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Course Descriptions

SPRN 0001
Spiritual Perspectives in Healthcare‡ 1 Credit Hour
The course provides a holistic, Christian-based approach in creating awareness and
understanding about: 1) one’s own belief system; 2) the spiritual needs of patients; 3)
methodologies of spiritual care for patients, and 4) world religions and religious practices
specifically as they relate to delivery of healthcare. The course includes the following number of
contact hours: Theory - 15 contact hours.

‡ Course required by BHCLR.

NSG 1010 Adult Nursing I 10 Credit Hours
This course includes an introduction to fundamentals of nursing, medical terminology and NSG
1003 Pharmacology as a co-requisite. Course content include: an introduction to basic human
needs and nursing care, nursing legalities, values and ethics, introduction to nursing role(s)
development, safety wellness and illness, interpersonal and group communication skills, cultural
concepts, physical assessment, computer charting, nursing documentation, nursing process,
critical thinking, growth and development and health teaching. Scientific and procedural aspects
of the following nursing skills are demonstrated in the nursing skills laboratory: fundamental
nursing skills that assist adult clients to meet basic needs, physical assessment, safe medication
administration, sterile gloving, sterile dressing change, and urinary catheterization. Clinical
laboratory experiences in the hospital correlates with classroom instruction by focusing on the
utilization of critical thinking and professional skill, attitudes, and behaviors in the nursing
process to provide holistic, culturally competent, ethical and safe, client-centered care for the
adult client. Clinical lab experiences provide opportunities to practice fundamental nursing skills,
safe medication administration, and dosage calculation. This course includes assessment,
diagnostic evaluation, documentation, safe medication administration, client care and teaching,
and health promotion associated with various body systems. Medical terminology includes
abbreviations, common terms related to anatomy, symptoms, and continental time. Student
learning outcomes specified within this course reflect the QSEN competencies relevant to the
scope of practice for the registered nurse. The twenty-two (22) week course includes the
following number of contact hours: Theory-115, Nursing Skills Laboratory-22, and Clinical
Laboratory-105; for a total of 242 contact hours.

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

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