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LPNC 100 DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS and PHARMACOLOGY

Fall, 3 credit hours

This course introduces the principles of drug dosage calculations and pharmacology. Various drug classifications and their effects on the body are examined. Emphasis is placed on use of the nursing process in drug administration. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisite: Beginning Algebra (MATH 100) or high school equivalent or permission of instructor. Practical Nursing Certificate Majors only.

LPNC 101 PRACTICAL NURSING FUNDAMENTALS

Fall, 8 credit hours

This course examines the evolution of nursing including current trends, and introduces the health care delivery system to the student. Communication techniques, including documentation, are explored. Legal and ethical considerations and the role of the LPN within healthcare are examined. Students will be encouraged to utilize the nursing process and critical thinking in providing nursing care to clients who are at various points on the health illness continuum. In lab students will develop skills fundamental to the practice of nursing. Lab and theoretical content will be applied in the long-term care setting. A final grade of “C” or better is required to progress to the LPNC 102 and 103. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory, twelve hours clinical per week.

Corequisites: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIOL 217), Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102) or permission of instructor. Practical Nursing Certificate Majors only.

LPNC 102 PRACTICAL NURSING: SPECIALTY POPULATIONS

Spring, 3 credit hours

This course introduces students to assessment and nursing care concepts focusing on maternity, newborn, pediatric, and mentally ill clients. The nursing process and critical thinking skills are utilized to adapt nursing concepts and procedures to these special populations. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites: Drug Dosage Calculations and Pharmacology (LPNC 100), Practical Nursing Fundamentals (LPNC 101); corequisite: Practical Nursing: Medical-Surgical Nursing (LPNC 103); or permission of instructor. Practical Nursing Certificate Majors only.

LPNC 103 PRACTICAL NURSING: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING

Spring, 8 credit hours

Students will utilize critical thinking and the nursing process in learning about fundamental disease processes and the LPN’s role in prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and the restoration of health in the adult client. Concepts related to safety, emotional support, communication, client teaching, and pharmacology are integrated throughout the course. Students utilize the nursing laboratory to enhance their psychomotor and critical thinking skills in practicing advanced nursing skills. Clinical experiences provide opportunities for students to apply theory/lab in the medical-surgical units of acute care hospitals. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory, twelve hours clinical per week.

Prerequisite: PN Fundamentals (LPNC 101); corequisite: Practical Nursing: Specialty Populations (LPNC 102); or permission of instructor. Practical Nursing Certificate Majors only.