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8.00 Credits
This course provides students with opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the adult life span in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on providing care to individuals experiencing complex alterations in: burns, emergencies, immunological and oncological alterations, sensory, endocrine, neurological, cardiovascular, lower GI, and GU systems. Nutrition, pharmacology, therapeutic communications, cultural and community concepts are integrated throughout. Prerequisites: As required by program. (5-0-9)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide an overview of psychosocial adaptation and coping concepts used when caring for clients with acute and chronic alterations in mental health. Topics include therapeutic communication skills, normal and abnormal behaviors, treatment modalities, and developmental needs. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to assist clients in maintaining psychosocial integrity through the use of the nursing process. Prerequisites: As required by program. (2-0-3)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to make the transition from student to LPN practitioner. Content includes the responsibilities of the LPN, leadership skills, problem solving and decision making quality assurance, management of resources, accountability, resume preparation, job interviewing skills, and obtaining/resigning employment. Emphasis is placed on NCLEX test-taking skills, computer-assisted simulations and practice tests, development of a prescriptive plan for remediation, and review of selective content, specific to the practice of practical nursing. Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for entry into practical nursing. Prerequisites: As required by program. (2-3-0) 100 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Alabama Southern Community College 2008-2010
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6.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide LPN mobility students with self-directed opportunities to prepare for placement into the third semester of the ADN program. Emphasis is on assessment and validation of selected theory, process, and skills covered in NUR 102, 103, 104, 105, and 106. Upon successful completion of assessments, students are eligible for progression into NUR 201. Students who successfully complete this course are awarded 15 non-traditional hours at the completion of the LPN mobility curriculum. Prerequisites: As required by program.(3-9-0)
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5.00 Credits
This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in gastrointestinal, reproductive, sensory, and endocrine systems. Additional instruction is provided for oncology, mental health, teaching/learning concepts, and advanced dosage calculations. Nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated. Prerequisites: As required by program. (3-0-6)
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6.00 Credits
This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in cardiovascular, hematologic, immune, genitourinary systems. Additional instruction is provided for psychiatric disorders, and high-risk obstetrics. Teaching/learning concepts, advanced dosage calculations, nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated throughout this course. Prerequisites: As required by program. (3-0-9)
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6.00 Credits
This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological systems. Additional instruction is provided for selected mental health disorders, selected emergencies, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and related disorders. Teaching/learning concepts, advanced dosage calculations, nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated throughout this course. Prerequisites: As required by program. (4-0-6)
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary to transition from student to registered nurse. Content includes current issues in the health care system, nursing leadership and management, legal and ethical issues, transition into the workplace, and NCLEX-RN preparation. Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for entry into registered nursing practice. Prerequisites: As required by program. (2-0-6)
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to enhance the student's knowledge of nursing care of the older adult. Emphasis is placed on current issues and research in gerontology. The student should be able to integrate research findings into nursing practice. Prerequisites: Permission. (2-0-0) NOTE: SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO STATEWIDE STANDARDIZATION OF NURSING PROGRAMS.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to enable the student to use the touch method of keyboarding through classroom instruction and outside lab. Emphasis is on speed and accuracy in keying alphabetic, symbol, and numeric information using a keyboard. Upon completion, the student should be able to demonstrate proper technique and an acceptable rate of speed and accuracy, as defined by the course syllabus, in the production of basic business documents such as memoranda, letters, reports, etc. Prerequisites: None. (3-0-0)
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