This course is a health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by a clinical professional. Student will identify the knowledge and skills required to practice professional registered nursing in the several of the acute care hospital units. A focused area of this clinical rotation will consist of adult medical surgical and geriatric nursing. All corequisites courses must be passed concurrently in order for the student to progress to the next level of nursing course.
- Teacher: Maria Garcia
- Teacher: talina hernandez
- Teacher: Cynthia Moreno
- Teacher: Joel Ramos
- Teacher: Gregorio Rodriguez
- Teacher: Bailey Skiba
Introduction to the science of Pharmacology with emphasis on actions, interactions, adverse effects, and nursing implications of drug classifications. Nursing roles and responsibilities in the safe administration of medications within the scope of practice will be discussed, correlate medication classifications to various health conditions and diagnoses affecting patients across the lifespan. This course includes dosages and calculations.
- Teacher: Joel Ramos
- Teacher: Florence Shogbola
Concepts and principles underlying nursing assessment of the health status of individuals are presented. Emphasis is placed on interviewing skills, health histories, and the physical and psychosocial findings in the well person. Development of communication in the nurse-client relationship and assessment skills are included. Students implement the nursing process by obtaining health histories, performing physical and psychosocial assessments, establishing a database, and formulating initial nursing plans.
- Teacher: Joel Ramos
- Teacher: Bailey Skiba
This course will focus on an in-depth coverage of health care concepts found within selected health conditions. The student will utilize a systematic process to analyze the patients across the lifespan; prioritize nursing management of care for selected health care concepts. Apply the previously learned material. Examine the interrelatedness among nursing care concepts to make clinical judgments for optimum patient care outcomes.
- Teacher: Joel Ramos
- Teacher: Gregorio Rodriguez
- Teacher: Bailey Skiba