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  • 5.00 Credits

    This is a five credit-hour course designed to introduce the five dimensions of mankind. The course contains heavy emphasis on gathering assessment data which forms the basis for identifying human responses in each of the five dimensions. The course includes an introduction to man: human needs, human dimensions, the life cycle, communication, nutrition, culture and assessment skills necessary to nursing. The student will gain knowledge and practice in assessment across the life cycle. Basic technical skills will be practiced in the course including medication administration and dosage calculation, The Nursing Process and the Role of the Nurse will be included.
  • 8.00 Credits

    This is an eight credit-hour course designed to introduce nursing diagnoses important to the care of people in various stages of life. The course includes an introduction to nursing of children, maternal/child nursing, and nursing of adults in various settings. Human dimensions emphasized in this course include physical and social. Students begin the practice of independent planning and implementation of nursing care for individuals across the life span. Pharmacology is emphasized in this course. Prerequisite: C or better in NURS 1515, NURS 1552, and NURS 1222.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This is a two credit-hour laboratory course. Students will be introduced to technical nursing interventions that require psychomotor skills. The student will be required to attend all instructor demonstrations of skills, practice these skills in the clinical on-campus lab, and demonstrate competency in performance of selected skills. Off-campus laboratories are included to allow students to apply newly learned skills in an actual patient care setting. The student will be required to pass written exams, dosage calculations tests, and a skill competency skill test to successfully complete the course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is a three credit-hour course. Emphasis is given to the mental health aspect of nursing care. General concepts of mental health and mental illness are introduced with emphasis on adaptive and maladaptive coping with life crises. Specific concepts of mental illness, neuroses, depression and schizophrenia are subsequently introduced. Clinical laboratory experiences focus on crisis intervention using the problem-solving process as a model for therapeutic interaction with individual patients in an in-patient mental health setting. (For: LPN Excel-erated Transitional Tract only- as needed). (Fall)
  • 4.00 Credits

    This is a four credit-hour course. Students are introduced to complex diagnoses from the nursing diagnosis taxonomy. Clinical experiences are primarily in the acute-care setting where students will be expected to have in-depth knowledge of disease processes. Application of the nursing process with a focus on evaluation will be emphasized. (For LPN Excel-erated Transitional Tract only- as needed)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is a three credit-hour course. The seminar method is used to explore issues and current trends pertinent to the professional nurse. Additional clinical opportunities are provided to allow the application of theory content. Students will be expected to complete in-depth written assignments which will explore their own personal and professional growth. (For LPN Excel-erated Transitional Tract only - as needed)
  • 2.00 Credits

    This is a two credit-hour course. The content is self-paced using computerized-assisted instruction. The student will study nursing care for diverse age groups with a variety of alterations in health found in multiple settings. For: LPN Excel-erated Tract only - as needed)
  • 4.00 Credits

    This is a four credit-hour course. Health maintenance and promotion are emphasized in this course. Opportunities for students to critically problem-solve in a variety of settings are included. Students will become adept at management skills including delegation, supervision and staff development. Clinical assignments will be individualized allowing students to design their learning around specific areas of interest. (For LPN Excel-erated Transitional Tract only - as needed)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to medical terminology with emphasis on etiology, symptomatology, pathology, and diagnostic procedures as related to medical assistant, medical secretarial, medical transcriptionist, nursing and other allied health occupations/functions. The course provides students with basic principles of medical word building, which once learned, can readily be applied to building an extensive vocabulary. Offered at GCTC and WWTC - Accepted at SSC with completion of career tech program.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is a three credit hour course that introduces the student to basic information in pharmacology through the study of drug classifications. The student will study the action, therapeutic uses, adverse reactions, and basic precautions in the administration of various medications within each drug classification. This course is a nursing elective. Although geared to nurses and nursing students, any person interested in the study of pharmacology can take this course with instructor approval.
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