Nursing R.N. Associate Degree
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS DISCIPLINES
ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING R.N. (NUR); PRACTICAL NURSING L.P.N. (LPN)
|Detail for CIP Code 51.3801 |
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|Title: Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. |
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|Definition: A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, |
|providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of |
|medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other |
|health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. |
|Detail for CIP Code 51.3901 |
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|Title: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. |
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|Definition: A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered |
|nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health |
|education, and assistance with examinations and treatment. |
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|Summary of Changes |
|Date |COURSE # |COURSE TITLE |RECENT CHANGES |
|07/05/18 |120 |Healthcare Transition |Added the course at the request of Bevill State Community |
| | | |College. Course approved by Chancellor’s Memo. |
|5-12-14 |200 |LPN Role Transition to Associate |Description changed to include information on |
| | |Degree Nurse (RN) |non-traditional credit awarded. |
|4/10/14 | | |Added CIP Code information |
|3/14/14 |200 |LPN Role Transition to Associate |Revised Course Description |
| | |Degree Nurse (RN) | |
|08/16/13 |101 |Body Structure and Function |Set to be deleted at the end of Summer semester 2014 per |
| | | |Board of Nursing ruling. |
|4/28/11 |105/107 | |Minor edits made to the descriptions. |
|8/26/10 |111 |PARAMEDIC TO ADN MOBILITY |Revised course description and updated internal credit |
| | | |hours. |
| |101 |BODY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION |Changed course hours from 4 theory 0 lab to 3 theory 1 lab. |
| | | |Credit hours remained the same. |
| |105 |ADULT NURSING |Removed “integumentary system” from course description. |
|Comments: |
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|7/6/10 - Changed format and posted to ACCS Web site. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |4-30-08 |
|Prerequisites: None |
|Co-requisites: None |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|Description: This course provides students with basic knowledge of the normal structure and function of the human body. Major |
|content focuses on the interrelations among the organ systems and the relationship of each organ system to homeostasis. Medical |
|terminology is integrated throughout course content. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate basic |
|knowledge of body systems, their interrelationships and associated medical terminology. |
|NOTE: Alabama Board of Nursing ruled that this course will no longer be taught after Summer semester 2014. It will be replaced in |
|the curriculum by BIO 201 and 202. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a |
|safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students learn concepts and theories basic to the art and science of |
|nursing. The role of the nurse as a member of the healthcare team is emphasized. Students are introduced to the concepts of client |
|needs, safety, communication, teaching/learning, critical thinking, ethical-legal, cultural diversity, nursing history, and the |
|program's philosophy of nursing. Additionally, this course introduces psychomotor nursing skills needed to assist individuals in |
|meeting basic human needs. Skills necessary for maintaining microbial, physical, and psychological safety are introduced along with|
|skills needed in therapeutic interventions. At the conclusion of this course students demonstrate competency in performing basic |
|nursing skills for individuals with common health alterations. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to learn and practice history taking and physical examination skills |
|with individuals of all ages, with emphasis on the adult. The focus is on symptom analysis along with physical, psychosocial, and |
|growth and development assessments. Students will be able to utilize critical thinking skills in identifying health alterations, |
|formulating nursing diagnoses and documenting findings appropriate to nursing. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a |
|safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. This course introduces students to basic principles of pharmacology and|
|the knowledge necessary to safely administer medication. Course content includes legal implications, pharmacokinetics, |
|pharmacodynamics, calculations of drug dosages, medication administration, and an overview of drug classifications. Students will |
|be able to calculate and administer medications. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a |
|safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Emphasis is placed on providing care to individuals undergoing surgery,|
|fluid and electrolyte imbalance, and common alterations in respiratory, musculoskeletal, gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, and |
|endocrine systems. Nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course focuses on the role of the nurse in meeting the physiological, psychosocial, cultural and developmental needs of the |
|maternal and child client. Course content includes antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal care, complications of pregnancy, |
|newborn care, human growth and development, pediatric care, and selected pediatric alterations. Nutrition, pharmacology, cultural |
|diversity, use of technology, communication, anatomy and physiology review, medical terminology, critical thinking, and application|
|of the nursing process are integrated throughout this course. Upon completion of this course students will be able to provide and |
|manage care for maternal and pediatric clients in a variety of settings. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course provides students with opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the |
|life span in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on providing |
|care to individuals experiencing complex alterations in: sensory/perceptual, reproductive, endocrine, genitourinary, neurological, |
|immune, cardiovascular, and lower gastrointestinal systems. Additional instruction is provided for care for clients experiencing |
|burns, cancer, and emergent conditions. Nutrition, pharmacology, therapeutic communication, community, cultural diversity, health |
