St Cloud Technical and Community College · Courses
NURS
6 courses with the subject NURS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NURS 2401Transitional Nursing Concepts
This course builds on the foundations of the practical nursing curriculum and focuses on the transitional role to the professional level of nursing. Concepts of professional behaviors, ethical and legal issues, communication and technology, and evidenced-based practice are introduced in this course. Students explore the roles and responsibilities within the practice of professional nursing including the nursing process, nursing judgement, and delegation when providing client centered and culturally sensitive care. Student Learning Outcomes: * Examine nursing care that is client centered, culturally sensitive, and based on the holistic needs of clients. * Discuss nursing judgement within the scope of practice for the Registered Nurse. * Examine the role of evidence in determining best nursing practice. * Explain why information and technology skills are essential for safe client care. * Recognize professional nursing behaviors, professional boundaries, codes of ethics, practice acts, and legal/ethical frameworks * Compare leadership, delegation, and supervision in the healthcare setting. * Identify the roles and responsibilities within the professional nursing scope of practice as it applies to teamwork and other health care team members. * Examine the nursing process in providing care across the lifespan. Corequisite(s): NURS2415, NURS2418. (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
This course focuses on the professional nursing standards of practice in prepara- tion for the student to assume the role of the graduate nurse. Nursing theory includes advocacy, accountability, health care delivery systems, health policy and quality improvement concepts when partnering with clients, families and diverse populations. Student Learning Outcomes: * Examine advocacy, accountability and therapeutic communication when partnering with clients, families, and diverse populations making health care decisions. * Analyze evidence based practice components that promote safe, quality care for clients, families and communities. * Contrast benefits and limitations of different communication technologies and their impact on safety and quality. * Differentiate considerations related to teaching and learning throughout the lifespan. * Examine the role of nursing and the inter-professional team in providing qual- ity patient care. * Differentiate quality improvement methods to improve patient satisfaction, customer service and enhance cost efficient health care services. Corequisite(s): NURS2421, NURS2424 Prerequisite(s): NURS2401, NURS2415, NURS2418. (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
This course assists the student to develop basic knowledge and understanding of focused biophysical, developmental, health, wellness, and illness concepts across the lifespan. The concepts of assessment, caring interventions, clinical decision making, teaching and learning and pharmacological interventions are emphasized as they relate to child and family health and general medical-surgical populations. Student Learning Outcomes: * Apply holistic nursing care that is client and family centered, culturally sensi- tive, and based on the needs of clients with basic health problems. PLEASE NOTE: All program plans are preliminary and curriculum ma 2026-2027 St. Cloud Technical & Community College * Demonstrate basic understanding of biophysical, psychosocial, developmental and spiritual needs of the clients and families across the lifespan. * Utilize assessment data in the development of a nursing plan of care for clients with basic health problems. * Provide rationale for prioritized nursing judgments for patients with basic health problems. * Select evidence based interventions that reduce the risk of harm and/or client complications. * Determine common assessment procedures used to examine clients across the lifespan. * Apply the nursing process in care plan development across the lifespan. Corequisite(s): NURS2401, NURS2418. (5 C: 5 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
This clinical course focuses on applying the theoretical concepts of assessment, clinical decision making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, communi- cation, evidence based practice and informatics. Professional behavior concepts are implemented related to accountability, advocacy, ethics and legal issues in nursing practice. Introductory teamwork, collaboration and managing of care concepts are applied in the provision of care for adults, children and child bearing families. Student Learning Outcomes: * Provide holistic nursing care that is client and family centered, culturally sensitive, and based on the needs of clients across the lifespan. * Demonstrate nursing skills using proper techniques and measures that ensure client safety across the lifespan. * Apply nursing judgements when prioritizing care for patients with basic health problems. * Use evidence based interventions that reduce the risk of harm and promote the health of clients with basic health problems. * Demonstrate health record management through electronic medical record systems. * Practice personal integrity, professional boundaries and behaviors related to established codes of ethics, nurse practice acts, and legal and ethical nursing practice standards. * Participate as a member of the inter-professional team collaborating with other health care providers to promote safe, quality, patient-centered care. * Use quality improvement methods to improve patient care. Corequisite(s): NURS2401, NURS2415. (4 C: 0 lect/pres, 4 lab, 0 other)
This course assists the student to develop comprehensive knowledge and under- standing of focused biophysical, psychological and social functioning concepts. The concepts of assessment, caring interventions, clinical decision making, teach- ing and learning and pharmacological interventions are emphasized as they relate to mental health and advanced medical-surgical populations. Student Learning Outcomes: * Analyze nursing care that is client centered, culturally sensitive, and based on the holistic needs of clients and families with complex health problems. * Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of biophysical, psychosocial, de- velopmental and spiritual needs of the clients and families across the lifespan. * Integrate holistic assessment data in the development of a nursing plan of care for patients with complex health problems. * Prioritize holistic nursing care for patients with complex health problems. * Analyze evidence based interventions which reduce the risk of harm from potential or actual client complications. * Differentiate common assessment procedures used to examine clients across the lifespan. * Modify the nursing process in providing culturally competent care across the lifespan. Corequisite(s): NURS2411 Prerequisite(s): NURS2401, NURS2415, NURS2418. (5 C: 5 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
This clinical course focuses on synthesizing the theoretical concepts of assess- ment, clinical decision making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, communication, evidence based practice and informatics. Professional behavior y change without notice. Page 218
