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1.00 Credits
Advisory: Completion of NURSE 420 or LVN or RN licensure. Hours: 18 hours LEC This class is designed for health care professionals and students who wish to improve their cardiac assessment skills. Topics include heart sounds, chest pain assessment, risk factor identifi cation, physical fi nds, and anatomy and physiology overview. This course will satisfy BRN continuing education requirements.
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1.00 Credits
Advisory: Completion of NURSE 400 or RN or LVN Licensure or CNA certifi cate. Hours: 18 hours LEC This class is designed for health care professionals and students who wish to update and improve their knowledge of current lab values and diagnostic testing. This course will satisfy BRN continuing education requirements.
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1.00 Credits
Enrollment Limitation: Acceptance into ARC nursing program . Hours: 18 hours LEC This course is designed for incoming NURSE 400 nursing students who have little or no familiarity with hospital based nursing and are unaware of all the responsibilities a nurse has in a medical-surgical hospital unit. The focus of the course is achieving clinical success. Topics include Registered Nurse (RN) responsibilities, Kardex review, medical terminology, shift workfl ow and organization, worksheet formulation and utilization, and discussion of common laboratory and diagnostic tests.
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4.00 Credits
Enrollment Limitation: Acceptance into the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This bridge course is designed for the California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) who is admitted for advanced placement into the second year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Critical thinking skills necessary for successful role transition are emphasized throughout the course. Topics include care of adult and geriatric clients with specifi c medical-surgical nursing disorders, assessment skills, pharmacology, nursing process, theory-based nursing practice, legal/ethical issues, cultural and ethnic diversity, and the educator role of the Registered Nurse (RN). Concurrent acute care hospital laboratory experience emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making, implementing nursing theory into practice.
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2.00 Credits
Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC This course presents the principles of drug therapy as they apply in treating disease and maintaining health. The course covers the metabolism and action of drugs with an emphasis on absorption, duration of action, distribution in the body, and adverse drug reactions. Major drug classes are included as well as their related implications for people receiving these drugs. How these drugs affect the body systems, prevent and treat pain, treat infections, and malignant neoplasms are discussed. Drugs that alter psychogenic behavior and sleep patterns are also included.
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1.50 Credits
Advisory: MATH 25 or higher Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 27 hours LEC This course prepares health professionals to calculate oral and parenteral drug dosages with a focus on safety and accuracy. Three systems of measurement and conversion are practiced. This course also provides experience in understanding drug orders and drug labels. Calculation accuracy is emphasized by clinical scenarios and case study assignments.
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1.50 Credits
Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 27 hours LEC This course prepares individuals to become professional labor support providers (birth doulas) and meets the didactic requirements for certifi cation as a birth doula through DONA (Doulas of North America) International. Course content is also benefi cial for current healthcare providers and those preparing for professions in the perinatal fi eld. The course provides a foundation in reproductive anatomy and physiology, fetal development, perinatal care practices, and clinical terminology. It covers professional standards and ethics, business practices, values clarifi cation, and communication skills. It teaches techniques for providing comfort, examines methods for facilitating the labor process and supporting the mother-baby dyad, and focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of the birth experience with its signifi cance for women's future self-concept and self-effi cacy.
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3.00 Credits
Same As: GERON 350 Advisory: ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116 with a grade of "C"or better; OR ESLR 320 and ESLW 320 with a grade of "C" or better;OR placement through assessment process. Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course is designed to prepare students in the responsibilities of Physical Therapy Aides and to provide a general introduction to the physical therapy fi eld. Basic skills of range of motion exercise, positioning, transfers, and ambulation with assistive devices are covered through lecture and hands-on experiences. This course presents basic anatomy, terminology, and medical issues associated with the fi eld of physical therapy. Not open to students who have completed GERON 350.
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1.50 Credits
Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC; 27 hours LAB This course is designed for community workers responsible for promoting and protecting breastfeeding and charged with providing basic assessment, support, and appropriate referral for breastfeeding mothers in the community. It is also an introductory course in human lactation for students entering or preparing for professions in nursing, nutrition, health education, or early childhood development as well as for practicing professionals in these fi elds. The course provides an overview of factors impacting breastfeeding rates, explores health effects and current recommendations, discusses the anatomy and physiology of lactation, and considers the role of the lactation consultant assistant in facilitating breastfeeding. It covers counseling skills, cultural awareness, and community resources for promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding.
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1.00 Credits
Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC This course is designed for practicing health care professionals as well as students preparing to enter the fi elds of nursing, nutrition, health education, or early childhood development. The course focuses on the physiology of attachment, bonding, and breastfeeding and the short- and long-term impacts of perinatal care practices on the mother-baby dyad. It challenges the student to apply best-practice guidelines and model hospital policies to alleviate barriers for mothers choosing exclusive breastfeeding and to create environments that support maternal-infant biology and the newborn's natural capabilities, allowing improved outcomes with less time and effort. This course meets Board of Registered Nursing continuing education requirements and, when combined with requisite supervised clinical experience, fulfi lls all criteria for staff education as set by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
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