Nursing (NURS)
NURS 146 Common Health Deviations 6 Credits (6)
Common health deviations and the manner by which they alter various body functions are explored. The role of the licensed practical nurse in assisting clients with common health deviations is presented. Ethical and legal implications and the role of the practical nurse are also considered. The licensed practical nursing student will utilize the application of knowledge to client care situation both in the subacute and acute care settings. The nursing process is presented as guide for coordinating client care. Grade of C or better. Repeatable: up to 6 credits. Restricted to: NURSING majors. (4+6P)
Prerequisite(s): NURS 153, NURS 156, NURS 154, NURS 157, and NURS 210 or consent of program director
Learning Outcomes
- Apply each step of the nursing process as a method of organizing the nursing care for patients with common health deviations.
- Explain methods the nurse can employ in allowing the patients to assume the right and responsibility for their own care.
- Incorporate the concepts and principles derived from the biological, developmental, social, and computer sciences and nursing knowledge that relate to the nursing care of patients with common health deviations.
- Explain the roles and functions of the members of the health care team including ancillary personnel as they relate to the care of patients with common health deviations.
- Explain the rationale for the performance of the following technical skills: tracheal suctioning; cardiac monitoring; providing nutrition and medications for the patient with a feeding tube; basic wound/ostomy care
- Recognize the nurse’s role in establishing therapeutic relationships with patients experiencing common health deviations.
- Explain the legal responsibilities of the practical nurse as they relate to patients with common health deviations.
- Selectively critique sources of current literature relevant to the care of patients with common health deviations.
NURS 150 Medical Terminology 3 Credits (3)
The study and understanding of medical terminology as it relates to diseases, their causes and effects, and the terminology used in various medical specialties. Emphasis will be placed on learning the basic elements of medical words, appropriate spelling and use of medical terms, and use of medical abbreviations. Repeatable: up to 3 credits. Crosslist: HIT 150.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate proficient interpretation of medical abbreviations
- Explain the importance of utilizing medical terms/abbreviations in the medical field
- Define medical terms correctly
- Interpret medical language including roots, prefixes and suffixes
- Pronounce medical terms correctly
- Spell medical terms correctly
NURS 153 Medication and Dosage Calculation 1 Credit (1)
Techniques of dosage calculation for medication and fluid administration. RR applicable. Students must meet SENMC basic skills requirement in mathematics to enroll in this course.
Learning Outcomes
- Utilize the nursing process, clinical judgment, evidenced based information and knowledge from the arts and sciences to provide safe client centered care.
- Coordinate and collaborate effectively through verbal, nonverbal, and technological means with individuals, families and the interdisciplinary team.
- Integrate accountability and responsibility for practice within the legal and ethical standards of the nursing profession.
- Apply the principles of delegation, management and leadership in providing client centered care.
- Participate in activities that promote professional development and personal growth.
NURS 154 Physical Assessment 2 Credits (2)
Beginning techniques of physical assessment by systems will be presented using the nursing process as a guide for providing safe client centered care throughout the life span. Grade of C or better is required. Repeatable: up to 2 credits. Restricted to: NURSING majors.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1130 or BIOL 2210
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the purpose, guidelines, safety factors, and equipment necessary for performing a physical exam.
- Discuss and demonstrate techniques necessary to facilitate communication to obtain a health history.
- Identify and demonstrate correct documentation of each body system.
- Define ethical/legal implications as they relate to documentation and the physical assessment exam.
- Identify and discuss the nutritional implications as they relate to the physical assessment exam.
- Recognize key terms, exam techniques, and the anatomy and physiology on the assessment of each body system.
- Discuss developmental and cultural differences in performing a physical assessment.
- Identify and discuss components of the nursing process focusing on assessment and beginning to recognize self-care deficits.
- Identify opportunities to promote self-care assessment within the physical exam. 1
- Identify methods by which airing behaviors facilitate the nurse-patient relationship in the performance of a physical assessment.
NURS 155 Special Topics 4 Credits (4)
Specific subjects to be announced in the Schedule of Classes.
Learning Outcomes
- Each tutorial subject matter is dependent on which core course it is aligned with.
- The courses are designed to assist the nursing student to achieve success by developing critical thinking and problem solving skills.
- The course focuses on understanding of content and practice of nursing procedures through the use of critical thinking and the clincial judgement measure model.
- The course includes lecture, group work, hands-on practice, on-line discussions, learning activities, and pratice exams.
- See course syllabus for specific course objectives
NURS 156 Basic Nursing Theory and Practice 6 Credits (6)
Introduction to the nursing profession and the beginning skills of nursing practice as it relates to normalcy. The nursing process is presented as a means of guiding the student in providing safe client centered care. Ethical and legal aspects of nursing practice are also included. Basic clinical nursing skills will be presented and practiced in the nursing lab. The student will perform these skills with clients in an actual health care setting. Repeatable: up to 6 credits. Consent of Program Director requires. Restricted to: NURSING majors.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe standards and regulations that apply to nursing and ethical practice.
