14 courses with the subject PNUR, 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.
PNUR 140Introduction to Practical Nursing Concepts I 1:0:3
Focuses on the clinical skills necessary to practice safe practical nursing care at a fundamental level. The clinical skills include: psychomotor skills, rationale, critical thinking, and physical assessment/data collection. This course also introduces fundamental skills which include safety, vital signs, intake and output, hygiene, TED hose application, ROM (range of motion), patient positioning, patient transfer techniques, body mechanics, standard precautions, isolation, oxygen therapy, oral/pharyngeal suctioning, safe non-parenteral medication administration, and medical asepsis. This course emphasizes the concept of caring and caring interventions and uses hands-on skill development, theory, and simulation scenarios to facilitate student learning. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: BIOL 121 with a grade of C or higher; Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence defined by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 141Introduction to Practical Nursing Concepts II 1:0:3
Builds upon the nursing practice concepts introduced in PNUR 140. This course focuses on intermediate clinical skills necessary to provide safe and effective aseptic practical nursing care. The clinical skills include psychomotor skills, rationale, critical thinking, and physical assessment/data collection. This course also builds upon the fundamental skills covered in PNUR 140 and includes sterility, isolation with sterility, introduction to IV therapy and IV pumps, safe parenteral medication administration, enemas, urinary catheter insertion and care, specimen collection, and central line awareness. Finally, this course emphasizes the concept of caring and caring interventions and uses hands-on skill development, theory and simulation scenarios to facilitate student learning. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 142Data Collection Concepts for Practical Nursing 1:0.5:1.5
Introduces students to the health and physical assessment/data collection of clients. This course covers the concepts of accountability, advocacy, assessment/data collection, caring, cellular regulation, cognition, comfort, communication, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, basic electrolyte balance, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, mobility, nursing process, oxygenation, perfusion, safety, self, sensory perception, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, thermoregulation, tissue integrity, and violence as they all relate to the health and physical assessment/data collection of clients. Lastly, students are taught to detect findings, which indicate an abnormal condition. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing. 346
PNUR 143Concepts of Informatics in Practical Nursing 1:1:0
Introduces the concepts and skills related to Informatics in practical nursing practice. “Tools for Success” are integrated into this course, along with educational technology. Didactic instruction focuses on basic computer competency, information literacy as aids in the decision-making process and the provision of evidenced-based nursing practice. In addition, the necessity for providing a “culture of safety,” related to the use of Informatics in nursing practice, is stressed. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing program. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence of courses designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 144Fundamental Concepts for Practical Nursing 4:3:3
Introduces students to the foundational concepts for the practice of practical nursing. The foundational concepts emphasized are: accountability, advocacy, cellular regulations, clinical decision making, comfort, communication, critical thinking, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, infection, inflammation, legal issues, metabolism, oxygenation, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, sensory perception, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, thermoregulation, time management/organization, tissue integrity, and violence. Students incorporate cultural values and the client’s right to choose in the process of health care decision-making. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and follow a sequence of courses designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 145Introduction to Concepts of Gerontology for Practical Nursing 2:1:3
Introduces the practical nursing student to the aging/gerontological population. This course emphasizes the role of both the practical nurse and the rights and needs of the client. Fundamental nursing skills are utilized to provide clinically competent care for this population. Concepts of accountability, advocacy, assessment/data collection, caring, clinical decision making, cognition, communication, critical thinking, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health, wellness and illness, legal issues, metabolism, mobility, pain, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, self, sensory perception, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, tissue integrity, and violence are also covered. The nursing process is utilized as a critical thinking tool to guide practice as beginning concepts are solidified through clinical laboratory experience in long-term settings. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. by the Department of Nursing.
Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence as designed
PNUR 147Introduction to Practical Nursing Concepts II-B 1:0:3
Builds upon the fundamental nursing practice skills of the certified nursing assistant (CNA) curriculum. This course focuses on intermediate clinical skills necessary to provide safe and effective aseptic practical nursing care. The clinical skills include psychomotor skills, rationale, critical thinking, and physical assessment/data collection, including vital sign data collection. This course also builds upon the fundamental skills covered during CNA education and focuses on skills that include safety, sterility, isolation with sterility, oxygen therapy, safe medication administration (oral, parenteral and non-parenteral) introduction to IV therapy and IV pumps, enemas, urinary catheter insertion and care, specimen collection, ostomy care and central line awareness. Finally, this course emphasizes the concept of caring and caring interventions and uses hands-on skill development, theory and simulation scenarios to facilitate student learning. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students accepted into the Practical Nursing certificate, who have graduated from HACC's Certified Nursing Assistant training program. Prerequisite BIOL 121 with a 347
PNUR 150Holistic Health Concepts for Practical Nursing I 5.5:4:4.5
Addresses safe practical nursing care for the adult patient. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, behaviors, caring, clinical decision making, cognition, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, immunity, infection, inflammation, metabolism, mobility, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, sexuality, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, time management/organization, and tissue integrity. Students gain the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills needed to organize and provide safe nursing care for diverse individuals. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 151Holistic Health Concepts for Practical Nursing II 5:3:6
Addresses safe practical nursing care for the adult patient and their families. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, acid-base balance, advocacy, caring behaviors, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, immunity, inflammation, intracranial regulation, mobility, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, sexuality, spirituality, teaching and learning, and time management/organization. Special consideration is placed upon events that are common in the normal life cycle. In addition, this course uses theory and guided clinical experiences to allow students to focus on meeting basic human needs while providing safe nursing care for diverse individuals and families. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 152Introduction to Concepts of Leadership for Practical Nursing 4.5:3:4.5
Enhances the professional role of the practical nursing student as the focus on safe nursing care for adult patients in a leadership role. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of accountability, advocacy, caring, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, leadership and management, legal issues, managing care/coordination of care, mobility, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication and time management/organization. Professionalism and ethical decision making within the context of socially, economically and culturally diverse backgrounds of patients is addressed. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 242Family Health Concepts for Practical Nursing I 3:1.5:4.5
Covers the safe nursing care of women, newborns, and childbearing families. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, behaviors, caring, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, immunity, infection, metabolism, oxygenation, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, reproduction, safety, sexuality, spirituality, teaching and learning, thermoregulation, time management/organization, and violence as they relate to safe practical nursing care during the 348
PNUR 243Family Health Concepts for Practical Nursing II 3:1.5:4.5
Addresses safe family-centered practical nursing care to children. This course fosters the ability to adapt care to a child’s developmental level and focuses on promoting health, as well as providing atraumatic care from infancy through adolescence. Health education is stressed throughout the course. This course is designed to further develop the concepts of accountability, acid-based compensation, advocacy, caring, cellular regulation, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, development, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, fluid and electrolyte balance, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, infection, inflammation, metabolism, oxygenation, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, time management/organization, tissue integrity, and violence. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: BIOL 221 with a grade of C or higher; Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing.
PNUR 244Behavioral Health Concepts for Practical Nursing 3:1.5:4.5
Addresses the safe practical nursing care of patients, families, and groups with complex behavioral health needs. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, behaviors, clinical decision making, cognition, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, legal issues, mood and affect, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, self, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, time management/organization, and violence. In addition, this course presents the concepts related to behavioral health, societal implications involved in care, and the role of the professional nurse in various treatment settings. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing.
BIOL 221 and PSYC 101 with grades of C or higher; Students are to follow a cohort
PNUR 245Introduction to Concepts of Community Health for Practical Nursing 2:1:3
Explores new aspects of community health in relation to practical nursing. The course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, and caring, clinical decision-making, collaboration, culture, diversity, ethics, and evidence-based practice. In addition, family, health care systems, wellness and professional behaviors are addressed. The concept of safety and illness prevention are discussed. The development of therapeutic communication and client teaching skills are emphasized. Students learn to integrate cultural sensitivity and caring behaviors by assisting clients to identify and meet their health care needs. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: BIOL 221 with a grade of C or higher; Students are to follow a cohort and take courses that follow a sequence designed by the Department of Nursing. Political Science/Public Policy
