Nursing
NUR 27 (4 CR)
Nurse Aide I
Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and
spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations;
observation, charting and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and
physiology; personal care, nutrition and patient feeding; death and dying. May
include Laboratory or clinical hours. Lecture 2-4 hours. Laboratory 3-9 hours.
Total 6-11 hours per week.
NUR 108 (5- 6 CR)
Nursing Principles and Concepts I
Introduces principles of nursing, health, and wellness concepts, and the nursing
process. Identifies nursing strategies to meet the multidimensional needs of
individuals. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction
related to the delivery of nursing care, introduction to the profession of
nursing, nursing process, documentation, basic needs related to integumentary
system, teaching/learning, stress, psychosocial, safety, nourishment,
elimination, oxygenation, circulation, rest, comfort, sensory, fluid and
electrolyte and mobility needs in adult clients. Also, care of the
pre/pos-operative client. Provides supervised learning experiences in college
nursing labs and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 1-5 hours. Laboratory 2-15
hours. Total 7-16 hours per week.
NUR 109 (5- 6 CR)
Nursing Principles and Concepts II
Focuses on nursing care of individuals and/or families experiencing alterations
in health. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction
related to the delivery of nursing care, Immunological, gastrointestinal,
musculoskeletal, oncological and diabetic disorders and pre/post-operative care
In adult and pediatric clients. Provides supervised learning experiences in
college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 1-5 hours.
Laboratory 2-15 hours. Total 7-16 hours per week.
NUR 111 (7-8 CR)
Nursing I
Introduces nursing principles including concepts of health and wellness and the
nursing process. Develops nursing skills to meet the biopsychosocial needs of
individuals across the lifespan. Includes math computational skills, basic
computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care, communication
skills, introduction to nursing, health, the health care system, legal aspects
of nursing care, diagnostic testing, assessment, teaching and learning, asepsis,
body mechanics and safety, personal care, activity/rest, wound care, nutrition,
elimination, oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, pain control, medication
administration, aging populations and pre/post operative care. Provides
supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or
cooperating agencies. Lecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 2-21 hours. Total 9-22 hours
per week.
NUR 112 (7-8 CR)
Nursing II
Focuses on the nursing care of adults experiencing changes along the
health/illness continuum that are common, well-defined, and have predictable
outcomes. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related
to the delivery of nursing care; acid-base balanc e, gastrointestinal,
genitourinary, musculoskeletal, immunology, oncology, sensor-neural, infectious
diseases, endocrine, respiratory and blood disorders and care of the dying
client. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories
and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 3-21 hours. Total
9-22 hours per week.
NUR 115 (2-7 CR)
LPN Transition
Introduces the role of the registered nurse through concepts and skill
development in the discipline of professional nursing. This course serves as a
bridge course for licensed practical nurses and is based upon individualized
articulation agreements, mobility exams, or other assessment criteria as they
relate to local programs and service areas. Includes math computational skills
and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Lecture
1-7 hours. Laboratory 0-18 hours. Total 2-19 hours per week.
NUR 135 (1-2 CR)
Drug Dosage Calculations
Focuses on apothecary, metric, household conversion in medication dosage
calculation for adult and pediatric clients. Provides a practical approach to
learning to calculate and prepare medications and solutions. Includes
calculating intravenous flow rates. Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
NUR 136 (1-2 CR)
Principles of Pharmacology I
Focuses on principles of medication administration which include dosage
calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects of
medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic
computer applications. Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
NUR 137 (1-2 CR)
Principles of Pharmacology II
Continues discussion on principles of medication administration which include
dosage calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects
of medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic
computer applications. Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
NUR 202 (3-4 CR)
Medical/Surgical Nursing I
Focuses on the care of individuals/families requiring complex or surgical
treatment. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of
skill. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related
to the delivery of nursing care; cardiac, neurological, renal, burn disorders
and clients experiencing shock. Provides supervised learning experiences in
college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Lecture 1-3 hours.
Laboratory 2-9 hours. Total 5-10 hours per week.
NUR 208 (5-6 CR)
Acute Medical-Surgical Nursing
Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to individuals/families
with acute medical or surgical problems or to prevent such problems. Includes
math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery
of nursing care. Provides supervised learning experiences in cooperating
agencies. Lecture 1-5 hours. Laboratory 2-15 hours. Total 7-16 hours per week.
NUR 213 (7-8 CR)
Second Level Nursing III
Emphasizes complex nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups in
various stages of development who are experiencing alterations related to their
biopsychosocial needs. Uses all components of the nursing process with
increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer
instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; cardiovascular,
respiratory, endocrine, neurological and renal disorders. Provides supervised
learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.
Lecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 3-21 hours. Total 9-22 hours per week.
NUR 214 (7-8 CR)
Second Level Nursing IV
Emphasizes complex nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups in
various stages of development who are experiencing alterations related to their
biopsychosocial needs. Uses all components of the nursing process with
increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer
instruction related to the delivery of nursing care related to chronic disorders
throughout the lifespan including immunological; hematological; infectious;
burn; integumentary; sensory, and neurological disorders. Provides supervised
learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.
Lecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 3-21 hours. Total 9-22 hours per week.
NUR 226 (3 CR)
Health Assessment
Teaches the systematic approach to obtaining a health history and performing a
physical assessment. Lecture 0-2 hours per week. Laboratory 3-9 hours per week.
Total 4-9 hours per week.
NUR 230 (3 CR)
Pharmacology
Teaches general principles of drug action, pharmacology of the major drug
classes, and specific agents within each class. Includes math calculations
necessary to adapt dosages to the multidimensional needs of individuals across
the lifespan. Lecture 3 hours per week.
NUR 245 (3 CR)
Maternal/Newborn Nursing
Develops nursing skills in caring for families in the antepartum, intrapartum,
and post-partum periods. Lecture 3 hours per week.
NUR 246 (3-4 CR)
Parent/Child Nursing
Develops nursing skills in caring for both well and ill children in a variety of
settings. Emphasizes theories of growth and development and the family as a
unit. Lecture 1-3 hours. Laboratory 0-9 hours. Total 3-9 hours per week.
NUR 247 (3-4 CR)
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Develops nursing skills in caring for individuals, families, and/or groups with
mental health needs. Explores various treatment models, diagnostic categories,
and rehabilitative measures. Lecture 1-3 hours. Laboratory 2-9. Total 2-9 hours
per week.
NUR 254 (2 CR)
Dimensions of Professional Nursing
Explores the role of the professional nurse. Emphasizes nursing organizations,
legal and ethical implications, and addresses trends in management and
organizational skills. Explores group dynamics, relationships, conflicts, and
leadership styles. Lecture 2 hours per week. |
