This course is designed to introduce the nursing student to basic human needs, concepts of nursing care, and basic nursing skills. The content is organized within the nursing process framework utilizing accepted nursing diagnoses. Caring and mental health concepts are integrated in Nursing I. Students will apply theory in clinical practice, a major focus of which is care of the elderly in subacute care facilities. Nursing II 11 credits Building upon the basic concepts and skills taught in Nursing 1010, this course continues to develop a foundation for the student to utilize the nursing process in caring for adult patients. Incorporating Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, attention is directed to the physiological, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, legal and ethical aspects of patient care.
Emphasis is placed on the patient's response to common and less complex medical-surgical disorders.
Attention is also directed toward the nurse's role in all phases of health promotion. A variety of medical-surgical facilities are utilized for clinical learning experiences. This is the completion course for students who wish to qualify as practical nurses. Utilizing the nursing process and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this course introduces the practical nurse student to the needs of the family in adapting to life in a changing society. Students are taught basic knowledge of the reproductive process and care of the individual during the antepartal, intrapartal and postpartal periods.