NUR1011 Foundations of Adult Nursing Care I
This course provides an introduction to the field of nursing. The course is based on an integrated approach of basic nursing content areas that is patient centered. Special emphasis is place on the roles of the nurse, utilization of the nursing process, and the categories of human functioning. This course also focuses on the needs of geriatric and adult acute-care medical-surgical patients. The student is assisted in the development of psychomotor skills for nursing care of patients and pharmacology principles and skills. The clinical component of the course provides the student the opportunity to validate nursing skills and content for adults in long-term care. 6 Cr Hrs. Course Requirement(s): Major Only.
NUR1003 or STNA or equivalent must be taken before this course.