Course Descriptions
T = THEORY C = CLINICAL L = LABORATORY
Nursing Requirements:
LEVEL II
RN100 3T 3 Credits
RN Nursing Orientation
This is an exciting time to be continuing your education in the nursing field. Earning a Bachelor or Science in Nursing degree is the next step toward advancing our career and personal achievement. Since the program uses a variety of computer techniques and teaching styles to help the student develop the skills need to successfully complete the program, this five week course is designed to help the student become familiar with those techniques so he/she can complete the work that will be required. These techniques include the use of Scholar360 software system, Microsoft Word documentation software, Microsoft Excel mathematic software, and PowerPoint.
N200 or RN200 3T 3 Credits
Theories And Issues In Nursing
An introduction to the conceptual organization of the discipline of nursing and the scope of professional nursing practice. Topics such as the evolution of modern nursing, nursing process, standards and theories, ethical and legal considerations in nursing, therapeutic communication, organization of nursing practice and nursing roles are considered. Additional emphasis is placed on introducing the student to the organizing framework of Lakeview College of Nursing.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all general education and preliminary coursework including college level English 1 and II.)
N201 2T, 1L 3 Credits
Health Assessment of Individuals
in States of Well-being
This course builds on knowledge from anatomy, physiology, and the basic social sciences. The student is provided with the opportunity to develop skills in data collection and systematic examination of clients at various stages in the lifespan. Basic assessment concepts will be addressed utilizing a systems approach. Students will be provided the opportunity to analyze assessment data in relation to the nursing process. A didactic component is presented weekly which serves as a basis for skills practice in a laboratory setting. The laboratory setting may include, but is not limited to, the nursing skills lab and health care settings.
(Prerequisite: Anatomy & Physiology I and II and N200 taken either prior to or concurrently.)
RN201 2T, 1L 3 Credits
Health Assessment of Individuals for the Practicing Nurse
This course builds on knowledge from anatomy, physiology, and the basic social sciences and previous nursing practice. The student is provided with the opportunity to develop skills in a systematic head to toe assessment of clients at various stages in the lifespan. Basic assessment concepts will be addressed utilizing a systems approach. Students will be provided the opportunity to analyze assessment data in relation to the nursing process, as well as documentation of findings. A didactic component is presented weekly which serves as a basis for skills practice in a laboratory setting. The laboratory setting may include, but is not limited to, the nursing skills lab and health care settings.
(Prerequisite: Anatomy & Physiology I and II and N200 taken either prior to or concurrently.)
N202 3T 3 Credits
Pathophysiologic and Pharmacologic Principles of Nursing Practice: Part I
This course is a combination of basic pharmacologic, pathophysiologic, and mathematical concepts, which assist the student to understand basic adaptive human responses to health threats, and related drug therapy. The focus of this course is on the application of knowledge from anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and microbiology, and algebra. This introductory course explores conditions of disrupted physiologic processes and provides a theoretical basis for pharmacological interventions. The focus is on understanding the rationale underlying various therapeutic nursing modalities pertinent to the disease process and drug therapy. The fundamental concepts of drug actions, assessment of the degree of individual tolerance to drug therapy, contraindications to medication administration use, drug interaction, and physical and chemical incompatibilities in relation to specific disease states are discussed.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Chemistry 114 and 115 (I and II), and Microbiology, or permission of instructor.)
N206 2T 2 Credits
Interactional Dynamics
Interactional dynamics expands upon self-awareness, communications and learned roles. The focus is on behavioral theories and theorists, motivational theories and models, and the dynamics of group interaction applied to clinical or work settings. Methods of learning will include lecture, individual assignments, classroom seminars, and small group process. Emphasis is placed on roles, function, and relationships within a small group setting.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion Behavioral and Social Science Requirements.)
