NUR 110 - Fundamentals of Nursing

Institution:

Aquinas College - Tennessee

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Description:

6 Credit Hours (3 hours lecture; 3 hours clinical) Co-requisite: NUR 135 This course is designed to introduce the basic concepts considered essential to nursing practice: man, environment, health and nursing. Man's basic needs are introduced in relation to growth and development, health and illness and internal and external systems. The nursing process, with an emphasis on assessment and nursing diagnoses, is introduced providing a basis for the development of critical thinking and decision making skills necessary for holistic care of clients. Concepts of communication, nutrition, pharmacology, legal, moral and ethical principles are integrated. The clinical component of the course focuses on the application of the theoretical knowledge through nursing skills and interventions in providing holistic nursing care to clients on the health-illness continuum. The nursing skills lab and the acute care setting are utilized for the practice and development of knowledge and skills.

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aquinascollege.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 297-7545

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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