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Structured nursing tutorial assistance and nursing study skills to help students achieve success in their respective block of nursing courses. Nursing process and critical thinking application skills emphasized. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in the Nursing program or permission of Department Chair.

Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in the Nursing program or permission of Department Chair.

Introduction of Nurse of the Future competencies as a foundational framework for development of the professional nurse. Basic care concepts, the nursing process, and clinical reasoning are utilized to meet the needs of adult and older adult patients.

Prerequisites: Admission into the Nursing Program.

Introduction to the role of the nursing assistant for clients across the wellness/illness continuum within the nurse assisting scope of practice. Includes basic problem solving processes specific to meeting the basic and holistic needs of clients, therapeutic communication skills, interventions to ensure the needs and safety of the client, specific types of diseases, conditions and alterations in behavior of the client. Focus is on the special needs of the older adult client in the acute and long-term care settings, and basic care skills and procedures. Provides opportunity for the development of clinical competency in the performance of selected nurse assisting skills and procedures through participation in the care of clients.

Prerequisites: Reading and math assessment as well as completion of all required Health and Safety documents.

Core values of the practical nursing program, nursing history, standards, and scope of practice of the practical nurse. Safe nursing care of clients with selected alterations in health; fundamental concepts of health promotion, disease/illness prevention. Nursing care based upon integration of pathophysiology, nutrition, communication and physical, biological, and psycho-social sciences. Uses information technology in performing and documenting client care.

Prerequisites: Admission into the Fast Track Practical Nursing Program.

Utilization of Nurse of the Future competencies and clinical judgment measures to develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide safe, quality patient care across the wellness-illness continuum in selected medical-surgical and mental health patients.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (BIO202 and NUR152) or permission of Nursing Department Chair.

Holistic practical nursing concepts and theories related to care of childbearing, pediatric, adult, and geriatric clients. Role of the practical nurse collaborating with other members of the healthcare team. Concepts of health promotion and disease/illness prevention. Nursing care based upon integration of pathophysiology, nutrition, communication and physical, biological and psycho-social sciences. Information technology in performing and documenting client care. Emphasis on nursing care related to pediatric, child-bearing families, and adult clients with selected alterations in health; concepts of delegation, prioritization and management of care for the practical nurse based on the core values of the nursing program.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in NUR160PN.

Overview of the role of the practical nurse in the care of patients. Includes nursing standards and scope of practice of the practical nurse. Emphasis on nursing care related to pediatric and care of the well childbearing patient and childbearing family. Focus on the role of practical nurse in providing care through interventions consistent with established nursing care plans.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in NUR171, or NUR172, or permission of Nursing Department Chair.

Application of critical thinking strategies and clinical judgment measures related to holistic care of the newborn and childbearing patients. Integration of concepts related to holistic care of adults and older adult patients with selected acute and chronic alterations in health. Integration of professional nursing standards in role development. Utilization of previous knowledge of physical, biologic, psycho-social sciences, and the cultural, spiritual aspects of nursing care. Integration of concepts of nutrition, pharmacology, communication, health promotion, and pathophysiology into nursing care.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CRE101 or appropriate district placement) and NUR172 and PSY101] or permission of Nursing Department Chair.

Applies Nurse of the Future competencies and clinical judgment measures to practice and manage care for the child/family unit and adults requiring complex care throughout the wellness/illness continuum, and prepare for transition from student to professional nurse.

Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (BIO205 and NUR252) or permission of Nursing Department Chair.

Update of current principles of nursing theory and practice for registered nurses. Didactic instruction meets all Arizona State Board of Nursing requirements: nursing process and patient centered care; pharmacology, medication calculation, and medication administration; communication; critical thinking, clinical decision making and evidence-based practice; delegation, management, and leadership; working with interdisciplinary teams; meeting psychological and physiological needs of adult clients with medical-surgical conditions; ethics; documentation including electronic health records; informatics; and quality improvement. Concentrated preceptorship experience under the supervision of a registered nurse with faculty guidance. Individualized teaching and learning opportunities to build confidence, competence and an increased level of independent functioning.

Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.