ADNU – 2040 Nursing IV - 10 Credits

This course helps prepare the nursing student to adapt to the role of the AD nurse. Theory and practice, while a continuation of Nursing I and II is designed to increase the depth of knowledge and level of nursing skill. Content includes principles and concepts of advanced medical-surgical and psychiatric nursing and is organized around the nursing process and nursing diagnosis. Integrated throughout are concepts of health promotion, nutrition and pharmacology. Socio-cultural factors, and adaptations for the elderly are also incorporated. Clinical experience includes care of patients with complex medical-surgical and psychiatric problems. (*Prerequisites: NURS1020, ENGL1010, PSYC 2030, *BIOL2210 and PSYC2110 must be taken concurrently with or prior to ADNU2040) Lecture: 5 hours, Lab: 15 hours

ADNU 2050 – Nursing V - 10 Credits

Based upon the Nursing process and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, this course examines the dynamic changes in the family unit in health and illness. Emphasis will be placed on the child-bearing family and families with sick children. Health promotion needs of individual family members at the various stages of the life cycle will be explored. (i.e., the family with a pregnant adolescent, the family with aging grandparents and the health concerns of the adult female.) Students will be assigned to a variety of clinical and community settings for experience. (*Prerequisites: NURS1020, ENGL1010, PSYC 2030, *BIOL2210 and PSYC2110 must be taken concurrently with or prior to ADNU2050) Lecture: 5 hours, Lab: 15 hours

HEAL 0200 – CPR for Health Care Providers - 0 Credits

This course provides training in CPR skills and use of the automated external defibrillator (AED). It is a five hour non-credit course in which an American Heart Association course completion card is issued after satisfactory demonstration of CPR skills, and a satisfactory score on a multiple choice test is achieved. Course content includes risk factors, signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke and actions to take when with an individual experiencing symptoms. CPR skills taught and practiced include relief of foreign body airway obstruction, rescue breathing and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants, children and adults. The Healthcare Provider card is a requirement for all Health and Rehabilitative Sciences programs at the Community College of Rhode Island.

HEAL 1000 – Introduction to Health Careers - 3 Credits

An overview of the health field including the characteristics of health care workers, ethical and legal considerations in health care, and selected content common to all health programs. Required of all nursing students prior to Nursing I. Open to all other students.  Lecture: 3 hours

HEAL 1010 – Children’s Health Issues - 3 Credits

The course is designed to introduce the student to issues that cause stress for children at different stages of the developmental continuum. In order for the student to gain an understanding of the various life experiences that impact on children’s health status at various ages, basic growth and developmental stages, functional and dysfunctional families, situational experiences and coping mechanisms will be presented and explored through the course. The student will also submit reaction papers which will identify investigation and reflections of issues in today’s society which influence the health status of our children. Class: 3 hours

HEAL 1020 – Personal Health Choices - 3 Credit

The course is designed to inform students of their choices regarding personal health and wellness. It emphasizes the vital role that health plays in the successful achievement of one’s academic, social and personal goals. Decisions related to one’s health such as diet, stress management, relationships, exposure to disease, eating and sleeping, risk-taking behavior, time management are some of the topics discussed by directing accurate and timely information. The objective of the course is to focus on the new definition of holistic health and high level wellness which goes beyond physical health to encompass the health of the whole person, including mental, emotional and spiritual. Class: 3 hours

HEAL 1040 – Pharmacology for Patient Care I: A Problem Solving Approach - 3 Credits

This course focuses on the basic concepts necessary to understand the drug groups and families taught in the subsequent course. The history and the development of drugs, the standards and controls and the relationship of the nursing process to pharmacology serve as introduction. The action of drugs on the body and the body on the drugs (pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics) follow. Subsequent lectures include: toxicology, drugs and special populations, teaching the patient and significant others, and psychological aspects, i.e. compliance, substance abuse. Successful completion of this course will give the student a theoretical background for understanding and implementing drug therapy. (Prerequisite: BIOL 1010 or permission of instructor) Lecture: 3 hours

