A. This course provides a foundation for the nursing program

It introduces the student to the history and practice of nursing, including the standards of nursing practice. This course will introduce the student to different cultures and how their beliefs affect health beliefs and behavior which impacts nursing care. The student is introduced to the ethical and legal principles involving nursing practice. This course will review the nurse’s role as a teacher, counselor, and leader. Basic skills such as vital signs and interpretation thereof, asepsis and infection control will be introduced and discussed. The nursing process is introduced and used as an approach to nursing care with emphasis on assessment of basic human needs relating to oxygenation, nutrition, elimination, comfort and safety, security, and mobility. Critical thinking as embodied in the nursing process is emphasized and the concept of the nurse as provider of care, manager of care and member of the nursing profession is incorporated into the course content. Theoretical knowledge and principles are integrated and applied in the skills laboratory and clinical setting. Normal functional health patterns are explored in the context of the physical, biological, and social sciences. (2)

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course introduces the beginning nursing student to the fundamental nursing skills required to provide basic patient care in the clinical environment.

Students will learn the basics of documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Throughout this course students will gain experience in caring for patients in the healthcare environment and will practice simulation scenarios in the nursing simulation lab. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the clinical environment. Focus placed on the practice of safe, culturally competent, ethical care of patients in the long term or acute care environment.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab. 50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course introduces the beginning nursing student to the fundamental nursing skills required to provide basic patient care.

Students will learn the basics of documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Foundation of nursing course provides students with the knowledge required to provide basic care to the patient. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.
Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course. Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010

A. This course explores the medical surgical nursing care of clients with complex alterations in health.

Students will learn advanced concepts in medical surgical nursing which is discussed within a body systems framework focusing on the nurse’s role in meeting the needs of the client, family, and community. This course provides students with the opportunity to apply advanced concepts of medical surgical nursing. Students will learn to provide health care delivery in both in-patient and community settings. Students will focus on the nurse’s role in meeting the needs of the client, family, and community. Students are encouraged to actively participate in projects assisting clients in preventive care and maintenance of health. (1)

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course provides students with the knowledge base of appropriate nursing interventions employed when providing care for adults exhibiting a human response to actual or potential health problems in a variety of clinical settings.
This course provides students with the knowledge base of appropriate nursing interventions employed when providing care for adults exhibiting a human response to actual or potential health problems in a variety of clinical settings. Students will practice caring for patients with a variety of medical-surgical conditions along the health-illness continuum. Application of the nursing process for the delivery of care and nursing interventions will be the focus throughout the course and in the clinical setting. Emphasis placed on providing culturally competent evidence-based care and on the practice of maintaining patient confidentiality.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab. 50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course introduces the nursing student to the medical surgical nursing skills required to provide care for the patient.
Students will learn documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Medical surgical nursing courses provide students with the knowledge required to provide care for the patients. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course. Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450

A. This course provides students with an overview of the pharmacotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of illness and the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of wellness in diverse individuals across the lifespan.

The course further explores indications, side effects, contraindication, interactions, and modes of action of various drugs. The focus is on concepts of safe administration and monitoring the effects of pharmacotherapeutic agents.

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course begins the nursing student’s education on medication administration and understanding the concepts of human functioning emphasizing pathophysiology structured on the steps of the nursing process.

Students will utilize the nursing process and the five concepts of human functioning to assess appropriate and inappropriate response to therapy.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab. 50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course provides students the hands-on experience and the ability to identify the roles of the professional nurse in relation to medication administration and education in both acute and community health settings.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.

Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211.

