(NRS) Nursing
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The minimum passing grade for all NRS courses is C.
NRS 101 - Entry Into Professional Nursing (1 credit)
Prerequisites: ENG 101, MAT 037 or higher, and enrollment in the Nursing Science major for the MCCC Nursing program
Introduces the pre-nursing student to the profession, including its history. Along with the concept of critical thinking and its application to the nursing process model of decision-making, students are taught study skills to enhance their success in the Nursing program. 1 lecture hour
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NRS 102 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (2 credits)
Prerequisites: BIO 103, BIO 104
Introduces the new nursing student to health assessment, which is the first step in understanding the nursing process. Focus on the concepts, knowledge, and skills necessary to complete a health assessment for patients in all age groups emphasizes the major elements, sequence, and methodology involved. 1 lecture/2 college laboratory hours
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NRS 110 - Fundamental Concepts of Nursing (6 credits)
Prerequisite: formal admission into the Nursing program
Introduction to the fundamental concepts and knowledge needed to meet the basic needs of all patients. The nursing process is used as a framework for care delivery as well as concepts from the social, psychological and physical sciences. Includes clinical experiences planned in area health care agencies. 3 lecture/2 college laboratory/6 clinical hours
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NRS 120 - Alterations in Health I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: NRS 110 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course presents a continuation of the concepts, knowledge, and skills introduced in NRS 110 with an emphasis on the concept of oxygenation. The course examines the nursing needs of patients who demonstrate alterations in ventilation, diffusion and tissue perfusion. Includes selected clinical experiences in area health care agencies. 3 lecture/3 college laboratory/14 clinical hours
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NRS 121 - Alterations in Health II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: NRS 110 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course presents a continuation of the concepts, knowledge, and skills introduced in NRS 110 with an emphasis on the concept of safety and the protective environment. Alterations in mobility, skin integrity, and immunity are examined. Concepts pertaining to the care of the operative patient are also considered. Includes selected clinical experiences in area health care agencies. 3 lecture/3 college laboratory/14 clinical hours
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NRS 122 - Concepts of Mental Health Nursing (2 credits)
Prerequisite: NRS 110 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course continues the alterations in health conceptual framework with an emphasis on mental health nursing, including the concepts of self, family, stress and coping. Includes selected clinical experiences in area mental health care facilities. 3 lecture/9 clinical hours
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NRS 220 - Alterations in Health III (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NRS 110, NRS 120, NRS 121 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course presents a continuation of the alterations in health concepts of cellular regulation and metabolism in caring for the patient across the lifespan. The student continues to develop critical thinking and clinical judgment skills when caring for the adult and pediatric patients who experience alterations in cellular regulation and/or metabolism. Learning opportunities occur in selected clinical settings within area health care facilities. 3 lecture/3 college laboratory/14 clinical hours
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NRS 221 - Alterations in Health IV (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NRS 110, NRS 120, NRS 121 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course presents a continuation of the concepts of mobility and safety, emphasizing care of the aging patient and alterations in neurosensory, central, and peripheral nervous systems across the lifespan. The student continues to develop critical thinking and clinical judgment skills when caring for the adult and pediatric patients who experience alterations in neurosensory, central, and peripheral nervous system disorders. Includes selected clinical experiences in area health care facilities. 3 lecture/3 college laboratory/14 clinical hours
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NRS 222 - Concepts of Maternal and Family Nursing (2 credits)
Prerequisites: NRS 110, NRS 120, NRS 121 with a minimum C grade
The concepts of maternal/family nursing, examining needs of the childbearing and child-caring family, are presented in this five-week course utilizing the nursing process as a framework. Includes selected clinical experiences in area health care facilities. 3 lecture/9 clinical hours
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NRS 230 - Alterations in Health V (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NRS 110, NRS 120, NRS 121, NRS 122, NRS 220, NRS 221, NRS 222 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course is a continuation of the alterations in health conceptual framework with an emphasis on the concepts of elimination, oxygenation, and perfusion across the lifespan. Learning opportunities occur in selected clinical settings within area health care facilities. 3 lecture/3 college laboratory/14 clinical hours
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NRS 231 - Alterations in Health VI (3 credits)
Prerequisites: NRS 110, NRS 120, NRS 121, NRS 122, NRS 220, NRS 221, NRS 222 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course is a continuation of the alterations in health conceptual framework with an emphasis on the concepts of safety, intracranial regulation, sensory perception, and tissue integrity. Includes selected clinical experiences in area health care facilities and simulations. 3 lecture/3 college laboratory/14 clinical hours
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NRS 240 - Transition to Practice (4 credits)
Prerequisites: NRS 110, NRS 120, NRS 121, NRS 122, NRS 220, NRS 221, NRS 222, NRS 230, NRS 231 with a minimum C grade
This five-week course prepares the student to enter the workforce, with an emphasis on strategies for professional practice and career development. In a weekly seminar setting, students actively participate in presenting select topics in leadership theory. Through a precepted clinical experience, time management and coordination of care principles and concepts are integrated in planning for the care of patients in selected clinical settings within area health care facilities. 3 lecture/135 clinical hours
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