Equivalency determined by written and performance exams. Content includes nursing theory, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations of diseases, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions and nursing management. Emphasis is on assessment, planning, analysis, implementation and evaluation. Eligible for national licensing exam. Content includes nursing theory, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations of diseases, diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions, and nursing management.
Emphasis is on assessment, planning, analysis, implementation and evaluation.
Eligible for national licensing exam. Emphasis will be on ethical and legal responsibilities, medical terminology and abbreviations, the metric system, basic nutrition, therapeutic diets and an overview of anatomy and physiology of the human body. Emphasis will be on learning to take temperature pulse, respiration and blood pressure, medical asepsis, isolation technique, body mechanics, first aid, fire safety, patient charting, psychological changes in ill clients, job finding skills and cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the adult, infant, and child. Equivalency determined by written and performance exams. A course covering nursing roles in common emergency situations.