NURS 101 - Beginning Nursing Concepts I

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
A continuation of the principles of nursing care introduced in NURS 100. Content areas related to safe and effective care environment, health promotion and maintenance, pharmacological and parenteral therapies, and physiological adaptation for disease processes in selected body systems are presented. Care across the lifespan in acute care environments is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Nursing Program; Grade C or better in NURS 100 and NURS 110 or Instructor Permission.
Corequisite(s): NURS 111.
Course Outcomes:

Identify ways in which research/nursing science, current standards of practice, clinical experience, and patient preferences are used to make nursing judgments.
Plan and provide safe, holistic nursing care that is individualized to address patients’ diverse preferences, values and needs.
Effectively use interpersonal communication and management principles when working with health care team members to promote optimal health outcomes and minimize risk of harm.
Use technology to obtain and communicate information, enhance patient safety, and support decision-making within professional, ethical, and legal standards.
Identify ways to improve the quality, value, and safety of patient care by using data.
Demonstrate professional behaviors that are consistent with moral/ethical and legal principles, that adhere to regulatory guidelines and standard-based care, and which promote the profession of nursing.

Course Topics:

Introduction to care of the child
Perioperative nursing
Fluid, electrolytes, acid-base balance I
Cancer I
Men’s health
Integumentary
Musculoskeletal
Diabetes
Respiratory I
Immune I