Nursing I 9 credits This course further develops the student's knowledge of nursing and the concept of health care in a changing society. The student, while participating as a member of the interdisciplinary team, begins to use the nursing process in assisting clients of varying ages and with common health problems to meet basic needs. Skills development and practice are continued in the learning laboratory prior to application in a variety of clinical settings. Elements of wellness, culture and diversity, family, nutrition, pharmacology, legal and ethical aspects, communication, client teaching and critical thinking are integrated with the concepts of health and human needs. Nursing III 10 credits This course is designed to provide opportunity for the student to care for clients of varying ages who have selected, more complex physical problems.
Nursing skills continue to be learned in the nursing lab.
Students are offered the opportunity to apply the nursing process, critical thinking, and nursing skills, as they participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team to meet the nursing needs of clients in a variety of clinical settings. This course is composed of three separate areas of specialized study, challenging students to expand their ability to apply nursing process and learn new skills while participating and collaborating as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. Each section of the course is designed to introduce the students to the nursing care of clients undergoing life changes throughout their life span in institutional and community settings. Students continue to develop the management skills, and ethical and legal insight needed for the care of individuals and families with selected physical and psychosocial problems. Learning through the seminar approach develops skills in group process, with students participating as members and leaders.