Nursing Level I-PN

BIO 110 Anatomy and Physiology
4-3-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This one semester course presents a detailed study of structure and function of the eleven (11) human body systems. Emphasis is placed on normal body systems. Laboratory exercises require hands-on experiences with three dimensional models, photomicrography, and virtual anatomy software. Prerequisites: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: HCR 118 or BIO 101.

HCR 116 Medical Terminology
1-1-0 (Lecture/Discussion)/1-0-0 (Web) This course presents the essentials of medical terminology for use in a health related field or health career program. Comments: Medical Terminology packet and textbook.

ENG 110 College Writing I
3-3-0 (Composition)/3-0-0 (Web) This college writing course will help students become more competent and confident writers. It will enable students to practice and become more skillful in the different stages of the writing process: generating ideas, planning and organizing, rough-draft writing, revising, refining, and proofreading. Students will write a variety of papers, no less than six, such as papers narrating and describing experiences, summarizing information, explaining an idea or concept, and supporting an opinion. Other assignments may include a journal, a letter seeking employment, a letter to the editor, and answering essay exams. Research skills, such as using the library and following appropriate documentation style in citing sources, will be taught. Students will improve their grammar, style, and thinking skills and learn how to produce writing necessary for success in further academic and employment pursuits. Prerequisites: Minimum ACT Writing Skills score of 18 or COMPASS score of 70 or ENG 098 or ENG 099 and ACT Reading score of 14 or COMPASS score of 65 or TRS 096 and TRS 105 or ENG 099.

ENG 160 College Writing and Research
4-4-0 (Composition) This course will help students become more competent and confident writers and is designed to be especially helpful to those students considering transferring to a four-year college or university. There will be a focus on academic writing skills required for future college classes, for example, answering essay questions. ENG 160 will enable students to practice and become more skillful in the different stages of the writing process: generating ideas, planning and organizing, rough-draft writing, revising, refining, and proofreading. Students will write at least six (6) papers. Research skills such as using the library and following appropriate documentation style in citing sources will be taught. This course will especially stress research methodology, traditional and electronic, culminating in a research paper of at least seven (7) pages. Furthermore, students will have the opportunity to work closely with their instructor in weekly laboratory settings. Students will improve their grammar, style, and thinking skills and learn how to produce writing necessary for success in further academic and employment pursuits. Prerequisites: A minimum ACT Writing Skills score of 18 or COMPASS score of 70 or ENG 098 or ENG 099, and a minimum ACT Reading score of 14 or COMPASS score of 65 or TRS 096 and TRS 105 or ENG 099.

BIO 130 Microbiology
4-3-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This is a basic microbiology course that introduces students to the principles of microbiology with an emphasis on health career applications. Lecture and discussion sessions present the principles of microbiological morphology, physiology, reproduction and pathology. Laboratory exercises develop standard microbiology lab skills in the identification, culture, control and assay of microorganisms. Prerequisites: HCR 118 or BIO 101.

HCR 120 Applied Microbiology
2-1.5-1.5 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This course presents the principles of microbiology for students in health career programs. Lecture, discussion and laboratory presentations will be utilized to survey the growth, reproduction, pathogenic effects and control of microorganisms. Major pathogenic bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi, viruses and common parasitic infections will be examined. Prerequisites: Advanced placement biology, BIO 101 or HCR 118 strongly recommended.

BIO 210 Human Physiology
4-3-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This one-semester course presents the physiological principles which account for the regulation of body functions in humans. Normal physiology in the human is explored by emphasizing the role of cells, tissues and organ systems in maintaining body function. The course uses a lecture and laboratory format to illustrate the concepts of physiology and provide the foundation for further study in the health careers. Prerequisites: BIO 110.

NURS 110 Introduction to Caring
2-2-0 (Lecture/Discussion) The content of this course introduces the nursing student to the conceptual framework of the nursing program. The major content threads will be introduced and activities for the application of those threads to the roles of the nurse as provider and manager of care and as a member of the discipline of nursing will be included. Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing Program and BIO 210.

NURS 120 Basic Nursing Skills I-Lab
1-0-3 (Open Lab) The course is designed to assist nursing students to develop those skills necessary to meet basic client needs for safety, elimination, nutrition, mobility, and hygiene. The content focuses on the principle of medical asepsis. Cultural and ethical issues concerning basic care skills will also be included. Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Program and BIO 210. Corequisites: NURS 110.

