St. Clair County Community College 2004-2005 Catalog
NURSING, ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Nursing Department 810-989-5675
ADN 103 Nursing Process and Health Assessment. This course will expand on basic adult assessment skills utilizing the nursing process. This course includes interviewing skills, obtaining a health history, physical exam techniques for various body systems, diagnostic reasoning, and documentation of findings.
Prerequisite: Pre-articulation student, licensed RN, or permission of instructor
2 credits, plus 3 contact hours* = (1.5 lecture, 1.5 laboratory)
ADN 104 Altered States of Adult Health. This course will expand the students' knowledge in the sciences and explore how alterations in structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) disrupt the human body as a whole. The focus of this course will be on clinical application using a case study approach. An understanding of how the human body uses its adaptive powers to maintain homeostasis is integral to this course. It is expected that students will learn to appreciate these remarkable adaptive abilities and incorporate a new level of understanding into their practice in the health care field. It is understood that this is an evolving science continually being updated and clarified by research.
This course would be appropriate for anyone who may be employed in a health care field or interested in pursuing a health related career. It will provide a linkage between science and clinical application by the health care provider and as such lay a strong foundation for practice.
Prerequisite: BIO 170 or BIO 171
4 credits = 4 lecture
ADN 123 Nursing Assessment. This course will focus on basic adult health assessment skills using the nursing process. This course includes interviewing skills, obtaining a health history, basic physical examination techniques for various body systems, diagnostic reasoning, and documentation of findings.
Prerequisite: Admission to ADN program, BIO 171
Corequisites: ADN 124, ADN 125/125L, and BIO 172
1 credit, plus .5 contact hour* = (l lecture, .5 laboratory)
ADN 124 Pharmacology for Nurses. This course is an introduction to nursing as a practicing profession and the role of the nurse relating to the use of pharmaceutical agents. The focus of this course is based on using scientific principles and the nursing process to provide care to a person in a structured environment. The roles of the nurse as provider of care and teacher are emphasized, along with legal and ethical accountability.
Prerequisite: Admission to ADN program, or admission to Articulation program, or permission of instructor, BIO 171
Corequisites: ADN 123, ADN 125/125L, and BIO 172 or
ADN 230, ADN 231 for Articulation student
2 credits = 2 lecture
ADN 125 Principles of Nursing Care. This course is an introduction to nursing as a profession. The nursing process is introduced as it relates to nursing practice in less complex older adults, and medical/surgical adult clients in a structured environment. Principles inherent to the roles of the nurse as a professional are introduced.
Prerequisite: Admission to the ADN program, BIO 171
Corequisites: ADN 123, ADN 124, ADN 125L, BIO 172
3 credits = 3 lecture
ADN 125L Principles of Nursing Care - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of this course introduces the principles and practice of clinical nursing skills using nursing process in the laboratory and clinical setting. Principles inherent to the role of nurse as provider of holistic care, communicator, teacher and member of the profession are practiced.
Prerequisite: Admission to the ADN program, BIO 171
Corequisites: ADN 123, ADN 124, ADN 125, BIO 172
5 credits, plus 10 contact hours* = (15 laboratory)
ADN 126 Nursing Care of the Adult I. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used to assist the individual/family to achieve goals in a variety of settings. Students relate scientific and psychosocial principles in a holistic approach to promote or maintain health in the adult client.
Prerequisites: ADN 123, ADN 124, ADN 125/125L, BIO 172
Corequisites: ADN 126L, ADN 127/127L, ADN 104
2 credits = 2 lecture
ADN 126L Nursing Care of the Adult I - Clinical Skills. The clinical component emphasizes the role of the student as a practitioner in providing direct client care. Concepts inherent to the role of nurse as communicator, teacher, manager and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: ADN 123, ADN 124, ADN 125/125L, BIO 172
Corequisites: ADN 126, ADN 127/127L, ADN 104
2.5 credits, plus 5 contact hours* = 7.5 laboratory
ADN 127 Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used as it relates to the childbearing family with well-defined nursing diagnoses. A holistic approach is used to assist the student to deliver family-centered care to the childbearing family with both normal and abnormal conditions.
Prerequisites: ADN 123, ADN 124, ADN 125/125L, BIO 172
Corequisites: ADN 126/126L, ADN 127L, ADN 104
2 credits = 2 lecture
ADN 127L Nursing Care of the Childbearing Family - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of this course emphasizes the role of the student as caring practitioner in providing direct care to the childbearing family in the acute care and community setting. Concepts inherent to the role of nurse as provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: ADN 123, ADN 124, ADN 125/125L, BIO 172
Corequisites: ADN 126/126L, ADN 127, ADN 104
2 credits, plus 4 contact hours* = 6 laboratory
ADN 128 Nursing Care of the Adult II. This course is a continued development of nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used to assist the individual/family to achieve goals in a variety of settings. Students relate scientific and psychosocial principles in a holistic approach to promote or maintain health in the adult client.