- Demonstrate professional attitudes, behaviors and communication skills.
- Describe the basic principles of the teaching learning process.
- Provide client centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience.
- Outline individualized care for clients based on actual client needs accounting for cultural and religious influences that may impact nursing care.
- Describe roles and responsibilities, scope of practice and values of the interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate the use of the nursing process and learned skills in the provision of safe and effective client care.
- Select interventions that are evidenced based with providing care.
- Demonstrate safe performance of basic nursing procedures. 1
- Describe standards and regulations that apply to nursing and ethical practice. 1
- Identify institutional policies and procedures, health care policies and nation standards in the care of clients. 1
- Identify sources of information regarding national standards or policies regarding client care across the lifespan. 1
- Demonstrate the use of documents approved abbreviations and standard terminology to record and communicate client information.
NURS 157 Maternal/Child Health Deviations 8 Credits (8)
This course introduces the student to the concepts and principles of nursing care of the family from conception to adolescence. Utilizing the assessment, analyzing, planning, and implementation phases of the nursing process (the Care map), the student focuses on the supportive-educative nursing system to assist members of the family in meeting self-care requisites and how they are affected by the health deviations common to each developmental level beginning with conception and ending with adolescence. Knowledge gained in theoretical instruction is then applied to the patient care situation. After an introduction to the necessary clinical skills in the campus laboratory setting, students will participate in clinical experiences with the focus on the family from conception to adolescence. The assessment, analysis, planning, and implementation phases of the nursing process are emphasized as a tool to assist patients in meeting universal and developmental self-care requisites. Utilizing the nursing process, the student provides safe, client- centered care to diverse clients and families. Theoretical instruction is applied to client care situations. Students collaborate with clients, families, and the interdisciplinary team in meeting health care needs. Experiences may occur in the physician's office, local health department, day care centers, schools, or the hospital. Grade of C or better required. Restricted to: NURSING majors. (6+6P)
Corequisite(s): NURS 210
Learning Outcomes
- Determine how values of clients, families and medical personnel impact the involvement of clients in their health care related to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Implement individualized client care utilizing an evidenced based approach related to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Choose health protection, health promotion, and disease prevention strategies in the care of maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Apply the scope, risk factors, physiologic processes, and clinical management strategies to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Choose resources for continuity of client care related to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Give examples of significant information to report to other disciplines.
- Apply the principles of delegation in the provision of client care with maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Utilize evidenced based information to implement a plan of care and employ nursing interventions for maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Use the principles of ethical practice in the delivery of nursing care for maternal/child and pediatric clients. 1
- Apply policies, procedures and standards of care related to maternal/child and pediatric in the provision of client care. 1
- Apply nursing interventions to reduce risk of harm to self and others related to maternal/child and pediatric clients. 1
- Choose available technology for delivery of nursing care related to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
NURS 210 Pharmacological Requisites of the Childbearing Family 1 Credit (1)
Basic concepts of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics, and their relationship to nursing care will be discussed focusing on medications commonly utilized with the childbearing family. Medication classes to be discussed include labor and delivery, analgesic, vitamins, respiratory, gynecological, endocrine, and anti-microbial/anti-infective drugs. Grade of C or better required.
Corequisite(s): NURS 157
Learning Outcomes
- Incorporate the values, preferences and expressed needs of maternal/child and pediatric clients in the administration of pharmacotherapeutics to these clients.
- Apply principles of teaching/learning in education maternal/child and pediatric clients on the use, adverse effects and interactions of pharmacotherapeutic agents.
- Explain how members of the health care team collaborate in the delivery of pharmacotherapeutics to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Discuss pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs specific to the maternal/child and pediatric client.
- Apply evidenced based information to the administration of pharmacotherapeutics to maternal/child and pediatric clients.
- Give examples of policies, procedures and standards of care related to pharmacotherapeutics utilized in the care of maternal/child and pediatric clients.
NURS 211 Pharmacological Requisites of Simple Health Deviations 1 Credit (1)
Basic concepts of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics, and their relationship to nursing care are addressed focusing on medications related to the psychiatric, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, gynecological, hematological, and anti-neoplastic client. Grade of C or better required.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and discuss each of the major classifications of drugs and drugs within the class, including the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics involved for the following body systems: : Central Nervous System; Immune/Hematological; Gastrointestinal; Musculoskeletal
- Discuss the relationship between the use of pharmaceuticals and the treatment of disease in clients with health deviations.
- Discuss the importance of client education as it relates to each classification of drug presented, especially in preventing drug-drug and food drug interactions.
- Describe the role of the nurse in safe medication administration to clients with simple health deviations.
NURS 212 Pharmacological Requisites of Complex Health Deviations 1 Credit (1)
Basic concepts of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics, and their relationship to nursing care is examined focusing on medications related to complex health deviations. Drug classes to be discussed include cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, and neurological. Grade of C or better required.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply principles of teaching/learning in educating clients on the use, adverse effects and interactions of pharmacotherapeutic agents used to treat complex health deviations.
