NCLEX Preparation

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NCLEX preparation course is a review of all nursing content from the latest test plan of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination. The course includes content review, practice test questions, and strategies and techniques to optimize the pre-licensure nursing student testing ability. Corequisite: NRS2411 Nursing Concepts and Experience IV. NRS 2411 Nursing Concepts and Experience IV 11 Credits This course focuses on nursing of the adult patient with common recurring health alterations. It includes advanced nursing interventions based on physiological and psychological needs of adult patients. This course builds on concepts of commonly recurring health alterations presented in Nursing Concepts and Experience III (NRS 1309). Students apply the nursing process and utilize information literacy skills to demonstrate clinical decision-making that is grounded in evidence-based practice to achieve best practice outcomes. The physiological and psychological needs of the adult patient are addressed through Quality and Safety for Nurses (QSEN), incorporating the concepts of patient-centered care, teamwork, and collaboration, evidence-based practice, safety, quality improvement, and informatics. The principles of priority setting, leadership, and delegation are incorporated throughout the course. Clinical experiences are scheduled involving morning, afternoon, evening, or weekend hours in a variety of settings focusing on course concepts. Corequisite: NRS2031 NCLEX Preparation. Prerequisite: NRS1311Nursing Concepts and Experience II. Transition from LPN to RN RNSG 2119 Nursing Process I 9 Credits This course provides the foundational theory for LPNs/LPTNs to transition to the responsibilities and roles of RNs . The student is introduced to Transition goals, philosophy, and learning objectives. These objectives will build on the concepts of holism, human need, nursing process, communications, safety, and wellness-illness across the lifespan. The student's fundamental knowledge base will evolve by introducing knowledge, assessment, and clinical skills, behaviors, and critical thinking skills required to function as a Registered Nurse. This course also explores the legal, ethical, and social issues related to the Registered Nursing role. Basic pharmacology and fundamental nursing theory, skills, and medical math will be reviewed to prepare students for subsequent semesters. The focus of Nursing Process I is on clinical decision-making and the delivery of patient-centered care in selected medical/surgical settings with adult patients. Content and clinical experiences will emphasize patient-centered care, the role of the nurse in the health care team, communication skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, and quality and safety. Clinical experiences are scheduled involving morning, afternoon, evening, or weekend hours in a variety of settings focusing on course concepts. Corequisite: RNSG2123 Nursing Practicum I (9 hour/week lecture). Prerequisite: Admission to the Transition program.