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[The above course may be offered to a limited number of qualified students as a residential-blended
(hybrid) course which is described in the Academic section of this catalog.]

NSG 2308 Professional Nursing Transitions/Adult Nursing II 8 Credit Hours
This course introduces the LPN/LPTN and Paramedic to the different roles, concepts, knowledge, and
skills of the RN. Considering previously acquired knowledge and experience of the LPN/LPTN and
Paramedic, course content and clinical laboratory experiences are abbreviated. Course content includes
incorporation of professional role behavioral changes, cultural concepts, legal/ethical issues, therapeutic
communication, delegation, physical assessment, nursing process, pathophysiology, medical
management, and nursing care for disorders experienced by the adult medical-surgical client. Clinical
laboratory experiences are correlated with classroom instruction by focusing on nursing process, physical
assessment of the adult medical-surgical client, selected nursing skills, intravenous catheter insertion, and
safe administration and calculation of medications and intravenous solutions. This twenty-two (22) week
course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory: 100 contact hours, Clinical Laboratory:
70 contact hours, Nursing Skills Laboratory: 14 contact hours; for a total of 184 contact hours.

[The above course may be offered to a limited number of qualified students as a residential-blended
(hybrid) course which is described in the Academic section of this catalog.]

NSG 2307 Women’s and Children’s Health 7 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the continuum of care beginning with women’s health issues and continuing
through pediatric health care. The impact upon the family as a whole is incorporated throughout the
course. Considering previously acquired knowledge and experience of the LPN/LPTN and Paramedic,
course content and clinical laboratory experiences are abbreviated. Course content includes gynecological
issues; antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal care; genetics, pediatric growth and development; pediatric
disease process; and age-specific health teaching. The psychosocial and cultural aspects of caring for
women, children, and childbearing families are an important focus of study. Clinical laboratory
experiences correlate with classroom instruction through the utilization of critical thinking and the
implementation of the nursing process for women, children, and their families. A variety of clinical
setting are utilized. The twenty-two (22) week course includes the following number of contact hours:
Theory: 95 contact hours, Nursing Skills Laboratory: 8 contact hours, Clinical Laboratory: 60 contact
hours for a total of 163 contact hours.

[The above course is a residential-blended (hybrid) course which is described in the Academic section of
this catalog.]

NSG 2301 Pharmacology II 1 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the concepts of dosage calculation and safe medication administration across the
life span. Considering previously acquired knowledge and experience of the LPN/LPTN and Paramedic,
course content is abbreviated. The focus of this course is to use the nursing process and the integration of
pharmacological concepts across the lifespan with emphasis on safe medication administration to the
adult and pediatric client. This twenty-two (22) week course includes the following number of contact
hours: Theory – 25; and Clinical Laboratory – 0; for a total of 25 contact hours.

[The above course is a residential-blended (hybrid) course which is described in the Academic section of
this catalog.]

NSG 2407 Adult Nursing III 7 Credit Hours
This course focuses on the nursing care of the adult client with multiple problems in the acute, chronic,
and critical care setting while incorporating the professional roles in nursing practice to further expand the
knowledge base. The care of the adult client will be addressed with an emphasis on pathophysiology,

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