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7.00 Credits
American Heart Association & the National Safety Council Guidelines are followed during CPR & First Aid instruction. Basic Concepts of Nursing includes fundamental principles, skills, and attitudes needed to give nursing care. Emphasis is placed on skill, safety, comfort, & preventive measures for the spread of disease. A development for awareness in responsibility to communicate and document observations using appropriate medical terms are integrated throughout this course of study. Integrated campus lab scheduled for practice and competency demonstrations. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology Concurrent: PNP 1364 for Day program. Concurrent: PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing and PNP 1331 Gerontologic Nursing for Evening Program. Fall
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2.00 Credits
Examines the principles of good nutrition for all age groups and principles of modification for therapeutic purposes. Nutritional concepts will be integrated throughout curriculum. This course will also cover special diets in relation to diseases and disorders of the various body systems. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology Concurrent: PNP 1364 for Day Program. Concurrent: PNP 1351 Medical-Surgical Nursing I, PNP 1342 Pharmacology I, and PNP 1363 Clinical I for Evening Program. Fall and Spring
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1.00 Credits
This course includes the normal aging process in relationship to changes in the body systems and common conditions and characteristics experienced by the older adult. This course also deals with the emotional responses, care facilities and financial status in relation to growing older. With conclusion of gerontological nursing the student will be ready to demonstrate knowledge obtained from the class room activities to the clinical setting. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology. Concurrent: PNP 1364 for the Day Program. Concurrent: PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing and PNP 1307 Basic Concepts for the Evening Program. Fall
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to give the student the fundamentals of pharmacology. Math concepts include the various systems of measurements used in nursing and conversion between systems, common abbreviations, calculation of drug dosages and specific drug formulas, and using information obtained from drug labels and from physician's orders. This course presents an introduction to pharmacology, drug names, standards, references, principles of drug action, and interactions. The nursing process and patient education in relation to pharmacology is presented. Medication administration includes safety, systems of administration and routes of administration, including intravenous administration. The course will be completed with classifications of medications so that the student will be prepared to begin Pharmacology II. Integrated campus lab is scheduled. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology. Concurrent: PNP 1364 for the Day Program. Concurrent: PNP 1351 Medical Surgical Nursing I, PNP 1322 Nutrition, and PNP 1363 Clinical and Clinical Research for the Evening Program. Fall and Spring
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1.00 Credits
Explores end of life nursing, how to care for the patient and the family. Included, is the care of the patient with cancer. Concepts of this course will be continued in Medical Surgical Nursing II. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology. Concurrent: PNP 1364 for the Day Program. Concurrent: PNP 1322 Nutrition, PNP 1342 Pharmacology I, and PNP 1363 Clinical and Clinical Research for the Evening Program. Fall and Spring
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3.00 Credits
Begins the practice of appropriate patient care. Clinical areas will be chosen and supervision provided in cooperation with area health facilities. Rotation plans will provide time in each facet of health care available in local clinical facilities. Clinical Research may be required concerning patient care, medications, treatments and procedures. Clinical experiences include care of the geriatric patient, basic nursing principles and skills, and care of the adult patients with Medical and Surgical conditions. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology, PNP 1307 Basic Concepts of Nursing, PNP 1331 Gerontological Nursing,. Concurrent: PNP 1342 Pharmacology I and PNP 1351 Medical-Surgical Nursing I and PNP 1322 Nutrition. Spring.
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4.00 Credits
Begins the practice of appropriate patient care. Clinical areas will be chosen and supervision provided in cooperation with area health facilities. Rotation plans will provide time in each facet of health care available in local clinical facilities. Clinical Research may be required concerning patient care, medications, treatments and procedures. Clinical experiences include care of the geriatric patient, basic nursing principles and skills, and care of the adult patients with Medical and Surgical conditions. Prerequisites: PNP 1131 Medical Terminology, PNP 1212 Legal & Ethical Aspects, PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing, PNP 1225 Anatomy and Physiology. Concurrent: PNP 1307 Basic Concepts of Nursing, PNP 1331 Gerontological Nursing, PNP 1342 Pharmacology I, PNP 1322 Nutrition and PNP 1351 Medical- Surgical Nursing I. Fall
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2.00 Credits
Includes the modern aspects of maternity nursing with an emphasis on normal obstetrics. The components of maternity nursing are anatomy and physiology, communication skills, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum, care of the newborn, and family planning. Prerequisites: PNP 1307 Basic Concepts of Nursing, PNP 1322 Nutrition, PNP 1342 Pharmacology, and PNP 1351 Medical- Surgical Nursing I and PNP 1364 Clinical I. Concurrent: PNP 1456 Clinical II. Spring
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3.00 Credits
Includes the modern aspects of maternity nursing with an emphasis on normal obstetrics. The components of maternity nursing are anatomy and physiology, communication skills, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum, care of the newborn, and family planning. Clinical experiences involving the care of woman and infants are included in this course. Prerequisites: PNP 1307 Basic Concepts of Nursing, PNP 1322 Nutrition, PNP 1232 Mental Health Nursing, PNP 1342 Pharmacology, and PNP 1351 Medical-Surgical Nursing I and PNP 1363 Clinical I. Summer
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2.00 Credits
Includes principles of growth and development from infancy to adolescence. Content will also include behaviors of well and ill children. Prerequisites: PNP 1307 Basic Concepts of Nursing, PNP 1322 Nutrition, PNP 1342 Pharmacology, and PNP 1351 Medical-Surgical Nursing I and PNP 1364 Clinical I. Concurrent: PNP 1456. PNP for day program. Pre-requisites PNP 1432 Pharmacology II, PNP 1433 Medical-Surgical Nursing II, part I and PNP 1453 Clinical II. Concurrent: PNP 1443 and PNP 1463 Clinical II. Spring
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