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0.00 - 5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RNRS 190, 191, 192. Corequisites: RNRS 193, 194. Medical Surgical Nursing II develops the first years nursing student's knowledge and skills as they relate to the adult non-critical moderately complex medical-surgical patient. Through utilization of the nursing process, the student will recognize alterations in functioning or illness and formulate age-appropriate nursing interventions. Psychomotor skills associated with moderately complex needs, medication administration and intravenous therapy will be studied and practiced. The impact of multiple nursing diagnoses on patient outcomes will be introduced. 45 lecture hours, 135 lab hours.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Current licensure in California as a Licensed Vocational Nurse; BIO 200, BIO 201 and BIO 220 or equivalents. Strongly recommended: READ 099 if required by reading placement exam or if required by reading level. This course is designed to assist the LVN in transitioning from the LVN role to the expected role of the ADN student. Course content focuses on educational preparation for nursing, competencies expected of the gradulate, critical thinking, communication, physical assessment, legal/ethical concerns and study skills. The on-campus lab provides opportunity for students to validate nursing skills and practice physical assessment skills. 36 lecture hours, 54 lab hours.
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0.00 - 5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RNRS 193, 194, 195 or 200; OR current standing as a LVN in California and the successful completion of RNRS 200 (Role transition: LVN to RN). Corequisite: RNRS 203. This course examines the nursing care of selected individuals throughout the lifespan who are experiencing complex alterations in wellness involving multiple systems. Care of clients experiencing a high-risk pregnancy and high-risk newborns is also included. Clinical experiences in local health care agencies and computerized simulation manikins and scenarios provide students opportunity to apply theoretical concepts to actual car of clients. 45 lecture hours, 135 lab hours.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RNRS 193, 194, 195 or 200; OR current standing as a LVN in California and the successful completion of HS 200 SLOs. Corequisite: RNRS 201. This course presents the principles of mental health and the social, economic, cultural and physiological factors that predispose a person to dysfunctional human behavior. Emphasis is placed on the therapeutic role of the nurse in promotion, preventing, maintaining and restoring individuals to optimal mental well-being. Comcepts of therapeutic communication, age related concerns, treatment modalities, and delivery of mental health services are included. Clinical laboratory experiences are provided in community care facilities. 27 lecture hours, 81 lab hours.
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RNRS 201 and 203. Corequisites: RNRS 252 and 290. This course is a continuation of the nursing care of selected individuals throughout the life span who are experiencing complex alterations in wellness involving multiple systems. Care of clients experiencing multi-system failure and severe trauma is also included. Clinical exeriences in local health care agencies provide students opportunity to apply theoretical concepts to actual care of patients. 45 lecture hours, 189 lab hours.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RNRS 201 and 203. Corequisites: RNRS 251 and 290. This course socializes students into the graduate registered nurse role. It focuses on the exploration and analysis of contemporary nursing practice, current trends, and issues impacting nursing care delivery. Advanced leadership and management concepts are discussed as part of the nursing role. Clinical experiences will be provided in Nursing 251. 36 lecture hours.
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0.00 - 2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RNRS 201 and 203. This course provides knowledge regarding the care of geriatric clients, including facts and theories of aging and cultural perspectives as well as specific information about each body system and alterations associated with aging. The course concludes with a discussion of gerontological issues. 18 lecture hours, 54 lab hours.
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3.00 Credits
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if required by reading placement exam or if required by reading level. A consideration of the sociological and psychological factors which influence present day marriages and relationships. Course includes seminar discussions oriented toward understanding these influences as they relate to the individual. 54 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if required by reading placement exam or if required by reading level. This course gives an overview of the psychological, social, economic, and political aspects of minority groups in contemporary American culture. It will emphasize the relationships between these groups and the dominate culture. 54 lecture hours.
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3.00 Credits
Strongly recommended: READ 099 if required by reading placement exam or if required by reading level. An analysis of what it means to be Latino. An interdisciplinary course, focusing on the study of the psychological, social, political, and economic heritage of the Latino. Emphasis on examination of how ethnic groups are organized, and how they influence others and in turn are influenced. 54 lecture hours.
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