Detailed Course Information |
Winter 2017
Apr 03,2025 |
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| PN 101 - Practical Nursing 1 |
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Prerequisite: WR 115; HO 100; BI 233; PSY 201
Admission in the Practical Nursing program. This course is the first of three terms in the Practical Nursing Program. Content covered in the classroom and lab will include: nursing and the health care delivery system, complementary and alternative care; legal and ethical issues, including scope of practice; communication; nursing process, critical thinking, physical assessment; documentation, abbreviations, HIPAA; development across the life span; health promotion; cultural diversity; nutrition and therapeutic diets; medical asepsis and infection control; pharmacology and medication administration; and pain assessment. Skills taught during this course will include communication techniques, physical assessment, ambulatory care skills; focused assessments (Braden, falls risk, mini cognition and pain), nursing process, documentation, and oral, topical, drops, ointments, sublingual medication administration, dosage calculation. Clinical application of content and skills will take place in the nursing lab and in outpatient and ambulatory care settings. May be offered in a format with some online instruction.
12.000 Credit hours 80.000 TO 96.000 Lecture hours 120.000 TO 144.000 Lab hours Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture plus Lab Health Professions Division Health Professions Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Career and Technical Education Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Credit May not be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: College Now Prerequisites: Credit level WR 121 Minimum Grade of C- and Credit level HO 100 Minimum Grade of C- and Credit level BI 233 Minimum Grade of C- and Credit level PSY 215 Minimum Grade of C- |
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