This course is designed to provide the vocational nursing students with both theoretical knowledgeandpracticalexperiencerelatedtotheperformanceofthoseskillsnecessary 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

This is a two-part course in human anatomy and physiology that is designed to give a clear understanding of the normal body as a basis for understanding variations from normal and to provide a basis for understanding the disease processes encountered in nursing. This course demonstrates a transition from simple to complex as related to concepts and systems.