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Apr 26, 2024
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2017-2018 Catalog & Student Handbook Archived Catalog
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NURS 1410 - Nursing Care I9 sem hrs cr (6 hours lecture-9 hours lab)
Guided learning opportunities focus on the care of clients and families with chronic, stable health problems. This course includes lecture, clinical, and skills lab component which include fundamental concepts, such as medical asepsis, pharmacologic principles, nutrition, oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, and elimination to provide core knowledge needed to care for all clients. In addition, the management and care of clients and families with musculoskeletal issues and during the surgical experience are presented. Instructional methods introduce students to the eight core competencies essential to nursing practice which are professional behavior, communication, assessment, clinical decision making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care. Clinical and skills lab experiences provide opportunities for students to perform fundamental client care and to introduce utilization of the nursing process and critical thinking. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the nursing program: BIOL 2010 and 2020 with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisite: NURS 1400 Prerequisite or Corequisite: NURS 1070, ENGL 1010.
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