2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

opportunities to provide intermediate levelnursing interventions. Course emphasisincludes holism, nursing process withemphasis on assessment and interventions,prioritization, communication, and healthteaching in both acute care and communityservice learning.Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment inNURS 1030, Healthcare Provider CPRcertification, background clearance, andrequired immunizations.Health, Healing and Holism and RoleTransition from LPN to RNNURS 1160 4 CreditsThis course introduces the Licensed PracticalNurse to the Registered Nurse role inhealthcare. Content includes communication,teaching-learning theory, caring theory,levels of prevention, critical thinking andcollaborative process. An emphasis of holismthroughout the life span provides the basisfor nursing assessment and diagnosis ofpatients and families. The beginning conceptsof nursing interventions and their relationshipto health and wellness are presented, as wellas evaluation of nursing care. Professionalboundaries, leadership concepts, and currenthealthcare trends are also included.Prerequisite: Admission to the LPN MobilityNursing Track, BIOL 2031 and BIOL 2032.Recommendation: Computer skills areessential.Clinical Application for NURS 1160NURS 1165 2 CreditsThis course applies theoretical conceptsto professional registered nursing practicein individual, small group, and large groupsettings. Application of the nursing process,critical thinking, holistic nursing care, andhealth promotion are included. Demonstrationsand validations of professional nursingskills are performed in the Nursing LearningResource Center and clinical setting. Practicumexperiences include interactions with patientsacross the lifespan in a variety of healthcaresettings.Prerequisite: Admission to the LPN MobilityNursing Track, concurrent enrollment in NURS1160, Healthcare Provider CPR certification,background clearance, and requiredimmunizations. Recommendation: Computerskills are essential.Nursing Interventions I: Health, Healingand Holism and the Role of the RNNURS 1230 4 CreditsThis course provides mobility (Paramedic)students with theoretical content related toacute, chronic, and terminal health conditionsof the respiratory, immune, renal, endocrine,neurological and musculoskeletal systems,cancer and infectious diseases. This courseincludes exploration of patterns of health andwellness for patients within their environment.Critical thinking in the application and analysisof therapeutic nursing interventions, painmanagement, and levels of prevention inrelation to the health of patients across thelifespan are emphasized.Prerequisite: NURS 1260, NURS 1265, andconcurrent enrollment in NURS 2235.Health, Healing, and Holism and RoleTransition from Paramedic to RNNURS 1260 4 CreditsThis course introduces the NationallyRegistered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P) to the Registered Nurserole in health care. This course builds uponthe competencies of the Paramedic in additionto expanding their knowledge in content thatincludes communication, teaching-learningtheory, caring theory, levels of prevention,critical thinking and group process. Anemphasis on holism throughout the lifespanprovides the basis for assessment of patientsand families. The beginning concepts oftherapeutic nursing interventions andtheir relationship to health and wellness,professional boundaries, and leadershipconcepts are presented.Prerequisite: Admission to the ParamedicMobility Nursing Track, BIOL 2031 and BIOL2032 (or equivalent), concurrent enrollment inNURS 1265.Clinical Application for NURS 1260NURS 1265 2 CreditsThis is a transition course for NationallyRegistered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics (EMT-P) that includes anintroduction to the role of the RegisteredNurse in health care settings. This coursebuilds upon the clinical competencies of theParamedic in addition to expanding theirknowledge and psychomotor skills in clinicalsettings. An emphasis on holism throughoutthe lifespan provides the basis for assessment7 Course Descriptionsand nursing care of patients and families.The beginning practice of therapeutic nursinginterventions and their relationship to healthand wellness, professional boundaries, andleadership practice are applied.Prerequisite: Admission to the ParamedicMobility Nursing Track, concurrent enrollmentin NURS 1260, Healthcare Provider CPRcertification, background clearance, andrequired immunizations.Clinical Specialty FocusNURS 2025 1 - 4 CreditsThis course provides an opportunity toincrease knowledge and nursing skills withina specialized lab or clinical setting utilizing theNursing Learning Resource Center, acute careor community settings. The course builds uponcontent taught within the Nursing Programwhile providing the opportunity to expandexperiential learning and go beyond the basicsin a specialized field of nursing.Prerequisite: Successful completion ofat least one nursing course, concurrentenrollment in the Nursing Program, HealthcareProvider CPR certification, backgroundclearance, required immunizations, andconsent of instructor.Nursing Interventions II: Health, Healingand Holism and the Role of the RNNURS 2030 4 CreditsThis course provides the student with thetheoretical content related to health andwellness in the infant, child and adult.Primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare management and health conditionsare discussed throughout the lifespan.Critical thinking skills, therapeutic nursinginterventions, communication, prioritization,collaborative care and the holistic nursingprocess are emphasized. Major content areasinclude maternal/child health, mental health,cardiac, and gastrointestinal conditions aswell as emergency and trauma care.Prerequisite: NURS 1030, NURS 1035,and concurrent enrollment in NURS 2035.Recommendation: NURS 2222 or concurrentenrollment.Clinical Application for NURS 2030NURS 2035 4 CreditsThis course applies theoretical conceptsto nursing practice. This practicum, withclinical experiences in acute, specialty and651.779.3300 173