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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, medical management and nursing care. Other course content will
include the foundation, tools and processes of professional nursing practice. This course
incorporates evidence-based practice and management of care. Selected complex medical-

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