ADN 114 Nursing I
This course introduces nursing as a profession. A foundation for health care delivery, clinical decision-making, and physiologic and psychosocial concepts for nursing practice is established. The course introduces the elements of a basic health assessment by developing communication skills, differentiating normal and abnormal findings, and appropriately documenting assessment findings. The course introduces a foundation of the concepts of pharmacokinetics and establishes a knowledge base that applies to patient care and education regarding medication administration. Standards and guidelines used in the development of the nursing curriculum including the concepts of safety, patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, informatics, teamwork and collaboration, and quality improvement are presented. 12 (4 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours and 9 clinical hours). Note: In addition to tuition, this course requires an additional variable tuition rate.
Prerequisite
Admission to ADN program
Prerequisite/Corequisite
BIO 175 - must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course.