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. This is a credit no credit course. 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, cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the adult, infant, and child, and job finding skills. At the completion of this course students will receive an American Red Cross CPR card and a certificate of completion for Survey of Health Occupations-Advanced. Equivalency determined by written and performance exams.