Students are assigned a RN preceptor selected from a home health agency. This is an 8 week class. Medical-Surgical Nursing Course is designed to provide a basic introduction to patient care within the role of the vocational nurse. Emphasizes principles and skills necessary for safe, effective care. Content includes introduction to health care, effective communication, client rights and needs, asepsis, personal care, safety, and gerontology.
Related pharmacology is included.
This course will further refine basic nursing skills and introduce more complicated nursing situations. Related pharmacology is included. Equivalency determined by written and performance exams. Content includes care of clients with disorders of the circulatory, urinary and reproductive systems, normal pregnancy and birth, common or major complications, care of the normal newborn, and neonate with special problems. Related pharmacology is included.