This course gives an overview of human development, focusing on the psycho-social influences as well as maturation. Inter-related health issues of each state of life will be integrated. Admission to LVN or RN Program. Leadership and professional responsibilities are emphasized. Laboratory focuses on giving care to complex and multiple patients.
Students study all phases of the child-bearing family and age specific pediatric problems.
Acceptance into RN program. Enrollment in NURS 084 and NURS 182 is a mandatory co-requisite. This course introduces fundamental nursing concepts and basic nursing skills. Special emphasis is placed on the introduction of the nursing process that is used as the framework to direct and manage the care of clients experiencing basic alterations in their health states. Concepts related to nursing role, communication, safety pharmacology, growth and development, sociocultural diversity and nutrition are presented as they relate to promoting, maintaining and restoring optimum wellness for the client.