{"id":471,"date":"2026-10-06T14:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=471"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:23:05","slug":"curriculum-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Curriculum & Research"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12615,"featured_media":474,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_hpuaeo_plugin_post_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"EducationalOccupationalProgram\",\"name\":\"Bachelor of Science in Nursing\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/\",\"description\":\"The 135-credit Bachelor of Science in Nursing at High Point University's Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing combines upper-division nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three high-fidelity simulation suites and clinical practicums across the Piedmont Triad.\",\"programType\":\"Undergraduate major\",\"educationalProgramMode\":\"full-time\",\"timeToComplete\":\"P4Y\",\"numberOfCredits\":135,\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/\",\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"streetAddress\":\"One University Parkway\",\"addressLocality\":\"High Point\",\"addressRegion\":\"NC\",\"postalCode\":\"27268\",\"addressCountry\":\"US\"}},\"educationalCredentialAwarded\":{\"@type\":\"EducationalOccupationalCredential\",\"name\":\"Bachelor of Science in Nursing\",\"credentialCategory\":\"Bachelor\u2019s Degree\",\"recognizedBy\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"North Carolina Board of Nursing\",\"alternateName\":\"NCBON\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ncbon.com\/\"}},\"occupationalCategory\":[\"29-1141 Registered Nurses\"],\"termsPerYear\":2,\"hasCourse\":[{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3101\",\"name\":\"Introduction to Concepts and Clinical Judgement for Professional Nursing Practice\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Introduces the nursing concepts, critical thinking and clinical reasoning behind sound clinical judgement.\",\"numberOfCredits\":1},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3201\",\"name\":\"Pathophysiology for Professional Nurses\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Covers the disease processes that alter human physiologic function across the lifespan.\",\"numberOfCredits\":2},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3301\",\"name\":\"Health and Physical Assessment in Professional Nursing Practice\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Builds comprehensive assessment skills, from health histories and review of systems to the physical exam.\",\"numberOfCredits\":3},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3302\",\"name\":\"Pharmacological Applications in Professional Nursing Practice\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Teaches safe medication administration and the pharmacology behind nursing care.\",\"numberOfCredits\":3},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3411\/3412\",\"name\":\"Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice and Lab Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Introduces professional nursing roles, core patient-care skills, documentation and practice standards, with lab practice.\",\"numberOfCredits\":4},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3102\",\"name\":\"Concepts and Clinical Judgement for Professional Nursing Practice II\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Builds on NURS 3101, pairing clinical reasoning with the nursing process to strengthen clinical judgement.\",\"numberOfCredits\":1},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3303\",\"name\":\"Introduction to Research and Evidence-Based Practice\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Introduces nursing research and the nurse's role in evidence-based practice.\",\"numberOfCredits\":3},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3511\/3512\",\"name\":\"Nursing Management for Adults with Medical-Surgical Needs and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Foundational care of adults with acute and chronic medical-surgical conditions, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":5},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3413\/3414\",\"name\":\"Nursing Management of Mental Health and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Psychiatric mental health nursing and the principles of human behavior, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":4},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3415\/3416\",\"name\":\"Reproductive Health and Maternal Newborn Nursing Care and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Care of the childbearing family through the full maternity cycle and newborn care, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":4},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 3417\/3418\",\"name\":\"Nursing Care for Pediatric Populations and Family and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Child- and family-centered care for infants, children and adolescents, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":4},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4103\",\"name\":\"Concepts and Clinical Judgement for Professional Nursing Practice III\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Applies the nursing process, evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning to sharpen clinical judgement.\",\"numberOfCredits\":1},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4301\",\"name\":\"Nursing Leadership\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Leadership and management concepts and skills for nurses in a range of health care settings.\",\"numberOfCredits\":3},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4412\/4413\",\"name\":\"Community and Public Health Nursing and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"The nurse's role in community and public health, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":4},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4512\/4513\",\"name\":\"Nursing Management for Adults with Medical-Surgical Needs II and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Builds on NURS 3511\/3512 with health promotion and management of acute and chronic conditions in adults, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":5},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4104\",\"name\":\"Concepts and Clinical Judgement for Professional Nursing Practice IV\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Integrates and evaluates the nursing process and clinical reasoning to complete the clinical judgement sequence.\",\"numberOfCredits\":1},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4105\",\"name\":\"Senior Nursing Seminar\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Builds analytical and self-evaluation skills and prepares students for licensure benchmarks.\",\"numberOfCredits\":1},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4209\",\"name\":\"Global and Population Health Across the Lifespan\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Population and global health issues, including health policy and care for vulnerable populations.\",\"numberOfCredits\":2},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4514\/4515\",\"name\":\"Interdisciplinary Nursing Care for Adults with Medical-Surgical Needs and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Care of adults with complex multisystem health conditions, with an interdisciplinary practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":5},{\"@type\":\"Course\",\"courseCode\":\"NURS 4516\/4517\",\"name\":\"Transitioning to Professional Nursing Practice: Capstone and Practicum\",\"provider\":{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"High Point University\"},\"description\":\"Capstone that brings together the professional nurse's role in patient care management, with a clinical practicum.\",\"numberOfCredits\":5}]}","_hpuaeo_plugin_meta_tags":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-471","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNursing Curriculum & Research | High Point University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"HPU's 135-credit BSN pairs nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three simulation suites and clinical practicums across North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nursing Curriculum & Research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HPU's 135-credit BSN pairs nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three simulation suites and clinical practicums across North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T17:23:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/files\/2026\/10\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"765\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/\",\"name\":\"Nursing Curriculum & Research | High Point University\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/files\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-06T14:20:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T17:23:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"HPU's 135-credit BSN pairs nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three simulation suites and clinical practicums across North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/\"]}],\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/#University\"}},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/files\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/files\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":765,\"caption\":\"Nursing students at High Point University\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/curriculum-research\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nursing Curriculum & Research\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/\",\"name\":\"Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing\",\"description\":\"Just another High Point University site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/nursing\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.highpoint.edu\\\/#University\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nursing Curriculum & Research | High Point University","description":"HPU's 135-credit BSN pairs nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three simulation suites and clinical practicums across North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nursing Curriculum & Research","og_description":"HPU's 135-credit BSN pairs nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three simulation suites and clinical practicums across North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/","og_site_name":"Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing","article_modified_time":"2026-10-16T17:23:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":765,"url":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/files\/2026\/10\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/","url":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/","name":"Nursing Curriculum & Research | High Point University","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/files\/2026\/10\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-06T14:20:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T17:23:05+00:00","description":"HPU's 135-credit BSN pairs nursing coursework with 18 simulators, three simulation suites and clinical practicums across North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/"]}],"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/#University"}},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/files\/2026\/10\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/files\/2026\/10\/Nursing-curriculum.jpg","width":1920,"height":765,"caption":"Nursing students at High Point University"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/curriculum-research\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nursing Curriculum & Research"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/","name":"Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing","description":"Just another High Point University site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/#University"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12615"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":523,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions\/523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}