Nursing Student Handbook - Wayne County Community College
Nursing Student Handbook - Wayne County Community College
Nursing Student Handbook - Wayne County Community College
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DESCRIPTION OF NURSING CLASSES<br />
NUR 110<br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> Foundations – Lecture<br />
(2) credits (30 classroom hours)<br />
This course establishes the metaparadigm concepts: client, health, environment, and nursing. In Level I,<br />
first year of the <strong>Nursing</strong> Program, emphasis is on the nursing student as a caregiver.<br />
NUR 111<br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> Foundations – Skills Lab<br />
(2) credits (90 lab practice hours)<br />
The focus of this course is for the student to acquire the necessary nursing skills for progression to clinical<br />
sites in subsequent courses. This course is organized according to metaparadigm concepts: client, health,<br />
environment, and nursing. In Level I, first year of the <strong>Nursing</strong> Program, emphasis is on the nursing<br />
student as a caregiver.<br />
NUR 112<br />
Medical Surgical <strong>Nursing</strong> I – Theory<br />
(4) credits (30 classroom hours/90 clinical hours)<br />
This course focuses on the nursing care of the peri-operative client, and the client with diabetes. This<br />
course is organized according to metaparadigm concepts: client, health, environment, and nursing. In<br />
Level I, first year of the <strong>Nursing</strong> Program, emphasis is on the nursing student as a caregiver. New nursing<br />
skills that the student will master in the clinical are related to blood transfusion and oral suctioning.<br />
NUR 114<br />
Obstetric <strong>Nursing</strong> - Theory<br />
(3) credits (22.5 classroom hours/67.5 clinical hours)<br />
This course focuses on the nursing care of the obstetric client, newborn and family unit. This course is<br />
organized according to the metaparadigm concepts: client, health, environment, and nursing. In Level I,<br />
first year of the <strong>Nursing</strong> Program, emphasis is on the nursing student as a caregiver. New nursing skills<br />
that the student will master in the clinical are specific to the care of the obstetric client and newborn.<br />
NUR 116<br />
Medical Surgical <strong>Nursing</strong> II – Theory<br />
(4) credits (30 classroom hours/90 clinical hours)<br />
This course focuses on the nursing care of the client with alterations in respiratory, cardiac or<br />
cardiovascular status. This course is organized according to the metaparadigm concepts: client, health,<br />
environment, and nursing. In Level I, first year of the <strong>Nursing</strong> Program, emphasis is on the nursing<br />
student as a caregiver. New nursing skills that the student will master in the clinical are tracheostomy<br />
care and endotracheal suctioning, central line dressing changes, and setting up chest tubes.<br />
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