This course progresses from basic nursing to advance nursing skills that are needed to care for patients in acute care facilities. Selected technical skills performed traditionally by licensed nurses will be a part of this curriculum. Communication skills and critical thinking will be a major focus throughout the course. This course introduces the student to the roles of the nurse as a provider of care, a manager of care, and a member within the discipline of nursing. An overview of the nursing process is presented as a method for planning care for clients throughout the life span.
Skills associated with the role of the nurse are the primary focus.
Introduces the nursing major to the mathematical skills essential for calculating medication dosage. This course is especially designed to provide career mobility for the eligible licensed practical nurse. Skills in interpersonal relationships will be developed with special emphasis on nursing process, communications, value clarification and role change. NURS 1117 - Foundations of Nursing . Students will acquire knowledge of the nursing process in the practice of safe nursing care of families experiencing childbearing, childrearing, and selected medical-surgical problems.