Music Appreciation

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Designed to develop appreciation of music through listening and study. Topics include musical instruments, terms and symbols, forms, and characteristics/composers of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. 3-0-3 NURSING (NURS) ASN COURSES NURS 1101. Introduction & Fundamentals of Nursing (8 credit hours). Introduction and Fundamentals of Nursing is an eight-credit semester hour course placed in the first semester of the nursing sequence. This course will be taught during Fall Semester. There are seven hours of class and three hours of clinical weekly. This is an introductory course designed to provide the student with fundamental knowledge and basic skills upon which sequential study will be developed throughout the program. Calculations of mathematical measurements and conversions essential to the safe administration of medications are mastered in this course. Practical application and hands-on learning experiences for basic nursing skills, patient assessments, vital signs and medication administration are provided. Selected clinical experiences are provided, and basic therapeutic skills are learned, practiced and demonstrated in the campus laboratory as simulated experiences. The concepts of Adaptation; Erikson’s Developmental Stages; Basic Needs Theory; Critical Thinking; Health Promotion, Management, and Restoration; Internal and External Environment; and Associate Degree Nurse’s Role Functions are introduced as the framework of the nursing curriculum. Prerequisites: Completion of PSI background check and drug screening. Current health insurance and current physical examination, PPD, and immunizations. Current CPR certification approved by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross including infant, child, and adult. Completion of all learning support requirements and concurrent enrollment in or completion of BIOL 2210K and PSYC 1101 with grades of "C" or better.