PNC 103 Basic Nutrition 2-0-2
This course introduces the novice practical nursing student to basic principles of nutrition. Concepts include nutrients, food sources, weight management, food safety, government recommended food guides, and cultural aspects of nutrition. Integrated concepts include age-related factors and the role of the LPN related to nutritional management of the client. Pre or Corequisite: BIO209 (FA)
PNC110 Personal Vocational Concepts I 1-0-1
This course introduces the novice practical nursing student to the role of the college student and the practical nurse as a member of the health care team. Concepts include organizational skills, study methods, Learning styles, interpersonal communication, and legal, ethical, theoretical, and historical aspects of practical nursing. Pre or Corequisite: BIO209 (FA)
PNC111 Nursing Care of Adults I 8.5-10-11
This course combines theoretical and clinical experiences to provide the practical nursing student with entrylevel competencies in providing nursing care for adult clients with physical and psychosocial needs. Concepts include: intravenous therapy; understanding basic fluid and electrolytes; health care of clients with alterations in the cardiovascular system and respiratory system; surgical care of patients; patient care of clients with: pain, diabetes, and infection; health care of clients with alterations in immunity and the musculoskeletal system. Integrated concepts include nutrition, pharmacology, age-related changes, cultural considerations, and leadership and management responsibilities. (SP)
PNC113 Maternal Newborn Nursing 3-4-4
This course combines theoretical and clinical experiences to provide the practical nursing student with entry level competencies in providing family centered nursing care for the healthy mother or mother with complications during the prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum stages of pregnancy. Also included is nursing care of the normal newborn and the newborn with complications. Integrated concepts include nutrition, pharmacology, women’s health, age related concepts, cultural considerations, and leadership and management responsibilities. (SU)
PNC114 Personal Vocational Concepts II 2-0-2
This course introduces the practical nursing student to the role of the graduate practical nurse. Concepts include life-long learning, securing and maintaining employment, nursing organizations, the NCLEX-PN exam, cultural considerations, leadership and management skills, and applying legal and ethical behaviors within the scope of practice for the practical nurse according to the Missouri Nurse Practice Act, Section 335.066, RSMo. Integrated concepts include leadership and management skills for the practical nurse. (SU)
PNC120 Foundations of Nursing I 2-2-3
This course combines theory and laboratory experiences to provide the novice practical nursing student with entry level skills designed to perform basic data collection and assist the client in meeting activities of daily living. Knowledge and skills compare similarly to those taught in a certified nurse aid course. Concepts include hygiene, environmental cleanliness and safety, rest and sleep, positioning and ambulation, sensory perception, intake and output, and vital signs. Integrated concepts include age variations in client care, cultural considerations, and the role of the LPN on the health care team. Pre or corequisite BIO209. Before granting advanced placement Missouri Certified Nursing Assistants, the student must pass Foundations of Nursing I final exam with a score of 78% or better and the student must demonstrate competency in required lab/clinical skills. (FA)
PNC122 Nursing Care of Adults II 8-8-10
This course continues theoretical and clinical experiences to provide the practical nursing student with entry level competencies in caring for adult clients with physical and psychosocial needs. Concepts include: health care of clients with alterations related to electrolyte imbalances and gas exchange, hematology, integumentary system, neurological system, elimination, digestion, endocrine, male and female reproductive disorders, and disorders of the eye, ear, nose and throat. In addition, concepts related to oncology and end of life care will be covered. Integrated concepts include nutrition, pharmacology, agerelated concepts, cultural considerations and leadership and management responsibilities. (SU)
PNC123 Nursing Care of Children 3-4-4
This course combines theoretical and clinical experiences to provide the practical nursing student with entry level competencies in the care of the child from infancy through adolescence, using the nursing process in a family centered approach. Integrated concepts include nutrition, pharmacology, growth and development, age related changes, cultural considerations, and leadership and management. (SP)
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. Pre or corequisite: BIO209. (FA)
PNC126 Mental Health Nursing 2-0-2
This course provides theoretical content to provide the practical nursing student with entry level competencies to provide nursing care for the mentally healthy client or the client mental health alterations. Concepts include characteristics of the mentally healthy client and the client with mental health alterations, mental health theories, maladaptive behaviors, communication with clients, with mental health alterations, and treatment modalities. Integrated concepts include nutrition, pharmacology, age related changes, cultural considerations, and leadership and management. (SU)
PNC128 Foundations of Nursing II 5-2.5-6
This course combines theory, laboratory, and clinical experiences to provide the novice practical nursing student or certified nurse aid with knowledge and skill to provide care for clients in the clinical setting. Concepts include health and wellness, immunity and infection control, alterations in skin integrity, altered patterns of urinary and bowel elimination, oxygenation, nursing process, and physical assessment. Integrated concepts include age variations in client care, cultural considerations, and the role of the LPN in the health care team. Pre or corequisite BIO209. (FA)