Introduces principles of nursing, health and wellness concepts, and the nursing process. Identifies 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, 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. Also includes care of the pre/post operative client. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: Admission to the Nursing Program. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 12 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. Lecture 4 hours. Laboratory 9 hours. Total 13 hours per week.

Teaches a systematic approach to performing physical assessment skills and basic pharmacological concepts. Includes basic principles of data collection and basic analysis using skills of interviewing and techniques of inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. Principles of pharmacology include dosage calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects of medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic computer applications. Provides supervised learning experiences in a college laboratory. Prerequisite: NUR 108. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.

Focuses on the care of individuals/families requiring medical or surgical treatment. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes mathematical 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. Prerequisites: NUR 108 and NUR 130. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Utilizes the concepts of the nursing process in caring for families in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. 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 170. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Focuses on the care of individuals/families requiring clinical treatment. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care, alterations in behavior, eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, chemical dependency and dementias. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 180. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Focuses on complex nursing care of individuals, families and/or groups in various stages of development who are experiencing alterations related to their biopsychosocial needs. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care with patients having fluid & electrolyte imbalance related to inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal obstruction, peptic ulcer disease and cirrhosis; altered regulatory hormonal mechanism related to endocrine disorders; altered inflammatory process related to STD/AIDS, endocarditis, rheumatic fever/valvular disorders and pancreatitis. Provides supervised learning in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 201. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Focuses on complex nursing care of individuals, families and/or groups in various stages of development who are experiencing alterations related to their biopsychosocial needs. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care with patients having altered transport to and from cells related to anemia, hemophilia, hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, cystic fibrosis; abnormal proliferation and maturation of cells related to cancer. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 270. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Focuses on complex nursing care of individuals, families and/or groups with multidimensional needs in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care with patients having altered transport to and from cells related to tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, croup, congenital heart defects, peripheral vascular disease, brain attack, chest injuries; altered neural regulatory mechanisms related to meningitis, spinal cord injury, spina bifida, myelomeningocele, scoliosis, seizure disorder, Parkinson’s disease; altered sensory motor function related to multiple sclerosis. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 271. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Focuses on complex nursing care of individuals, families and/or groups with multidimensional needs in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care with patients having abnormal proliferation and maturation of cells related to cancer; altered fluid and electrolyte imbalance related to burns, renal failure, nephritic syndrome, glomerulonephritis; multi-system disorders. Provides supervised learning experience in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies. Prerequisite: NUR 272. Co-requisite: NUR 255. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.

Focuses upon critical reflective learning that integrates the core components of the associate degree nurse through community services that enhance civic and social responsibilities. Prerequisite: NUR 271. Co-requisite: NUR 272. Laboratory 3 hours per week.

*Revision since 2009-2010 Catalog publication