Course Descriptions
Nursing I focuses on fundamental aspects of nursing with emphasis on the holistic individual throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse and the nursing process in assisting individuals to meet basic human needs and promote health. Opportunities are provided to implement beginning skills in meeting the uncomplicated nursing needs of the individual.
Theory: 75 hours
Clinical: 75 hours
Total Hours: 150 hours
Nursing II focuses on the fundamental aspects of nursing with an emphasis on the holistic individual with simple health problems throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse and nursing process in assisting the individual and family with simple health problems. Major concepts include normal pregnancy through normal newborn, selected simple health problems, childhood reactions to illness and hospitalization, and grief and loss. Opportunities are provided to implement beginning skills in meeting the nursing needs of the individual and family with simple health problems.
Theory: 107 hours
Clinical: 133 hours
Total Hours: 240 hours
Nursing III focuses on the use of a holistic approach when caring for individuals/families with complex health problems throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on the role of the professional nurse and use of the nursing process in assisting individuals/families to move toward optimum health potential. Major concepts include selected complex health problems across the life span, complications of childbearing process, cultural values and beliefs, mental health and illness and selected concepts of pharmacology, nutrition, and self-healing strategies. Opportunities are provided to implement advanced nursing skills in meeting the human needs of individuals/families with complex health problems.
Theory: 140 hours
Clinical: 210 hours
Total Hours: 350 hours
Nursing IV focuses on the use of a holistic approach when caring for individuals/families with increasingly complex health problems throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on the role of the professional nurse and the use of the nursing process in assisting the individuals/families to move toward optimum health potential. Major concepts include mental health and illness, complications of the neonate, selected complex health problems across the life span, and selected concepts of pharmacology, nutrition, and self-healing strategies. Opportunities are provided to implement advanced nursing skills in meeting the human needs of individuals/families with increasingly complex health problems.
Theory: 130 hours
Clinical: 227 hours
Total Hours: 357 hours
Nursing V utilizes a holistic approach when managing the nursing care related to the health problems of the critically ill individual and the needs of the family. The nursing process directs the analysis of alterations in human needs and emphasizes the magnitude and complexity of clinical decision making for the critically ill individual. Opportunities are provided to develop advanced nursing skills through clinical experiences in selected critical care settings.
Theory: 80 hours
Clinical: 160 hours
Total Hours: 240 hours
Nursing VI focuses on the use of management and leadership concepts and principles in managing the holistic care of groups of individuals/families across the life span. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse as manager and the nursing process to facilitate adaptation for individuals/families as they strive for and maintain their optimum health potential. Concepts emphasized include community health nursing, culture, management theory, leadership theory, professional development, and health care delivery systems. Precepted clinical experiences in a variety of health care settings provide the opportunity to implement advanced nursing skills in meeting the needs of individuals/families.
Theory: 70 hours
Clinical: 280 hours
Total Hours: 350 hours
*All nursing courses must be taken in sequence.