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College Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NURS 1165 - Introduction to Clinical Nursing Skills

1.00 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Admission into the Nursing program, and ENGL 1180  or ENGL 1210 ,  BIOL 2400  or BIOL 2730 , BIOL 1400 , BIOL 2710 , and HHSC 1040 , with grade C or better.

Corequisite: NURS 1145 , NURS 1155 , NURS 1175  

(replaces but does not equate to NURS‑1530)

This course focuses on skills needed to provide and manage safe nursing care of adult patients. The student will practice critical thinking and communication skills in order to safely care for adults of various ages. Major emphasis will be on developing psychomotor skills related to vital signs, personal hygiene, asepsis, transfer and ambulation, hydration, elimination, intake/output, ostomies, wound care, comfort measures, and administration of medications. The course also introduces documentation of procedures and nursing care, including the use of basic technology within the health care setting. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.

(6 contact hrs per week for 8 weeks)

Center Campus.

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