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Registered Nursing Course Descriptions
In addition to NUR 102, NUR 103, NUR 104, and NUR 105
the following courses are included in the Registered Nurse Program:
Nursing 106 C - Child Nursing
This course focuses on
the role of the nurse in meeting the physiological, psychosocial,
cultural and developmental needs of the child client. Course
content includes human growth and development, pediatric care, and
selected pediatric alterations. Nutrition, pharmacology, cultural
diversity, use of technology, communication, anatomy and physiology
review, medical terminology, critical thinking, and application of the
nursing process are integrated throughout this course. Upon
completion of this course, the student will be able to provide and
manage care for pediatric clients in a variety of settings.
Nursing 106 D - Maternal Nursing
This course focuses on
the role of the nurse in meeting the physiological, psychosocial,
cultural and developmental needs of the maternal client. Course
content includes antepartal, intrapartal and postpartal care,
complications of pregnancy, newborn care, and human growth and
development. Nutrition, pharmacology, cultural diversity, use of
technology, communication, anatomy and physiology review, medical
terminology, critical thinking, and application of the nursing process
are integrated throughout this course. Upon completion of this
course, the student will be able to provide and manage care for maternal
clients in a variety of settings.
Nursing 201S -
Nursing Through the Lifespan I
This
course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet
the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and
ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide
collaborative care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations
in gastrointestinal, reproductive, sensory, and endocrine systems in a
variety of settings. Additional instruction is provided for oncology,
mental health, teaching/learning concepts, and advanced dosage
calculations. Nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and
community concepts are integrated.
Nursing 202 - Nursing Through the Lifespan II
This
course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional
opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of
individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner
using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative
care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in
cardiovascular, hematological, immune, and genitourinary systems in a
variety of settings. Additional instruction is provided for psychiatric
disorders, and high-risk obstetrics. Teaching/learning concepts,
advanced dosage calculations, nutrition, pharmacology, communication,
cultural, and community concepts are integrated.
Nursing 203 - Nursing
Through the Lifespan III
This
course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional
opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of
individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner
using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative
care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in
cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological systems in a variety of
settings. Additional instruction is provided care for selected mental
health disorders, selected emergencies, multiple organ dysfunction
syndrome and related disorders. Teaching/learning concepts, advanced
dosage calculations, nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural,
and community concepts are integrated.
Nursing 204S -
Transition into Nursing Practice
This
course provides students with opportunities to gain knowledge and skills
necessary to transition from student to registered nurse. Content
includes current issues in health care, nursing leadership and
management, professional practice issues for registered nurses, and
transition into the workplace, Additional instruction is provided for
preparing for the NCLEX-RN.
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Nursing 102 - Fundamentals of Nursing (Registered and
Practical Nursing Program)
This course provides
opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of
individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner
using the nursing process. Students learn concepts and theories basic to
the art and science of nursing. The role of the nurse as a member of the
healthcare team is emphasized. Students are introduced to the concepts
of client needs, safety, communication, teaching/learning, critical
thinking, ethical-legal, cultural diversity, nursing history, and the
program's philosophy of nursing. Additionally, this course introduces
psychomotor nursing skills needed to assist individuals in meeting basic
human needs. Skills necessary for maintaining microbial, physical, and
psychological safety are introduced along with skills needed in
therapeutic interventions. At the conclusion of this course students
demonstrate competency in performing basic nursing skills for
individuals with common health alterations.
Nursing 103 - Health Assessment (Registered and Practical
Nursing Program)
This course is designed
to provide students the opportunity to learn and practice history taking
and physical examination skills with individuals of all ages, with
emphasis on the adult. The focus is on symptom analysis along with
physical, psychosocial, and growth and development assessments. Students
will be able to utilize critical thinking skills in identifying health
alterations, formulating nursing diagnoses and documenting findings
appropriate to nursing.
Nursing 104 - Introduction to Pharmacology (Registered
and Practical Nursing Program)
This course
provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the
needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and
ethical manner using the nursing process. This course introduces
students to basic principles of pharmacology and the knowledge necessary
to safely administer medication. Course content includes legal
implications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, calculations of drug
dosages, medication administration, and an overview of drug
classifications. Students will be able to calculate and administer
medications.
Nursing 105 - Adult Nursing (Registered and Practical
Nursing Program)
This course provides
opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of
individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner
using the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on providing care to
individuals undergoing surgery, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and
common alterations in respiratory, musculoskeletal, gastro-intestinal,
cardiovascular, endocrine, and integumentary systems. Nutrition,
pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are
integrated.
Nursing
106 - Maternal and Child Nursing (taken in its entirety in the
Registered Nursing Night/Weekend Track and Practical Nursing Program)
This course focuses on
the role of the nurse in meeting the physiological, psychosocial,
cultural and developmental needs of the maternal and child client.
Course content includes antepartal, intrapartal and postpartal care,
complications of pregnancy, newborn care, human growth and development,
pediatric care, and selected pediatric alterations. Nutrition,
pharmacology, cultural diversity, use of technology, communication,
anatomy and physiology review, medical terminology, critical thinking,
and application of the nursing process are integrated throughout this
course. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able
to provide and manage care for maternal and pediatric clients in a
variety of settings.
Nursing 107 -
Adult/Child Nursing
This
course provides students with opportunities to develop competencies
necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the life span in a
safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process in a variety
of settings. Emphasis is placed on providing care to individuals
experiencing complex alterations in: sensory/perceptual reproductive,
endocrine, genitourinary, neurological, immune, cardiovascular, and
lower gastrointestinal systems. Additional instruction is provided for
care for clients experiencing burns, cancer, and emergent conditions.
Nutrition, pharmacology, therapeutic communication, community, cultural
diversity, health promotion, error prevention, critical thinking,
impacts on maternal and child clients are integrated throughout the
course.
Nursing 108 -
Psychosocial Nursing
This course is designed to provide an
overview of psychosocial adaptation and coping concepts used when caring
for clients with acute and chronic alterations in mental health in a
variety of settings. Topics include therapeutic communication skills,
normal and abnormal behaviors, treatment modalities, and developmental
needs. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate the
ability to assist clients in maintaining psychosocial integrity through
the use of the nursing process.
Nursing 109 - Role
Transition
This course provides students with
opportunities to gain knowledge and skills necessary to transition from
student to practicing nurse. Content includes a discussion of current
issues in health care, practical nursing leadership and management,
professional practice issues, and transition into the workplace.
Emphasis is placed on NCLEX-PN test-taking skills, computer-assisted
simulations and practice tests, development of a prescriptive plan for
remediation, and review of selective content,
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