HEAL 1060 – Dosage Calculations for Medication - Administration - 3 Credits

This course is designed to meet the needs for any current or potential practitioner of nursing whose responsibilities include the safe administration of medications to clients within diverse clinical settings. A working knowledge of dosage calculations are necessary within any given medication administration system, today. Information related to systems of measurements and conversions within these systems will be presented. This course will help the health care profession to calculate dosages accurately and with increased confidence and decreased math anxiety. This will ensure the safe administration of medications which is the primary responsibility of nurses. (Prerequisite: MATH 0500 or permission of instructor) Lecture: 3 hours

HEAL 1070 – Physical Assessment for Nurses - 4 Credits

This course is designed to introduce the student to the examination and techniques of adult physical assessment. Anatomy and physiology are reviewed to reinforce the students understanding of bodily processes necessary to understand the physical exam. The focus of the course is on techniques of physical assessment including normal and abnormal findings. Consideration is also given to cultural, ethnical and special populations. (Prerequisite: BIOL 1010, 1020) Lecture: 3 hours

HEAL 1080 – Nursing Documentation - 3 Credits

This 15-week WebCT course is designed to help the nursing student/practicing nurse develop nursing documentation skills within a variety of systems and methods. Legal and ethical implications of documentation are described. There is a strong emphasis on documentation systems utilizing the nursing process framework. Students will be encouraged to analyze and apply what they have learned with the use of case studies. (Prerequisite: Nursing student/practicing nurse) Lecture: 3 hours

HEAL 1090 – Advanced Dosage Calculation for Medication Administration - 3 Credits

This course is designed to meet the needs for any current practitioner of nursing (Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Senior Nursing Students) whose responsibilities include the safe administration of intravenous medications, blood and blood products, total parenteral nutrition and/or chemotherapeutic agents to clients within diverse clinical settings. The student will require a working knowledge of dosage calculation within any given medication administration system today. This course will help the health care professional to calculate pediatric and critical care dosages accurately and with increased confidence. The safe administration of specialized medications and intravenous fluids via peripheral and central venous access devices are included. (Prerequisite: HEAL 1060 or permission of instructor) Lecture: 3 hours

HEAL 1100 – Learning Strategies for the First Year Nursing Student - 2 Credits

This two-credit course is designed to help the first-year nursing student develop learning strategies necessary to attain success in the nursing program. Attention will be given to the following: 1) self-regulation, 2) reading the current nursing textbook, 3) general and technical vocabulary development, 4) learning resource center activities, 5) computer technology, and 6) test-taking and note taking strategies. (Prerequisite: First or second-year nursing students) Lecture: 2 hours

LPNU 1030 – Nursing III - 12 Credits

This is the completion course for students who wish to qualify as practical nurses. Utilizing the nursing process and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, this course introduces the practical nurse student to the needs of the family in adapting to life in a changing society. Students are taught basic knowledge of the reproductive process and care of the individual during the antepartal, intrapartal and postpartal periods. Content includes care of the mother during a normal pregnancy and care of the normal newborn. Care of the developing child and family member with maladaptive physical or psychological responses is stressed. Basic knowledge of the leadership role for the PN is presented. Caring is integrated throughout the course content. Consideration is given to the physical, emotional, and psycho-social aspects of the individual and family. The role of the Practical Nurse as a health team member is stressed throughout the course. Students have clinical experience with maternity, pediatric, psychiatric and geriatric patients. (Prerequisites: NURS1020, ENGL1010, PSYC2030) Lecture:10 hours, Lab: 2.5 Clinical Days

NURS1010 – Nursing I - 10 Credits

This course is designed to introduce the nursing student to basic human needs, concepts of nursing care, and basic nursing skills. The content is organized within the nursing process framework utilizing accepted nursing diagnoses. Caring and mental health concepts are integrated in Nursing I. Students will apply theory in clinical practice, a major focus of which is care of the elderly in subacute care facilities. (Prerequisites: All admission requirements) Lecture: 5 hours, Lab: 15 hours

NURS1020 – Nursing II - 11 Credits

Building upon the basic concepts and skills taught in Nursing 1010, this course continues to develop a foundation for the student to utilize the nursing process in caring for adult patients. Incorporating Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, attention is directed to the physiological, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, legal and ethical aspects of patient care. Emphasis is placed on the patient’s response to common and less complex medical-surgical disorders. Attention is also directed toward the nurse’s role in all phases of health promotion. A variety of medical-surgical facilities are utilized for clinical learning experiences. (Prerequisites: NURS1010, BIOL1020, PSYC2010) Lecture: 6 hours, Lab: 15 hours

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