Prerequisites: ADN 126/126L, ADN 127/127L, ADN 104
Corequisites: ADN 128L, PSY 180
1.5 credits = 1.5 lecture
ADN 128L Nursing Care of the Adult II - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of this course emphasizes the role of the student as a practitioner in providing direct client care. Concepts inherent to the role of the nurse as communicator, teacher, manager and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: ADN 126/126L, ADN 127/127L, ADN 104
Corequisites: ADN 128, PSY 180
1.5 credits, plus 3 contact hours* = 4.5 laboratory
ADN 225 Nursing Care of the Adult III. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used to assist the individual/family to achieve goals in a variety of settings. Students relate scientific and psychosocial principles in a holistic approach to promote or maintain health in the adult client.
Prerequisites: ADN 128/128L, ENG 101, PSY 220
Corequisites: ADN 225L, ADN 226/226L, ENG 102, HE 210
2 credits = 2 lecture
ADN 225L Nursing Care of the Adult III - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of this course emphasizes the role of the student as a practitioner in providing direct client care. Concepts inherent to the role of the nurse as a communicator, teacher, manager and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: ADN 128/128L, ENG 101, PSY 220
Corequisites: ADN 225, ADN 226/226L, ENG 102, HE 210
2.25 credits, plus 4.5 contact hours* = 6.75 laboratory
ADN 226 Nursing Care of the Mental Health Client. This course continues to develop the nurse as a professional by teaching the therapeutic use of self in nursing practice. The nursing process is used to enhance wellness for the adult client in community and clinical settings. Principles of human behavior and
holistic health are considered, with particular focus on stress, crisis, and the factors which influence coping. Legal/ethical issues unique to mental health situations are emphasized.
Prerequisites: ADN 128/128L, ENG 101, PSY 220
Corequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226L, ENG 102, HE 210
2 credits = 2 lecture
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ADN 226L Nursing Care of the Mental Health Client - Clinical Skills. The nursing process is used to help adult clients to achieve personal goals in mental health settings. A variety of community settings and clinical sites are used by student nurses to provide primary, secondary and tertiary intervention for actual and potential mental health problems. Concepts inherent to the role of nurse as provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: ADN 128/128L, ENG 101, PSY 220
Corequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226, ENG 102, HE 210
2 credits, plus 4 contact hours* = 6 laboratory
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ADN 227 Nursing Care of Children. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used as it relates to the child and family with well-defined nursing diagnoses. Concepts inherent to care of adults will be adapted to reflect the biopsychosocial development of the child.
Prerequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226/226L, ENG 102, HE 210
Corequisites: ADN 227L, ADN 228/228L, ADN 236, PS 101
2 credits = 2 lecture
ADN 227L Nursing Care of Children - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of this course emphasizes the role of the student as a caring practitioner in providing direct care to the child and family in a variety of settings. Concepts inherent to the role of the nurse as provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226/226L, ENG 102, HE 210
Corequisites: ADN 227, ADN 228/228L, ADN 236, PS 101
1.5 credits, plus 3 contact hours* = 4.5 laboratory
ADN 228 Nursing Leadership. This course is designed to continue the development of the role of the nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used as it relates to the leadership and management skills required for managing care of a group of clients at the beginning practitioner level. The principles of critical thinking are presented to guide the student in legal and ethical decision making.
Prerequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226/226L, ENG 102, HE 210
Corequisites: ADN 227/227L, ADN 236, PS 101, ADN 228L
2 credits = 2 lecture
ADN 228L Nursing Leadership - Clinical Skills. The nursing process is used as it relates to nursing practice in the more complex care of adult clients at varying stages of wellness in a variety of settings. Application of prior learning as provider of care, communicator, and teacher are expected. Clinical
experiences of this course focus on the correlation of management principles, legal and ethical accountability, and transition phase from student to graduate role.
Prerequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226/226L, ENG 102, HE 210
Corequisites: ADN 227/227L, ADN 228, ADN 236, PS 101
2.5 credits, plus 5 contact hours* = 7.5 laboratory
ADN 230 Nursing Transition. This course is an introduction to nursing as a profession focusing on the transition from the LPN to the RN role. Emphasis is on scientific principles, holistic nursing care of the person, and the use of the nursing process to provide care. The clinical component of this course emphasizes the role of the transition student as direct care provider, communicator, teacher, and as a member of the nursing profession. Trends in health care, health promotion, and legal-ethical accountability are integrated throughout this course.
