NURSING

NUR 27 Nurse Aide (5 cr.)
Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on their social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations; observations, charting, and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology; personal care, nutrition, and patient feedings; death and dying. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
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NUR 108 Nursing Principles and Concepts  (5 cr.)
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 includes care of the pre/post operative client. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 111. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
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NUR 109 Nursing Principles and Concepts II (6 cr.)
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. Prerequisites: NUR 111, 108, 137, and 245. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week. 
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NUR 111 Nursing I (7 cr.)
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.  Prerequisite:  completion of the Pre-Nursing and Allied Health Career Studies Certificate (Nursing curriculum).  Co-requisite: NUR 226. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 13 hours per week.
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NUR 115 LPN Transition (3 cr.)
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. Prerequisite:  LPN status and eligibility for advanced standing in nursing program admission or eligibility for program admission as a transfer student.  Lecture 2 hours.  Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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NUR 135 Drug Dosage Calculations (2 cr.)
Focuses on apothecary, metric, and 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. Prerequisite:  placement test recommendation for MTH 120 or satisfactory completion of MTH 2 or equivalent. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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NUR 136 Principles of Pharmacology I (1 cr.)
Teaches principles of medication administration, which includes dosage calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects of medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic computer applications. Co-requisite:  HIM 110.  Lecture 1 hour per week.
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NUR 137 Principles of Pharmacology II  (2 cr.)
Studies the 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. Prerequisite: NUR 111. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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NUR 208 Acute Medical-Surgical Nursing (6 cr.)
Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to individuals and 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.  Prerequisites: NUR 111, 108, 109, 137, 245, 247, and 254. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week.
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NUR 226 Health Assessment (3 cr.)
Teaches the systematic approach to obtaining a health history and performing a physical assessment. Co-requisite:  NUR 111.  Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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NUR 245 Maternal/Newborn Nursing  (4 cr.)
Develops nursing skills in caring for families in the antepartum, intrapartum, and post-partum periods. Prequisites: NUR 111 and 226. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
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NUR 246 Parent/Child Nursing (4 cr.)
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. Prerequisites: NUR 111, 108, 109, 137, 245, 247, and 254. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.   
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NUR 247 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (4 cr.)
Develops nursing skills in caring for individuals, families, and/or groups with mental health needs. Explores various treatment models, diagnostic categories, and rehabilitative measures. Prerequisites: NUR 111, 108, 137, and 245. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.   
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NUR 254 Dimensions of Professional Nursing (1 cr.)
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. Prerequisites: NUR 111,108, 137, and 245. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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NUR 298 Seminar and Project (1 cr.)
Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. Prerequisites: NUR 111, 108, 109, 137, 245, 247, and 254. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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