This course provides information on the profession and practice of nursing. Past, current and future trends in health care are discussed.
- Subject
- NUR
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- catalog.clinton.edu
11 courses with the subject NUR, 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.
This course provides information on the profession and practice of nursing. Past, current and future trends in health care are discussed.
This course is designed to help the student who feels uncomfortable with mathematics and its application to computation with dosage problems. Based on the comprehension of basic mathematic skills, students will become proficient in interpreting medication orders, converting between apothecary, metric, and household systems, and determining the safety of prescribed dosages for clients of all ages. Credits 1
A comprehensive study of medical terminology involving spelling, pronunciation, and definitions. Included is the basic structure of medical words: prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, and plurals. Emphasis is on building a professional vocabulary helpful for employment in the medical field. Credits 1
The focus is the individual’s psycho-social adaptation to life events. The interrelationship among the concepts of person, health, and nursing is developed. The student uses the nursing process to meet health care needs of clients experiencing mental health problems that threaten or disrupt life status. Learning experiences include clinical assignments in a hospital setting, field experiences and interdisciplinary conferences. (30 hours lecture; 10 hours seminar; and 80 hours lab). Credits 4
This course presents basic pharmacological principles. All major drug families, relevant physiology and pathophysiology are reviewed. Drug actions and interactions are explored and the major drug classifications are reviewed using a system by system approach. The nursing process is integrated as it relates to the drug therapy for each client. The course will enhance the student’s ability to care for and educate patients receiving medications.
The course emphasizes the theory and practical instruction involved in a structured phlebotomy program to include simulated and experiential exercises. The content areas will be health care delivery systems, basic anatomy and physiology, specimen collection, infection control, professionalism, and laboratory testing. Credits 2
Source: Clinton Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61