Prerequisites: Admission to ADN Articulation Program, ADN 103, BIO 170 and HE 210
Prerequisite or corequisite: ADN 124 or equivalent
Corequisites: ADN 231
2.5 credits = 2.5 lecture
ADN 230L Nursing Transition - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of ADN 230 Nursing Transition, focuses on continued development of nursing as a profession. The nursing process is used to assist adults with less complex medical and surgical conditions to achieve goals/outcomes. The role of the student as a practitioner in providing direct care is a major focus. Concepts inherent to the role of the nurse as communicator, teacher, and member of the profession are continued. Students relate scientific principles and concepts to the health care of the adult client. Issues, trends, legal accountability, and promotion of quality care are integrated.
Prerequisites: ADN 124 or equivalent, ADN 230, ADN 231
1.5 credit, plus 3 contact hours* = 0 lecture, 4.5 laboratory
ADN 231 Nursing Transition and Care of the Adult I. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. Emphasis is placed on the behavioral transition from the LPN to the RN role. The nursing process is used as a framework to provide nursing care for the adult client. Students relate scientific and psychosocial principles to develop a plan to promote or maintain health in the adult client.
The clinical component of this course is incorporated into ADN 235L.
Prerequisites: Admission to ADN program, BIO 170, ADN 103, HE 210
Corequisites: ADN 230, ADN 124 or equivalent
2.5 credits = 2.5 lecture
ADN 233 Nursing Transition and Care of the Adult II. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. Emphasis is placed on the behavioral transition from the LPN to the RN role. The nursing process is used as a framework to provide nursing care for the adult client. Students relate scientific and psychosocial principles to develop a plan to promote or maintain health in the adult client.
The clinical component of this course is incorporated into ADN 235L.
Prerequisites: ADN 230L, ENG 101, PSY 180
Prerequisite or Corequisites: ADN 104, PSY 220
Corequisite: ADN 234/234L
5 credits = 5 lecture
ADN 234 Nursing Transition: Maternal/Child Nursing. This course is a continued development of the nurse as a professional. The nursing process is used as it relates to the newborn, child, maternity client and family with well defined nursing diagnoses. A holistic approach is used to assist the student to deliver family-centered care.
Prerequisites: PSY 180, ADN 230L, ENG 101
Prerequisite or Corequisites: ADN 104, PSY 220
Corequisite: ADN 233/234L
3 credits = 3 lecture
ADN 234L Nursing Transition: Maternal/Child Nursing - Clinical Skills. The clinical component of this course emphasizes the role of the student as a caring practitioner in providing family-centered care in a variety of settings. Concepts inherent to the role of nurse as provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of the profession are continued.
Prerequisites: PSY 180, ADN 230L, ENG 101
Prerequisite or Corequisites: ADN 104, PSY 220
Corequisite: ADN 233, ADN 234
1.5 credits, plus 3 contact hours* = 4.5 laboratory
ADN 235 Nursing Transition: Leadership. This course is an integration of nursing as a profession. The nursing process is used as it relates to nursing practice in the more complex care of persons at various stages of health. Concepts inherent to the role of leader and member of the profession are emphasized. Legal/ethical accountability and application of prior learning as direct care provider, communicator, and teacher are expected.
Prerequisites: ADN 104, ADN 233, ADN 234/234L, PSY 220
Prerequisites or Corequisites: ENG 102, PS 101
Corequisites: ADN 226/226L, ADN 235L, ADN 236
1.5 credits = 1.5 lecture
ADN 235L Nursing Transition: Leadership - Clinical Skills. The clinical portion of this course focuses on the correlation of leadership principles and the transition from student to graduate.
Prerequisites: ADN 104, ADN 233, ADN 234/234L, PSY 220
Prerequisites or Corequisites: ENG 102, PS 101
Corequisites: ADN 226/226L, ADN 235, ADN 236
2 credits, plus 4 contact hours* = 6 laboratory
ADN 236 Nursing Care of the Older Adult. This course continues to develop the nurse as a professional by building on the concepts relative to the older adult taught in previous nursing courses and PSY 220. The speciality of Gerontological Nursing is presented and principles of holistic health are considered with particular focus on the diversity of health care needs of older adults in the community and clinical setting. The nursing process is used to address major clinical problems seen in the complex older adult.
Prerequisites: ADN 225/225L, ADN 226/226L (ADN two-year program) PSY 220, ADN 233 (ADN articulation program) ADN 234, ADN 234L
Corequisites: ADN 227/227L, ADN 228/228L, PS 101 (ADN two-year program) or ADN 226/226L, ADN 235/235L, ENG 102, PS 101 (ADN articulation program)
1 credit = 1 lecture