The selected alterations are correlated with nursing process diagnosis and pharmacological interventions to minimize deficits that affect wellness. Clinical research is introduced to provide insight on how scientific data collection impacts nursing care, as well as response to treatment modalities. This course provides the beginning nursing student with a review of mathematical operations and measurement systems basic to the calculation of medication doses. This includes calculation of oral and parenteral medications and solving solutions problems encountered in the nurse's role of administering medication. This four-week course will provide entering nursing students with information and techniques to successfully complete their studies.
Emphasis is placed on study skills and critical thinking.
Resources available throughout the college will be studied. Nursing literature will be utilized to prepare students for academic challenges. This course focuses on a holistic approach to health and physical assessment by the nurse across the life-span. Critical thinking skills are introduced to analyze data from a health history based on Gordon's functional health patterns, subjective findings from the systems review, and objective physical examination findings. Nursing diagnoses will be identified with data analysis.