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RNUR 115 - Professional Transition - 4.00 credits
Prerequisite: Admission to nursing program. This course facilitates the transition of the Licensed Practical Nurse to the role of Associate Degree Nurse and includes professional and legal/ethical issues. Concepts covered in the course include: nursing process, physical assessment, teaching-learning principles, group dynamics, cultural/ethnic issues, and critical thinking. Community health concepts will be introduced and previously learned nursing content addressed.
RNUR 230 - Leadership/Management/Trends - 2.00 credits
Prerequisite: RNUR 234 and RNUR 238 with minimum grades of C; Completion of or concurrent enrollment in RNUR 244. This course will focus on leadership and management principles necessary for the professional nurse to function in an effective manner in the leader/manager role. Concepts and theories of nursing care delivery models, leadership and management, delegation of patient care, communication, time management, conflict resolution, legal responsibilities, ethical issues, decision making, issues, trends in nursing, and graduate role integration and professional development will be explored.
RNUR 234 - Child-Centered Nursing - 4.00 credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 208, RNUR 134, RNUR 138, & RNUR 141; Completion of or concurrent enrollment in RNUR 238. This course is designed to introduce the student to the role of the professional nurse in promoting health care in children and their families. Nursing care will be provided in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. This course stresses the uniqueness of each child and the family unit. Communication is employed to assist the child and family in health maintenance with the goal of independence and autonomy of function. The nursing process will be used as the interactive tool linking all aspects of care for culturally diverse clients and their families. Developmental stages/tasks will be stressed in assisting the family unit toward health maintenance.
RNUR 238 - Adult Nursing II - 5.00 credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 208, RNUR 134, RNUR 138 and RNUR 141 with minimum grades of C; Completion of or concurrent enrollment in RNUR 234. Adult Nursing II is the second of three medical-surgical nursing courses and is the first with a clinical component. This course allows students to utilize previous nursing concepts as they apply their skills to clients in a variety of secondary and tertiary settings. Students assume professional nursing roles in meeting basic needs by demonstrating skills in communication, critical thinking, and the nursing process. Students interact with culturally/ethnically diverse clients and integrate legal/ethical issues into the plan of care. Content regarding medical-surgical disease processes continues, giving the student the basis of knowledge to assist the client to reach optimal status on the health-illness continuum.
RNUR 244 - Adult Nursing III - 7.00 credits
Prerequisite: RNUR 234 and RNUR 238 with minimum grades of C; Completion of or concurrent enrollment in RNUR 230. This is the final of three adult nursing courses and is designed to prepare the student to transition to the role of the professional nurse. Students will expand their knowledge of therapeutic communication and skills related to health care technology. Concepts from previous nursing courses are integrated to provide comprehensive nursing care to select adult clients and their families experiencing multisystem failure/trauma. Students use the nursing process to organize and manage care in conjunction with other health team members. Critical thinking, developmental stages, cultural/ethnic diversity, and legal/ethical issues are implemented in the care planning process. Clinical laboratory practice occurs in primary, secondary, and tertiary settings with diverse client populations and includes a concentrated practicum which prepares the student to enter the work force. A community health nursing experience is incorporated in theory and clinical practice.