NUR 120 - Concepts of Nursing Practice I

6 Credits
Lecture: 6

Concepts of Nursing Practice I focuses on applying critical thinking and the nursing process to clients with dysfunctional health patterns including activity-exercise (musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory) and nutrition-metabolic-elimination (gastrointestinal, urinary, fluid and electrolytes) and activity-exercise (hematology, oncology, immunology) through the lifespan. Students apply nursing skills in the clinical setting and develop holistic nursing care plans for clients with multiple dysfunctional health patterns.

Note: One month prior to the first day of class, students must submit proof or an updated copy of the following to the director of Nursing:

a current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification
the Student Health Record requirements, including drug screening, using the program-approved form(s)
the program-approved criminal background check

Articulation: 1.2

Prerequisite: NUR 114 and either NUR 115 or NUR 125, all with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in NUR 124.

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