NSG 1213 | Math for Nurses

3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Score of 19 on the Mathematics portion of the ACT, or a score of 66 on the Algebra portion of the COMPASS, or a grade of “C” or higher in ACAD 0113 Math II. This course provides instruction in dosage calculation using ratio to proportion and other means of calculation related to medication. Topics include interpretation of drug labels, syringe types, conversions, roman numerals, reconstitution and apothecaries, mixing medications, IV flow rates, drip rates, interpretation of physician orders and transcribing to Medication Administration Records, dispensing, and proper documentation of medications as well as the Six Rights of Med administration and military time.

NSG 2119 | Nursing Process I

9Cr. (9 Lec.)
Prerequisite Admission to the ARNEC program. Corequisite: NSG 2123 Nursing Practicum I. This course provides the foundational theory for LPNs/LPTNs to transition to the responsibilities and roles of RNs. The student is introduced to ARNEC’s goals, philosophy, and learning objectives. These objectives will build on the concepts of holism, human need, nursing process, communications, safety, and wellness-illness across the life span. The student’s fundamental knowledge base will evolve by introducing knowledge, assessment and clinical skills, behaviors, and critical thinking skills that are required to function in the role as a Registered Nurse. This course also explores the legal, ethical, and social issues related to the Registered Nursing role. Basic pharmacology and fundamental nursing theory, skills, and medical math will be reviewed to prepare students for subsequent semesters.

This course also provides lecture content for the age group involving the newborn through adolescence (pediatrics). The student will be provided a longitudinal view of the child as an individual on a continuum of developmental changes and as a member of a family unit. There will be discussion of social, cultural, and religious influences on child development and health promotion. Students will receive instruction on pediatric assessment, including interviewing skills, physical and behavioral observations, developmental levels, and preventive health care guidelines. Instruction will also include care of the child with cognitive and sensory impairment, chronic illness, serious body system diseases, and pain. Care of the hospitalized child, including pediatric clinical procedures, and home care guidelines are incorporated into the content.

NSG 2123L | Nursing Practicum I

3 Cr. (9 Lab)
Prerequisite: Admission to the ARNEC program. Corequisites: NSG 2119 Nursing Process I. This clinical lab course enables the student to practice the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are acquired in NSG 2119 Nursing Process I. Students will have the opportunity to learn new clinical skills along with sharpening previously learned skills. Practicum hours will include general clinical skills, medication administration, pediatric client care, and medical/surgical client care. Students are introduced to the role of the Registered Nurse by applying new skills in the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of their clients. Curriculum concepts and comprehension are carried out per clinical application.

NSG 2216 | Nursing Process II

6 Cr. (6 Lec.)
Prerequisite: NSG 2119 Nursing Process I, NSG 2123 Nursing Practicum I. Corequisite: NSG 2223 Nursing Practicum II. The first part of this course utilizes an integrated approach to further emphasize the skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed to care for clients in the areas of the child-bearing family, newborn, and women’s health. Topics will include normal and high-risk client care in the areas of the prenatal period, labor and delivery, postpartum, and the newborn period. The emerging field of genetics, major genetic diseases, and the role nurses play are also incorporated. Lecture content also includes human reproduction, reproductive health, family planning, female cancers, and general women’s health care. The second part of this course provides principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of clients and their families. The focus of this course is on the psychosocial impact of wellness-illness problems of the adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations and the management and adaptation process. The course objectives will incorporate holism, human needs, growth and development, communications, safety, and wellness-illness across the life span for clients in these areas.

NSG 2223L | Nursing Practicum II

3 Cr. (9 Lab)
Prerequisite: NSG 2119 Nursing Process I, NSG 2123 Nursing Practicum II. Corequisite: NSG 2216 Nursing Process II. This clinical experience allows the student to synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, and gain experience in care of the child-bearing family, newborn, and women’s health. Students also use their skills in assessing and caring for children and adults with genetic abnormalities. This course also provides students with the opportunity to provide nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients with mental illness. Students will observe and participate in treatment modalities for common mental illnesses, including therapeutic communication and safety planning.

Students will engage in the clinical application of concepts covered in NSG 2216 Nursing Process II, demonstrating progressive mastery and independence in Registered Nursing practice.

NSG 2311 | NCLEX-RN Preparation

1 Cr. (1 Lec.)
Prerequisites: NSG 2216 Nursing Process II, NSG 2223 Nursing Practicum II. Corequisite: NSG 2318 Nursing Process III, NSG 2323 Nursing Practicum III. This course offers the student a review of material covered throughout the program. Students will receive test-taking strategies and an opportunity to practice NCLEX-style questions. The focus of this course is to review students on what is needed to prepare for the NCLEX-RN and to begin their role as an entry-level Registered Nurse.

NSG 2318 | Nursing Process III

8 Cr. (8 Lec.)
Prerequisites: NSG 2216 Nursing Process II, NSG 2223 Nursing Practicum II. Corequisite: NSG 2311 NCLEX-RN Preparation, NSG 2323 Nursing Practicum III. This course builds upon the previous instruction and incorporates higher level nursing care, critical thinking, and clinical decision making. Management and leadership are strongly incorporated throughout this course. The student will learn to function in higher level situations by utilizing the nursing process as a framework for caring for clients with complex healthcare needs related to all body systems. The student will learn basic care methodology for clients in emergency (including bioterrorism preparedness), critical care, surgical care, acute care, and long-term care settings. Advanced pharmacological concepts are also integrated into this course. Concepts of holism, human needs, growth and development, communications, safety, and wellness-illness across the life span are incorporated.

NSG 2323L | Nursing Practicum III

3 Cr. (9 Lab)
Prerequisites: NSG 2216 Nursing Process II, NSG 2223 Nursing Practicum II. Corequisite: NSG 2318 Nursing Process III, NSG 2311 NCLEX-RN Preparation. This clinical experience continues to build upon previous instruction and allows the student to deliver higher level nursing care, perform higher level clinical decision making, and demonstrate management and leadership skills. Team leading and care of critically-ill clients are major components of this course. Students will engage in the clinical application of concepts covered in NSG 2318 Nursing Process III, demonstrating independence and mastery of the role of an entry-level Registered Nurse.