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Nursing Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 146 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610071 ENGLISH FOR NURSING I - 2 1 010610014
010610072 ENGLISH FOR NURSING II - 2 1 010610071
010610073 ENGLISH FOR NURSING III - 2 1 010610072
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 -
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060511040 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2 - 2 -
100211240 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR NURSING 2 - 2 100311630
100211630 BIOLOGY FOR NURSING 2 - 2 100211002
100311630 CHEMISTRY FOR NURSING 2 - 2 100311002
100414890 BIOSTATISTICS FOR NURSING 2 - 2 -
170111220 NUTRITION ACROSS THE HUMAN LIFE SPAN 1 - 1 -
170112170 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
170112180 THERAPUTIC COMMUNICATION AND PATIENT / NURSE CENTERD CARE 4 - 4 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
170111200 NURSING THEORIES AND CLINICAL APPLICATION 2 - 2 -
170111290 FIRST AID AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - 1 0 170111510
170111510 FUNDAMENTALS AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING THEORY 3 - 3 170111200, 170111520, 170111530
170111520 FUNDAMENTALS AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING APPLICATIONS - 6 2 170111200, 170111510, 170111530
170111530 FUNDAMENTALS AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING CLINICAL - - 1 170111200, 170111510, 170111520
170111540 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I 4 - 4 170111510
170111550 QUALITY, SAFETY, AND ETHICS IN NURSING 2 - 2 -
170112150 HUMAN ANATOMY& PHYSIOLOGY II 3 - 3 170111540
170112190 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING I THEORY 4 - 4 170112150, 170112240, 170111510, 170111530, 170111540, 170111290, 100211630, 170112200, 170112270
170112200 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II THEORY 4 - 4 170112150, 170112240, 170111510, 170111540, 170111290, 100211630, 170112190, 170112270
170112240 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING I 2 - 2 170111540, 170112190, 170112200, 170112270
170112270 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING III THEORY 4 - 4 170112150, 170112240, 170111510, 170111540, 170111290, 100211630, 170112190, 170112200
170112280 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CLINICAL I - - 3 170112190, 170112200, 170112270
170112290 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING SIMULATION - 2 1 170112190, 170112200, 170112270
170112310 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING IV THEORY 4 - 4 170113130, 170112190, 170112200, 170112270, 170112280, 170112320
170112320 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING V THEORY 4 - 4 170113130, 170112190, 170112200, 170112270, 170112310
170112330 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CLINICAL II - - 4 170112270, 170112310, 170112320
170112340 PATHOLOGY 2 - 2 170112150, 170111540
170113130 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING II 2 - 2 170112240, 100311630
170113190 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING I THEORY 3 - 3 170112170, 170112320, 170113200, 170113270, 170113280
170113200 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING II THEORY 3 - 3 170112170, 170112320, 170113190, 170113270, 170113280
170113270 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL - - 2 170113190, 170113200, 170113280
170113280 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING SIMULATION - 2 1 170113190, 170113200, 170113270
170113290 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING I THEORY 3 - 3 170112170, 170112320, 170113320, 170113340
170113300 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING II THEORY 3 - 3 170112170, 170112320, 170113290, 170113320, 170113340
170113320 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL - - 2 170113290, 170113300, 170113340
170113340 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING SIMULATION - 2 1 170113290, 170113300, 170113320
170113350 PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING THEORY 5 - 5 040511260, 040511270, 170112320, 170113360
170113360 PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL NURSING - - 2 170113350
170113370 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY HEALTH NURSING THEORY 4 - 4 170112320, 170113380
170113380 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL - - 2 170113370
170113390 NURSING MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL LEADERSHIP 2 - 2 170112320
170113400 MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY FOR NURSING 3 - 3 100211630
170114170 HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION THEORY 1 - 1 170113370, 170114180
170114180 HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION CLINICAL - - 2 170114170
170114190 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING 3 - 3 170112240, 170113130
170114200 GENETIC AND GENOMIC NURSING 3 - 3 170112320
170114250 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 - 0 170112190, 170112200, 170112270, 170112310, 170112320, 170114330, 170113190, 170113200, 170113290, 170113300, 170113350, 170113370, 170114170, 170113390
170114260 ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) - 1 0 170114330
170114280 NURSING SEMINAR AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE (EBP) 1 - 1 040521301, 100414890
170114290 ADVANCE CLINICAL PRACTICE - - 3 170111530, 170112280, 170112330, 170114340, 170113270, 170113320, 170113360, 170113380, 170114180
170114330 CRITICAL, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING THEORY 3 - 3 170114260, 170112320, 170114340, 170114350
170114340 CRITICAL, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING CLINICAL - - 2 170114330, 170114350
170114350 CRITICAL, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING SIMULATION - 2 1 170114330, 170114340
170114360 INTEGRATIVE AND CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN NURSING 3 - 3 170112320
170114370 GERIATRIC HEALTH NURSING 2 - 2 -
170114380 REHABILITATION IN NURSING 1 - 1 -
Students must pass ( 2 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
060423680 CARDIO-PULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 - 2 -
170114160 HEALTH SYSTEM LAWS AND POLICIES IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH0
010610071 ENGLISH FOR NURSING I1
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY2
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY2
060511040 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH2
100211630 BIOLOGY FOR NURSING2
100311630 CHEMISTRY FOR NURSING2
170111200 NURSING THEORIES AND CLINICAL APPLICATION2
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610072 ENGLISH FOR NURSING II1
170111220 NUTRITION ACROSS THE HUMAN LIFE SPAN1
170111290 FIRST AID AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT0
170111510 FUNDAMENTALS AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING THEORY3
170111520 FUNDAMENTALS AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING APPLICATIONS2
170111530 FUNDAMENTALS AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING CLINICAL1
170111540 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I4
170111550 QUALITY, SAFETY, AND ETHICS IN NURSING2
TOTAL 14

