Nursing I (P)

NURS115C - Nursing I Nursing I introduces the student to the role of the associate degree nurse and the concepts of nursing knowledge and caring within the Self-Care Framework. The emphasis of the course is on assessment of the Universal Self-Care Requirements, which include air, food, activity and rest, elimination, water, solitude and social interaction. Promotion of normalcy and prevention of hazards will be addressed within the Universal Self-Care Requirements. The focus is on the use of educative/supportive nursing system and effective therapeutic communication to care for patients with selected self-care deficits. Professional, ethical and legal standards of nursing practice are introduced to provide culturally-sensitive nursing care. Opportunities for application of nursing knowledge to clinical practice are provided through Clinical Resource Center experiences and patient care assignments in various settings. To facilitate the teaching/learning process, ongoing evaluations occur through interactions between student and faculty. (Co-requisites: BIOL 195C, ENGL 101C, and PSYC 105C) Clinical sites are in medical/surgical settings.