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Course Information
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| Classroom |
4 |
| Lab |
15 |
| Credits |
9 |
| Prerequisites |
NURC200 |
| Programs Requiring This Course |
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This course of study will focus on holistic nursing care to promote wellness in clients who have identified self-care deficits associated with well-defined health deviations. The role of the practical nurse utilizing the nursing process in provision of care for clients will be emphasized. Topics such as alterations in air exchange, mobility, and elimination, neurosensory and gastrointestinal function will be addressed. Pharmacology, nutrition, legal/ethical, growth and development, and psychosocial/mental health concepts will be integrated into each unit of study. Students will participate in structured learning experiences, in a variety of health care agencies, to integrate theoretical knowledge with application of basic skills. Course to be offered in the spring semester. The course includes four hours of seminar and fifteen hours of clinical time per week.
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