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Fall 2024
Nov 21,2024 |
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| PN 101A - Practical Nursing 1 |
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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. Program Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Practical Nursing Program 7.000 Credit hours 70.000 TO 84.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Health Professions Division Health Professions Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Career and Technical Education Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Skills Development Credit May not be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: College Now Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Practical Nursing Corequisites: PN 101B Prerequisites: Prereqs for PN101A General Requirements: ( Course or Test: BI 233 May not be taken concurrently. and Course or Test: PSY 215 May not be taken concurrently. ) and ( Course or Test: HO 100 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: HP 100 May not be taken concurrently. ) and ( Course or Test: WR 121 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: WR 121Z May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( 5WR1 P May be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: WR 121_H May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: WR 121HZ May not be taken concurrently. ) and ( Course or Test: MTH 052 to 098 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MTH 105 to 265 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MTH 105Z to 112Z May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MTH 060D May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MTH 065D May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MTH 095E May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: TEST 5M11 to 5M12 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: TEST 5M21 to 5M22 May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: TEST 5M31 to 5M95 May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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