NURS 101 - Fundamentals of Patient Care

Institution:

Cayuga County Community College

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Description:

Concurrent enrollment in or completion of BIOL 203. Adult, child, and infant CPR certification required prior to clinicals. Provides the foundation for all subsequent nursing courses. Students learn the fundamental principles of interpersonal, technical, and cognitive skills related to individualized client care of an adult's basic human needs. Learning activities develop the ability to think critically; reason and form judgments; and assess, analyze, and resolve client-centered problems. Content includes nursing concepts, infection control, communication principles, assessment and management of basic needs, and perioperative nursing. The roles of the nurse as provider and manager of care and member of the profession are introduced. Clinical experiences, which begin after four weeks of classroom and laboratory instruction, are correlated with theory by selection of clients in subacute and long-term care settings. Additionally, the student is expected to demonstrate competency of selected nursing skills in the nursing campus laboratory. Four class hours and 12 clinical laboratory hours weekly.

Credits:

8.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cayuga-cc.edu/

Phone Number:

(315) 255-1743

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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