Southeast Arkansas College
Course Data: View Nursing (PN & RN)

Total Number of Courses = 21

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Prerequisites
Transfer
Course Description
NURS 1110 Basic Nursing Principles & Skills 10 10 0 0 Acceptance into the Practical Nursing Program and concurrent enrollment in NURS 1114 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab This course introduces the fundamental principles and skills necessary to perform nursing care. Included are: communication, medical terminology and abbreviations, cultural aspects, death and dying, C.P.R. and basic nursing procedures including medication administration.
NURS 1111 Vocational, Legal & Ethical Concepts 1 1 0 0 Acceptance into the Practical Nursing Program; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1114 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab; NURS 1117 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab I or NURS 1127 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab II This course covers study skills, nursing history and development, legal and ethical issues, and employment skills, management in long term care and delegation.
NURS 1114 Basic Nursing Principles & Skills Lab 4 0 8 0 NURS 1110 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab provides a controlled environment for students to practice and perform return demonstration of skills taught in NURS 1110. Selected hands-on clinical experiences will be provided to enhance skill proficiency. During this course students complete the requirements of the Arkansas Office of Long-Term Care to test for Certification as a Nursing Assistant.
NURS 1117 Basic Nursing Principles & Skills Lab I 7 5 4 0 Acceptance into Practical Nursing Program Part-Time/Weekend Track This course is Part I of introductory fundamental principles and skills necessary to perform nursing care. Included are communication, medical terminology, cultural aspects, death and dying, CPR, and nursing process as the framework for basic nursing procedures. The lab component provides a controlled environment for students to practice skills.
NURS 1127 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab II 7 5 4 0 NURS 1117 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab I A continuation of NURS 1117 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills I. Principles of medication administration are included. Selected hands-on clinical experiences are provided to enhance skills proficiency. During this course students complete the requirements of the Arkansas Office of Long-Term Care to test for Certification as a Nursing Assistant.
NURS 1151 Nursing Care of the Mentally Ill 1 1 0 0 Acceptance in the Practical Nursing Program; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1114 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab, NURS 1117 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab I, or NURS 1127 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab II This course introduces basic concepts of mental health and nursing care of the mentally ill. Defense mechanism, mental disorders, and substance abuse are discussed. Resources and rehabilitation are stressed.
NURS 1161 Nursing Care of the Geriatric Client 1 1 0 0 : Acceptance in the Practical Nursing Program; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1114 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab, NURS 1117 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab I, or NURS 1127 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills Lab II This course is designed to introduce the social, biological, and psychological aspects of the aging process. This includes the study of various disorders, special needs, and residential choices of the elderly.
NURS 1212 Pharmacology I 2 2 0 0 Acceptance into Practical Nursing Program. By permission. Pharmacology provides a review of basic math skills. The course incorporates various systems of measurement, conversion between systems, and calculation of drug dosages. Beginning skills of medication administration are demonstrated.
NURS 1222 Pharmacology II 2 2 0 0 NURS 1212 Pharmacology I; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1266 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical or NURS 1364 Clinical Nursing This course is a continuation of Pharmacology I and reinforces the student's skills in fundamental medication administration. Pharmacodynamics, major drug categories and classification system by which drugs are categorized are covered. The nursing process is used as the framework for discussing nursing implications.
NURS 1232 Nursing Care of Mothers & Infants 2 2 0 0 Completion Level I; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1266 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Components of maternal/child nursing include a review of anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system. Topics covered are prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, family planning, and care of the neonate. Nutritional concerns and medication administered during pregnancy are included.
NURS 1242 Nursing Care of Children 2 2 0 0 Completion Level I; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1266 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical or NURS 1364 Clinical Nursing Nursing Care of Children explores child development and nursing care of children of all ages. Content covers disease processes or disorders common to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school aged children, adolescents, and young adults. Nutrition and pharmacology associated with various conditions are integrated.
NURS 1266 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical 6 0 0 24 Completion Level I; Concurrent NURS 1314 Medical Surgical Nursing Students participate in the actual nursing care of assigned clients. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, communication, and nursing skills.
