RNUR 1106: Introduction to Nursing

Credit Hours 6.0 Lecture Hours 3.5 Lab Hours 5.0
Type of Credit
Occupational/Technical
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Course Description
The student will acquire knowledge fundamental to the development of basic skills and attitudes necessary to meet the nursing needs common to man. Students will identify and analyze nursing principles derived from scientific concepts of client care. Concurrent with this theoretical framework, clinical experience which will allow the student to identify and practice safe individualized care is obtained in community facilities. Each student in this course must have a physical exam, criminal background check without any disqualifying convictions and a negative drug screen.
Prerequisite(s)
Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program and BIOL 2644 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify professional behaviors of the Registered Nurse.
  • Describe effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication with clients, health care team members and instructors.
  • Demonstrate effective assessment of clients using the nursing process for the promotion of health and safety of the client.
  • Recognize the value of the nursing process, clinical decision making, and evidence-based practice.
  • Identify caring person-centered interventions through the utilization of the nursing process.
  • Recognize the role of the nurse in the teaching/learning needs of the client.
  • Identify the role of the nurse in working cooperatively with clients and health care team members to provide quality care.
  • Identify potential resources to meet client needs.
Topical Outline

1. Communication

2. Oxygenation

3. Perioperative Nursing Care

4. Immobility

5. Activity and Exercise

6. Skin Integrity & Wound Care

7. Nutrition

8. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

9. Evidence-Based Practice

10. Nursing Process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementing & Evaluation

11. Managing Patient Care

12. Patient Education

13.Growth & Development (Developmental Theories, Conception through Adulthood)

14. Sleep

15. Pain Management

16.  Complimentary Therapies & Integrative Health

17. Loss & Grief

18. Older Adults

19. Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness

20. Fluid & Electrolytes

21. Sensory Alterations

22. Self-Concept

23. Sexuality

24. Family Dynamics

25. Stress & Coping

26. Vital Signs

27. Common Lab Values

28. Medical Terminology

29. Health Assessment & Physical Examination

30. Patient Safety & Quality: Patient Safety Goals

31. Infection Prevention & Control

32. Urinary Elimination

33. Bowel Elimination

34. Radiology & Imaging

35. Informatics & Documentation

36. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing

37. Ethics & Values

38. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice

39. Care of the Client with Hypertension, Diabetes, CHF and COPD