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
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s)
Course Fee
$305
Topical Outline
- Communication
- Oxygenation
- Perioperative Nursing Care
- Immobility
- Activity and Exercise
- Skin Integrity & Wound Care
- Nutrition
- Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Nursing Process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementing & Evaluation
- Managing Patient Care
- Patient Education
- Growth & Development (Developmental Theories, Conception through Adulthood)
- Sleep
- Pain Management
- Complimentary Therapies & Integrative Health
- Loss & Grief
- Older Adults
- Caring for Patients with Chronic Illness
- Fluid & Electrolytes
- Sensory Alterations
- Self-Concept
- Sexuality
- Family Dynamics
- Stress & Coping
- Vital Signs
- Common Lab Values
- Medical Terminology
- Health Assessment & Physical Examination
- Patient Safety & Quality: Patient Safety Goals
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Urinary Elimination
- Bowel Elimination
- Radiology & Imaging
- Informatics & Documentation
- Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
- Ethics & Values
- Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
- Care of the Client with Hypertension, Diabetes, CHF and COPD
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.