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Nursing Courses
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101 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE |
| PLACEMENT: |
First Semester, First Year |
| CREDITS: |
7 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
75 |
| CLINICAL HOURS: |
42 |
| LAB HOURS: |
48 |
| COREQUISITES: |
BIO 140, PSY 100, N 100A |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course introduces the student to the theoretical basis and practical application of concepts in professional nursing. Emphasis is placed on the organizational framework that incorporates core components of nursing competencies. These competencies form the structure of the School’s expected outcomes for nursing graduates, and also guide curriculum design and execution. The competencies are: professional behavior, communication, clinical decision-making and the nursing process, caring interventions, teaching and learning, and managing care. Students are introduced to Orem’s Theory of Self-Care which guides them in gaining knowledge and skill in using the nursing process as a problem-solving tool, and in using critical-thinking techniques to diagnosis and manage human responses to actual or potential deviations from health. Other concepts that are introduced include: community assessment and nursing practice, physical assessment, and basic nursing skills acquisition. Learning experiences are provided in the school laboratory, hospitals, and community settings. Student competency in selected skills is a course requirement. |
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| COURSE: |
102 NURSING CHILDBEARING AND CHILDREARING FAMILIES |
| PLACEMENT: |
Second Semester, First Year |
| CREDITS: |
7 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
75 |
| CLINICAL HOURS: |
78 |
| LAB HOURS: |
12 |
| PRE-REQUISITES: |
BIO 140, PSY 100, N 100A, N 101 |
| COREQUISITES: |
BIO 141, PSY 208, N 100B |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course is divided into equal halves of 7.5 weeks each of nursing care related to childbearing and women’s health, and nursing care related to infants, children, and adolescents. This course focuses on the developmental, physical, emotional, and psychological needs of the family undergoing transitions related to conception, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, women’s health issues, and the care of children from birth through late adolescence. Students continue to refine use of theoretical concepts, the nursing process, program competencies, and psychomotor skills related to care of the childbearing and non-childbearing woman, and to the care of the pediatric client. Students learn skills related to the physical assessment of the pregnant client and children at various stages of development. They interact with childbearing families, and children and their families, and learn to identify and intervene with self-care needs in these populations. Learning experiences take place in the School laboratory, hospital, clinics, schools, and other community settings. Students complete and present a teaching project, and demonstrate competency in selected nursing practice skills. |
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| COURSE: |
201 NURSING CARE OF ADULTS WITH COMMON/CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS |
| PLACEMENT: |
First Semester, Second Year |
| CREDITS: |
8 |
| CLINICAL HOURS: |
105 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
75 |
| LAB HOURS: |
30 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
N 102, N 100B, BIO 141, BI0 300, PSY 208 |
| COREQUISITES: |
Writing 1100, HS 207, N 203 or N 204 |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course builds on prior courses, and requires the student to use theoretical principles, physical assessment skills, the nursing process, and clinical decision-making in the care of adults who present with common deviations from health, and self-care need deficits that require nursing intervention. Students build on previously learned knowledge and skills to effectively apply the nursing process to individuals presenting with a variety of problems that typically include: cardiac and respiratory disease, neurological, musculoskeletal, immune, and endocrine disorders. In addition, students are introduced to the study of Gerontology, theories of aging, and management of problems common to the aging process. Learning experiences take place in the hospital, nursing homes, and in community settings that focus on the adult. Students will be required to demonstrate competency in selected nursing practice skills. |
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| COURSE: |
202 NURSING CARE OF ADULTS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH
PROBLEMS |
| PLACEMENT: |
Second Semester, Second Year |
| CREDITS: |
9 |
| CLINICAL HOURS: |
168 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
75 |
| LAB HOURS: |
12 |
| PRE-REQUISITES: |
HS 207, N 201, WRI 1100 |
| COREQUISITES: |
N 203, N 204, REL 205 |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course builds on Nursing 201, and continues the refinement of all previously learned knowledge and skills. It focuses on individuals who are experiencing complex, acute health care problems that require a higher level of nursing intervention to manage self-care needs and deficits. Emphasis is placed on student exposure to the care of patients who have multi-system deficits and who are hospitalized in specialized areas. Students are offered the opportunity to collaborate with other members of the health care team, observe management styles of nursing leaders, and to develop their role as manager of care. Learning experiences take place in the school laboratory, the hospital, including intensive care areas, and in community settings. Students will be required to demonstrate competency in selected nursing practice skills.
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| COURSE: |
203 NURSING CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL AND PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH SELF |
CARE DEFICITS
PLACEMENT: |
First or Second Semester, Second Year |
| CREDITS: |
3 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
30 |
| CLINICAL HOURS: |
45 |
| PRE-REQUISITES: |
BIO 300, N 101, N 102, N100 B |
| COREQUISITES: |
N 201 or N 202, HS 207 or REL 205 |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course is offered in both Fall and Spring semesters, and focuses on nursing care of the patient who presents with self-care deficits related to psychological and emotional issues. Students are exposed to a variety of disorders and behavioral responses of individuals along the health-illness continuum. Students establish therapeutic nurse-client relationships, and learn to apply the nursing process to individuals exhibiting a range of behaviors in these settings. Learning experiences take place in both hospital and community settings. |
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| COURSE: |
204 TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING |
| PLACEMENT: |
First or Second Semester, Second Year |
| CREDITS: |
3 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
45 |
| PRE-REQUISITES: |
BIO 300, N102, N 100B |
| COREQUISITES: |
REL 205, N 201 or N 202 |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course is offered in both fall and spring semesters, and students take this course opposite N 203, either in fall or spring. This is a transition to practice course that prepares the student to identify and address issues in nursing science and practice. Issues are presented and discussed that the student may have encountered during clinical courses, and other issues are introduced that the nurse will inevitably encounter in practice. Major topics include: the significance of nursing history to current practice, nursing roles, legal and ethical issues, professionalism, the politics of nursing, advanced practice, preparation for practice, delegation, management of care, interpersonal skills, and self-care. This course includes the opportunity for guest speakers and student presentations. |
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| COURSE: |
NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 100A |
| PLACEMENT: |
First Semester, First Year |
| CREDITS: |
2 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
30 |
| PRE-REQUISITES: |
None |
| CO-REQUISITES: |
BIO 140, PSY 100, N 101 |
| OVERVIEW: |
This nursing course focuses on calculations used in the clinical setting. Students will learn theoretical concepts and practical application of skills required for safe administration of medications. Content of the course will include a review of basic math, methods of calculation and systems of measurement, in addition to, administration of medications via various routes. The development of critical thinking skills when calculating drug dosages shall be reinforced throughout the course. |
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| COURSE: |
NURSING PHARMACOLOGY 100B |
| PLACEMENT: |
Second Semester First Year |
| CREDITS: |
2 |
| LECTURE HOURS: |
30 |
| PRE-REQUISITES: |
BIO 140, PSY 100, N 100A, N 101 |
| CO-REQUISITES: |
BIO 141, PSY 208, N 102 |
| OVERVIEW: |
This course is the second part of a 4-credit course and builds on the work of the previous semester. The second semester course focuses on the study of specific pharmacologic agents including prototype drugs and commonly used drugs affecting the central nervous, autonomic nervous, endocrine, hematopoietic, immune, respiratory, cardiac and digestive systems. The course discusses drugs that are used to treat infections. Enteral and parenteral nutritional products are also addressed. The students are taught to administer drugs safely, assess drug effects, intervene to make side effects more tolerable and provide patient teaching. |
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