Course Descriptions
	Nursing 100 – Transition Course for LPN’s Prerequisite: Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program and hold an active license as a Licensed Practical Nurse. This course is designed to allow the Licensed Practical Nurse to achieve advanced placement in the Associate Degree Nursing program. Nursing 112 – Nursing Concepts Prerequisite: Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program and completion of Sociology 101. Nursing Concepts I is an introductory course focused on the study and practice of principles and skills basic to nursing of all ages. The nursing process is introduced as the basis for nursing care. Human needs basic to all individuals will be identified, with an emphasis on the nursing process as it is used to assist persons to meet basic needs they are unable to meet themselves. Principles of assessment and care as they relate to concepts, stress, pain, immobility, infection and inflammation, and pharmacology are also included. Nursing 122 – Nursing Concepts II Prerequisite: Completion of Level I Nursing with grade of “C” or above. Nursing Concepts II will focus on the concepts of care of the well client/family across the lifespan and care of the adult client with common health alterations. This course is designed to develop understanding and utilization of the nursing process and skill on the care of essentially healthy individual. This course will include care of adults with alterations in health including tissue perfusion, fluids and electrolytes, metabolism, altered cell growth and maladaptive behavioral responses. Nursing 216 – Nursing Concepts III Prerequisite: Completion of Level II nursing with grade of “C” or above. Nursing Concepts III focuses on the nurse’s role in the care of individuals who experience difficulty with psychosocial adaptation, chronic illness, nutrition, mobility, immunity, and sensory perception. The student will utilize the nursing process within the nurse-client relationship in assisting adults and children achieve or maintain their optimal level of wellness. Prototypes of common health problems will be used to represent the selected concepts. Nursing 226 – Nursing Concepts IV Prerequisite: Completion of Level III nursing with grade of “C” or above. Nursing Concepts IV focuses on the nurse’s role in the care of individuals who experience difficulty with oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, mobility, sensation, cognition, regulation and metabolism, trauma and care coordination. Learning experiences are designed to foster increased depth and understanding of altered homeostasis and its effect on the client and their family. Emphasis is placed on the experiences to enhance utilization of the nursing process and develop critical thinking techniques as they apply to the more seriously ill client. Prototypes of health will be used to represent the selected concepts. Nursing 230– Nursing Seminar Prerequisite: Enrollment in second year nursing classes.
The career aspects of nursing are explored on a seminar basis with the focus for discussion topics on successful functioning as a registered nurse. Content will include issues and responsibilities in nursing, current trends and implications for the registered nurse, legal implications of licensure as a registered     nurse, moral and ethical responsibilities of the responsibilities of the registered nurse; development through continuing education and participation in professional organizations, and the responsibilities of the nurse as a contributing member of a community.