|promotion, error prevention, critical thinking, impacts on maternal and child clients are integrated throughout the course. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course is designed to provide an overview of psychosocial adaptation and coping concepts used when caring for clients with |
|acute and chronic alterations in mental health in a variety of settings. Topics include therapeutic communication skills, normal |
|and abnormal behaviors, treatment modalities, and developmental needs. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate |
|the ability to assist clients in maintaining psychosocial integrity through the use of the nursing process. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course provides students with opportunities to gain knowledge and skills necessary to transition from student to practicing |
|nurse. Content includes a discussion of current issues in health care, practical nursing leadership and management, professional |
|practice issues, and transition into the workplace. Emphasis is placed on NCLEX-PN test-taking skills, computer-assisted |
|simulations and practice tests, development of a prescriptive plan for remediation, and review of selective content, specific to |
|the practice of practical nursing. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Added | | |7/9/07 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
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|Nursing informatics introduces students to the use of computer technology in nursing and in the delivery of health care. Emphasis |
|is placed on basic computer operations and functions, nursing information systems, computerized medical records, computer-assisted |
|learning, and basic computer applications. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate basic knowledge and skills of|
|computer applications. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/26/10 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course is designed to assist the nationally registered paramedic transitioning to the role of the associate degree nurse. |
|Emphasis is placed on basic and advanced nursing skills; the nursing process; communication; selected theories needed to develop |
|competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals through the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner; concepts related|
|to psychosocial needs of individuals; and the role of the registered nurse. Upon completion of the course students will be able to|
|articulate into the ADN program. Clinicals required in medical/surgical; obstetrics; and pediatrics. Lab and clinical are |
|required. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | |07/05/2018 | |
|Prerequisites: Admission to the program plus MTH 100, BIO 201, BIO 202, ENG 101, PSY 210, and SPH 106/107 |
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|Co-requisites: NUR 115 – 2 Credit Hours. NUR 115 is not a required co-requisite for students taking NUR 120 as a refresher option.|
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|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course focuses on application of nursing concepts to transition individuals into the role of the practical nurse. Emphasis in |
|this course is placed on evidence based clinical decision making and nursing concepts provided in a family and community context |
|for a variety of health alterations across the lifespan. Designed to bridge previously gained health care knowledge, skills and |
|abilities of the military veteran, LPN wishing to obtain an Alabama license, and paramedic to the role of the practical nurse. This|
|course serves as a refresher for the nurse who desires practical experience before returning to the workforce. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |5/12/14 |
|Prerequisites: MTH 100 or higher level math, BIO 201, 202, ENG 101 |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
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|This course focuses on application of nursing science to assist the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) transitioning into the role of |
|the associate degree nurse (ADN). Emphasis in this course is placed on evidenced based clinical decision making and nursing care |
|provided in a family and community context for a variety of health alterations across the lifespan. Upon successful completion of |
|the course students will be able to articulate into the ADN program. 16 non-traditional credits will be awarded after successful |
|completion of this course. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
| |
|This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a |
|safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative care to clients who are |
|experiencing selected alterations in gastrointestinal, reproductive, sensory, and endocrine systems in a variety of settings. |
|Additional instruction is provided for oncology, mental health, teaching/learning concepts, and advanced dosage calculations. |
|Nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
| |
|This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the |
|needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and |
|provide collaborative care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in cardiovascular, hematologic, immune, and |
|genitourinary systems in a variety of settings. Additional instruction is provided for psychiatric disorders, and high-risk |
|obstetrics. Teaching/learning concepts, advanced dosage calculations, nutrition, pharmacology, communication, cultural, and |
|community concepts are integrated. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
| |
|This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs |
|of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide |
|collaborative care to clients who are experiencing selected alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological systems in a |
|variety of settings. Additional instruction is provided care for selected mental health disorders, selected emergencies, multiple |
|organ dysfunction syndrome and related disorders. Teaching/learning concepts, advanced dosage calculations, nutrition, pharmacology, |
|communication, cultural, and community concepts are integrated. |
|DPT |CRS |COURSE TITLE |THEORY |LAB |CLINIC |PRECEPTOR |COURSE |
|Course Description |Updated | | |8/02/05 |
|Prerequisites: As required by program |
|Co-requisites: As required by program |
|NOTE: There is an approved plan-of-instruction for this course. |
| |
|This course provides students with opportunities to gain knowledge and skills necessary to transition from student to registered nurse.|
|Content includes current issues in health care, nursing leadership and management, professional practice issues for registered nurses, |
|and transition into the workplace, Additional instruction is provided for preparing for the NCLEX-RN. |
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