- Collaborate with members of the health care team in the delivery of pharmacotherapeutics to clients with complex health deviations.
- Give examples of commonly prescribed drugs used to treat clients with complex health deviations and related pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
- Discuss the relationship between the use of pharmacotherapeutics and the treatment of disease in clients with complex health deviations.
- Identify safety issues and minimize risk potential associated with pharmacotherapeutics.
NURS 246 Health Deviations I 7 Credits (7)
Introduction to medical/surgical clients, whose health care needs are routine and predictable. Focus is on simple health deviations, including concepts relative to health promotion and maintenance. The nursing process is utilized to provide evidenced based, safe client centered care. Students are expected to apply clinical judgment, communicate and collaborate with clients and the interdisciplinary team in providing care for a group of two to three clients. Grade of C or better required. Repeatable: up to 7 credits. Restricted to: Nursing majors. (4+9p)
Learning Outcomes
- Incorporate interventions into the plan of care while remaining aware of the cultural, spiritual and ethical needs of the client (1)
- Utilize the beginning skills of interpersonal relations in establishing a therapeutic relationship with diverse clients and families. (2)
- Demonstrates skill in using client care technologies that support safe client care. (2)
- Demonstrate effective writing skills by using information systems and writing the entire nursing process at a level of 76% or better.
- Demonstrate clinical judgement and problem solving skills by utilizing the nursing process as a guide in providing nursing care and rationale to clients with simple health deviations
- Assist members of the interdisciplinary team in the planning of safe client care and evidence based practice outcomes for clients with simple health deviations.
- Operate within the ethical and legal responsibilities of nursing and society as they relate to the client with simple health deviations.
- Utilize knowledge from current research studies and evidence based practice applicable to the care of clients when assessing, analyzing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
- Demonstrate behavior that reflects the values and ethics of the nursing profession.: Integrate the client’s value system, culture, or religious beliefs while maintaining a non-judgmental attitude; Select to be respectful and courteous; Share compassion and empathy; Integrate therapeutic interpersonal skills; Integrate genuine concern for the client and his/her welfare; Select discharge planning as one method of preparing the client for self-care; Integrate the concepts of confidentiality and privacy at all times; Share a commitment and ownership to nursing; Promote safety and quality improvement as an advocate of nursing care 1
- Demonstrate knowledge of delegation, management, and leadership skills. (4)
NURS 256 Health Deviations II 8 Credits (8)
Concepts and principles applied to clients with complex health deviations. Building upon knowledge gained in NURS 246, focus will be on acutely ill clients. The nursing process continues to serve as a guide to provide safe, client centered care. The student collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in all aspects of client care. Student experiences the role of the staff nurse under the guidance and direction of the nursing instructor. Grade of C or better required. Repeatable: up to 8 credits. Restricted to: Nursing majors. (6+12P)
NURS 258 Psychosocial Requisites: A Deficit Approach 3 Credits (3)
Nursing theory and practice as it relates to the care of the client experiencing psychosocial health deviations. The role of the nurse is discussed along with the ethical and legal aspects of care for the client with psychosocial disorders. Building upon the communication skills of listening and responding, the student develops the therapeutic skills of interpersonal relationships. Grade of C or better is required. Repeatable: up to 3 credits. Restricted to: Nursing majors. (2+3P)
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the effects of psychosocial deviations on the client’s ability to maintain self-care
- Describe therapeutic communication and explain how to employ therapeutic interpersonal skills in the nurse-client relationship
- Analyze the influence of cultural elements on his/her attitudes and behaviors toward mental health and mental illness
- Utilize the nursing process to assist client’s experiencing psychosocial health deviations
- Identify nursing interventions to meet the safety needs of the client with a psychosocial health deviation
- Analyze the legal and ethical issues regarding the client with a psychosocial health deviation
NURS 260 Management of Patients with Health Deviations 2 Credits (2)
A capstone course to the nursing program in which principles in management and delegation to less prepared personnel is explored. A review of leadership roles, legal issues, quality initiatives, informatics and scope of practice is included. Preparation for the NCLEX is an integral portion of the course. Grade of C or better is required. Repeatable: up to 2 credits. Restricted to: Nursing majors.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss nursing practice concepts relevant to the practice of professional nursing.
- Evaluate principles of quality improvement and safety into nursing practice within healthcare organizations and systems.
- Apply leadership concepts through the application of policies that apply to healthcare delivery.
- Promote a culture of safety through anticipating and eliminating potentially harmful situations.
- Collaborate in systems analysis when clinical errors or near misses occur to reduce harm, minimize blame, and encourage transparency.
- Integrate evidence in determining best clinical practice.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments, including local, state, national, and global healthcare trends.
- Use an ethical framework to evaluate the impact of policies of healthcare, especially for venerable populations.