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Nursing

NURS 071B Foundations of Nursing II 6.0 Units
Prerequisite: NURS 071A with a minimum grade of C. NURS 072A Medical/Surgical I and Geriatrics 5.0 Units
Corequisite: NURS 071S. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in NURS 071A, NURS
Course Advisory: SCC minimum Math standard. 071B and a grade of Pass in NURS 071S.
Transferable to CSU Corequisite: NURS 072S.
Hours: 56-63 lecture, 120-135 lab. Transferable to CSU
Introduction to the foundational concepts that guide Hours: 40-45 lecture, 120-135 lab.
nursing practice for safe, humanistic, patient-centered Applies the foundational concepts of nursing practice
care to a diverse patient population. Additional concepts introduced in NURS 071A & 071B. This course applies
on which the curriculum is built including legal and ethical safe, humanistic, patient-centered care to a diverse patient
responsibilities of the nurse, caring, critical thinking, the population focusing on wellness and acute conditions of
nursing process, quality improvement, communication, patients on the medical/surgical units and the elderly.
teamwork/collaboration, and evidence-based nursing Concepts related to the individual patient introduced in
practice are also introduced. Concepts related to the NURS 071A and 071B are applied with additional select
individual patient that are used throughout the nursing concepts that focus on care of patients on the medical/
program are defined with select concepts as the focus for surgical units and the elderly. Application of knowledge
patient care. Application of knowledge and skills occurs in and skills occurs in a variety of clinical settings providing
a variety of clinical settings providing care to stable adult care to the elderly and adults experiencing acute
patients with common health alterations. Internet conditions requiring medical/surgical interventions.
access required. Internet access required.

NURS 071S Nursing Simulation and Skills Lab I 2.0 Units NURS 072B Maternal-Newborn Nursing 5.0 Units
Prerequisite: Admission to Registered Nursing Program. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in NURS 071B
Corequisite: NURS 071A and NURS 071B. and NURS 071S.
Transferable to CSU Corequisite: NURS 072S. Applies the foundational concepts
Hours: 16-18 lecture, 48-54 lab. of nursing practice introduced in NURS 071A & 071B.
Presents the basic skills and simulations used in nursing Transferable to CSU
practice for safe, humanistic, patient-centered care to Hours: 40-45 lecture, 120-135 lab.
a diverse patient population. The student will learn This course applies safe, humanistic, patient-centered
and practice these psychomotor skills in preparation care to a diverse patient population focusing on wellness
for application in the clinical setting. As the skills are and acute conditions of patients on the Maternal/
learned, consideration is given to the legal and ethical Child Units. Concepts related to the individual patient
responsibilities of the nurse, caring, critical thinking, the introduced in NURS 071A and 071B are applied with
nursing process, quality improvement, communication, additional select concepts that focus on care of patients
teamwork/collaboration, and evidence-based nursing on the maternal/child. Application of knowledge and skills
practice. Application of knowledge and skills occurs in the occurs in a variety of clinical settings providing care to
nursing skills lab and the simulation lab. Internet access the childbearing family experiencing conditions requiring
required. Purchase of Skill lab kits/supplies, uniforms and interventions. Internet access required.
nursing equipment.

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