MWCC College Catalog 2008-2009 — Nursing
NUR099 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING SUCCESS
3 credits
This course focuses on the basics concepts that form the foundation of nursing practice. It will involve cooperative learning opportunities for exploring the practice of nursing and preparing the student for the process and rigors of nursing education. In addition, this course will assist the student in developing strategies to improve basic academic skills, study habits, time management, and concept of self with an aim of improving the likelihood of success once admitted into the nursing program. Through presentations, group work, lecture and discussion, fundamental knowledge for beginning nursing education is provided. Concepts integral to nursing practice, such as ethics, integrity and requirements as stipulated in the Nurse Practice Act are also introduced. Prerequisites: MAT100, RDG100, or college placement.
NUR101 FUNDAMENTALS OF PRACTICAL NURSING
11 credits
An introduction to the role of the practical nurse in assisting to identify
and meet the self-care needs of clients, patients, and families/significant
others. The framework for this course is Orem’s Theory of Universal
Self-Care Requisites. Opportunities will be provided to learn and to begin
to use theory to determine and implement appropriate nursing interventions.
Content will include family theory and dynamics, diversity, communication
skills, microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, teaching/learning theory,
problem-solving process, levels of prevention, legal-ethical nursing practice,
and caring behaviors. Students will have the opportunity to practice and
learn skills in a classroom laboratory environment. Clinical experience is
provided in area hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community facilities.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Practical Nursing Program. Co-requisite: BIO115.
NUR103 PRACTICAL NURSING PRACTICUM
2 credits
This course provides an opportunity for the practical nursing student to reinforce,
through direct application in clinical settings, fundamental theories and
skills learned in NUR101 Fundamentals of Practical Nursing and BIO115 Human
Biology. This clinical experience allows the practical nursing student to
apply Orem’s theory of nursing and become more independent in the
practice of delivering basic, safe nursing care to adult clients who are
experiencing health deviation and/or self-care deficits in acute and sub-acute
care agencies. Prerequisites: NUR101, BIO115. Co-requisites: ENG101, PSY105.
NUR105 PRACTICAL NURSING CARE OF ADULTS AND FAMILIES
14 credits
This course focuses on the developmental self-care requisites of culturally diverse individuals across the lifespan. Content and skills developed in NUR101 (Fundamentals of Practical Nursing) and NUR103 (Practical Nursing Practicum), will be expanded to assist the student to care for this client population. This course is divided into three components of nursing care needs: 1) care of the childbearing family; 2) care from infancy through adulthood 3) care of the client experiencing mental health disorders. The clinical component of the course includes maternity, pediatric, and adult health care experiences. Prerequisites: NUR103, ENG101, PSY105. Co-requisite: PSY110.
NUR107 ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN PRACTICAL NURSING
5 credits
This (final) nursing course assists the practical nursing student in learning to care for groups of adult clients recovering from selected disease or injury and/or concluding one’s life as comfortably as possible. It also introduces the student to the principles of management within the scope of practice. Emphasis is placed on the use of the nursing process to meet the identified needs of assigned clients. This course provides opportunities for clinical experiences in sub-acute, acute, and long-term health care agencies, and in selected clinics. Prerequisites: PSY110, NUR105.
NUR111 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
7 credits
This course introduces the student to the concepts of nursing, nursing education,
health care, and the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on basic nursing
skills. Each student develops an individualized client assessment focusing on these
functional health patterns: health maintenance, nutrition metabolic, elimination,
and activity/exercise. Clinical experiences are provided in long term care
settings. Core components and competencies are introduced. These include
professional behaviors, communication, critical thinking, collaboration with
others, managing time, assessment, basic interventions, and teaching/ learning.
Prerequisite: MAT124. Co-requisites: BIO203, ENG101, PSY105. Fall.
NUR113 NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
4 credits
This course builds upon the understanding of the human needs of clients, nursing
process, and core components introduced in NUR111 Foundations of Nursing.