N210 3T, 2C/L 5 Credits
Foundations of Nursing Practice
The focus of this course is on the adaptive responses of the individual and family to actual and/or potential threats to internal dimensions of well-being. The nursing process and critical thinking concepts of reasoning, analysis, and decision making are introduced and developed. The focus is on decision making utilizing the nursing process and coordination of care through collaborative relationships with additional providers in health care. Nursing roles of advocator and collaborator are introduced. This course develops critical thinking skills by use of the nursing process. Communication skills and therapeutic nursing intervention skills are also developed. Scientific foundations of basic human needs such as: safety, hygiene, oxygenation, fluid balance, comfort, nutrition, elimination, mobility, skin integrity and wound care, and infection control are explored. Nursing interventions to complement each concept are learned in the laboratory and in the clinical settings.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of 60 credit hours of general education and prerequisites required by the college; such as Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Statistics, Chemistry I & II, Microbiology, Lifespan Psychology, and Nutrition. Satisfactory completion or concurrent enrollment in N200 Theories and Issues, N201 Health Assessment, N202 Pathophysiologic and Pharmacologic and a Medical Terminology.)
Please Note: A student health and immunization record must be on file in the Registrar’s Office in order to attend any class with a clinical component. Also, to assure that the LCN student possesses the basic math skills needed to accurately calculate drug dosages and intravenous fluid flow rates, the College includes math skills in N210: Foundations of Nursing Practice. Students are required to pass a math proficiency test before being allowed to pass medications in N210 Foundations of Nursing Practice (the first course in which the student administers medications). Transfer students must pass the math proficiency test before their first clinical course at LCN. The test can be obtained from the Director of Assessment. All students are required to pass the math test at 100%; the test may be taken a maximum of three times before the student will be asked to withdraw from N210 and to remediate math skills. Students will not be allowed to pass medications in the clinical setting until they have successfully completed the math test. RNs who are currently practicing as licensed nurses are excused from the math proficiency.
N301 3T, 2C 5 Credits
Nursing of the Adult Client
The focus of this course is on the application of the nursing process in the delivery of nursing care to individuals and families. Emphasis is placed on actual or potential threats to internal dimensions of well-being. Correlation of knowledge related to human responses in the physical, biological, social, cultural and spiritual spheres to chronic and acute health threats are explored. Concentration will be placed on the role of the nurse as advocate and collaborator. Clinical experience for the student includes selected clients in a variety of hospital and outpatient settings allowing them to apply concepts in nursing practice drawn from foundational principles, while implementing and evaluating therapeutic nursing interventions.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level II nursing courses and N307 Pathophysiologic/Pharmacologic Principles of Nursing Practice Part II take prior to or concurrently.)
N302 or RN302 3T 3 Credits
Nursing Research
This online course introduces the students to the techniques, methods, and tools of nursing research. The course focuses on how nurse researchers define a problem of interest to the nurse, determining the purpose of the study, choosing a data collection instrument, and planning for data analysis. The course will address the importance of protecting human rights in nursing research, and will require the students to read and critique research reports for applicability to nursing practice. The course will culminate in each student addressing an issue related to professional nursing and writing a research proposal addressing the problem.
(Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II Nursing Courses and concurrent enrollment in Level II Nursing Courses and Statistics, or permission of instructor.)
N305 3T, 2C 5 Credits
Nursing of the Childbearing Family
This course is designed to incorporate students’ previous knowledge base from their liberal studies of psychology, sociology, anatomy and physiology, human growth and development and from their knowledge of the nursing process. The focus of the course is on the normal process of childbearing and the promotion of family growth and adaptation through the generative cycle. A conceptual base is provided for examining the effects of acute biopsychosocial stressors on the childbearing woman and her family.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level II nursing courses and N307Pathophysiologic/Pharmacologic Principles of Nursing Practice Part II take prior to or concurrently.)
N306 or RN306 A, B, C, D, F, G, or J
Nursing Electives 2-3T 2-3 Credits
N306 A-Course Overview: Critical Care Nursing provides a foundation for caring for the critically ill client. The focus of the course will be the development of critical thinking in complex situations while utilizing the nursing process. Information presented will be synthesized with knowledge gained in previous courses, specifically pathophysiology, assessment, pharmacology, and medical-surgical nursing. The population addressed will be the adult client. The nursing knowledge and skills needed most frequently in the critical care setting will be emphasized in this basic level critical care course. The research background and implications will be incorporated throughout. Professional values will also be incorporated, examining the ethical and legal aspects of critical care nursing. The impact of the critical care environment on the adaptive responses of the individual, family and group will also be explored. Students may choose a clinical practice option through independent study.
(Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of instructor)
N306 B-Course Overview: Holistic Health Promotion and Complementary Therapies offers students the opportunity to explore and practice holistic nursing care beyond the traditional bio-medical medication and treatments. The foundations of holistic health promotion, treatment modalities, applications, and integrating a holistic approach as a part of nursing care will be addressed. A holistic health promotion approach encompasses the nurse using healing practices and alternative systems of healthcare such as: mind-body interventions, bioelectromagnetic therapies, manual healing methods, pharmacologic and biologic treatments, herbal medicine, diet and nutrition, and comprehensive ancient medical systems will be addressed.
(Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of the instructor.)
N306 C-Course Overview: Grief & Bereavement is a seminar that addresses the challenging aspects of grief and bereavement related to various loss experiences and the nurse’s role. We will discuss various types of loss, with emphasis on death and dying, and the issues that arise for the patient, the family, the nurse, and society in general. Different models associated with grief and grieving will be explored and critiqued. The grief process and different types of grief will be examined and discussed. Current and future legal, moral, and ethical issues surrounding loss and death will be explored. Research, current books, and journal articles, video tapes, as well as, individual and group activities will be used to examine a variety of perspectives related to grief and loss: the biological, psychological, sociological, spiritual, and funeralization experience. Class participation and discussion are essential as part of the learning experience.
(Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of the instructor.)
N306 F-Course Overview: Faith Community Nursing is designed to expand the student’s knowledge and understanding of faith community nursing that is being utilized by a number of growing congregations. Students will have the opportunity to learn how faith community nursing can help benefit the needs of individuals, families, and groups whose spiritual life is intertwined with a faith affiliation. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of the instructor.)
N306 G-Course Overview: Perioperative Nursing provides a foundation for caring for the client during a perioperative intervention. The focus of the course will be the development of critical thinking in perioperative situations while utilizing the nursing process. Information presented will be synthesized with knowledge gained in previous courses, specifically pathophysiology, assessment pharmacology, and medical-surgical nursing. The population addressed will be the infant through senior adult client. The nursing knowledge and skills needed most frequently in the perioperative setting will be emphasized in this basic level perioperative course. Professional values will also be incorporated, examining the ethical and legal aspects of perioperative nursing. The impact of the perioperative environment on the adaptive responses of the individual, family and group will also be explored. A clinical component will be included in this course. This course is based on the AACN (1998) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education and the Standards of Care for the Association of Perioperative Room Nurses organization which supports the lecture and clinical component of this course. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses, concurrent and/or completion of N301 Nursing of the Adult Client and N307 Pathophysiologic/Pharmacologic Principles of Nursing Practice Part II or permission of the instructor.)
N306 H-Course Overview: Transcultural Nursing. The foundations of transcultural nursing will be used as a framework for delivery of nursing care to culturally diverse populations across the lifespan. Application of transcultural concepts in a wide variety of health care settings and delivery systems will be addressed. Multicultural environments will be explored in the context of health care practices, beliefs, and customs in a diverse global society. Students will reflect on their own culture, religion, and customs and relate them to their health care practices and beliefs. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of the instructor.)
N306 I-Course Overview: Nursing Informatics. In this course you will explore the informatics in nursing practice and its role in enhancing client care. You will gain an appreciation of the competencies required of an expert knowledge worker and apply the relevance of those competencies to your day-to-day practice as a nurse. You will also examine issues related to the protection of the privacy, confidentiality, and security of information in health care environments and the potential utility of a wide array of social networking tools in communicating health-related information. This course is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (2008). (Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of the instructor.)
