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Nursing Course
Descriptions
LEVEL I COURSES
NR 100 – INTRODUCTION TO NURSING
Introduction to Nursing I is the initial course for the student entering the profession of nursing and begins with an introduction to the health care system and nursing as a profession. Component parts of the nursing process are described and utilized in implementation of nursing technologies designed to promote optional self-care. The student learns to apply knowledge from behavioral and biological sciences in formulating a scientific rational foundation for nursing practice. Concepts related to self-care theory, communication, health teaching, community and ethical/legal aspects are introduced.
5 Credit Hours (Theory 3.75, Laboratory 1.25)
Prerequisites: WRIT 1010: English Composition I; ANSO 1010: Introduction to Sociology; PSYC 1100: General Psychology
NR 101- BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Basic Medical Terminology is a 1 credit-hour course designed to introduce students to medical abbreviations and the basic structure of medical words, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, singulars and plurals. The student will be able to recognize, spell, pronounce and define medical words by combining prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Emphasis is on spelling, definitions and pronunciation of diagnostic, therapeutic and symptomatic terminology of all body systems, as well as medical and surgical terminology.
1 Credit Hour (Theory 1.0)
Prerequisites: None
NR 102 - MATH FOR MEDICATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Math for Medications Administration is a 1 credit-hour course to prepare students to pass the Dosage Calculations test required to continue in the nursing program. This course involves reading medication documents and accurate calculation of medical dosages and solutions. The content includes math review, systems of measurements, medication administrations and dosage calculations. Students are expected to be proficient in basic math including addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, percentages and Roman numerals prior to the first class.
1 Credit Hour (Theory 0.93, Laboratory 0.07)
Perquisites: None
NR 105 – INTRODUCTION TO NURSING II
Introduction to Nursing II is the second course for the student entering the profession of nursing and begins with an introduction to health care systems and nursing as a profession. Component parts of the nursing process are described and utilized in implementation of nursing technologies designed to promote optimum self-care. The student learns to apply knowledge from behavioral and biological sciences in formulating a scientific rational foundation for nursing practice. Concepts related to self-care theory, communication, health teaching, community and ethical/legal aspects are introduced within the areas of pharmacology, nutrition, wound care, oxygenation, gastrointestinal and urinary elimination, psychosocial/ spiritual needs and with alterations in comfort and terminal illness.
5 Credit Hours (Theory 3.0, Laboratory 2.0)
Prerequisite: NR 100
NR 110 – ADULT HEALTH NURSING I
Adult Health Nursing I is the first of a sequence of three medical-surgical nursing courses in Level I. It is designed to develop the student’s knowledge and skills in the nursing care of adult perioperative clients, clients with uncomplicated cardiac and neurological disorders, burns, musculoskeletal disorders, alterations in perception and common fluid and electrolyte disturbances. Theoretical concepts and knowledge from NR 100, NR 105 and related sciences are incorporated in the didactic information as the basis for continued implementation of the nursing process. Nursing theories, healthcare team, communications, teaching, community, professional accountability and ethical/legal aspects are emphasized throughout NR 110 Adult Health Nursing I.
6 Credit Hours (Theory 3.6, Laboratory 2.4)
Prerequisites: BIOL 1610: Anatomy & Physiology I; NR 105
NR 120 – ADULT HEALTH NURSING II
Adult Health Nursing II is the second of a sequence of three adult medical-surgical nursing courses in Level I that is designed to develop knowledge and skills in the nursing care of adult clients with abnormal cell growth, hematological, renal, gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders. Theoretical concepts and knowledge from NR 100 through NR 110, and related sciences are incorporated in the didactic information as the basis for increased proficiency in the implementation of the nursing process. Nursing theories, health care team, communication, teaching, community, professional accountability, and ethical/legal aspects are further emphasized throughout NR 120 Adult Health Nursing II.
6 Credit Hours (Theory 3.6, Laboratory 2.4)
Prerequisite: NR 110
NR 125 – ROLE TRANSITION: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE TO REGISTERED NURSE (Course requirement for LPN to RN Bridge students only)
This course is designed to allow educational mobility and facilitate the transition of the LPN to RN. The content of this course builds on a core of common knowledge/skills from previous nursing education and progresses with a focus on critical thinking skills related to nursing process, biopsychosocial needs, communication skills, principles of teaching and learning, legal issues, pharmacology, and physical assessment. Also included will be theoretical concepts and nursing care of adult clients/families as members of the community with hematological, cardiac, fluid and electrolytes, abnormal cell growth, immune and endocrine disorders. Student who successfully complete this course are eligible for entry to NR 130.
