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2.00 Credits
Students acquire theory, principles, and skills necessary to utilize the nursing process to provide safe, effective, competent, and appropriate care for diverse populations in community-based nursing. Students learn to function in the roles of the professional nurse and build upon the foundational principles of critical thinking, responding to human needs, teaching and learning, collaboration, communication, safety, caring, and professional behaviors in order to practice within national and state standards of nursing practice in community-based nursing. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the first, second, and third semesters of the Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRST 2740, NRST 2760, and NRST 2770. (2 hrs lec)
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5.00 Credits
Students learn to use an ever expanding body of knowledge and the nursing process to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving to provide basic care for clients with acute conditions through a variety of clinical learning experiences. The Practical Nursing student coordinates and contributes to an established plan of care to meet the acute illness human needs for diverse client populations in a variety of health care delivery settings. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the first and second semesters of the Practical Nursing Program. Co-requisites: NRST 1635 and NRST 2615. (15 hrs clinical)
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2.00 Credits
Students learn principles and theories of leadership and management to help prepare them to assume the roles as provider of care, manager of care, and member of the profession of nursing. Leadership/ management topics related to communication with others, change, conflict resolution, delegation of care, and nursing care delivery systems will be covered. There is an in-depth discussion of nursing practice and the law. Current trends and issues in nursing will be explored. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the first, second, and third semesters of the Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRST 2740, NRST 2750, and NRST 2770. (2 hrs lec) Capstone Course
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2.00 Credits
The student will develop an understanding of the health promotion within the context of normal human growth and development from newborn through adolescence. Students learn to apply the nursing process to plan the care of pediatric clients experiencing illness and their families. The care is focused on the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual needs of clients and their families. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the first, second, and third semesters of the Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRST 2740, NRST 2750, and NRST 2760. (2 hrs lec)
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed for nursing majors and focuses on the achievement of professional success by preparing students for the RN licensure examination. Preparation for NCLEX-RN will be achieved through a process of enhancing NCLEX testing skills and individualized review of Nursing concepts and exemplars via an online modality.
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2.00 Credits
Students learn basic electrocardiographic interpretation and focus on basic cardiac rhythm disturbances, treatment, and nursing management. Prerequisite: ZOO 2010 and ZOO 2020 or consent of the instructor. (2 hrs lec)
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2.00 Credits
Students learn the concepts of basic pharmacology and the nursing management of drug therapy including the examination of body systems and related drug therapy within each system. It explores the basic drug groups, key similarities and differences among drugs in each group and the nursing care for each group utilizing the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on the mechanism of action for each group, its therapeutic use, adverse effects and dosages. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, PSYC1000, ZOO 2010, and successful admission to the Nursing Program. Corequisites: NRST 1540, NRST 1580, and NRST 1710. (2 hrs lec)
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1.00 Credits
This is an 8-week course for the LPN/LVN which provides comprehensive information on I.V. therapy through utilization of the nursing process. This course also covers risk and quality management, infection control, fluid balance and electrolyte fundamentals, I.V. equipment and use techniques, phlebotomy techniques, I.V. medications, central venous access, transfusion therapy, antineoplastic therapy, and nutritional support as they all relate to intravenous therapy. This course covers both the "Basic IV" therapy and "Advanced IV" therapy for the LVN/PN. (.75 lec, .75 lab/clinical)
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2.00 Credits
The LPN IV-C Course is designed to provide fundamental knowledge, skills and abilities needed by the LPN to perform specified infusion therapy and phlebotomy procedures. Completion of this course meets the Wyoming State Board of Nursing content requirements for LPN IV certification. After successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate of completion from the instructor and the designation of IV-C from the Wyoming State Board of Nursing. Eligibility for enrollment in this course requires that the student be either an LPN student meeting the co-requisite requirements or that they are a current, licensed LPN. Course Learning Objectives: .Legal considerations and risk management issues for LPNs in infusion therapy; .Related anatomy and physiology including fluid and electrolytes balance; .Principles of pharmacology as related to infusion therapy; .Infusion equipment and preparation; .Principles and procedures for administration of specified solutions and medications via intravenous route; * Principles and procedures for peripheral YAO and CVAD site maintenance; .Assessment of and appropriate interventions for complications related to infusion therapy; and .Demonstration and practice of specified infusion therapy procedures .Principles and procedures for phlebotomy. (note: This is online only. Not done in lab/clinical.) .Principles and procedures for the administration of total parenteral nulrili on. (note: This is online only. Not done in lab/clinical.) Prerequisite: LPN licensure or current student within LPN program. Co-requisites: NRST 2615 and NRST 2755 (24 hr lec, 10 hr lab, 2 clinical)
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide final semester registered nursing students with an opportunity to obtain leadership and clinical experience in the application of all previously learned knowledge and skills in various clinical settings. Students will work in a collaborative role with their instructor and one-on-one with clinical preceptors to develop their leadership skills, nursing judgment, critical thinking skills, and nursing skill practice and competency.
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