Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the 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.

Teaches principles of nursing, health and wellness concepts, and the nursing process. Identifies and develops 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, and 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; and, care of the pre/post operative client.  Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing labs and/or cooperating agencies.  Prerequisites:  ENG 111, MTH 120, NAS 161, SDV 100, PSY 230, ITE 115.  Prerequisites or co-requisites: ENG 112 and NAS 162.  Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week. Open only to Paramedic to RN students.

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. Prerequisites:  ENG 111, MTH 120, NAS 161, SDV 100, PSY 230, ITE 115.  Prerequisites or co-requisites: ENG 112 and NAS 162.   Lecture 5 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 14 hours per week.

Focuses on the nursing care of individuals and/or families experiencing changes along the health/illness continuum that are common, well-defined, and have predictable outcomes. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 111. Prerequisites or co-requisites:  SOC 200 and NUR 226.  Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 13 hours per week.

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.

Introduces selected basic skills and concepts in the discipline of nursing and their incorporation into care to meet the changing standards of nursing practice.  Intended as a transition/refresher course for transfer and returning students. Lecture 1 hour per week.

Utilizes the nursing process to meet the biopsychosocial needs of individuals/families experiencing prevalent variations in health throughout the lifespan. Focuses on introducing basic concepts and needs and continued development of nursing skills. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; oxygenation, neurological, endocrine, safety, sensory, rest, sleep, activity, self-esteem, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and muscoskeletal needs; and the care of clients with dementia. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 111.  Lecture 5 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 17 hours per week.

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.

Teaches 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. Corequisite:  HIM 110.  Lecture 1 hour per week.

Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to individuals and families with acute and chronic mental health needs. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Provides supervised learning experiences in cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 111.  Prerequisite or co-requisite:  SOC 200. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week.

Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to individuals and families with acute and chronic mental health needs. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Provides supervised learning experiences in cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 108.  Prerequisite or co-requisite:  SOC 200. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week. Open only to Paramedic to RN students.

Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to mothers, infants, and families in the antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods. May also include care of women with gynecological conditions. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Provides supervised learning experiences in cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 111. Prerequisite or co-requisite:  SOC 200.  Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week.

Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to mothers, infants, and families in the antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods. May also include care of women with gynecological conditions. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. Provides supervised learning experiences in cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 108. Prerequisite or co-requisite:  SOC 200.  Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week. Open only to Paramedic to RN students.

Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to children and families with acute and chronic 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. Prerequisite: NUR 112, 226, 204, 206. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week.

Focuses on the use of nursing process to provide care to children and families with acute and chronic 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. Prerequisite: NUR 112, 204, 206. Open only to Paramedic to RN students. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 9 hours per week. 

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. Prerequisite: NUR 112, 204, 206, 226. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 hours per week.

Teaches the systematic approach to obtaining a health history and performing a physical assessment. Prerequisite:  NUR 111.  Prerequisites or co-requisites:  SOC 200 and NUR 112.  Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

NUR 230 Pharmacology (3 cr.)

Introduces 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.

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