Nursing

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Introduces basic skills that are built upon in the nursing curriculum. Includes an overview of the Nursing program; development of study skills, math, and writing for nursing; learning styles; coping strategies; and workplace skills as they relate to the nursing curriculum. Note: Students may repeat this course once without instructor approval.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

5 class and 12 lab hrs/wk, 9 cr.

Presents concepts and skills that lay a foundation for socialization into the nursing profession. Provides opportunities to attain the knowledge and skills necessary to promote health, prevent disease, and deliver basic nursing care to individual patients across the lifespan.

Prerequisite: admission to the Nursing program.

Clinical: Registration must be completed and TB test results and proof of current immunizations submitted before a student is permitted in the clinical area. Current CPR certifi cation is also required.

Corequisite: BI232 and PSY201. Corequisites may be completed prior to enrollment in NUR106.

F

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Provides practical application and hands-on learning for basic nursing skills, including hygiene skills, transmission-based and standard precautions, moving and positioning, transferring, administering intramuscular injections (IMs), data collection, tubes and specimens, and medication administration.

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NUR106.

F

6 class and 12 lab hrs/wk, 10 cr.

Provides opportunities to attain the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the roles of a practical nurse in providing care to acutely ill patients across the lifespan.

Focuses on the care of individual patients with health problems related to the respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, and musculoskeletal systems. Includes pathophysiological eff ects, such as fl uid and electrolyte imbalances and pain, and treatment modalities, such as pharmacology and surgery, associated with these health problems. Also provides opportunities to learn concepts related to the care of developing families.

Prerequisite: NUR106.

Clinical: Registration must be completed and TB test results and proof of current immunizations submitted before a student is permitted in the clinical area. Current CPR certifi cation is also required.

Corequisite: BI233 and PSY237. Corequisites may be completed prior to enrollment in NUR108.

W

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Provides practical application and hands-on learning for nursing skills, including enteral nutrition; subcutaneous injections; scrubbing, gowning and gloving; changing intravenous (IV) bags and tubing; sterile dressing changes; urinary catheterization; and medication administration.

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NUR108.

W

5 class and 15 lab hrs/wk, 10 cr.

Provides opportunities to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the roles of a practical nurse in providing care to patients across the lifespan who are acutely ill. Focuses on the care of patients with health problems related to the neurological, hematological, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary systems, as well as conditions related to cancer, mental health, infectious diseases, and complications of obstetrics. Also provides opportunities to implement the roles of a practical nurse in providing care to developing families.

Prerequisite: NUR108.

Clinical: Registration must be completed and TB test results and proof of current immunizations submitted before a student is permitted in the clinical area. Current CPR certifi cation is also required.

Corequisite: BI234 and WR121. Corequisites may be completed prior to enrollment in NUR109.

F, Sp

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Provides practical application and hands-on learning for nursing skills, including previously learned skills, converting an intravenous (IV) infusion to an intermittent device, saline fl ushes via an intermittent venous access device, intradermal injections, wound care, nasogastric tube insertion and removal, suctioning, and tracheostomy care.

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NUR109.

F, Sp

6 class and 15 lab hrs/wk, 11 cr.

Provides the foundation for practice as an associate degree registered nurse. Builds on the curriculum of the first year of the Nursing program and socializes students into the nursing roles at the registered nurse level of responsibility. Provides opportunities to learn and apply the knowledge and skills necessary to implement these roles in giving care to patients with complex physical and mental health problems.

Prerequisite: NUR109 and Clinical. Registration must be completed and TB test results and proof of current immunizations submitted before a student is permitted in the clinical area. Current CPR certifi cation is also required.

Corequisite: CIS101. Corequisite may be completed prior to enrollment in NUR206.

F, Sp

3 lab hrs/1k, 1 cr.

Provides practical application and hands-on learning for nursing skills, including caring for central venous access devices, focused patient assessments, chest tubes, intravenous piggyback medication administration (IVPB), patient controlled analgesia (PCA), and assisting physicians during procedures.

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NUR206.

F, Sp

5 class and 15 lab hrs/wk, 10 cr.

Provides opportunities to learn and apply the knowledge and skills necessary to implement the role of an associate degree registered nurse in providing care to patients experiencing a health-related crisis such as a critical illness, an acute exacerbation of a chronic illness, or an end-stage disease. Also provides the opportunity to gain knowledge and explore nursing practice in community-based settings.

Prerequisite: NUR206.

Clinical: Registration must be completed and TB test results and current immunizations submitted before a student is permitted in the clinical area. Current CPR certifi cation is required.

Corequisite: Social Science elective and sociology elective. Corequisites may be completed prior to enrollment in NUR208.

W

3 lab hrs/wk, 1 cr.

Provides practical application and hands-on learning for nursing skills, including review of all previously learned skills, blood transfusions, intravenous (IV) push medications, and team medications.

Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NUR208.

W

3 class and 15 lab hrs/wk, 8 cr.

Provides opportunities to demonstrate mastery of the concepts and skills inherent in the beginning practice roles of an associate degree registered nurse.

Focuses on the fi rst-level management skills necessary for providing nursing care to groups of patients in acute or sub-acute care settings. As the culmination of the Nursing program clinical sequence, NUR209 incorporates a four-week preceptorship during which students demonstrate achievement of program outcomes.

Prerequisite: NUR208.

Clinical: Registration must be completed and TB test results and current immunizations submitted before a student is permitted in the clinical area. Current CPR certifi cation is required.

Corequisite: Humanities/Fine Arts/Communication elective and General Education elective. Corequisites may be completed prior to enrollment in NUR209.

Sp

2 class hrs/wk, 2 cr.

Provides a comprehensive review and preparation for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Presents an opportunity for application of test taking strategies and critical analysis of NCLEX type questions through guided learning. Explores universal principles of nursing care management; maternal, child and pediatric nursing; psychiatric and mental health nursing; adult and geriatric health; and pharmacology.

Prerequisite: successful completion of NUR208 or consent of instructor.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Trains students in the knowledge and principles required for safe administration of medications in caring for patients. Provides comprehensive base for clinical application, with specifi c considerations for pediatrics, maternity, and geriatric patients.

Prerequisite: RN, currently enrolled nursing student, LPN.

Offered as needed.

3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr.

Applies anatomy and physiology concepts to examine alterations of human function. Explores major pathophysiological concepts using a body systems approach. Uses theories relating etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations to study common health problems.

Prerequisite: BI231, BI232, and BI233.

Offered as needed.

See CWE—Cooperative Work Experience.