Through planned classroom and clinical experiences ranging from care of the
child in extended care to a variety of child health practice areas in the
community, the student has the opportunity to apply the nursing process to
the care of the child and family in diverse settings. The student is introduced
to concepts from the bio-psycho–social sciences that apply to caring
for the child at varying stages of development. Common childhood illnesses
are discussed. In addition to developing collaborative plans, students are
guided through the process of developing an individualized nursing care plan
for a selected client. Prerequisite: NUR11I. Co-requisites: BIO204, BIO205, PSY110. Spring.
NUR114 NURSING CARE OF THE CHILDBEARING FAMILY
4 credits
This course builds upon the understanding of the human needs of clients, nursing process, and core components introduced in NUR111 Foundations of Nursing. Through planned classroom and clinical experiences in labor and delivery, newborn nursery, and postpartum, the student has the opportunity to apply the nursing process to the care of the childbearing client. The student is introduced to concepts from the bio-psycho–social sciences that apply to the childbearing client. In addition to developing collaborative plans, students are guided through the process of developing an individualized nursing care plan for a selected client. Prerequisite: NUR111. Co-requisites: BIO204, BIO205, PSY110. Spring.
NUR 131 PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES
2 credits
This course will introduce and instruct nursing students on basic pharmacology
content to prepare for the NCLEX Exam and for a foundation in practice. Prerequisites:
MAT124, NUR111 or NUR107, or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Intersession
and Summer.
NUR204 TRENDS IN NURSING
3 credits
This course facilitates the transition from nursing education to practice. An historical perspective is presented to encourage the student to understand the influence of nursing history on contemporary practice. Content is structured such that current issues in nursing are discussed. Students participate in small group work and present a brief learning unit to the entire class. This activity reinforces teaching learning, collaboration, communication, and professional behavior roles of the nurse. Concepts basic to the performance of entry level nursing are discussed. These include the health care delivery system, leadership/management, delegation, conflict, time management, advocacy, and political action and ethical/legal principles. Service Learning is a required component. Prerequisites: NUR220, NUR230, SOC103, ENG102. Co-requisites: NUR222, PER126/130, Humanities or Business elective. Spring.
NUR220 MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING PART I
6 credits
Medical-Surgical Nursing Part I focuses on the nursing care of clients with
common recurring health problems. The organizing structure is based on human
needs, the nursing process, life cycle, and the three interrelated roles
of provider of care, manager of care, and member within the discipline of
nursing. The health problems discussed include oncology, respiratory, cardiovascular/hematology,
and endocrine dysfunction. Emphasis is placed on continuing care needs of
individual clients, implications of aging, and acute care skills. Concomitant
clinical experiences are selected to enable the student to develop the knowledge
and skill required to provide the nursing care needed by individual clients.
Prerequisites: NUR113, NUR114, BIO204, BIO205, PSY110. Co-requisites:NUR230,
ENG102, SOC103. Fall.
NUR222 MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING PART II
10 credits
This course focuses on the nursing care of groups of clients experiencing common
recurring health problems. The organizing structure is based on human needs,
the nursing process, life cycle, and the three interrelated roles of provider
of care, manager of care, and member within the discipline of nursing. Life
cycle concepts are reinforced as important considerations in planning client
care. The health problems discussed include gastrointestinal, neurological,
muscular-skeletal, renal, urinary, reproductive, and sensory dysfunction.
Emphasis is placed on developing skill in managing the care of more than
one client, participating in the planning for the continuing care needs of
clients, and refinement of skills. Prerequisites: NUR220, NUR230, SOC103,
ENG102. Co-requisites:PER126/130, NUR204, humanities or business elective.
Spring.
NUR230 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
4 credits
This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to the care of clients who are experiencing mental health problems. The student is introduced to basic concepts of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical experiences are provided to allow students to apply these concepts to the care of clients with psychiatric/mental health problems. Students develop an assessment and care plan utilizing selected functional health patterns. Core components and competencies introduced in NUR111 Foundations of Nursing are developed. Service Learning is a required component. Prerequisites: NUR113, NUR114, BIO204, BIO205, PSY110. Co-requisites:NUR220, ENG102, SOC103. Fall.