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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
The practical nursing student will recognize and apply the principles of human relationships and resultant behavior to the discipline. The student will identify his or her responsibilities concerning the legal and ethical aspects, economic security, trends in nursing and career building.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PRN 0000C. In this class, human growth and development from prenatal through geriatric are explored. Physical, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual issues unique to each age are identified.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PRN 0000C. Corequisite: PRN 0381C. Students begin the study of drug therapy. This course includes the PN scope of practice in medication administration as defined by the Florida Nurse Practice Act. Besides reviewing the principles of pharmacology, the course will focus on medication categories: pain relief, antineoplastics, anti-infectives, endocrine, gastrointestinal, immune system, reproductive, and urinary. Application to disease conditions, allergic responses to medication therapy and nursing interventions are also included. Clinical experience is included in Medical/Surgical I and II as well as Maternal Nursing and Pediatric Nursing.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PRN 0030. Corequisite: PRN 0382C. This course is a continuation of the study of medications as it relates to the PN role as defined by the Florida Nurse Practice Act. The specific focus is medications used in the treatment of patients with cardiovascular, respiratory, sensory, musculoskeletal and neurological diseases and conditions. Common supplements are also addressed. These objectives are also evaluated during Medical Surgical II clinical experience.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PRN 0000C. In this class, the student explores the concept of health as it relates to the individual, the family and the community. The wellness/illness continuum is discussed. Principles of microbiology and contagious diseases are explored. Physiological and mental health concepts are incorporated. Immunity and its relationship to disease prevention are discussed.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PRN 0000C. Introduction to basic nutrition includes an overview of nutrition and nutritional needs of diverse persons throughout the life span. Impact of nutrients on various conditions and illnesses and therapeutic nutrition are discussed.
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2.50 Credits
Prerequisite: PRN 0000C. In Maternal Nursing, students study the appropriate nursing care for patients during the antepartal, labor, postpartal and neonatal stages. Care during normal conditions, awareness of abnormal signs and symptoms, and appropriate practical nursing care measures are studied.
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2.50 Credits
Prerequisite: PRN 0000C. Based on the knowledge learned in PRN 0020, Human Growth and Development Through the Life Span, and in conjunction with knowledge learned in Medical/ Surgical I, appropriate nursing care of children is studied and practiced. Clinical learning sites include acute care and well child settings.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PRN 0000C. Corequisite: PRN 0030. This course addresses the physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual nursing measures for common diseases and disorders of patients with medical surgical conditions. The patient population includes gastrointestinal, endocrine, urinary, reproductive and immunity disorders. Nursing care of patients experiencing pain and the patient with cancer are also included in this course.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PRN 0381C. Corequisite: PRN 0031. This course addresses the physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual nursing measures for common diseases and disorders of patients with medical surgical conditions. The patient population includes those with respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, sensory, skin (burns) and musculoskeletal diseases/disorders.
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