Nursing

Degrees and Certificates

Classes

NUR 100 : Introduction to Professional Nursing

This course provides opportunities for students to explore a variety of factors and issues that influence contemporary nursing practice. These include an introduction to professional nursing practice, historical perspectives of nursing, contemporary models of nursing education and practice, health care delivery systems, and an introduction to Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) and informatics. Co-requisite: NUR 101 or permission of the instructor. Students must receive a C+ (77) or better in NUR 100 and NUR 101 to continue in the program. One class hour per week.

Credits

1

Corequisites

NUR-101

1. Discuss the historical evaluation of contemporary nursing. 2. Examine the professional framework of nursing. 3. Define models of nursing education and practice. 4. Describe current health care delivery systems and the roles of nursing within these systems. 5. Explore ethical and legal issues related to nursing practice. 6. Identify computer and information literacy skills required by professional nurses.

NUR 101 : Fundamentals of Nursing

This course focuses on basic human needs. It emphasizes the care of persons threatened by simple homeostatic deviances that interfere with basic human needs. Students are introduced to the nursing process as they develop basic nursing skills in the college and clinical laboratories. Day, evening, and weekend hours are used for clinical teaching. Students must receive a C+(77) or better to continue in the program. Prerequisites: CSS 101, ENG 101, PSY 101, BIO 233, all with a grade of B- or better; Co-requisite: NUR 100. Four class hours and twelve practice hours a week in hospitals and health agencies. Instructional Support Fee applies.

Credits

8
  1. Apply concepts and principles from nursing, from the physical and behavioral/social sciences, and from general education (humanities, math, and history) in analyzing data and making judgments in the practice of nursing.
  2. Provide care to patients throughout the life span by applying the nursing process in assisting the patient to maintain or regain homeostasis when threatened by common health problems.
  3. Utilize verbal and nonverbal modalities to communicate with patients, families, significant others, and health team members.
  4. Provide patient teaching by assessing the need for information, implementing short-range teaching plans, and evaluating the patient’s response.
  5. Manage care for a group of patients in a structured setting by prioritizing care and by utilizing the skills of other health team members.
  6. Function as a member within the discipline of nursing by practicing legally and ethically and by selecting resources and activities for continued development in the nurse role.

NUR 102 : Parent-Child Health Nursing

This course focuses on the developmental needs of the growing family during the child bearing and child rearing phases. It emphasizes assisting the members of the growing family to maintain the ability to meet their developmental needs and/or to regain this ability when threatened by homeostatic deviances. Students continue to use the nursing process and to develop basic nursing skills in the college and clinical laboratories. Day, evening and weekend hours are used for clinical teaching. Prerequisite: NUR 101 with a grade of C+ (77) or better. Pre or co-requisite: PSY 252, BIO 234. Four lecture and twelve practice hours a week in hospitals and health agencies. Instructional Support Fee applies.

Credits

8
1. Describe the theory which serves as the basis for selecting nursing interventions to assist patients within the growing family in maintaining the ability to meet developmental needs and/or regaining this ability when threatened by homeostatic deviances. 2. Apply the nursing process in assisting patients with the growing family to maintain or regain the ability to meet developmental needs when threatened by homeostatic deviances. 3. Utilize verbal, nonverbal, and written communication in goal-focused interactions with members of the growing family, faculty, and agency staff. 4. Provide developmental needs information from standardized teaching guides as needed by patients within the growing family. 5. Interact with other health team members in addressing client problems. 6. Identify situations and policies which impact on client rights and well-being.

NUR 201 : Nursing Care of the Adult I

This course focuses on the nursing care of adults with common health problems. Students apply the nursing process by identifying client problems, selecting interventions and administering care to adults experiencing homeostatic deviances in the areas of food, fluid, and oxygen balance; sexuality; and emotional equilibrium. Day, evening, and weekend hours are used for clinical teaching. Prerequisite: NUR 101 and NUR 102 with a grade of C+ (77) or better, PSY 252. Co-requisite: BIO 239. Four lecture and fifteen practice hours per week in hospitals and health agencies. Instructional Support Fee applies.

Credits

9
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the theory which serves as the basis for selecting nursing interventions to assist adult patients in maintaining or regarding homeostasis when threatened by common pathophysiological and psychological deviances associated with food, fluid, and oxygen balance; sexuality, and emotional equilibrium. 2. Apply the nursing process in assisting patients to maintain or regain homeostasis when threatened by common pathophysiological and psychological deviances associated with food, fluid, and oxygen balance; sexuality; and emotional equilibrium. 3. Utilize therapeutic interactive techniques to communicate with patients and with families, significant others, faculty, and agency staff. 4. Provide information from standardized teaching guides as needed by an adult patient experiencing common pathological and psychological deviances of homeostasis. 5. Identify priorities of nursing care when assigned to give care to 2 patients. 6. Evaluate one's own performance and utilizes resources and activities for learning.

NUR 202 : Nursing Care of the Adult II

This course continues to address the nursing care of adults with common health problems as initiated in NUR 201. The focus is on the nursing care of adults with homeostatic deviances related to metabolic balance, activity, sensation, neurologic integrity, and emotional equilibrium. The course provides a variety of community-based learning experiences. Day, evening and weekend hours are used for clinical teaching. Prerequisite: NUR 201 with a grade of C+ (77) or better; BIO 239. Pre or co-requisite: NUR 203. Four lecture hours and fifteen practice hours per week in hospitals and health agencies. Instructional Support Fee applies.

Credits

9
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze theoretical frameworks that guide the selection of nursing interventions to assist adult patients in maintaining or restoring homeostasis when challenged by common pathophysiological and psychological alterations affecting activity, metabolic balance, sensory function, neurologic integrity, and emotional stability. 2. Evaluate and apply the nursing process to plan and implement evidence-based care for patients experiencing pathophysiological and psychological deviations from homeostasis across multiple body systems. 3. Demonstrate and adapt therapeutic communication and interviewing techniques when interacting with patients, families, significant others, faculty, healthcare staff, and peers to support collaborative patient care. 4. Design implement, and evaluate individualized short-term teaching plans for patients experiencing common pathophysiological or psychological disruptions in homeostasis. 5. Prioritize and coordinate nursing care for groups of patients by analyzing patient needs, clinical urgency, and available healthcare resources. 6. Advocate and evaluate strategies that support patient rights, ethical care, and patient well-being within the healthcare system.

NUR 203 : Trends in Nursing

This course provides opportunities for students to explore a variety of factors and issues which influence contemporary nursing practice. These include application of evidence based practice, leadership, management, and delegation concepts, role transition, community practice, and continued development into the nurse role. Co-requisite: NUR 202. Students must receive a C+ (77) or better in NUR 202 and NUR 203 to continue in the program. One lecture hour per week. Required Community Service Learning component.

Credits

1
1. Analyze evidenced based practice (EBP) guidelines. 2. Apply EBP guidelines to a health promotion activity. 3. Evaluate concepts of leadership and management. 4. Apply best practice delegation models to clinical situations. 5. Select strategies to facilitate the role transition from student to registered nurse. 6. Identify resources and activities for continued development in the nurse role.