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610073 ENGLISH FOR NURSING III1
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
100211240 BIOCHEMISTRY FOR NURSING2
170112150 HUMAN ANATOMY& PHYSIOLOGY II3
TOTAL 8

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

170112190 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING I THEORY4
170112200 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING II THEORY4
170112240 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING I2
170112270 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING III THEORY4
170112280 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CLINICAL I3
170112290 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING SIMULATION1
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

170112180 THERAPUTIC COMMUNICATION AND PATIENT / NURSE CENTERD CARE4
170112310 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING IV THEORY4
170112320 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING V THEORY4
170112330 ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING CLINICAL II4
170113130 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING II2
TOTAL 18

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

170112170 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY2
170112340 PATHOLOGY2
TOTAL 4

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

170113190 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING I THEORY3
170113200 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING II THEORY3
170113270 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL2
170113280 MATERNITY HEALTH NURSING SIMULATION1
170113370 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY HEALTH NURSING THEORY4
170113380 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL2
170113390 NURSING MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL LEADERSHIP2
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

170113290 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING I THEORY3
170113300 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING II THEORY3
170113320 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING CLINICAL2
170113340 PEDIATRIC HEALTH NURSING SIMULATION1
170113350 PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING THEORY5
170113360 PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL NURSING2
TOTAL 16

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
170113400 MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY FOR NURSING3
TOTAL 5

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
100414890 BIOSTATISTICS FOR NURSING2
170114170 HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION THEORY1
170114180 HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION CLINICAL2
170114190 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING3
170114260 ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS)0
170114330 CRITICAL, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING THEORY3
170114340 CRITICAL, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING CLINICAL2
170114350 CRITICAL, EMERGENCY, AND TRAUMA NURSING SIMULATION1
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

170114200 GENETIC AND GENOMIC NURSING3
170114250 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM0
170114280 NURSING SEMINAR AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE (EBP)1
170114290 ADVANCE CLINICAL PRACTICE3
170114360 INTEGRATIVE AND CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN NURSING3
170114370 GERIATRIC HEALTH NURSING2
170114380 REHABILITATION IN NURSING1
--------- Spec. Elec.2
TOTAL 15
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