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BELLIN COLLEGE CATALOG2011-12NUR 209 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING CARE – 4 creditsCourse Description:This course introduces students to the nursing process and the nursing care of patients with common healthalterations. Fundamental nursing concepts and skills are presented in the classroom and applied in labsettings. Emphasis is placed on competencies related to quality and safety in the provision of patient care.NUR 210 FUNDAMENTALS CLINICAL – 2 creditsCourse Description:This clinical course focuses on the professional nursing roles as the student develops foundational healthassessment and nursing skills in the clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on competencies related to quality andsafety in the provision of patient care. This course is the clinical application of NUR 209 Fundamentals ofNursing and NUR 202 Health Assessment.NUR 310 ADULT HEALTH AND ILLNESS I – 4 creditsCourse Description:This course provides students with the basis for the nursing care of adults with cancer, alterations in immuneresponses, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematologic, and musculoskeletal disorders. Evidence-based practiceguidelines will be integrated into the course content. This course prepares students to incorporatepharmacological therapies into professional nursing practice. Students enhance critical thinking skills as theyintegrate the principles of health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and illness management.NUR 312 ADULT HEALTH AND ILLNESS II – 4 creditsCourse Description:This course provides students with the basis for the nursing care of adults with fluid and electrolyteimbalances, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and urinary disorders. Evidence-based practiceguidelines will be integrated into the course content. This course prepares students to incorporatepharmacological therapies into professional nursing practice. Students enhance critical thinking skills as theyintegrate the principles of health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and illness management.NUR 314 ADULT CLINICAL I – 3 creditsCourse Description:This clinical course provides students with opportunities in an adult acute care setting. Students willdemonstrate advanced skills in the lab and apply them in the clinical setting. Health promotion andmaintenance, disease prevention, and illness management will be integrated into the care of diverse patients.Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, pharmacology, professional communication, and professional nursingroles. Evidence-based clinical decisions will be applied to the provision of patient-centered care.NUR 316 ADULT CLINICAL II – 3 creditsCourse Description:This clinical course provides students with increasingly complex opportunities in an adult acute care setting.Health promotion and maintenance, disease prevention, and illness management will be integrated into thecare of diverse patients. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking, pharmacology, professional communication,and professional nursing roles. Evidence-based clinical decisions will be analyzed in the provision of patientcenteredcare.49