Admission granted by the Allied Health Services Selection Committee. Introduces the nursing process as a systematic approach to decision making in nursing. Includes content related to maintenance of homeostasis and role of adaptation through meeting basic needs. Introduces concepts of communication, pharmacology, growth and development with emphasis on aging. Presents laboratory and clinical application of selected nursing skills to adults.
Emphasis is on the role of the practical nurse in relationship to the nursing process.
Includes emphasis on growth and development through the life cycle. Presents laboratory and clinical application of selected nursing skills to the care of adults and children. Emphasis is on the role of the practical nurse in relationship to the nursing process. NRS 101 or 104. Nonclinical course introducing the history and the legal and ethical issues related to practical nursing.