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NSG 1003 Pharmacology 3 Credit Hours

This course is designed to provide an introduction to pharmacology and safe medication administration.
Course content includes the nursing process, ethical principles and legal standards as they relate to
medications affecting the cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine,
hematologic, and male and female reproductive body systems of adult clients. Medications utilized to
treat mental and behavioral health, infection, pain, and inflammation are also addressed. Dimensional
analysis will be utilized to correctly calculate medication dosages. The course will include basic units of
measurement, abbreviations, equivalencies, apothecary/household, metric conversions, dosage
calculations, and calculations by weight and safe dose range. This course will combine classroom (theory)
hours, the Jenzabar learning management system located on MyBHCLR Portal and ATI resources.
Student learning outcomes specified within this course reflect the QSEN competencies relevant to the
scope of practice for the registered nurse. This course is a co-requisite of NSG 1010. The twenty-two (22)
week course includes the following number of contact hours: theory- 53.

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

NSG 2107 Adult Nursing II 7 Credit Hours
This course builds on the knowledge base and skills introduced in Adult Nursing I and Pharmacology.
This course focuses on coordinating care of the adult client experiencing chronic and acute illness and
disease. Clinical laboratory experiences correlate with classroom instruction by focusing on utilization of
clinical reasoning and professional skills, attitudes, and behaviors in the nursing process to provide
holistic, culturally-competent, ethical and safe, client-centered care for adult clients. Focus includes
refinement of adult health assessment and safe medication administration. Initiation of intravenous (IV)
therapy, dosage calculation including calculation of IV medication rates and injectable medications are
introduced. A variety of clinical settings are utilized, including acute care and perioperative facilities.
Student learning outcomes specified within this course reflect the QSEN competencies relevant to the
scope of practice for the registered nurse. Pre-requisites include successful completion of all Freshman
level nursing courses. This twenty-two (22) week course includes the following number of contact hours:
Theory-89; and Clinical Laboratory-82; Skills Laboratory-10 for a total of 181 contact hours.

NSG 2104 Mental Health 4 Credit Hours
The course focuses on nursing care of the client and family experiencing acute and chronic mental health
conditions throughout the life cycle. Course content includes a basic theoretical and historical foundation
for understanding mental health issues and an introduction to nursing care and interventions for the client
and family diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Special topics related to care of the mental health
client and family are explored. Foundational issues include legal and ethical perspectives, theoretical
frameworks for care, principles of crisis intervention, addiction, stress adaptation and management,
psychosocial growth and development, human sexuality, suicidal crisis, psychopharmacology and
medication administration. Nursing care of the older client with neurodegenerative disease and other
vulnerable populations are also included. Clinical laboratory experiences correlate with classroom
instruction by focusing on utilization of the nursing process. Professional role integration of knowledge,
skills, attitudes and behaviors is stressed to ensure ethical, holistic and culturally competent care for the
client and family. A variety of clinical settings and treatment modalities may be utilized. Student learning
outcomes specified within this course reflect quality safety education for nurses (QSEN) competencies
relevant to the scope of practice for the registered nurse. This course includes the following number of
contact hours: Theory- 58 and Clinical Laboratory- 64; for a total of one hundred twenty-two (122)
contact hours.

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