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.
NUR190 Nursing Leadership Prerequisites: Completion of all courses excluding NUR180 & NCL150 Credits: 2.0 / Course Hours: 20
This course is designed to introduce the practical nurse student to the basic principles of leadership and management in a variety of work place settings. Emphasis is placed on interpersonal skills and techniques relevant to organizing patient care, teamwork, time management, assigning tasks to other personnel, and seeking opportunities for lifelong education in the nursing profession. Active participation and application of critical thinking are utilized through questions, discussion, and self-assessments to provide the student with practical and efficient aids to learning. The student will also acquire problem solving skills, discover learning strategies, tips on taking the NCLEX-PN, guidance on the job search, and an in-depth discussion on the distinction between supervision, delegation, and assignment of tasks.
BIO132 Anatomy and Physiology II Prerequisites: BIO131 Credits: 4.0 / Course Hours: 40
The class covers nutrition and fluids, and the endocrine, urinary, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems, as well as the common disorders of those systems. Students will master the fundamentals of the structure, function, and diseases of the human body.
MED101 Medical Terminology Prerequisite: None Credits: 2.0 / Clock/Course Hours: 20
The focus of this course is to study the construction of medical vocabulary from Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes with a body system approach and using introductory descriptions of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. This course is designed to provide the students with a basic understanding of medical terms.
PHA102 Pharmacology Prerequisite: PHA101 Credits: 2.0 / Course Hours: 20
This course is the second 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. 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.
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