6 Credit Hours (Theory 3.7, Laboratory 2.3)
Prerequisites: WRIT 1010: English Composition I, ANSO 1010: Introduction to Sociology, PSYC 1100: General Psychology, BIOL 1610: Anatomy & Physiology I
NR 130 – ADULT HEALTH NURSING III
Adult Health Nursing III is designed to continue developing the student’s knowledge and skills in the nursing care of adult clients with alterations of the endocrine, immune, peripheral vascular, and reproductive systems, acute traumatic neurological deviations and advanced cardiac disorders. Students are also introduced to nursing research and its relevance to the nursing profession. Diagnostic, prescriptive and treatment actions of the nurse are integrated into a dynamic system of health care delivery. Theoretical concepts and knowledge from related sciences are incorporated in the didactic information as the basis for implementation of the nursing process. Concepts related to self-care deficit theory, health team, communication, teaching, community, professional accountability and ethical/ legal aspects are emphasized throughout the course.
6 Credit Hours (Theory 3.6, Laboratory 2.4)
Prerequisite: NR 120 or NR 125
LEVEL II COURSES
NR 201 – PSYCHIATRIC - MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing provides the student with knowledge, skills and experiences related to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, as well as an opportunity to apply previously learned behavioral and scientific concepts. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is viewed as an interpersonal process with focus on the use of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing principles and therapeutic and effective communication with clients. The goal is to assist the client in the resocialization process, therefore enabling better adjustment to living in the social context to which the client returns. Student activities focus on initiating, continuing and terminating a one-to-one relationship. The student is assisted in using therapeutic techniques of communication and observation in order to identify client needs and responses to care. The course covers theoretical approaches to mental health/illness, the patterns of behavior of the child, adolescent and adult, and the corresponding nursing care. Concepts related to ethical/legal, professional accountability, community, and teaching are applied. Past, present and future trends in mental health are explored. Discussion of the roles of the Psychiatric Mental Health team, with emphasis on the nursing role, occurs throughout the course.
6.5 Credit Hours (Theory 3.9, Laboratory 2.6)
Prerequisites: BIOL 1620: Anatomy & Physiology II; PSYC 2300: Human Growth & Development: PSYC 3125: Abnormal Psychology; NR 130
NR 202 – NURSING OF THE CHILDBEARING FAMILY
Nursing of the Childbearing Family is designed to develop the student’s knowledge and skills related to nursing care of the childbearing family in both hospital and community settings. Emphasis is placed on adapting the nursing process and Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory to integrate the principles of family-centered maternity care. The course begins with reproductive anatomy and physiology, psychological concerns, and ethical/legal issues related to nursing care of the childbearing family. Concepts of communications, health teaching and professional accountability are applied in all areas. Theoretical approaches and the relationship between the nurse and the childbearing family are explored throughout the course. Student activities focus on development of nursing assessment skills and formulation of nursing diagnoses to differentiate between normal and abnormal findings during the antepartal, intrapartal, post-partal, and neonatal periods. The student is assisted in identifying community resources, collaborating with health care team members in initiating referrals, and implementing client-teaching plans.
6.5 Credit Hours (Theory 4.1, Laboratory 2.4)
Prerequisites: BIOL 1620: Anatomy & Physiology II; PSYC 2300: Human Growth & Development; NR 130
NR 203 – NURSING OF CHILDREN
Nursing of Children is designed to assist the student with application of theories of normal growth and development as they relate to common problems in the maintenance of self-care of the child from infancy through adolescence.The needs and conflicts typical of various age groups, as well as the feelings of children and their families about illness, are emphasized. Clinical laboratory activities provide the student with experience in meeting the universal health deviation and developmental self-care requisites of children who are undergoing the stress of illness and hospitalization. Community experiences are planned to reinforce principles of growth and development.
6.5 Credit Hours (Theory 3.9, Laboratory 2.6)
Prerequisites: BIOL 1620: Anatomy & Physiology II; PSYC 2300: Human Growth & Development: NR 130
NR 204 – ADVANCED ADULT HEALTH NURSING
Advanced Adult Health Nursing builds on previously learned medical-surgical nursing concepts from Level I. Emphasis in this course is placed on the nursing role in meeting the needs of acutely ill clients and their families. Complex cardiac,neurological and respiratory conditions, fluid imbalances, principles of hemodynamics and electrocardiogram interpretations are explored. Various methods of health care delivery, leadership and research principles, and styles and functions of management are utilized in medical, surgical, intensive care and community health laboratory settings. The theoretical framework is based on Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory of nursing. Professionalism and accountability are emphasized throughout the course.
6.5 Credit Hours (Theory 3.9, Laboratory 2.6)
Prerequisites: BIOL 1620: Anatomy & Physiology II; PSYC 2300: Human Growth & Development; NR 130
NR210 – ROLE TRANSITION STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL
Role Transition: Student to Professional is designed to strengthen the student’s knowledge and skills that will aid in the transition from the student role to that of a licensed professional nurse. An analysis and synthesis of the management of clients with normal conditions and those with pathological conditions is offered. Classroom activities focus on a review of nursing principles and their application in the clinical laboratory setting, test taking strategies and the identification of areas of knowledge and proficiency. Classroom activities focus on understanding and demonstrating management of client care, managing others and professional development as an RN. Students will independently review NCLEX questions on the computer to prepare for State Boards.
2 Credit Hours: (Theory 2)
Prerequisites: PHIL 2340: Ethics, Healthcare, & Technology; NR 201; 202; 203; 204 OR permission of the Director
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