Fundamentals of Nursing

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Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Vocational Nursing Program. Corequisite: NURVN-403L. Fundamental principles and techniques necessary for the beginning vocational nursing student to provide basic nursing care to patients. Leadership focus on the VN role, responsibilities, and skills in extended-care clinical and home settings. Students select and use appropriate components of the nursing process and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to promote health, hygiene, nutrition, rest/sleep, safety, relief of pain, and meet the mobility, bowel/bladder, respiratory, sexual, spiritual, psychosocial, and self-esteem needs of adult and geriatric patients. Study of loss/grief concepts, health and disease, stress adaptation, and therapeutic communication styles is included. Includes 12 hours of related pharmacology content. Instructor signature required. Note: Students must achieve a minimum grade of C in NURVN-403 and pass NURVN-403L to meet course and program requirements. Materials Fee: $3.00 (in-person classes only, unless otherwise noted)