A. This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care to the childbearing family.

The needs of the client during the antenatal, intra-partial, post-partial, and neonatal periods are covered, and course content is presented within the framework of the wellness/illness continuum, including nutrition and human growth and development during the reproductive and post-reproductive years. The role of the nurse as a provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of a profession provides the framework for clinical application and evaluation in childbearing settings. (2)

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course focuses on maternal-newborn nursing as a normal life process with family members as co-participants in care in the clinical setting.
Students will be introduced to all key aspects of maternal-newborn nursing. The nursing process will be utilized to delineate nurse’s roles throughout the process of labor, prenatal, postnatal, and newborn period of care. Emphasis placed on using critical thinking skills to conduct thorough assessments and clinical decision making along with caring for mothers and newborn during complications that may arise in the clinical setting. Cultural competence, complementary alternative therapies and health promotion will be explored. Focus on care of the mother-child couplet in various clinical settings.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab. 50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course introduces the nursing student to the maternal / newborn nursing skills required to provide care for the women throughout the process of labor,

prenatal, postnatal, and newborn period of care

Students will learn documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Maternal/Infant Nursing course provides students with the knowledge required to provide care for the patients with clinical application in personal, family, and community health concepts. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.
Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211, NUR1140

A. This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care in a variety of settings involving children and their families.

Course content includes physiological, psychological, developmental, and socio-cultural needs of children and families presented within the framework of the wellness/illness continuum, including nutrition and human growth and development of the client from birth through adolescence. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process utilizing critical thinking skills and a holistic plan of care for children and families from diverse cultures and environments. The role of the nurse as a provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of a profession provides the framework for clinical application and evaluation in pediatric settings. (2)

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course concentrates on critical concepts related to pediatric nursing and the care of children in various settings.

Emphasis placed on principles of nursing care of children and the ability to think critically within various healthcare environments. Broad scope of topics related to common issues of pediatrics and pediatric specific content, including normal growth and development will be explored. The nursing process will be explored in guiding the nursing practice for children and their families. Cultural and ethical implications related to providing care to the child will also be explored.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course introduces the nursing student to the pediatric nursing skills required to provide care for the pediatric patient.

Students will learn documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Pediatric nursing course provides students with the knowledge required to provide care for the patients with clinical application in personal, family, and community health concepts. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.
Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211, NUR1140, NUR2420

A. This course focuses on the application of the nursing process, critical thinking, and caring therapeutic interventions in acute, chronic, and community-based psychiatric and mental health settings.

Basic mental health concepts will be examined with emphasis on needs and disorders across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on client advocacy and continuity of care with the mental healthcare team. Supervised clinical experiences at community and acute and chronic care facilities provide opportunities for the application of learned theory and integration of therapeutic communication skills in all interactions with clients, families, peers, and mental health team members. (2)

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. The course introduces the nursing student to the fundamental concepts of psychiatric-mental health nursing and how to provide care to this client population in the clinical setting.

Students will experience caring for patients diagnosed with a variety of psychiatric disorders and will explore the treatments utilized in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. Students will use the nursing process to guide the care of each of the mental health disorders explored throughout the course. The course focuses on care in the clinical setting. Ethical and legal issues will be discussed as well as the various therapies provided in the clinical setting.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course introduces the nursing student to the mental health nursing skills required to provide care for those with psychiatric disorders.

Students will learn documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent mental health care. This course provides students with the knowledge required to provide care for the patients. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.
Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.
Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211, NUR1140, NUR2420, NUR2310.

A. The focus of this adult-health nursing course is on the care of adults with altered health states in acute care settings.

In this course students continue to develop their role as a member of the profession of nursing as a provider of care to clients with more complex medical-surgical alterations in health, and emphasis is placed on knowledge and skills relating to advanced adult health care in medical-surgical settings. The roles of the nurse as provider of care, communicator, teacher, manager, and member of a profession are expanded and provide the framework for clinical application and evaluation. Theoretical knowledge and principles are applied in the skills laboratory and clinical setting. (1)

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course is a continuation of Medical-Surgical Nursing I and builds on student learning of caring for adults with various diagnosis and disease processes in various settings.

Advanced-medical surgical nursing focuses on more complex body systems with emphasis on intensive and critical disease processes affecting adults. Application of the nursing process for the delivery of care and nursing interventions will be the focus throughout the course. Emphasis placed on providing culturally competent evidence-based care. Students will experience providing care to patients in the clinical setting.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course introduces the nursing student to the advanced medical surgical nursing skills required to provide care for the adult.

