College Catalog 2020-21

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Humanities Elective. One hundred thirty-five clinical hours. Three semester credit hours. NUR 2319 —ADULT/CHILD HEALTH NURSING II — This course focuses on the care of adult and pediatric patients with complex medical/surgical and mental/psychiatric health problems. Emphasis is placed on helping patients 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 patients and selected groups in a variety of settings. Six hours theory. Three hours clinical/clinical simulation/lab. Nine 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, as well as an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of mothers, newborns, and children. Focus is also placed on implementing time management and organizational skills while managing the care of patients with multiple needs, collaborating with the interprofessional team, and the transition of the student into the role of a professional nurse in the microsystem of a work unit. Emphasis is placed on patient management, developing the skills of delegation, conflict management, leadership, standards of practice and the significance of functioning according to state regulations. Additional emphasis is placed on normal and high- risk pregnancies, normal growth and development, family dynamics, common pediatric disorders, and the promotion of healthy behaviors in all patients across the lifespan. 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 across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Six hours theory. Four hours clinical/clinical simulation/lab. 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 NCLEX-RN® exam through use of testing strategies and practice testing. One semester credit hour. PRACTICAL NURSING PNV 1116 — PRACTICAL NURSING FOUNDATIONS — This course is designed to explain the structure and function of the body systems and its interrelationship to one another in the provision of safe, effective nursing care. In addition, this course will provide the student with the theory and skills of practical nursing through campus lab demonstration, supervised practice, and clinical experiences needed to care for the individual in wellness and illness across the lifespan. (16 scheduled: 9 hr lecture (135), 10 hr. Lab (150), 6 hr. clinical (90)). (Total contact hours: 375) PNV 1216 — INTERMEDIATE PRACTICAL NURSING — 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 client experiencing acute, chronic, or life-threatening physical health conditions in all body systems. This 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 scheduled: 11 hr. lecture (165), 2 hr. lab (30), 12 hr. clinical (180)) (Total contact hours 375) PNV 1412 — ADVANCED PRACTICAL NURSING — This course will provide the student with the basic knowledge and skills to provide safe, effective care for clients and families during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and infancy through adolescent periods. Also, the course provides students with a basic knowledge and skills to provide safe, effective care for clients and families experiencing mental health alterations. In addition, it will allow students to gain knowledge to prepare for the role transition from student to practical nurse. (12 scheduled: 10.3 hr. lecture (155), 0 hr. lab (0), 1.675 hr. clinical (75)). (Total contact hours: 230). EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EMS 1117 — EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN — This course includes responsibilities of the EMT

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