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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
In this course students apply concepts of nursing process and therapeutic communication with clients experiencing severe mental/emotional disorders likely to be seen in the acute care psychiatric setting: mood disorders and thought disorders. In addition, they learn assessments and interventions related to psychiatric emergencies: threatening/ assaultive behavior and suicide. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: NUR 240.
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1.00 Credits
This course focuses on the use of the nursing process for the client/family in various phases of the childbearing process - prenatal, labor, delivery, and postpartum. The emphasis is on the normal aspects of childbearing and views the client within the context of family. The normal prenatal course will be viewed from both the maternal and fetal perspectives and includes the dynamic physiologic, psychosocial, and emotional adaptations. The family will be studied through the process of labor and delivery and the student will learn to assess the postpartum woman and the normal newborn. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: NUR 240.
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1.00 Credits
The understanding of the concepts of illness provides a base for the students to learn the skills in this course directed toward mediating the impact of illness and hospitalization on children and their families. The concepts of the nursing process are expanded to enable the student to document the planned and implemented care that will meet the needs of patients and their families throughout the course of and illness. Nursing strategies for specific physiologic alterations will be included. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: NUR 240.
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1.00 Credits
This course presents the student with information and tools to use when applying the nursing process to meet the health care needs of the elderly client. Aspects of normal aging and the impact of age-related changes on the able elderly and the dependent elderly are discussed. Assessment guides for physiological and psychosocial functioning are provided, and nursing interventions for health problems are discussed. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: NUR 240.
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1.00 Credits
These varied units of instruction provide students with concepts and/or skills in a clinical area of their interest. Included are topics considered to be of value and interest to the nursing practitioner, but beyond the scope of required preparation for all students. These units may be completed in conjunction with the Integrative Clinical Laboratory (NUR 220), with Elective Clinical Laboratory (NUR 251), or independently. A complete listing of elective units and individual prerequisites is available form the Nursing Department on request.
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3.00 Credits
This course will assist the learner to develop his/her skills in the assessment of a client's health status. It is especially designed for those anticipating employment on acute care settings or those wishing to pursue a BS in Nursing. The purchase of a good quality stethoscope is required. Prerequisite:BIO 107 and BIO 108 and Permission of Instructor, also open to registered nurses.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on safety issues involved in administering medications in a clinical setting. It covers drug classifications and the effects of that classification on the body systems. The student will be introduced to the basics of pharmacology and how the drugs work right down to the cellular level. This detailed information will make client assessments more meaningful. Case scenarios describing acutal medical errors will follow each classification studies. In addition to drug classification, medical calculations, legal aspects and safety issues will be presented.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for the student to apply theory and skills mastered to date and to implement new theory and skill learned in the psychiatric client needs course. The student functions in the role of provider of care in collaboration with the instructor, members of the nursing team and the client within the context of family. The student functions in the role of manager of care, exercising limited independence in collaboration with other members of the health care team to act as a client advocate. The student functions in the role of member within the discipline of nursing, exercising limited independence to maintain standards, develop relationships, and assume accountability for learning and self-evaluation. The student utilizes the nursing process to perform ongoing assessments that include the family, to select nursing diagnoses, to plan care that incorporates principles of teaching/learning, and to implement and evaluate client and family-centered care. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: Completed and current health form on file. Current CPR certification, Malpractice insurance, NUR 240.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides and opportunity for the student to apply theory and skills mastered to date and to implement new theory and skills learned in the childbearing family needs courses. The student functions in the role of provider of care in collaboration with the instructor, members of the nursing team, the client and the family to plan for the day of care. The student functions in the role of manager of care, exercising limited independence in collaboration with other members of the health care team to act as a client advocate. The student functions in the role of member within the discipline of nursing, exercising limited independence to maintain standards, develop relationships, and assume accountability for learning and self-evaluation. The student utilizes the nursing process to perform ongoing assessments that include the family, to select nursing diagnoses, to plan care that incorporates principles of teaching/learning, and to implement and evaluate client and family-centered care. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: Completed and current health form on file. Current CPR certification, Malpractice insurance, NUR 240.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for the student to apply theory and skills mastered to date and to implement new theory and skills learned in the child-rearing family needs courses. The student functions in the role of provider of care in collaboration with the instructor, members of the nursing team, the client and the family to plan for the day of care. The student functions in the role of manager of care, exercising limited independence in collaboration with other members of the health care team to act as a client advocate. The student functions in the role of member within the discipline of nursing, exercising limited independence to maintain standards, develop relationships, and assume accountability for learning and self-evaluation. The student utilizes the nursing process to perform ongoing assessments that include the family, to select nursing diagnoses, to plan care that incorporates principles of teaching/learning, and to implement and evaluate client and family-centered care. Prerequisite: NUR 220 Co-requisite: Completed and current health form on file. Current CPR certification, Malpractice insurance, NUR 240.
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