College Catalog 2019-20

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

comparative study of humanity. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit.

SPEECH AND THEATRE SPT 1113 — PUBLIC SPEAKING I — Study and practice in making speeches for a variety of public forums. Major emphasis is placed on effective speech preparation and delivery. Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 1113 with a grade of “D” or better, or ACT English Score 17. Three lecture hours. Three hours credit. SPT 2233 — THEATRE APPRECIATION — An introduction of the cultural, historical and social aspects of drama. Class content provides an appreciation of theatre and performance art to develop audience standards through demonstration of the unique characteristics of theatre (a fine arts elective). Three lecture hours. Three hours credit. HEALTH-RELATED ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM NUR 1003 — EXTERNSHIP FOR AD NURSING — Provides the nursing student the opportunity to practice basic nursing skills and apply cognitive knowledge in the practice of nursing under the supervision of a preceptor and indirect supervision of a nursing faculty member. The student completes a total of 320 hours. Prerequisites: NUR 1110, NUR 1219/NUR 1116, ENG 1113, ENG 1123, EPY 2533. Three semester credit hours. NUR 1110 — FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE — Provides an introduction to nursing, nursing roles, professionalism, and patient care concepts. Emphasis is on registered nurse scope of practice, theory, and practice skills. An introduction to the nursing process, pharmacology, and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs provides a decision-making framework to assist students in developing effective clinical judgment skills, including safe medication administration. Co-requisite: NUR 2120, ENG 1113, EPY 2533. Seven hours theory, three hours clinical/clinical simulation/lab. Ten semester credit hours. Seven hours theory, three hours clinical/clinical simulation lab. Ten semester credit hours. NUR 1203 — STUDENT NURSE ACADEMY I – This course is designed to allow the student the opportunity to practice learned nursing skills and apply cognitive knowledge of nursing practice in the clinical area. The student will use the nursing process in caring for patients of all ages under the direct supervision of an experienced registered nurse. Prerequisite: NUR 1110, NUR 2120, ENG 1113, EPY 2533. Co-requisite: NUR 1219/ NUR 1116, NUR 2120, ENG 1123. One hundred thirty-five clinical hours. Three semester credit hours. NUR 1116 — LPN TO ADN TRANSITION —The course is designed to assist the Licensed Practical Nurse with transition into the Associate Degree Nursing Program. This course focuses on concepts related to the care of adult and pediatric patients with commonly occurring health alterations in the medical-surgical practice environment. Emphasis is placed on using the nursing process to develop competence in emerging therapeutic relationships and providing and coordinating legal and ethical nursing care. Diverse learning opportunities in the classroom, skills lab, and simulation are used to build intellectual knowledge, promote critical thinking, and develop clinical judgment for the lifelong learner. Upon successful completion, the student will matriculate into semester three of the associate degree program. Four theory hours, Two lab hours. Nineteen semester hours, which includes thirteen semester credit hours by validation and six semester credit hours awarded upon successful completion of the course. NUR 1219 — ADULT/CHILD HEALTH NURSING I — The course focuses on concepts related to the care of adult and pediatric patients with commonly occurring health alterations in the medical-surgical practice environment. Emphasis is placed on using the nursing process to develop competence in emerging therapeutic relationships and providing and coordinating legal and ethical nursing care. Diverse learning opportunities in the classroom, skills lab, simulation, and clinical agencies are used to build intellectual knowledge, promote critical thinking, and develop clinical judgment for the lifelong learner. Six hours theory, three hours clinical/ clinical simulation/lab. Nine semester credit hours. NUR 2103- STUDENT NURSE ACADEMY II — This course is designed to allow the student the opportunity to practice learned nursing skills and apply cognitive knowledge of nursing practice in the clinical area. The student will use the nursing process in caring for patients of all ages under the direct supervision of an

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