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Key to Course Descriptions
Abbreviations
(C) City Campus
(N) North Campus
(S) South Campus
F Fall
S Spring
F/S Fall and Spring
SS Summer Session
F+ Offered every other Fall
S+ Offered every other Spring
N Non-Credit |
Course Descriptions by Curriculum
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Nursing | | | | NU-102 | | OVERVIEW OF NURSING | | An introductory elective course on the development, issues, and perspectives of nursing. This course will examine those qualities and skills which help a person become successful in the nursing curriculum and nursing profession. The course is designed to define health and illness, identify health care systems in todays society, and the functions of the various health care providers as members of the health team. | | | | NU-106 | | Complementary and Alternative Therapies | | This elective course presents an overview of some complementary and alternative healing therapies that are available today. People are searching out different therapies because they are not satisfied with the usual treatments, they are seeking more natural methods or they are choosing to take responsibility for their own healing. Each therapy will be described as to its uses, its contraindications, training and education required. Further, implications for nurses, other health care professionals and consumers will be discussed. In addition, CAM therapy practitioners will be invited in as guest speakers. | | | | NU-116 | | HEALTH PROMOTION | | The course is designed to assist the beginning nursing student to understand the foundation of health care practices based on the wellness continuum. The concept of wellness will be explored through categories of human functioning and stages of maturity. Dimensions of health promotion will include physiological, psychosocial, and cultural aspects of human wellness, along with normal childbearing. Application of the Nursing Process will be presented. Co-requisites: NU 117 , NU 128, BI 150, BI 151, EN 110. MT 111 with a minimum grade of B- | | | | NU-117 | | LAB FOR NU116 | | College and clinical laboratory experiences are designed to assist the student in the application of the nursing process in the care of the well individual. Community and health care settings will be utilized to provide students opportunities to practice health promotion with clients at various stages of maturity. Co-requisite: NU 116, NU 128, BI 150, BI 151, EN 110 with a minimum grade of C. MT 111 with a minimum grade of B. | | | | NU-120 | | Rn Transition/Lpn/Medical Military Perso | | This course is designated to assist the LPN/Medical Military Personnel (MMP) entering the first semester of the Associate Degree RN Program (in lieu of NU116/117), to understand the foundation of health care practices based on the wellness-illness continuum. Concepts of wellness, categories of human functioning, stages of maturity and dimensions of health promotion, along with child bearing, will be explored in a condensed presentation. College laboratory experiences will focus on the community as well as a skills assessment, andare designed to assist the LPN/Medical Military Personnel entering the first semester of the Associate Degree RN Program. Included will be an application of the nursing process with a childbearing family, in the community. The transcripts of the medical military personnel will be individually evaluated, for eligibility by the department, and assessed for appropriate departmental transfer credit. Pre/co-requisites: NU 128, BI 150/151, MT 111, EN 110. | | | | NU-125 | | I.V. INSERTION & INFUSION THR | | Increased high technology skills are now required of nurses at most institutions. The purpose of this elective class is to provide nurses and nursing students an opportunity to improve their skills. This course is designed to provide information on insertion of peripheral IVs, as well as their care and maintenance. It will also focus on the management of various central venous access devices. Students will have the opportunity to practice simulated IV insertions in a lab setting. A certificate of completion will be provided for all successful participants. Prerequisites: Completion of NU 116/117 or a nursing fundamentals course, RNs, LPNs. (P.I.