PRACTICAL NURSING COURSE DESCRIPTIONS TERM 1 NUR101 Nursing Fundamentals I Prerequisite: None Credits: 5.5 / Course Hours: 85 This course introduces the role of the practical nurse, the nature of nursing, personal and environmental health, including transcultural healthcare. The course content includes nursing heritage, healthcare delivery system, legal and ethical aspects of nursing, basic human needs, personal hygiene, the integumentary system and skin care, infection control, the nursing process, body mechanics, health and wellness, and community and transcultural health care. This course provides the basis upon which all other nursing courses are built. The lab application content includes asepsis, hygiene, skin care, vital signs, safety, data collection, physical examination, and documentation.
BIO131 Anatomy and Physiology I Prerequisites: None Credits: 4.0 / Course Hours: 40
The class covers the organization of the body, chemistry, cell biology, body tissues, and disease, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and digestive systems. Major diseases are included, with an emphasis on conditions common in long term care. Students will master the fundamentals of the structure, function, and diseases of the human body.
MED102 Medication Calculations Prerequisite: None Credits: 2.0 / Clock/Course Hours: 20
This course prepares students for medical calculations needed in the nursing field. The focus is on the dimensional analysis method to convert between units and determine proper dosages. Students learn how to apply information on medical labels to dosage calculations. The course covers IV medication drip rates and time lengths. The course also covers calculating safe dosages for children based on weight.
PHA101 Introduction to Pharmacology Prerequisite: None Credits: 3.0 / Course Hours: 30
This course is the first of a two-term series that covers clinical pharmacology and the integration of pharmacological principles into nursing practice. It includes the specifics of each drug classification, including their uses, mechanisms of action, contraindications, precautions, interactions, and adverse effects. This course focuses on drugs affecting the nervous system; immune system; respiratory system; and drugs that treat inflammation, pain and infection. Nursing processes include assessment, monitoring, managing adverse effects, and patient education, with an emphasis on developing the clinical judgment necessary for patient care and safety. TERM 2 NUR102 Nursing Fundamentals II Prerequisite: NUR 101 Credits: 5.5 / Course Hours: 85 This course is a continuation of nursing fundamentals and the nursing process with emphasis on the theory and skills for practical nursing in the care of adults and patients with digestive, endocrine, urinary, and body fluid disorders. The course instruction is 2 hours, twice a week and content includes pharmacological principles and safe medication administration, development throughout the life cycle from birth to the aging adult, community and transcultural health care, nutrition, surgical asepsis, therapeutic communication, and related disorders. The essentials of “OMEGA‐7” provide the conceptual framework for critical thinking in approaching health and the nursing process. The lab content includes diet therapy, blood glucose testing, urinary catheterization, pharmacology review, medication administration, reporting, and documentation.
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