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| NURS 101 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 125 –Human Anatomy and Physiology II; 2.75 Cumulative GPA; MATH 020 -Elementary Algebra.
Co-Requisites: Pharmacology Clinical Calculations Placement Test or NURS 016
-Pharmacology Clinical Calculations. ENGL 111 -English Composition I. FITN 115- Dynamics in Fitness and Wellness, NURS T01, NURS C01, NURS L01, NURS S01
This first clinical nursing course focuses on providing safe basic nursing care utilizing
techniques based on scientific rationales. Concepts related to wellness states, growth and
development in the adult client, principles of communication, cultural diversity, legal and
ethical standards of health care, nutrition for health maintenance, safe and comfortable
environment, pharmacotherapeutics, the nursing process and fluid and electrolytes are
introduced. The student is guided in developing clinical reasoning skills for problem
solving to be used in the classroom, college lab and clinical lab settings. The student will
begin to explore wellness states associated with various developmental levels, and
alterations in wellness states associated with surgical clients, clients with fluid and
electrolyte imbalances and clients with cancer. The college laboratory, the clinical
laboratory and community experiences provide settings for the student to develop basic
care skills. This course acquaints the student with the role of the nurse as a provider of
care, a manager of care and as a member of the profession of nursing. This is
accomplished through competencies reflective of holistic human needs within a practice
philosophy which incorporates clinical reasoning, collaboration, therapeutic interventions, growth and development, teaching and learning principles, clinical practice standards, community based care, health care systems, current trends, communication, ethical behaviors, caring, self growth and accountability. Students are responsible for 3
independent hours of lab skill preparation each week. A satisfactory clinical evaluation, a
satisfactory college learning lab evaluation and a minimum theory grade of 78% are
required for progression in the program. Fall offering only. The lab component of this course is where the students learn the skills needed and are tested on those skills which will be used in the clinical environment.
This course may be transferable to other nursing programs based on their content and criteria in Foundations of Nursing.
9.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours 3.000 Lab hours Levels: Academic Schedule Types: Lecture Business Health Sci Library Division Health Science Education Department Course Attributes: Free Elective, Nursing requirement  View Textbook Info
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