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NSG 110 - Foundations of Nursing Practice (didactic) 8.00 credits
This course provides the students with the foundations of the art and science of nursing. Students are exposed to the core competencies that define the roles and responsibilities of an associate degree nurse. Emphasis is on assessment, teaching and learning, and communication in health and wellness. Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Corequisite: NSG 110C.
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NSG 110C - Foundations of Nursing Practice (application) 4.00 credits
The student will begin applying concepts through clinical skills in classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical settings. Focus is placed on acquiring proficiency needed to carry out basic independent and interdependent nursing actions that assist patients across the lifespan in meeting their health care needs. Principles of communication, assessments, safety, and caring interventions, including accurate calculation, measurement, and administration of medications will be included. Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing program. Corequisite: NSG 110.
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NSG 111 - Health & Illness Concepts I (didactic) 8.00 credits
This course introduces the nursing student to the concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning. Principles of evidence-based nursing practice will include the identification of clinical practice problems, the evaluation of available evidence, and the integration of evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences in application to practice. The student is also introduced to concepts of health and illness across the lifespan: oxygenation, homeostasis/regulation, elimination, protection/movement, and emotional processes. Corequisite: NSG 111C.
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NSG 111C - Health & Illness Concepts I (application) 4.00 credits
The focus of this course is to provide safe, evidence-based nursing care for patients with stable conditions, with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan and in a variety of settings. Additional caring interventions will be introduced in the laboratory and clinical settings. Corequisite: NSG 111.
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NSG 112 - Health & Illness Concepts II (didactic) 8.00 credits
This course builds upon health and illness concepts across the lifespan. Concepts covered are related to oxygenation/hemostasis, homeostasis/regulation, metabolism, sexuality/reproduction, protection/movement and cognitive and behavioral processes. Corequisite: NSG 112C.
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NSG 112C - Health & Illness Concepts II (application) 4.00 credits
The focus of this course is to provide safe, evidence-based nursing care for patients with chronic condition, across the lifespan in a variety of settings. This course builds upon curricular concepts. This course is a combination of clinical experience and simulation laboratory. Corequisite: NSG 112.
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NSG 150 - LPN Transition to ADN (didactic) 6.00 credits
This course introduces the experienced LPN to the concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning. Principles of evidence-based nursing practice will include the identification of clinical practice problems, the evaluation of available evidence, and the integration of evidence with clinical expertise and patient preferences in application to practice. Students are exposed to the core competencies that define the roles and responsibilities of an associate degree nurse. Emphasis is on expanded scope of practice, nursing process, and application of appropriate evidence-based protocols across the lifespan. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into advanced placement program status. Corequisite: NSG 150C.
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NSG 150C - LPN Transition to ADN (application) 1.00 credits
The focus of this course is on acquiring proficiency needed to carry out RN-level nursing interventions that were not a part of the LPN scope of practice. Principles of communication, assessment, safety, and caring interventions will be included. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into advanced placement program status. Corequisite: NSG 150.
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NSG 210 - Health & Illness Concepts III (didactic) 8.00 credits
This course builds upon prior nursing concepts covering health and illness concepts across the lifespan. Concepts covered are related to fluids/electrolytes, cellular regulation, mood/affect, cognition, oxygenation/hemostasis, protection/movement, and violence against self and others. Corequisite: NSG 210C.
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NSG 210C - Health & Illness Concepts III (application) 4.00 credits
This course allows the student to apply the curricular concepts in the management of care for acutely ill individuals across the lifespan. This course is a combination of clinical experience and simulation laboratory. Corequisite: NSG 210.
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NSG 211 - Health & Illness Concepts IV (didactic) 8.00 credits
The focus of this course is a continuation of the nursing care and management of patients with an altered health status that affects individuals, families and communities across the lifespan. The course applies prior nursing concepts with a focus on health maintenance, promotion, and restoration. Corequisite: NSG 211C.
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NSG 211C - Health & Illness Concepts IV (application) 4.00 credits
The focus of this course is to provide safe, evidence-based nursing care with an emphasis on patient as individual, family, and community. Corequisite: NSG 211.
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NSG 212 - Health & Illness Concepts V (didactic) 8.00 credits
The focus of this course is a continuation of the nursing care and management of patients with a complex or unstable condition. The course includes concepts such as thermoregulation, infection/inflammation, immunity, complicated grief, and legal/ethical issues. Professional behaviors, healthcare policy and systems are also part of the course. Corequisite: NSG 212C.
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NSG 212C - Health & Illness Concepts V (application) 4.00 credits
The focus of this course is to provide safe, evidence-based nursing care for patients with complex conditions across the lifespan. This course builds upon curricular concepts. This course is a combination of clinical experience and simulation laboratory. Corequisite: NSG 212.
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NSG 213 - Professional Concepts (didactic) 3.00 credits
This course is the culmination of the care and management of the holistic, diverse, complex and/or unstable client. Emphasis is on the refinement of clinical decision making skills, achievement of clinical competence, and demonstration of professional nursing practice. This course provides opportunities to incorporate informatics, to apply evidence-based practice, and to explore quality improvement opportunities using the National Patient Safety Goals. Corequisite: NSG 212C.
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NSG 213C - Prof Concepts (appl) - Capstone Exp 9.00 credits
This course prepares the student for entry-level nursing practice as an associate degree graduate. The focus of this course is management of individuals across the lifespan with chronic, acute, and select complex conditions. Analysis and reflection throughout the clinical experience provide students with evaluative criteria against which they can judge their own performance and develop a practice framework. Corequisite: NSG 213.
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