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Practical Nursing
Course Descriptions PNC 103 Nutrition 3-0-3 This course is designed to give a practical knowledge of good nutrition as applied to health and disease throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on promoting good nutrition and the concept of planning modified diets on the basis of the nutritionally adequate normal diet. Corequisites: BIO 205, PNC 104, PNC 105, PNC 106, and PNC 125. (FA) PNC 104 Life Span 1-0-1 This course is designed to learn about the normal growth and development of the whole person from birth through middle adulthood. Emphasis is placed on the role of the practical nurse in meeting the needs of the individual at each age level. The practical nurse will be able to recognize abnormal growth and development patterns and illnesses through his/her understanding of the normal patterns. Corequisites: BIO 205, PNC 103, PNC 105, PNC 106, and PNC 125. (FA) PNC 105 Fundamentals of Nursing 8-6-11 This course presents to the student those basic nursing skills, attitudes, and understandings essential to becoming a practical nurse. Basic skills will be approached from an holistic point of view considering psychological and environmental effects on individualized patient-oriented nursing care. Preventive and restorative nursing care will be stressed throughout the course. This course progresses from the simple to the more complex functions of the practical nurse. Prerequisite: CPR certification. Corequisites: BIO 205, PNC 103, PNC 104, PNC 106, and PNC 125. (FA) PNC 106 Personal and Vocational Concepts 3-0-3 This course is designed to reflect today’s role of the licensed practical nurse in delivering humanistic nursing care. This course includes an orientation to the Practical Nursing educational program with emphasis on stress management and study skills. Course includes a review of nursing history and trends with emphasis on the development of practical nursing, a study of ethical and legal obligations and responsibilities of the practical nurse as a health team member, a description of and the functions of nursing organizations stressing the importance of membership and responsibilities to the organization, and career opportunities for the practical nurse. Corequisites: BIO 205, PNC 103, PNC 104, PNC 105, and PNC 125. (FA) PNC 111 Medical-Surgical Nursing I 6-12-9 This course is designed to introduce the student to disease conditions affecting selected body systems. It includes terminology, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, nursing care, and treatment of each condition. It consists of theory, clinical practice, clinical conference, and the development of nursing care plans for selected patients. Prerequisites: BIO 205 and PNC 125. Corequisites: PNC 112, PNC 123, and BIO 209. (SP) PNC 112 Pharmacology 3-0-3 This course prepares the student to learn about drug classifications, source, actions, side effects, adverse reactions, contra-indications, and dosage. Client teaching is incorporated. Prerequisites: BIO 205 and PNC 125. Corequisites: PNC 111, PNC 123, and BIO 209. (SP) PNC 113 Maternal-Newborn Nursing 2-4-3 This course is designed to give the practical nursing student a beginning level of competency in maternal-newborn care. Primary emphasis is placed on preparing the individual to function in prenatal care, labor, delivery, postpartum, and newborn care in a family-centered environment. A clinical component is included to give the student an opportunity for practical application of classroom-acquired knowledge and skill. To maintain enrollment in this course, the student must earn at least a “C” in BIO 209. Prerequisites: PNC 123 and PNC 125. Corequisites: PNC 122, PNC 124, and PNC 126. (SU) PNC 122 Medical-Surgical Nursing II 9-8-11 This course introduces the student to disease conditions affecting selected body systems. It includes terminology, etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, nursing care, and treatment of each condition. This course consists of theory, clinical, clinical conference, and the development of nursing care plans for selected clients. To maintain enrollment in this course, the student must earn at least a “C” in BIO 209. Prerequisites: PNC 123 and PNC 125. Corequisite: PNC 113, PNC 124, and PNC 126. (SU) PNC 123 Pediatric Nursing 2-4-3 This course provides PN students with a beginning framework to deliver pediatric care. A brief review of child growth and development is included. The major focus is on the fundamental principles of the nursing care of children, prevention of disease, and the more common disease conditions of pediatric clients, including signs and symptoms, etiology, diagnostic measures, and usual treatment and nursing care. It includes theory, clinical practice, and clinical conference. Prerequisites: BIO 205 and PNC 125. Corequisites: PNC 111, PNC 112, and BIO 209. (SP) PNC 124 Geriatrics 2-4-3 This course introduces the student practical nurse to the special adaptation of nursing fundamentals necessary in the care of the older adult and gives him/her additional information applicable to this age group. As attitudes are different in long-term care facilities, a concurrent clinical rotation through this type of facility is included. To maintain enrollment in this course, the student must earn at least a “C” in BIO 209. Prerequisites: PNC 123 and PNC 125. Corequisites: PNC 113, PNC 122, and PNC 126. (SU) PNC 125 Medication Administration 1-2-2 This course is designed to prepare the student to administer medications with concern for safety, accuracy, and attention to physiological factors. It includes basic mathematics review as it relates to dosage calculations. Corequisites: BIO 205, PNC 103, PNC 104, PNC 105, and PNC 106. (FA) PNC 126 Mental Health Nursing 1-0-1 This course is designed to provide fundamental knowledge of mental health concepts and interactional techniques for the beginning practical nurse. The roles emotions and stress play in the behavior of the client and client’s family are discussed for the nurse’s better understanding of his/her own behavior. Therapeutic communication is the foundation of this course in viewing the psychological and physical aspects of mental health maintenance and deviations. To maintain enrollment in this course, the student must earn at least a “C” in BIO 209. Prerequisites: PNC 123 and PNC 125. Corequisites: PNC 113, PNC 122, and PNC 124. (SU) |
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