9 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 1100Professional Nursing Care in Health Promotion9
This semester introduces the learner to the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. Health promotion includes learning about self-health and health in children, adults, older adults, and the family experiencing a normal pregnancy. Learners will value evidence about healthy lifestyle patterns and risk factors for disease and illness, apply growth and development theory, develop therapeutic relationships, conduct an age appropriate and culturally sensitive health assessment, and promote health using the nursing process and standards of professional nursing.
Entrance into nursing program. (4hrs lec, 5hrs clinical)
NURS 1101Nursing First Year Seminar2
This is an orientation class for first year students who are specifically interested in a career in nursing. This course will introduce students to college resources, opportunities, and programs that may enhance their academic and social success. This course will also introduce students to academic programs in the field of nursing. (2 hrs lec)
Students learn the concepts of basic pharmacology and the nursing management of drug therapy including the examination of body systems and related drug therapy within each system. It explores the basic drug groups, key similarities and differences among drugs in each group and the nursing care for each group utilizing the nursing process. Concepts such as the mechanism of action for each group, its therapeutic use, adverse effects and dosages are covered. An emphasis is placed on drugs that are used to treat chronic issues.
NURS 1200Professional Nursing Care of Patient with Chronic Illness9
This semester introduces the learner to the patient and family with chronic illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. Learners will use caring behaviors, therapeutic communication and advocacy when providing care to patients with chronic illness across the lifespan. The learner will identify the roles and values of the members of the interprofessional healthcare team. The patient and family lived experience is emphasized.
Student in good standing in the nursing program and completion of NURS 1000. (4hrs lec, 5hrs clinical)
NURS 2150Nursing Pharmacology II2
Students learn the concepts of basic pharmacology and the nursing management of drug therapy including the examination of body systems and related drug therapy within each system. It explores the basic drug groups, key similarities and differences among drugs in each group and the nursing care for each group utilizing the nursing process. Concepts such as the mechanism of action for each group, its therapeutic use, adverse effects and dosages are covered. An emphasis is placed on drugs that are used to treat acute issues.
Students learn the concepts of basic pharmacology and the nursing management of drug therapy including the examination of body systems and related drug therapy within each system. It explores the basic drug groups, key similarities and differences among drugs in each group and the nursing care for each group utilizing the nursing process. Concepts such as the mechanism of action for each group, its therapeutic use, adverse effects and dosages are covered. An emphasis is placed on drugs that are used to treat acute and complex illnesses.
NURS 2300Professional Nursing Care of Patient with Acute Illness9
This semester introduces the learner to the patient and family with acute illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. Learners will use caring behaviors, therapeutic communication and advocacy when providing care to patients with acute illness across the lifespan. The learner will facilitate the effectiveness of the inter-professional healthcare team. The patient and family lived experience is emphasized.
Student in good standing in the nursing program and completion of NURS 1000 and NURS 1200. (4hrs lec, 5hrs clinical)
NURS 2400Professional Nursing Care of Patient with Complex Illness9
This semester introduces the learner for the patient and family with complex illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness and professionalism. This semester is focused on the vulnerable patient, which could include multisystem acute and chronic disease processes, and physiological, mental and socioeconomic factors that put the patient at risk. The patient and family lived experience is emphasized. (4hrs lec, 5hrs clinical)
This course is for nursing major in their final semester and is designed to assist students in assimilating core nursing content as they prepare to sit for the NCLEX®-RN licensure exam and enter practice. It promotes student success by providing opportunities to improve and develop study skills through guided intense preparation and interactive critical thinking activities. The course aids the student in enhancing their clinical judgment and communication skills based on best practices. Students will directly benefit from this course by improved performance which will enhance their transition from nursing student to practicing nurse. (3 hr lec)
