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PNSG 1407
Medical Surgical Nursing I 7 Credit Hours
This course emphasizes use of critical thinking application of the nursing process to explore
individual developmental needs throughout the life cycle when caring for clients in acute,
subacute or convalescent stages of selected medical surgical conditions. Course content uses a
body systems approach to introduce selected disease processes and associated pathophysiologic
alterations. Course content includes safety and infection control; health
promotion and maintenance; physiological adaptation; related nursing care; reduction of risk
potential and spiritual, emotional, nutritional, pharmacological, gerontological and cultural
considerations. Theory and clinical experiences are included in this course. The course includes
the following number of contact hours: Theory -72; and Clinical Laboratory - 128; for a total of
200 contact hours.

PNSG 1501
Gerontological Nursing 1 Credit Hour
This course introduces gerontologic theories and concepts and explores the physical, emotional,
social and spiritual needs of older individuals during periods of wellness and illness. Course
content includes concepts of growth and development throughout the lifespan, psychosocial
considerations and physiological adaptation. Concepts of growth and development throughout
the lifespan include developmental tasks, theories on aging, issues affecting the older adult and
promotion of wellness. Psychosocial concepts include adaptation to stressful events, elder abuse
and communication techniques. Physiological adaptation includes normal physical changes,
diseases and disorders affecting older adults and related nursing and therapeutic care. Clinical
laboratory experiences are correlated with classroom instruction by focusing on utilization of
critical thinking application of the nursing process. Theory and clinical experiences are included
in the course. The course includes the following number of contact hours: Theory – 20; and
Clinical Laboratory – 24; for a total of 44 contact hours.

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

PNSG 1601
Mental Health Nursing 1 Credit Hour
This course introduces basic concepts of personality development, common psychiatric
disturbances, behavioral management of the client with acute and chronic mental illness and
cognitive psychosocial disturbances. Course content includes mental functioning and
disfunctioning treatment and nursing care of mental illness, emotional illness, abuse, neglect,
chemical dependency and related nursing, legal and behavioral interventions. Theory and clinical
experiences are included in the course. The course includes the following number of contact
hours: Theory-20; and Clinical Laboratory – 24; for a total of 44 contact hours.

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

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