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NURS
1105 Pharmacology for Nurses
(1-0-1)
Pharmacology for Nurses provides a basic foundation of knowledge necessary for
the safe administration of medications in nursing practice. The course
encompasses drug classifications, actions, therapeutic dosages, side effects and
patient education of selected medications. The importance of safety,
interdisciplinary collaboration, informatics, evidence-based practice and accurate
calculation of appropriate dosages in various measurement systems are stressed.
The course focuses on patient centered nursing care and quality improvement for
pharmacology.
Prerequisites: Admission to Nursing Program.
Pre-Corequisite: BIOL 2111K with a grade of C or better.
Offered: Every semester.
NURS
1111 Adult Health I
(4-9-7)
The course emphasizes quality and safety in nursing education core
competencies, as it relates to the provision of patient centered care to people
experiencing respiratory, circulatory, renal, digestive, endocrine, musculoskeletal
and neurological alterations. Teamwork, informatics, quality improvement and
evidenced based practice are essential components in the course. Development
of personal responsibility and ethical behavior is acquired through supervised lab
performance and clinical experiences with selected patients.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2111K, NURS 1101 and NURS 1105 with grades of “C” or
better.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: Every semester.
NURS
1112 Adult Health II
(4-9-7)
Adult nursing II places emphasis on the adult learner’s development of increasing
knowledge and personal responsibility and ethical behavior in the care of adult
patients. Common health care alterations which are chronic in nature and that
may require surgical intervention are emphasized. Course content focuses on
evidence based practice, patient centered care, informatics, teamwork and quality
improvement. Supervised clinical experiences provide adult learners with
opportunities to refine safe, ethical nursing practice.
Prerequisites: NURS 1111 and BIOL 2112K with grades of “C” or better.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: Every semester.
NURS
1301 Fundamentals of Nursing (Health Care Professional Bridge)
(2-3-3)
This course provides a fundamental foundation for the profession of nursing. The
adult learner will be exposed to patient centered care model, teamwork, evidence-
based practice and informatics with an emphasis on quality improvement.
Principles of medication calculation and safe administration are emphasized.
Development of personal responsibility and ethical behavior related to the
profession of basic nursing skills will be acquired through supervised lab
performance and selected clinical rotations.
Prerequisites: Admission into the Health Care Professional Bridge program and
BIOL 2111K.
Corequisite: NURS 2313.
Offered: Fall B Term, annually.