Students will learn documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Medical Surgical Nursing II course provides students with the knowledge required to provide care for the patients. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.

A. This course is designed to assist the graduating student in the transition to the role of the professional nurse.

Management concepts, leadership skills, and the legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities of the registered nurse are stressed in the didactic component. The clinical experience in an acute care setting promotes the student’s transition to graduate with its emphasis on management of care and leadership, functional health patterns, professional behaviors, communication, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, teaching, and learning, collaboration, and managing care activities in a broad, in-depth application of the nursing process in the clinical management of groups of patients. (2

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course emphasizes on the nursing student leadership and management nursing skills required to provide care for the patient within and outside of the clinical environment.

Students will learn the skills of documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care throughout the lifespan. Throughout this course students will gain experience in caring for patients in the healthcare environment and will practice simulation scenarios in the nursing simulation lab. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the clinical environment. Focus placed on the practice of safe, culturally competent, ethical care of patients in the long term or acute care environment.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course focuses on the nursing skills required to provide patient care throughout the lifespan.

Students will learn leadership management, documentation, teaching/learning, critical thinking, communication, and the nursing process to provide safe and competent nursing care. Leadership management nursing course provides students with the knowledge required to provide nursing care at a leadership managerial position, interpersonal relationship skills, legal aspects of nursing, professional role and function and health teaching and counseling skills. Emphasis placed on skills ability demonstration in the Laboratory environment.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.

Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211, NUR1140, NUR2420, NUR2310, NUR2520, NUR2212.

A. Graduate integration provides students with ability to demonstrate achieved clinical skills, knowledge, health promotion, critical thinking, and patient education using therapeutic communication.

Students will practice in various clinical settings and will work closely with one nurse to integrate all acquired skills in the care of patients across the continuum. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to synthesize and integrate knowledge from humanities, leadership, behavioral, informatics, and nursing sciences in developing the professional role as the students prepare to enter professional practice.

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course focuses on refinement of critical thinking skills important to the entry-level role of the professional nurse as a member of the profession, provider of patient-centered care, patient advocate, and member of the healthcare team.

Emphasis is placed on the utilization of evidence-based practice and informatics to promote safety and quality in healthcare. This course also provides additional instruction to assist students in career planning and development as well as preparing for NCLEX success and licensure. The student demonstrates competence in a simulation experience and comprehension of nursing concepts through case study activities.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.

C. This course supports the importance of clinical learning and helps to integrate the nursing education and practice and provides opportunities to develop

nursing skills in the care of individuals, groups, communities, or care-systems.

Individually arranged with faculty members for application of theory and principles to direct care, assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Students will be required to complete a Clinical Worksheet per week and a Care Plan at the end of the course.
Pre-requisites: BSC1085, BSC1086, CHM1025, DEP2004, ENC1101, MAC1105, MCB2010, HUN1201, NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211, NUR1140, NUR2420, NUR2310, NUR2520, NUR2212, NUR2810.

A. This course is designed to review the concepts required for licensure. It also provides information on the examination and entry into the practice of professional nursing. Includes assessment of knowledge, deficient areas, remediation, test plan, and application of national council licensure examination for registered nurses.

Prerequisites: NUR1023, NUR1450, NUR1211, NUR1140, NUR2420, NUR2310, NUR2520, NUR2212, NUR2810.

Lectures will be taught in collaboration with the (ATI-RN) Review Books and Curriculum.

B. This course in the final semester of the nursing program gives students the opportunity to strengthen clinical knowledge and skills in preparation for entry into practice. Students will polish exam-taking techniques and critical thinking during lab and simulation.

50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught on campus in the Nursing Lab.
50% of the Clinical Labs hours will be taught using the ATI “Real Life Scenarios” Lesson Plan.