Addendum
2014-2015 Catalog
Volume 2
Effective January 12, 2015
Course Descriptions
*NUR102 Nursing Fundamentals (4 cr.)
The emphasis in Fundamentals of Nursing is on the normal foundations necessary for a nurse to apply
critical thinking processes during both health and illness. The theory of Myra Levine and the conceptual
framework of the program are integrated with the foundational concepts as a means of exploring (adults
and elderly) normal human functioning. Areas discussed include: assessment (MORCC), diagnostic and
pharmacological resources, accountability through documentation, and, foundational concepts for normal
human functioning and wellness. Pre-requisites: BSC1090L Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab,
BSC1095L Anatomy and Physiology II, MCB1011L Microbiology with Lab, HUN1204 Nutrition, NUR1104
Concepts of Nursing Practice Co-requisites: NUR1140 Pharmacology for Nurses, NUR1053L Nursing
Skills Lab, NUR1023L Nursing Fundamentals Clinical, NUR1060 Health Assessment,NUR1060L Health
Assessment Lab
*NUR121 Beginning Medical/Surgical Nursing (4 cr.)
This course builds on the foundations of nursing by considering stressors that affect an individual’s ability
to conserve energy, personal, structural and/or social integrity and thus threaten individual wellness.
Critical thinking models for human functioning and independent nursing interventions will be further
explored and expanded to include detailed nursing processes, care management, healthcare team
approaches and holistic considerations for selected stressors. Stressors explored will include, but are not
limited to, commonly occurring health limitations that endanger an individual’s ability for conservation.
Pre-requisites: NUR1140 Pharmacology for Nurses, NUR1053L Nursing Skills Lab I, NUR1023L Nursing
Fundamentals Clinical, NUR1023 Nursing Fundamentals, NUR1060 Health Assessment, NUR1060L
Health Assessment Lab Co-requisites: SYG1003 Introduction to Sociology, PSY1010 Introduction to
Psychology, DEP2006 Human Growth and Development, NUR1210L Beginning Medical Surgical Nursing
Clinical, NUR1054L Nursing Skills Lab II
*NUR221 Medical/Surgical Nursing (4 cr.)
This course considers stressors that affect an individual’s level of wellness by imposing threats to
individual energy conservation and integrity. The critical thinking models for human functioning (MORCC)
and initial nursing interventions (ADN) will be used and practiced in conjunction with the nursing process.
Selected stressors include, but are not limited to those causing an altered state of wholeness that
requires adjustments to one’s integrity and energy conservation to re-establish wholeness and health.
Pre-requisites: NUR2310 Pediatrics Nursing, NUR2310L Pediatrics Nursing Clinical, NUR2420 Maternity
Nursing, NUR2420L Maternity Nursing Clinical, DEP2006 Human Growth and Development Corequisites: NUR2214L Medical/Surgical Nursing Clinical, NUR2055L Nursing Skills Lab III, NUR2520
Mental Health Nursing, NUR2520L Mental Health Nursing Clinic
Effective February 9, 2015
Course Descriptions
MLT 2540 Medical Lab Externship I (8 cr.)
Under the preceptor ship of a licensed medical laboratory technician, students will perform clinical
laboratory procedures, type and cross match blood and demonstrate an understanding of various disease
processes. They will also be able to operate and maintain medical laboratory equipment, and collect and
analyze patient specimen samples. Prerequisites: All MLT prefixed courses
MLT 2542 Medical Lab Externship II (8 cr.)
This externship is a continuation of the first Medical Laboratory Technician Externship. Under the
preceptorship of a licensed medical laboratory technician, students will perform clinical laboratory
procedures, type and cross match blood and demonstrate an understanding of various disease
processes. They will also be able to operate and maintain medical laboratory equipment, and
collect and analyze patient specimen samples. Prerequisites: MLT2540