8 courses with the subject NSG, 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.
NSG 112INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL
NURSING AND HEALTH PROMOTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 2.55-1.35-3 The five critical elements of the Westmoreland County Community College Nursing program: caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment, and commitment serve as the framework for this course. The course focuses on the profession of nursing, the healthcare environment, and health promotion/disease prevention. Broad course content includes the fundamental knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to assimilate values, concepts, and ethical standards central to nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on strategies to promote health and prevent disease for individuals and families across the lifespan in community settings. Prerequisite(s): BIO 171, CPT 150; Corequisite(s): BIO 172, NSG 114, NSG 116
ASSESSMENT THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN 2.33-2.10-3 The five critical elements of the Westmoreland nursing program - caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment and commitment - serve as the framework of the course. This course provides the basic knowledge needed to assess the health status of individuals from infancy through old age, including physical, developmental, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions. The laboratory experience, focused on the adult individual, provides students the opportunities for skill acquisition in history taking, assessment skills and documentation of findings. Prerequisite(s): BIO 171, CPT 150; Corequisite(s): BIO 172, NSG 112, NSG 116
The five critical elements of the Westmoreland nursing program - caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment and commitment - serve as a framework of the course. The course presents the basic concepts and practices skills that are fundamental to providing nursing care across the lifespan for individuals with basic human needs. An integration of principles from the biological, physical and behavioral sciences with nursing theory, prepares the student to use the nursing process to promote, maintain and restore health. The teaching of related practice skills takes place in the campus laboratory. The opportunity to develop and practice selected skills will be provided in the Simulation Laboratories, acute care settings. Prerequisite(s): BIO 171, CPT 150; Corequisite(s): BIO 172, NSG 114
CARE OF THE ADULT 4.5-13.5-9 2026-2027 Westmoreland County Community College Catalog The five critical elements of the Westmoreland nursing program - caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment and commitment - serve as a framework of the course. The course emphasizes the role of the nurse as provider and manager of care for adults, with common health problems who have alterations in physiologic, safety, esteem and self-actualization of human needs. In addition, an emphasis is placed on health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and treatment to prevent health problems from occurring or reoccurring. The opportunity to develop and practice selected skills is provided in the campus laboratory, Simulation Laboratories, and in the acute care clinical setting. Prerequisite(s): BIO 171, BIO 172, CPT 150, NSG 112, NSG 114, NSG 116; Corequisite(s): PSY 160
ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING 2.5-4.38-3 The five critical elements of the Westmoreland nursing program - caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment and commitment - serve as a framework of the course and is designed specifically for the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who meets the criteria for advanced placement in the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. This course is specifically tailored for LPNs who meet the requirements for advanced placement in the ADN program. It provides both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience to facilitate the transition from the role of a practical nurse to that of a professional nursing student. The course strongly emphasizes critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and the nursing process. Students will learn to organize and assess clinical data using the Clinical Judgment Model while focusing on communication and care throughout the lifespan. Practical application of these concepts and technical and mathematical skills will be demonstrated through lab assignments, clinical assignments, and coursework.
THE LIFESPAN 6.5-7.5-9 The five critical elements of the WCCC Nursing Program: caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment and commitment serve as the framework for this course. Students are introduced to the role of the nurse as the provider of care to clients in specialty settings across the lifespan. Specific focus is on health promotion during common processes for women, children, infants and families as well as health restoration for individuals experiencing alterations in psychosocial needs. Emphasis is placed on caring communication, teaching and learning and identifying and responding to health alterations. Students will have opportunities to practice skills in the clinical and laboratory settings. Learning activities will take place in a variety of simulations, direct care clinical and community settings providing the student with a rich and diverse experience. Prerequisite(s): NSG 124, PSY 160, ENG 161, MTH Elective; Corequisite(s): BIO 265
NURSING CARE OF THE ADULT 4.5-7.5-7 The five critical elements of the Westmoreland County Community College Nursing Program - caring, competency, communication, clinical judgment and commitment - serve as the framework for this course. This course emphasizes the utilization of the nursing process in the care of individuals with alterations in basic human needs. Evidence-based research and practices are employed to focus on advanced health problems in acute care settings. In addition, an emphasis is placed on health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and treatment to prevent health problems from occurring or reoccurring. The opportunity to practice psychomotor and clinical judgment related to patient care and symptom management is provided in the campus laboratory and acute care clinical settings.
The five critical elements of the Westmoreland County Community College Nursing Program - caring, competency, communication, clinical 190 westmoreland.edu