-Permission of the Instructor) | | | | NU-126 | | HEALTH MAINTENANCE | | A study of the preservation of the optimal health status of the individual through health maintenance activities. Health maintenance will be examined through detection and assessment of early signs and symptoms of impending illness, including physiological and psychosocial dimensions. Prerequisites: NU 116, NU 117 or NU 120, NU 128. Co-requisites: NU 127, NU 128, BI 152, BI 153, PS 100, Elective in Social Science. | | | | NU-127 | | LAB FOR NU126 | | College and clinical laboratory experiences are designed to assist the student with the preservation of the health status of individuals at various stages of maturity as they adapt to continuous threats to optimum health. Application of these strategies will be performed in acute care, rehabilitative and community settings. Prerequisites: NU 116, NU 117, or NU 120. Co-requisite: NU 126, NU 128, BI 152, BI 153, PS 100, Elective in Social Science | | | | NU-128 | | PHYSICAL ASSESSEMENT NURSING | | The course is designed to provide knowledge and practical skills in specific physical and psychosocial assessment techniques. These skills include the performance of a body systems health assessment and recording the findings. Co-requisites: NU 116, NU 117, NU 120, EN 110, MT 111 (P.I.- Permission of the Instructor. | | | | NU-236 | | HEALTH RESTORATION ACUTE/SIMPL | | A study of the responses of generally healthy individuals to acute illness which may involve generally one system. The focus will be on health restoration for clients at various stages of maturity, including clients with complications of pregnancy and/or childbirth. Concepts of management of care/leadership will also be introduced. Prerequisites: NU 126, NU 127, PS 100, Elective in Social Science. Co-requisites: NU 237, PS 201, BI 230, BI 231. | | | | NU-237 | | LAB FOR 236 | | College and clinical lab experiences are designed to assist the student in management of clients with acute/simple health problems generally involving one system. Emphasis will include pediatric and adult clients in the acute care setting. Pre-requisites: NU 126, NU 127, PS 100, Elective in Social Science . Co-requisites: NU 236, PS 201, BI 230, BI 231. | | | | NU-238 | | PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSING | | This course is designed to assist the student nurse in acquiring basic knowledge in the science of drugs. Basic pharmacologic principles are introduced, but the course focus is on application of the knowledge to the provision of client care and education. The course content includes an introduction to pharmacology, including terminology, legislation, and general principles of drug action. Within each drug classification, a drug prototype will be focused on, including action, use, safe dose, side and/or adverse effects, contraindications, drug and food interactions, nursing responsibilities, and patient education. Prerequisites: NU 236, NU 237, PS 201, BI 230, BI 231. Corequisites: NU 246, NU 247, EN 121/EN 111 (P.I. - Permission of the Instructor) | | | | NU-246 | | HEALTH RESTORATION: ACUTE/COMPLEX | | A study of clients responses to acute/chronic illness involving multiple systems. The focus will be on clients with complex acute/chronic disease states at various stages of maturity. Concepts of management of care/leadership will be synthesized into the professional role of the nurse. Prerequisites: NU 236, NU 237, PS 201, BI 230, BI 231. Co-requisite: NU 247, NU 238, EN 111 or EN 121. | | | | NU-247 | | LAB FOR NU 246 | | College and clinical laboratory experiences are designed to assist the student in management of clients with acute/chronic health problems involving multiple systems. Care settings will include acute/chronic and rehabilitative facilities. Management/leadership skills will be incorporated into the clinical experiences. Prerequisites: NU 236, NU 237, PS 201, BI 230, BI 231. Co-requisite: NU 246, NU 238, EN 111 or EN 121. | | | | NU-248 | | CRITICAL CARE | | This elective course is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to experience critical care nursing, didactically and clinically. The course will provide 2.0 credits of on-line theory and 1.0 credit of clinical observation in the pathophysiology and management of critical care clients. Lecture topics will include assessment, hemodynamic monitoring techniques, priority-setting, nursing care protocols, and common problems. Clinical observations will be arranged with selected clinical critical care sites to allow the student to observe nurses and other health care professionals working as a team to promote the clients return to an optimal state of wellness. Also, the course is structured to allow qualified returning students, whom already hold NYS RN licenses, the opportunity to learn these aspects of critical care nursing. This course may be used to prepare for the national CCRN (critical care certification) examination. Course prerequisite (undergraduate): Completion of NU 236 and NU237, BI 230, BI 231, PS 201 or P.I.- Permission of the Instructor. | | |
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