NUR 1004C - Bridge Nursing

Institution:

College of Central Florida

Subject:

Description:

5 hours of class per week (6.7 hours Summer C) and 6 hours of clinical lab per week (8 hours Summer C). Prerequisites: Admission to the LPN to ADN Bridge program, BSC 2086C, MCB 2010C, PSY 2012, ENC 1101, MAC 1105 or STA 2023, HUN 1201 (3 credits), DEP 2004, all with a minimum grade of "C." Bridge Nursing is designed to facilitate the transition of the Licensed Practical Nurse to the role of the Associate Degree Nurse and to build on the PN curriculum. Nursing III and IV build on and expand from this course. In this course, students gain beginning knowledge about Associate Degree Nursing, the Neuman Systems Model, needs as adapted from Maslow and the nursing process. Students learn the components of the role of the nurse, wholistic health care across the life span, and application of the nursing process. Students identify stressors and commonly occurring responses to stress that affect clients' abilities to meet needs for oxygen, perception/mobility, physiological and psychological safety, self-esteem, and/or love and belonging. Students expand learning about pharmacology, pathophysiology, communication and teaching, assessment, and intervention skills with emphasis on primary prevention for the well child and secondary prevention for the adult client. Students provide care in ambulatory pediatric, community, psychiatric, and acute care facilities.

Credits:

7.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cf.edu

Phone Number:

(352) 873-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.