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  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    1-3 HRS. College musical theatre production. (Same as THEA 291; may be repeated.) S
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 HRS. American Music is a survey of the varied musical traditions, both historical and sociological, found in the United States. Topics include folk and ethnic music, jazz, blues, rock, country, sacred, musical theatre, concert music, and regional styles. (Prerequisite: ENGL 102.)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 HRS. American Musical Theatre is a survey that will examine masterworks of the genre and recent productions currently running on Broadway. Students will also attend and review live performances. This course does not meeting the general education fines arts requirement for any associate degree program. (Prerequisite: ENGL 102.) Su
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 HRS. Using the West Virginia Music Program of Study and the National Standards for General Music Education as guides, students will explore the concepts of melody, harmony, form, rhythm, tempo, dynamics and timbre; learn effective lesson planning for music, and examine appropriate textbooks and materials. The philosophies of Orff, Kodaly and Dalcroze will be presented and experienced throughout the course providing a basis for an eclectic curriculum. Learning will be achieved primarily through participation in a wide variety of creative activities including singing, playing instruments, creative movement, games, listening and imagining. (Prerequisites: MUSI 170, EDU 300; Admission to Teacher Education Program; Co-requisite: Field Experience.) F-S
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 HRS. This course is designed specifically for students who are entering college and are interested in a career in health science. Theory presentation centers on the individual student's development of study skills that are consistent with predicting success in college. Key concepts include adaptation to the role of the student, organization, time management, study skills and communication represented within the context of health science careers. Learning activities include the investigation of career opportunities. (Credit may be earned for either NURS 101 or SDEV 101 but not both.) F-S
  • 1.00 Credits

    9 HRS. This course introduces students to the concepts of basic needs of individuals necessary to maintain health. Students begin to apply the nursing process in caring for adult patients. Concurrent with the nursing process, the students use basic therapeutic communication skills in nurse-patient interactions. Professional nursing standards are examined in terms of legal issues, ethical considerations, and accountability. Nursing principles introduced here provide a basis for decision making in subsequent nursing courses. Structured campus laboratory experiences provide the student with opportunity to practice technical skills prior to patient contact. The clinical component provides opportunity for each student to apply these skills in caring for adults with common, well-defined health problems in acute and long term care centers. (5 lecture hours; 2 campus lab hours, 9 clinical lab hours per week) (Prerequisite: Admission to program; pre or co-requisite BIOL 107.) F-S
  • 2.00 Credits

    9 HRS. This course introduces psychosocial and physiological concepts common to the needs of adults. The nursing process and critical thinking are integrated to plan care for the patient with a common, well-defined medical-surgical health problem. Therapeutic communication skills are developed to enhance nurse-patient interactions. Information from natural and behavioral sciences and be utilized in formulating nursing care plans. Professional nursing standards will be identified when caring for patients with common, well-defined health care problems. Structured campus laboratory experiences provide the student with opportunity to practice technical skills prior to patient contact. The clinical component provides opportunity for each student to apply these skills to the care of adults with common, well-defined medical-surgical problems in acute care centers. (5 lecture hours, 2 campus lab hours, 9 clinical lab hours per week.) (Prerequisite: NURS 111, BIOL 107; pre or co-requisite BIOL 108.) F-S
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 HRS. This transitional course for qualified licensed practical nurses (LPN) addresses the differences in practice between the LPN and the registered nurse (RN). Content includes legal parameter of practice as identified by the West Virginia Code and professional standards as delineated by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics and the National League for Nursing Associate Degree Competencies. Topics include role transition, the nursing process, therapeutic communications, prioritization of patient needs and delegation, and the teaching- learning process. Offered on demand. (Prerequisite: fulfillment of advanced standing criteria.)
  • 9.00 Credits

    9 HRS. This course provides a composite picture of the fundamental nursing needs of the family from inception through old age. The focus of this course is the special needs of the individual as an member of the child-bearing family and community from conception through early adulthood and unique mental health responses to developmental and situational crisis. The integration of these concepts benefit student learning by increasing emphasis in interpersonal skills, especially communication, with clients throughout the life span. (5 lecture hours, 12 clinical hours per week) (Prerequisites: BIOL 108, NURS 112 or NURS 116, NURS 231, PSYC 101, PSYC 241, ENGL 101.) F-S
  • 3.00 Credits

    9 HRS. This course surveys the management of adults experiencing acute and complex health problems. The emphasis is on adults requiring restorative care for life-threatening problems and rehabilitative and health maintenance care for chronic lifelong problems. The nursing process is used as an organizing framework. Therapeutic communication skills are adapted to meet the special needs of patients and a focus is maintained on patient and family education to promote self-care. The student is expected to be self directed in the application of theoretical information in clinical situations with continued focus on the development of organizational skills and the use of critical thinking to create innovative nursing care approaches for multiple patients. (5.3 lecture hours, 11 clinical hours) (Prerequisites: NURS 231.) F-S
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