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by the student nursing association will be implemented by the group. Zero semester hour credit for three semesters of participation in a four-semester program and zero semester hour credit for one semester of a three semester program. NUR 2121 —NURSE SEMINAR—This course is designed to promote active participation in national, state and local student nurse organizations and involvement in community activities. This course consists of meetings where group discussions will be held concerning today’s nursing trends. Goals and objectives set by the student nursing association will be implemented by the group. One semester hour credit for participation in a four semester program and participation in a two semester program. NUR 2202 — STUDENT NURSEACADEMY III — 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 1219/NUR 1116, NUR 2319, NUR 2120, ENG 1113, ENG 1123, EPY 2533, PSY 1513. Co-requisite: NUR 2410, NUR 2121, NUR 2941, *SPT 1113, *Fine Arts/ Humanities Elective. Ninety clinical hours. Two semester credit hours. NUR 2319 — ADULT/CHILD HEALTH NURSING II — This course is designed to focus 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 is designed to focus 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 course is designed to provide 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

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