NURS 125 Provide Basic Nurs Care-Clinic
1-0-3 (Clinic) This is a clinical course that allows students to meet basic care needs of clients. The course will also provide the vehicle for the application of the roles associated with provider and manager of care in an extended care facility and to introduce the nursing student to other members of the discipline of nursing. Prerequisites: NURS 110 and NURS 120.

NURS 130 Care of the Family-Theory
3-3-0 (Lecture/Discussion) The course content focuses on caring for the client in the context of the family. Content relevant to nutrition, growth and development across the life span, and promotion of optimal health is included. Coping with loss is also introduced. Content incorporates cultural and ethical issues the nurse must consider as a member of the discipline of nursing in providing and managing care for clients and families. Prerequisites: NURS 110, NURS 120 and NURS 125.

NURS 140 Basic Nursing Skills II-Lab
1-0-3 (Open Lab) The course is designed to assist nursing students to expand their care-giving skills to include the nursing process and principles of surgical asepsis in order to meet client needs. The content also includes skills needed to care for mothers/babies and growing children. Corequisites: NURS 130.

NURS 145 Care of the Family-Clinic
2-0-6 (Clinic) This course is a clinical course that allows students to function in the roles as provider and manager of care for families and their members. The clinical setting will vary to meet student learning needs and to broaden socialization into the discipline of nursing through the introduction of additional roles of the nurse in relation to the family. Corequisites: NURS 130, NURS 140.

NURS 150 Client Common Needs I-Theory
2-2-0 (Lecture/Discussion) This course is a theoretical course with content focusing on common health care needs requiring nursing care. Part I of the course is organized into selected alterations in human function that respond to well-defined nursing interventions and medical regimens. Prerequisites: BIO 210. Corequisites: NURS 180.

NURS 155 Client Common Needs I-Clinic
2-0-6 (Clinic) This is a clinical course that allows students to function in the roles as provider and manager of care for clients with common, well defined health care deficits in a predictable environment. Socialization into the acute care setting is another focus of this course. Prerequisites: BIO 210 Corequisites: NURS 150, NURS 180.

NURS 160 Basic Nursing Skills III-Lab
1-0-3 (Open Lab) This is a laboratory course with additional skills to prepare the nursing student to function in the roles of provider and manager of care. The skills introduced in this course will expand upon the nursing student's previous knowledge of surgical asepsis and the application of the nursing process. Prerequisites: BIO 210. Corequisites: NURS 150.

NURS 170 Client Common Needs II-Theory
2-2-0 (Lecture/Discussion) This course is a theoretical course with content focusing on common health care needs requiring nursing care. Part II of the course is organized into selected alterations in human function that respond to common nursing interventions and medical regimens. Included is content related to managing individual and group client assignments with a defined plan of care. Prerequisites: BIO 210. Corequisites: NURS 180.

NURS 175 Client Common Needs II-Clinic
3-0-9 (Clinic) This is a clinical course that allows students to continue to function in the roles as provider and manager of care for clients with common, well defined health care deficits in a predictable environment. Socialization into the acute care setting will continue in this course. The course also includes an experience for students to manage an assignment of clients that have a defined plan of care. Prerequisites: BIO 210. Corequisites: NURS 170.

NURS 180 Nurs Appl Pharmacology-Theory
3-3-0 (Lecture/Discussion)/3-0-0 (Web) This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to pharmacology including the principles of pharmacology and drug classifications that are commonly part of medical regimens. Students need prerequisite skills to perform mathematical calculations commonly encountered in drug therapy. The purpose of this course is to prepare the student or practitioner to apply the nursing process during drug administration. Prerequisites: BIO 210.

COM 113 Interpersonal Communication
3-3-0 (Composition)/3-0-0 (Web) Students will become aware of their present ways of communicating as well as alternative ways to improve their dyadic (one-on-one) communication skills. This course focuses on topics such as self-concept, perception, emotions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and listening. Activities may include large and small group discussion, role playing, group presentations. Research writing is required. Prerequisites: ENG 110.

ENG 111 College Writing II: Literature
3-3-0 (Composition)/3-0-0 (Web) This course offers practice in writing techniques, including the research report. It will employ the reading and analysis of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama. Prerequisites: ENG 110.

ENG 112 Business Communication
3-3-0 (Composition)/3-0-0 (Web) This course is designed to prepare students to communicate effectively in business careers. This course offers instruction and practice in writing various forms of business correspondence and reports and in presenting information orally. Prerequisites: ENG 110.