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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: NURS 131 and 191 and acceptance to the Nursing Program. Open to students accepted to the nursing program only. NURS 161 is a required clinical course to be taken concurrently with NURS 160. This beginning level course focuses on the integration of basic nursing process skills to identify the client's reaction or adaptation to stressors and to develop nursing interventions to foster the client's achievement and/or maintenance of an optimal level of wellness. Attention is given to the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables as they affect the client's lines of defense. Twelve hours clinical practice for 7-1/2 weeks.
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9.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Nursing Program. The focus of this course is on management of patients/clients with an altered health status that affects both individuals and families across the lifespan. The child-bearing and child rearing family are also included as a population. The course applies the concepts of clinical pharmacology, psychopathology, health maintenance, promotion and restoration to the care of patients/clients. The lab/clinical portion of this course include selected observation, clinical assignments and the use of computer simulation and skills laboratory.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Nursing Program. Open to students accepted to the nursing program only. An introductory course taken concurrently with NURS 131. The course provides an opportunity for the beginning nursing student to learn and practice basic skills and techniques. Theory content from NURS 131 forms the foundation for implementation of basic nursing skills. Qualified practicing LPN's may be exempt from this course. Twelve hours clinical practice for 7-1/2 weeks.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Lab experience coordinated with class content (12 hours per week - total 180 hours).
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8.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Nursing Program. The focus of this course is a continuation of the nursing care and management of patients/clients with an altered health status that affects both individuals and families across the lifespan. The child-bearing and child rearing family are also included as a population. The course applies the concepts of clinical pharmacology, psychopathology, pathophysiology, health maintenance, promotion and restoration to the care of patients/clients. The lab/clinical portion of this course include selected observation, clinical assignments and the use of computer simulation and skills laboratory.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Nursing Program. First year students may enroll with instructor permission. The content of this course addresses the competencies necessary for nurses to provide high quality care during the transition at the end of life. Emphasis is based on the integration of the physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, developmental and spiritual variables together with communication and physical assessment skills. This course addresses all age groups across all care settings including clinics, home care, critical care units and nurseries.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 190, BIOL 223, BIOL 224 and BIOL 251. This course is designed to offer students the opportunities to explore and apply the principles of Pathophysiology gained in this course to future nursing clinical courses, as well as, client care as a practicing Registered Nurse. The concepts of physiology and pathophysiology, dealing with disease caused by alteration of function will be the focus of the course. This theory course will utilize the body systems approach in the presentation of the principles of pathophysiology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of physiological and developmental variables as they relate to client scenarios with altered body systems. The content of this course builds upon the knowledge from previous science and nursing courses. This course is recommended by the TMCC Nursing Faculty. This course is limited to currently enrolled students in the nursing program.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Open to students with declared nursing major. Nurse-client encounters involve the interaction of three cultural subsystems: the culture of the nurse, the culture of the client and the culture of the setting. This course explores the influence of culturally diverse backgrounds within the health care system of the United States. The weaving of gender, age, race, ethnic and religious diversities of the nurse and client will be emphasized. This course fulfills the diversity requirement at TMCC.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NUTR 223 and HDFS 21. Open to students accepted to the nursing program only. This course is designed to further enhance the preparation of the student in giving care as a member of the health team. Content focuses on the client, with the physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables which provide a line of defense and on the stressors which impact that defense and disturb the clients' stability. The client, is, therefore, in a dynamic state of wellness or illness, and nursing involves interventions to assist the client to achieve a state of wellness. Since the student is seen as possessing a unique system as does the client, the course will also assist the student to develop greater awareness of self and his/her own patterns of behavior and to develop ability in the use of self as a therapeutic tool. Causes, treatment and prevention of mental illness will be considered and community resources for aiding mental health and treating mental illness will be identified.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None The RN Refresher Course is designed to assist inactive professional nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their licenses and return to active nursing practice. This theory portion is an on-line program that spans one semester. Students who successfully complete this course can then take NURS 242B which includes 135 hours of clinical practice with an RN preceptor.
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