NURS111 Nursing I     6-9-9
Students learn the roles of the Associate Degree Nurse as a provider and manager of care and a member of the discipline of nursing. Students develop beginning intellectual, interpersonal and psychomotor competencies to assess well clients and clients with common actual or possible health problems. The roles of the nurse, communication theory, life span development, ethical legal standards, and nursing process are basic concepts to the practice of nursing for the Associate Degree Nurse. Students are introduced to the concept that the person is a system in dynamic interaction with the internal and external environments. The eleven Functional Health Patterns organize the study of concepts common to a basic knowledge of the client's state of wellness and possible or actual health problems. The Learning Laboratory provides opportunities to practice nursing skills in simulated activities. Clinical Learning provides experiences to practice nursing by caring for well clients or clients with common basic health problems in protected favorable environments such as nursing homes, rehabilitation and transitional care facilities, Corequisites: BIOL110, PSYC110.

NURS112 Nursing II     4-15-9
The student develops competence to provide and manage care for clients and their families in protected favorable environments. The student provides support and teaching to the client and family and direct care for the client. The scope of the course includes the Functional Health Patterns of Sexuality - Reproductive; Role - Relationships; Nutrition - Metabolic; Health Perception Health Management; and Activity Exercise (part I). Intellectual, interpersonal and psychomotor competencies are further developed. Needs of clients across the life span are emphasized with special focus on adult and children in childbearing families. The student will plan to care for the client/family by utilizing the assessment database. Direct care will be provided to clients with common health problems. Laboratory Learning provides opportunities to practice more complex nursing skills in simulated activities. Clinical Learning experiences are provided for the student in perinatal/ pediatric or psychiatric/mental health, and adult health care settings. Prerequisites: NURS111, BIOL110 and PSYC110 with a grade of "C" or better Corequisite: BIOL120, PSYC210.

NURS200 Advanced Placement Seminar     3-0-3
This course provides a brief review of the following: students learn the roles of the Associate Degree Nurse as a provider and manager of care and member of the discipline of nursing. Students develop intellectual, interpersonal and psychomotor competencies to assess clients with common actual or possible alterations in health. The roles of the nurse, interpersonal relationship, life span development, ethical legal standards, and nursing process are basic concepts to the practice of nursing for the Associate Degree Nurse. The eleven Functional Health Patterns organize the study of concepts common to a basic knowledge of the client's state of wellness and possible or actual alterations in health. Assessment and review of first level clinical skills will be covered in this course. The Learning Laboratory provides opportunities to practice nursing skills in simulated activities. Prerequisites: successful completion of Excelsior College: Nursing Concepts I, II and III Challenge Exams, Biol 110 and Biol 120 with a "C" or better, Psyc 110, Psyc 210 and permission of nursing faculty.

NURS211 Nursing III     4-15-9
The student develops competence to provide and manage care for clients and their families across the life span with common health problems. The student provides support and teaching to the client and family and direct care for the client. The scope of the course include the Functional Health Patterns: Activity Exercise (part II); Elimination; Cognitive - Perceptual; Self - Perception; Coping Stress Tolerance; and Value Belief. Intellectual, interpersonal and psychomotor competencies are further developed. Laboratory Learning provides opportunities to practice increasingly complex nursing skills and basic group skills. Clinical Learning experiences are held in structured adult and psychiatric/mental health or perinatal/pediatrics care settings. Prerequisites: NURS 112 and BIOL120 with a grade of "C" or better and completion of all other first level courses. Corequisites: BIOL210, ENGL110.

NURS212 Nursing IV     3-18-9
The student develops increased competence and independence to provide and manage care for clients and families with common multisystem health problems across the life span. Nursing content includes the Functional Health Patterns of Coping - Stress; Activity - Exercise; Health Perception Health Management; Self Perception; Role Relationships; and Cognitive Perceptual. Additional course content includes leadership skills, health care policy and legislative advocacy. The Student selects a Clinical Learning experience from pre determined, faculty-supervised structured health care settings. Laboratory Learning focuses on case presentations involving common, multi system health problems, ethical decision making, and health care trends. Clinical learning experiences are provided for the student in advanced medical surgical nursing settings and Community health. Prerequisites: NURS211, BIOL210and ENGL110 with a grade of "C" or better.