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1.00 Credits
This course introduces the novice nursing student to the profession of nursing. Ways to enhance learning throughout the program are identified along with educational resources available at the college. Emphasis is placed on assisting students to develop interpersonal relationships with faculty and other nursing students to provide a supportive network. Critical thinking is introduced.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides the opportunity to learn and practice procedures that will be necessary for giving nursing care to clients of all ages. Emphasis is on the development of psychomotor skills needed to give personal care and foster hygiene, to administer medications, to maintain safety, to meet mobility needs, to meet energy needs, and to meet elimination needs. Students will learn procedures in the college laboratory and will have opportunities to practice them in select clinical areas. 1 hour lecture, 6 hours lab Prerequisites: BIO 1040, CHM 1060, PSY 1010, SOC 1010. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: BIO 2020.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the collection and organization of information relevant to a person’s health status. Emphasis is on developing skills for taking a nursing history, for conducting a psychosocial assessment and a physical assessment on a well individual, and for reporting results of the assessment in an organized manner. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Prerequisites: BIO 1040, PSY 1010, SOC 1010.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to those concepts and skills that form the foundation for professional nursing practice. Included are historical and emerging descriptions of health care systems as well as the role of nursing within these systems. Students are introduced to nursing conceptual models, nursing process and nursing research. Opportunity is provided to begin to develop skills of therapeutic communication, critical thinking/decision making, and values clarification as they relate to nursing practice. 3 hours lecture Prerequisites: NUR 2024, NUR 2043. Pre- or co-requisite: PSY 3050.
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7.00 Credits
This course focuses on the nursing care of people who have certain health alterations including cancer; surgery; and neurological, endocrine, immunological, sensory, cardiovascular, hemotologic and respiratory disorders. Emphasis is on prevention, illness care and rehabilitation of the client within a rapidly changing health care system. Cultural patterns, family phenomena and lifestyles are examined as they relate to and affect nursing intervention. Political, social, economic, technological, ethical and legal issues impacting the client are examined. Nursing process and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns are the basis for clinical decision-making. 3 hours lecture, 12 hours lab. Prerequisites: NUR 2024, 2043; BIO 3030. Pre- or co-requisites: NUR 3000, HLT 3040, PSY 3050.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the nursing care of people who have certain health alterations including disorders of the gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, renal and reproductive systems. Emphasis is on prevention, illness care and rehabilitation of the client within a rapidly changing health care system. Cultural patterns, family phenomena and lifestyles are examined as they relate to and affect nursing intervention. Political, social, economic, technological, ethical and legal issues impacting the client are examined. Nursing process and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns are the basis for clinical decision making. 2 hours lecture, 6 hours lab Prerequisites: NUR 3000, 3012; HLT 3040.
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4.00 Credits
Nursing care of the childbearing family is the focus of this course. Included are the processes of normal pregnancy, labor and delivery, the postpartum experience, and the care of the normal healthy newborn. Disorders with these processes and other health problems experienced by the childbearing family are also presented. Cultural patterns, family phenomena and lifestyles are examined as they relate to and affect nursing intervention. Nursing process, Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns, and Erikson’s and Duvall’s theories of growth anddevelopment are the framework for clinical decision making and application of research findings. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Prerequisite: NUR 3000, NUR 3012, HLT 3040.
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4.00 Credits
This course prepares the general practitioner of nursing to deal with psychosocial problems. The nursing process is used as a means of organizing psychiatric clinical syndromes. Emphasis is on assessment skills and the supportive, holistic treatment role of the nurse in dealing with client behaviors. Nursing process and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns are the basis for clinical decision making. Cultural patterns, family phenomena and lifestyles are examined as they relate to and affect nursing intervention. 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Prerequisites: NUR 3000, NUR 3012, HLT 3040. Co-requisite or prerequisite: NUR 3022.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive study of an area, concern or trend in nursing that is not specifically covered in the general curriculum. Not more than 3 credits may be applied toward fulfilling degree requirements. Prerequisites: Determined by instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on nursing care of the family system with children (ages one month through adolescence). Emphasis is on understanding the impact of growth and development on health alterations common to this age group. Cultural patterns, family phenomena and lifestyles are examined as they relate to and affect nursing intervention. Students will be expected to exercise leadership skills to generate improvements in the health care of children and their families. Nursing process and Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns are the basis for clinical decision making. 2 hours lecture, 6 hours lab Prerequisites: NUR 3022, NUR 3040, NUR 3051.
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