NURS 1314 Medical Surgical Nursing 4 4 0 0 Completion Level I; concurrent enrollment in NURS 1266 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinical Medical Surgical Nursing provides a nursing process approach to disorders affecting the digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and sensory body systems. Etiologies, diagnostics, signs and symptoms, treatment, and nursing care are covered. Pharmacology and nutrition are also incorporated with each unit.
NURS 1324 Nursing Care of the Adult 4 4 0 0 Completion Level I; Concurrent NURS 1364 Clinical Nursing Nursing Care of the Adult provides a nursing process approach to disorders affecting the neuron, cardiovascular, endocrine, and genitourinary systems. Etiologies, diagnostics, signs and symptoms, treatment and nursing care are covered. Pharmacology and nutrition are also incorporated with ach unit.
NURS 1364 Clinical Nursing 4 0 0 16 Completion Level I; Concurrent NURS 1324 Nursing Care of the Adult Students participate in the actual nursing care of assigned patients. Emphasis is placed on professionalism, communication, and nursing care.
NURS 2116 Nursing Process I 6 6 0 0 Admission to the LPN/LPTN to RN Program This course provides the foundation requisites for transition from the role of Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse (LPN/LPTN to Registered Nurse). The LPN/LPTN is introduced to the knowledge, skills and behaviors required to function as a Registered Nurse. Program philosophy, goals, and objectives are introduced. The eclectic organizing framework, which builds on the concepts of holism and human need, nursing process, communication, growth and development, stress and adaptation, safety, and health/illness across the lifespan, is also introduced. This course builds on fundamental nursing knowledge already attained by the LPN/LPTN.
NURS 2122 Nursing Practicum I 2 0 0 6 Admission to the LPN/LPTN to RN Program; Concurrent enrollment in NURS 2116 Nursing Process I This course requires comprehension and application of the knowledge, skills and behaviors acquired in NURS 2116. Curriculum concepts are incorporated as the student focuses on clinical application.
NURS 2218 Nursing Process II 8 8 0 0 NURS 2116 Nursing Process I and NURS 2122 Nursing Practicum I; Co requisite NURS 2224 Nursing Practicum II This course utilizes an integrated approach to further emphasize the RN's skills, knowledge, and behaviors. The nursing process is stressed as the framework for assisting clients throughout the lifespan. Holism and human need, growth and development, communication, safety, stress and adaptation, health/illness concepts, and role identification are incorporated as the nurse assists clients to adapt. Nursing care of the adult and geriatric client's with chronic medical -surgical problems and specific disorders related to children and women of childbearing age are covered. Mood disorders throughout the lifespan are explored.
NURS 2224 Nursing Practicum II 4 0 0 16 NURS 2116Nursing Process I and NURS 2122 Nursing Practicum I; Co requisite NURS 2218 Nursing Process II This clinical laboratory course focuses on continued application and proficiency of skills, knowledge, and behaviors of the Registered Nurse. Concepts learned in NURS 2218 are stressed as students in clinical application.
NURS 2318 Nursing Process III 8 8 0 0 NURS 2218 Nursing Process II and NURS 2224 Nursing Practicum II; Co requisite NURS 2324 Nursing Practicum III This course continues to focus on Associate of Applied Science Degree Registered Nursing skills, knowledge, and behaviors in assisting clients of all age groups with acute and/or complex alterations. The nursing process continues to be stressed as the framework for assisting clients in need. Concepts of holism and human needs, growth and development, communications, safety, stress of adaptation, health/illness, and role identification are incorporated. Nursing care of clients with hematological, cancer-related, and acute medical and surgical diseases are incorporated. Basic critical and emergency care, high risk prenatal care, obstetrical complications are included. Crisis intervention, along with acute and serious psychiatric disorders is incorporated. This course also explores legal, ethical, and social issues related to the practice of nursing. Role definition, current and future trends and concepts of leadership and management are incorporated.
NURS 2324 Nursing Practicum III 4 0 0 16 NURS 2218 Nursing Process II and NURS 2224 Nursing Practicum II; Co requisite: NURS 2318 Nursing Process III. This clinical laboratory course continues to stress application, proficiency, and mastery of skills, knowledge and behaviors of the Registered Nurse. Students are engaged in clinical application of concepts covered in NURS 2318 demonstrating progressive mastery and independence in nursing practice.