NURS 230 - Nursing Care of Children

Institution:

Johnson County Community College

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Description:

Prerequisites: ENGL 121 and PSYC 218 and NURS 126 Corequisites: BIOL 230 and NURS 228 and either SOC 122 or SOC 125 This course is the third or fourth in a sequence of five nursing courses. Students will acquire nursing knowledge skills necessary to care for infants through adolescents on a continuum of health and adaptation that may result in acute or chronic illness. Students will use principles of therapeutic communication, psychosocial concepts, growth and development, critical thinking, and organization to apply the nursing process to culturally diverse populations. In the clinical component, students will apply theoretical content and therapeutic nursing interventions to infants/children/adolescents with acute and/or chronic health alterations. Course instruction will occur in the classroom, online, in the health resource center and health care agencies. Enrollment in certain courses may require a professional liability fee of $16.00. Students will be notified via their JCCC student e-mail account if the fee is due and instructions on how to pay the fee. 4 hrs. lecture, 1 hr. lab, 15 hrs. clinical/wk. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $160.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jccc.edu

Phone Number:

(913) 469-8500

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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