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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: NURS 240 and temporary Nevada RN license. This RN Refresher Course is designed to assist inactive professional nurses to update their knowledge and skills in order to renew their nursing licenses and return to active nursing practice. NURS 240 must be taken prior to this course. This program includes 135 hours of clinical with an RN preceptor. This is a Pass/Withdraw class. Students must have a temporary nursing license from the Nevada State Board of Nursing and have taken NURS 240 (RN Refresher Course-Theory).
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses plus required support courses to date. Open to accepted nursing students only. Open to accepted nursing students only. This course is taken concurrently with NURS 293. A continuation of the study of major medical and surgical conditions affecting the individual throughout the adult life cycle. Focus is on the application and testing of concepts relevant to the care of clients who have encountered stressors with stable, reconstituted and/or impaired lines of defense. Emphasis is placed on integration of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables together with further development of communication and physical assessment skills. The content of this course builds upon the knowledge from previous nursing courses and includes the following: acid-base balance, hematological, renal and urinary, male reproductive, vascular and gastrointestinal disorders.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NURS 235, 251, 293 and 295 plus required support courses to date. Open to accepted nursing students only. This course is taken concurrently with NURS 294. A continuation of the study of major medical-surgical, critical care and extended care conditions affecting the individual throughout the adult life cycle. Focus is on the application and testing of concepts relevant to the care of clients who have encountered stressors with stable, reconstituted, impaired lines of defense and/or progressive degeneration. Emphasis is placed on integration of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables together with refinement of communication and physical assessment skills. The content of this course builds upon the knowledge from previous nursing courses and includes the following content: cardiovascular, neurological, integumentary, metabolic, endocrine, immunology, critical care respiratory, oncology and emergency nursing.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses plus required support course to date. Open to accepted nursing students only. The course is planned to help the students understand their future role as graduate nurses and to become aware of the career opportunities and education needs of the graduate. Legal and ethical aspects will be discussed and the present and future trends in nursing service and nursing education.
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8.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Nursing Program. The focus of this course is the culmination of the study of the care and management of acutely-ill adult clients/patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is on acquisition of clinical decision making skills and achievement of clinical competence. Problem solving, personnel management, leadership, technology and resource utilization skills are developed. The lab/clinical portion of this course include a critical care and capstone experience as well as computer simulation and skills laboratory.
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0.50 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None Various short courses and experimental classes covering a variety of subjects. This course will be variable credit of one-half to six credits depending on the course content and number of hours required. The course may be repeated for up to six credits.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses plus required support courses to date. Open to accepted nursing students only. This course is taken concurrently with NURS 251 and builds upon the knowledge and skills gained in NURS 142, 160 and 161. The focus of this course is the integration of nursing process skills during the care of the client with stable, reconstituted and/or impaired lines of defense. The student will also examine the physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural and spiritual variables affecting the client's reaction to impaired lines of defense. Twelve hours clinical practice for 7-1/2 weeks.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NURS 235, 251, 293, 295 and all support courses to date and acceptance into the nursing program. A continuation of the clinical study of major medical-surgical, critical care and extended care conditions affecting the individual throughout the adult life cycle. The content of this course continues to build upon the knowledge from previous nursing courses. Emphasis is placed on the application of concepts relevant to the care of clients who have encountered stressors with stable, reconstituted, impaired lines of defense and/or progressive degeneration. Nursing care of clients will involve the integration of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables together with refinement of communication and physical assessment skills. Opportunity will be provided for nursing students to assist registered nurses in caring for clients in the critical care, medical-surgical or extended care settings. Twelve hours clinical practice for 11 weeks.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NUTR 223 and HDFS 201 and acceptance into the nursing program. Open to accepted nursing students only. Lab experience coordinated with course content from NURS 235. Twelve hours clinical practice for 7-1/2 weeks.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of NURS 255 and 294. Allows students to utilize the nursing process to develop and practice clinical nursing skills, priority statement, time management and conflict resolution. Facilitates the transition from student to graduate nurse. The RN role will be explored in relation to expectations of the employer and the consumer. 90 hours clinical practice for four weeks.
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