PN 114 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PNs
Fall
This course is designed to present the theory material necessary to introduce
the students to development in terms of maturation, instinct, and cognition
of the human. Age groupings will be presented, including differences, changes
occurring, developmental tasks expected, and nursing implications. The individual
will be discussed in view of his/her response to him/herself and the health
care system.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Practical Nursing Program
PN 115 CLINICAL NURSING - PART I
Fall
The purpose of PN 115 is to all ow the student the appropriate supervised
time to practice in a clinical facility the theory material presented in
Fundamentals of Nursing-PN 121, Growth and Development for PN's-PN 114, and
Nursing Procedures-PN 128.
Credit: 3 hours - Nine lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Practical Nursing Program and current
CPR certification.
PN 116 CLINICAL NURSING - PART II
Spring
The PN 116 course is designed to present the expected medical/surgical
objectives that a student will complete at a clinical facility offering the
student the appropriate supervised experience.
Credit: 4 hours - Twelve lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing Program and current CPR certification.
PN 117 OBSTETRIC CLINICAL
Spring
This course is designed to present the expected obstetric objectives that
a student will complete at a clinical facility giving the student the appropriate
supervised experience.
Credit: 1 hour - Three lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing Program and current CPR certification.
PN 119 CLINICAL NURSING PART III
Summer
The PN 119 course is designed to present the expected medical/surgical
objectives that a student will complete at a clinical facility offering the
student the appropriate supervised experience.
Credit: 3 hours - Nine lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the second semester of the Practical
Nursing Program and current CPR certification.
PN 120 BASIC NURSE ASSISTANT
Fall /Spring/Summer
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the basic nursing
skills and theory necessary for becoming a Nurse Assistant. Learning experiences
will focus on direct patient care and are so organized to lead the student
in understanding basic health concepts. Adequate time utilized in orientating
the nurse assistant student to his/her work environment and responsibilities
will provide a basis for quality patient care and good employee morale.
Credit: 6 hours - Five lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nurse Assistant Program
PN 121 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
Fall
This course will provide the concurrent instruction and supervised clinical
laboratory experience necessary to meet the nursing needs of patients at
an introductory level.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Practical Nursing Program
PN 125 INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL HEALTH
Spring
This course is designed to present materials and create thinking relating
to nursing care regarding the patient’s mental health and their affective
domain. The student will become aware of attitudes and feelings of both self
and patients when faced with critical issues and decisions relating to impending
surgery, loss of extremity, fright, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, dying,
etc. The course includes nursing interventions and communication skills as
related to the different situations.
Credit: 1 hour - One lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing program.
PN 126 INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACOLOGY
Fall
This is a course in theory and practice that offers a basic understanding
of the principles of medication administration. It covers the basic information
concerning the main effects, uses and dosages of the more common drugs. Practical
experience will include administration of medications, observing, and recording.
Credit: 2 hour - One lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Practical Nursing Program
PN 128 NURSING PROCEDURES
Fall
A continuation of Fundamentals of Nursing-PN 121. This course is to familiarize
the student with procedures and skills concurrent with the principles underlying
present theory and clinical experience to include the adult patient.
Credit: 2 hours - Four lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Practical Nursing Program.
PN 129 MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING – I
Spring
This course is designed to present the basic concepts for maintaining adequate
over all personal and community health. Causative factors and measures to
control and/or prevent disease will be included. General symptoms of illness,
basic principles of caring for the person who is ill, how the body's natural
defense mechanisms function and the more commonly used diagnostic aids will
be included in the course.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing Program.
Co-requisite: FOS 116 - Nutrition.
PN 131 NURSING CARE OF THE MOTHER AND NEWBORN
Spring
This course is designed to develop within the practical nursing student
an appreciation of the meaning of good prenatal and postnatal care and an
understanding of the total birth process; to develop skills in caring for
the mother and the newborn and to learn to recognize deviations from the
normal in each. The student will learn the health needs of each and will
participate in the teaching of these concepts. This will be accomplished
through classroom instruction and clinical experience in the obstetric division.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing Program.
PN 132 NURSING CARE OF THE CHILD
Spring
This course is designed to help the student develop a basic understanding
of the normal growth and development of the child, and how illness may interfere
with the normal development. This understanding will be helpful in evaluation
of the physical, intellectual, emotional and social behavior of the child.
The student learns to care for the sick child using safety precautions, meaningful
observations, and suitable nursing techniques. This experience will be accomplished
through classroom instruction and clinical experience in the pediatric division
and through the observation of the well child.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing Program
PN 133 PHARMACOLOGY
Spring
This course is designed to develop a clear understanding of the limitations
of the practical nurse and to develop a clear and basic knowledge of the
safety measures involved in preparation and administration of medicines,
the contraindications, sources, usual dosages and usual methods of administration.
It also emphasizes the importance of medications, their actions and an ability
to observe and report these reactions intelligently.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first semester of the Practical
Nursing Program.
PN 137 MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING II
Summer
This course is designed to present the basic concepts for maintaining adequate
over all personal and community health. Causative factors and measures to
control and/or prevent disease will be included. General symptoms of illness,
basic principles of caring for the person who is ill, how the body’s
natural defense mechanisms function and the more commonly used diagnostic
aids will be included.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the second semester of the Practical
Nursing Program.
PN 165 PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AIDE
By Request
This one semester course is designed to prepare students to assist each
patient within the concept of patient care, in attaining a maximum level
of functioning and to live with limitations with dignity. Learning opportunities
include both theory content and selected clinical experiences. This course
provides career mobility for the certified Nurse Assistant who has a GED
or high school diploma.
Credit: 1.5 hours - One lecture and one lab hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Certified Nurse Assistant
PN 170 GERIATRIC NURSING
Fall
The purpose of this course is to provide basic information regarding the
geriatric client. This course will prepare the beginning student to be able
to recognize the normal aging process, develop communication skills, identify
common health care problems, and be able to promote wellness for the geriatric
client.
Credit: 1 hours - One lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Practical Nursing Program.
