This course is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the concepts of Medical- Surgical Nursing including the definition and etiology of diseases/disorders, methods of diagnosis, signs and symptoms, treatment and nursing care, including aspects of pharmacology and nutrition. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process. The course is organized by functioning systems and is arranged so that the presentation of the systems advances from simple to complex. Introduction to Mental Health will be part of Medical-Surgical Nursing 1.
- Teacher: Erica Ulloa
- Teacher: Kent Yang
A general course which gives an introduction to a drug classifications and provides a foundation for specific drug therapy, including nursing implications. This course includes a review of basic mathematics, weight systems, and calculation of dosages.
- Teacher: Liana Calzada
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts and care related to the pediatric client. The primary focus will be on caring for the growing child and family from infancy through adolescence. The course will be structured by age groups. The discussion of each age group will include an overview of growth and development, medical and surgical conditions, and child health issues. Special considerations regarding pediatric procedures and end-of- life issues will be discussed.
- Teacher: Liana Calzada
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts and care related to the obstetrical client and the newborn. The comparison of present-day concepts, issues and trends related to maternal childcare as compared to those of the past are discussed. The holistic needs of the obstetrical client and newborn will be discussed during the Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum periods. Contraceptive methods and family planning will be presented as it relates to postpartum teaching. Characteristics and care of the newborn will focus on the nursing process. Rationales will be included in explanations.
- Teacher: Liana Calzada
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts and care related to the obstetrical client and the newborn. The comparison of present-day concepts, issues and trends related to maternal childcare as compared to those of the past are discussed. The holistic needs of the obstetrical client and newborn will be discussed during the Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum periods. Contraceptive methods and family planning will be presented as it relates to postpartum teaching. Characteristics and care of the newborn will focus on the nursing process. Rationales will be included in explanations.
- Teacher: Liana Calzada
A general course which gives an introduction to a drug classifications and provides a foundation for specific drug therapy, including nursing implications. This course includes a review of basic mathematics, weight systems, and calculation of dosages.
- Teacher: Liana Calzada
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts and care related to the pediatric client. The primary focus will be on caring for the growing child and family from infancy through adolescence. The course will be structured by age groups. The discussion of each age group will include an overview of growth and development, medical and surgical conditions, and child health issues. Special considerations regarding pediatric procedures and end-of- life issues will be discussed.
- Teacher: Liana Calzada
This course is designed to provide the vocational nursing students with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience related to the performance of those skills necessary for patient care. Skills are taught in a progression of the simple to the complex. Time is provided for the student to practice and perform a return demonstration of most of the learned skills in the laboratory
- Teacher: Nora Vega