RAM minimum (1 GB Preferred)
80GB Hard Drive or larger
CD-RW/DVD Drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
Windows XP Professional
PC running Windows 2000 or XP with one available USB port (requires administration rights to install)

Macintosh:

1.6 Ghz G5 (single processor)
512MB RAM
80GB hard drive
CD-RW/DVD drive
10/100Mbps Ethernet Connection
MacOS 10.x
Applecare (3 year warranty)
Mac OS X, version 10.2.6 to 10.3 (requires admin rights to install)

PDA: Beginning with the Fall2009 cohort all students will be required to have a PDA. The recommended PDA is described below. If you get something else, it should at least have these characteristics. PDA Palm Tungsten™ E2 handheld $200-300

Here is the list of specifics for the Palm from the website – so anything similar would work: http://www.palm.com/us/products/handhelds/e2/e2_specs.html
Memory: 32MB (26MB actual storage capacity)
Expansion Slot: Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCard expansion cards (sold separately)
Remote Email And Internet Access Requirements: Requires compatible Bluetooth phone, data service from a mobile service provider

UPDATED AS OF: 11/15/08

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