NURS 115 - Nursing Care I (6)

This course introduces professional and patient concepts across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on fundamental nursing concepts used by professional nurses in the provision of safe, quality care. The theoretical foundation for nursing skills, the nursing process, and physical assessment is presented, and students are given the opportunity to demonstrate application of these skills in laboratory, simulation, and clinical environments. Classroom: 4 credits; Lab: 1 credit; Clinical: 1 credit. Lab hours will be aggregated throughout the semester to equal 30 hours, and clinical hours will be aggregated throughout the semester to equal 45 hours.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Nursing A.S.N.
Prerequisite/Corequisite(s): NURS 112 - Nursing Concepts (1) and NURS 125 - Nursing Pharmacology I (1)