College Catalog 2016-17

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

in a four semester program and participation in a three semester program. NUR 2319 — ADULT HEALTH NURSING II — This course focuses on the care of adult clients with complex medical/surgical health problems. Emphasis is placed on helping clients and their families cope with alterations in body functions. Concepts of pharmacology, health promotion and education, evidence based practice, and interprofessional collaboration will be integrated throughout the course. Clinical/clinical simulation experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe care to clients and selected groups in a variety of settings. Four and four tenths hours lecture. Ten and eight tenths hours clinical/clinical simulation/lab. Eight semester credit hours. NUR 2410 —ADVANCED CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE—This course focuses on advanced concepts of nursing care as they relate to patients across the lifespan with complex, multisystem alterations in health and the transition of the student into the role of a professional nurse in the microsystem of a work unit. Emphasis is placed on contemporary issues and management concepts, as well as developing the skills of delegation, conflict management, and leadership, standards of practice and the significance of functioning according to state regulations and statutes are analyzed; implementing time management and organizational skills while managing the care of patients with multiple needs and collaborating with the interprofessional team. Complex clinical skills, as well as priority setting, clinical judgment, and tenets of legal and ethical practice, are integrated throughout the course. Clinical/clinical simulation experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts, and function in a leadership role, while implementing safe care to patients and groups in a variety of settings. Six hours lecture per week, Twelve hours clinical/clinical simulation/college lab per week, Ten semester credit hours. NUR 2941 —NCLEX REVIEW— This is a comprehensive, simulated review of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. This is a required course for students in the last semester of the nursing program. This course is intended to assist and prepare the student to sit for the NLCEX-RN® exam through use of testing strategies and practice testing. Hybrid. One semester credit hour. PRACTICAL NURSING PNV 1213 – BODY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION - This course is a study of body structure and function essential to safe and effective nursing care. Each system of the body is covered with applications to nursing. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours. PNV 1216 – INTERMEDIATE PRACTICALNURSING - This course is designed to provide the student with the basic theory, campus lab demonstrations, supervised practice, and clinical experiences needed to provide safe, effective care to the adult patient experiencing acute, chronic, or life-threatening physical health conditions in all body systems. The course will include the expanded role of IV therapy as outlined by the Mississippi Board of Nursing Practice Law, Rules, and Regulations, nutritional considerations, and the advanced theory of pharmacology. (16 sch: 11 hr. lecture, 2 hr. lab, 12 hr. clinical) (Total instructional hours for the combined course: 165 hr. lecture, 30 hr. lab, 180 hr. clinical) PNV 1241 – NCLEX - This is a comprehensive, simulated review of the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses. This is a required course for students in the second semester of the nursing program. This course is intended to assist and prepare the student to sit for the NLCEX-PN® exam through use of testing strategies and practice testing. One semester credit hour. PNV 1300 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - This course is designed to promote active participation in national, state, and local student nurse organizations and involvement in community activities. The course consists of meetings where group discussions will be held concerning today’s nursing trends. Goals and objectives set by the nursing association will be carried out by the group. Zero semester credit hours for semesters one and two of participation. PNV 1301 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - This course is designed to promote active participation in national, state, and local student nurse organizations and involvement in community activities. The course consists of meetings where group discussions will be held concerning today’s nursing trends. Goals and objectives set by the nursing association will be carried out by the group. One semester credit for three

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