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Our part-time night and weekend program enrolls each fall at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing only. The program runs eight successive semesters for a total of 32 months.
View our Part Time Program Curriculum Plan (PDF). Or, contact the UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing to learn more.
This course introduces the student to the professional and foundational concepts of nursing practice across the lifespan. The concepts of communication, clinical decision making, professionalism and patient education are explored. In addition, the holistic aspects of patient care such as culture, spirituality, legal and ethical issues will be discussed. Tanner’s clinical judgment model will provide the framework for the student’s development of clinical judgment and decision making. Basic care and comfort is explored through the concepts of nutrition, elimination, safety, mobility and sensory perception. Physical assessment is a major component of this course. The promotion of health and wellness is an underlying theme carried throughout the course. The student is introduced to basic foundational skills of nursing practice, including medication administration, through both the clinical and lab settings. Students engage in clinical experiences in inpatient medical-surgical units
Pre-requisites: None
Credits: 5.8
This course introduces the student to the professional and foundational concepts of nursing practice across the lifespan. The concepts of communication, clinical decision making, professionalism and patient education are explored. In addition, the holistic aspects of patient care such as culture, spirituality, legal and ethical issues will be discussed. Tanner’s clinical judgment model will provide the framework for the student’s development of clinical judgment and decision making. Basic care and comfort is explored through the concepts of nutrition, elimination, safety, mobility and sensory perception. Physical assessment is a major component of this course. The promotion of health and wellness is an underlying theme carried throughout the course. The student is introduced to basic foundational skills of nursing practice, including medication administration, through both the clinical and lab settings. Students engage in clinical experiences in inpatient medical-surgical units
Credits: 6.2
Pre-requisites: N110A, College Writing
This course introduces you to the physical concepts of nursing practice across the lifespan.
You'll explore basic aspects of:
Combining foundational nursing concepts and Tanner’s clinical judgment model, you'll start to understand and respond to patient problems in the medical-surgical units.
Credits: 5.8
Pre-requisites:
This course builds on what you learned in N201-A.
You'll further explore physical concepts of nursing practice and aspects of:
Using basic nursing concepts and Tanner’s clinical judgment model, you'll continue to respond to patient problems in the acute medical-surgical units.
Credits: 5.2
Pre-requisites:
This course teaches you about complex family concepts of nursing practice.
Major course topics include:
Applying nursing concepts and Tanner’s clinical judgment model, you'll help the patient and family adjust to health changes across the lifespan.
You'll engage in various clinical experiences in the areas of pediatric, obstetric, and geriatric nursing.
Credits: 5.5
Pre-requisites:
This course builds on N301-A with a focus on complex mental health concepts of nursing practice.
You'll explore concepts of mental health nursing as they relate to the patient and their impact on both the patient and family.
Through basic nursing concepts and Tanner’s clinical judgment model, you'll help patients and families adjust to mental health changes across the lifespan.
Clinical engagement is in the area of behavioral health.
Credits: 5.5
Pre-requisites:
This course teaches you advanced concepts of nursing practice.
It builds and expands on the concepts from courses N201-A and -B of:
You'll also explore advanced concepts of:
Applying basic nursing concepts and Tanner’s clinical judgment model, you'll engage in advanced clinical decision-making to support acutely ill adults in:
Credits: 7.5
Pre-requisites:
This course serves as your transition into the role of professional nursing practice.
You'll apply leadership and management concepts with an emphasis on safety and quality nursing care.
Working with a preceptor, you’ll have the chance to manage, delegate, and prioritize care for multiple patients.
Credits: 5.5
Pre-requisites:
This course helps you get ready for the NCLEX through content reviews and test-taking methods.
Credits: 2
Pre-requisites:
As part of the part-time nursing program curriculum at UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing, you'll need to take the following support courses:
You can transfer these courses from an accredited college or university if:
Please refer to your school's website for detailed course descriptions.
