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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 credit hours Co requisite: NUA 170 Prepares the student to perform the fundamental skills of the nurse aide. Basic nursing skills, restorative services, personal care skills, safety and emergency care issues are covered in theory and lab. The student will learn skills that address mental health needs as well as patient/ resident/client rights.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit hours Co requisite: NUA 101 Applies knowledge gained from NUA 101 in a clinical setting.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit hour Introduces the nursing student to the concepts and techniques of dosage calculations and medication administration by a variety of routes. Learners will apply basic math concepts to complex conversion of dosages between and among various systems of weights and volumes. Learners will apply critical thinking skills to the calculation and administration of medications.
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4.00 Credits
4 credit hours Prerequisite: NUR 101, 103, 105, 111 Co requisite: NUR 113, 114, 132, & 133 Introduces the Practical Nurse to basic concepts necessary for assessing and meeting nursing care needs of the adult and older individual. The course focuses on the concepts of acute and chronic illness, pain management, fluid and electrolyte balance, perioperative care, oncology, death and dying, infection and inflammation, and shock syndromes. Common disorders of the musculoskeletal, integumentary, respiratory and reproductive systems are presented. Relevant psychosocial and ethno cultural concepts and legal and ethical implications are integrated throughout.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit hours Prerequisite: NUR 101 and admission to the program Co requisite: NUR 105, 110 & 131 Provides a foundation in assessment and related therapeutic communication and teaching skills within the legal role of the Practical Nurse. Information is presented to assist the learner in obtaining a health history and in performing a basic assessment on adults and older adults with predictable outcomes. Health maintenance and health promotion concepts are incorporated throughout the course. Relevant mental health, psychosocial and ethno cultural concepts are integrated. Learning theory regarding teaching and learning concepts are presented.
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5.00 Credits
5 credit hours Prerequisite: NUR 102, 113, 114, 132, 133 Co requisite: NUR 111, 115, 116, & 134 Continues the concepts introduced in Alterations in Adult Health I. It introduces the learner to basic concepts necessary for assessing and meeting nursing care needs of the adult and older individual. The course focuses on the common disorders of the neurological, cardiovascular, blood, lymphatic, immune, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal and urinary systems and the special senses. Relevant psychosocial and ethno cultural concepts are integrated throughout.
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6.50 Credits
6. 5 credit hours Prerequisite: NUR 101 Co requisite: NUR 103, 110, 131 Introduces the Practical Nursing learner to the principles of basic procedures necessary in caring for clients across the lifespan with stable and predictable outcomes in selected health care settings. Emphasis is placed on use of the nursing process in providing care. Opportunities are provided in the classroom and laboratory to develop competence in the performance of nursing skills. Relevant psychosocial and ethno cultural concepts are integrated throughout. Content regarding multidisciplinary relationships, historical perspectives, and health care delivery systems is presented. (1 or more credits may be given for students completing a Community College of Colorado approved CNA program. )
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9.00 Credits
9 credit hours Prerequisite: NUR 109, 112, MAT 103, HPR 108 Introduces nursing students to roles of the nurse in assessing and meeting medical/surgical nursing needs of adults across the life span in various health care settings. Students learn nursing concepts to assist the patient in achieving optimal functioning. Knowledge from foundational nursing, the sciences, pharmacology and nutrition, along with the continued integration of mental health and cultural concepts, provides foundations for nursing care planning for medical and surgical clients.
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8.00 Credits
8 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to the program Introduces theories and skills basic to the role of the nurse as provider of care, manager of care and member of the nursing profession. Emphasis is placed on introduction to critical thinking and the nursing process. Students will demonstrate a beginning level of competence in providing therapeutic nursing care for clients with common health alterations across the health continuum.
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3.00 Credits
3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to the program Focuses on the classifications of drugs as they relate to body systems as an introductory pharmacology course. Emphasis is placed on current drug therapy and specific prototype drugs. The discussion of each drug classification concentrates on the mechanism of action, main therapeutic effects, and the adverse reactions produced by the drug. Nursing considerations and patient teaching aspects for each drug classification are stressed throughout. Students learn how to use drug reference sources in gathering data for delivering effective and safe nursing care.
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