N306 J-Course Overview: Nursing Palliative Care This course is designed to incorporate the student’s previous knowledge base from psychology, sociology, human growth and development, and the nursing process. Topics to be addressed during the course of the semester include the history of palliative care, comprehensive assessment of the palliative patient and family, physical and psychological symptoms of the client, addressing legal and ethical issues in palliative care, specific illnesses and populations affected by palliative care, the social impact of palliative care, and holistic nursing care. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of Level II courses or permission of the instructor.)
N307 3T 3 Credits
Pathophysiologic and Pharmacologic Principles
of Nursing Practice: Part II
This course is a continuation of N202 Pathophysiologic and Pharmacologic Principles I and is to be taken in conjunction with N301 Nursing Care of the Adult Client. The focus of this course is on the correlation of knowledge from the sciences and nursing courses to date. It provides the student with the opportunity to correlate theory with clinical practice in a variety of settings. Higher level concepts are presented in this advanced course.
(Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of N202 Pathophysiologic and Pharmacologic Principles I and concurrent enrollment in N210 Foundations of Nursing or N301 Nursing Care of the Adult Client.)
N308 3T, 2C 5 Credits
Nursing of the Childrearing Family
This course builds on the students’ broad knowledge base gained from their liberal studies of psychology, sociology, anatomy and physiology, human growth and development and from their knowledge of the nursing process. This course examines concepts relevant to the childrearing cycle, including normal growth of development from birth through adolescence. The concepts include adaptation, stress, loss, role, socialization, need, family lifestyles, and culture. Genetic principles, chronic illness processes, ethical concerns, and legal issues are also addressed. Concepts that impact on the childrearing cycle are explored as they relate to health/illness continuum of children and adolescents. Clinical experience for the student includes the application of the nursing process on selected clients in a variety of settings such as simulated lab, hospital, outpatient and community settings.
(Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Level II nursing courses and N301 Nursing Care of the Adult Client, N307 Pathophysiologic/Pharmacologic Principles of Nursing Practice Part II.)
N309 or RN309 2T, 1C 3 Credits
Nursing of the Gerontological Client
The course involves a multi-disciplinary collaborative approach that will enable the student to understand the aging process. This didactic or online course focuses on the current status of the elderly, and their family relationships in contemporary society, developmental tasks of the elderly, attitudes and theories of aging. Content then progresses to aging changes and common health problems of the elderly that may require varying degrees of dependence on family and health care professionals. Components of the nursing process will be utilized to increase awareness of the unique responses of the elderly to threats to internal and external dimensions of well-being.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level II nursing courses or permission of instructor.)
N310 3T, 2C 5 Credits
Nursing of the Mental Health Client
Mental Health Nursing focuses on the individual, family or group facing actual or potential threats to psychological well-being in the internal or external dimensions of the environment. Emphasis is placed on promotion and support of the client’s adaptive responses through facilitative communication and the therapeutic relationship. Aspects of mental health nursing that are examined include stress and coping, levels of prevention, legal and ethical issues, and the conceptual framework for mental health care. Clinical experience is provided in hospital and community settings. In theory and clinical experience, utilization of the nursing process to meet mental health needs of clients across the lifespan is emphasized. Attention is directed to the student’s feelings and reactions to promote self-awareness and self-growth.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all Level II Nursing Courses and N307 Pathophysiologic/Pharmacologic Principles of Nursing Practice Part II take prior to or concurrently.)
N403 3T, 2C 5 Credits
Nursing of the Client with Complex Health Situations
The focus of this course is on the integration of the knowledge from the general education and nursing courses through a focus on the adaptive responses of individual and family to actual or potential health threats. Nursing focus is on critical analysis in the utilization of the nursing process in the roles of case-finder, change agent, and facilitator. Emphasis is placed on care of individuals and families who are experiencing complex multidimensional stressors in the physical, biological, social, cultural, and spiritual spheres. Clinical experience for the student includes selected clients in a variety of settings allowing them to apply concepts drawn from Level II & Level III nursing courses.
(Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all Level I and Level II nursing courses.)
N404 or RN404 3T, 2C 5 Credits
Nursing in Community Health
The course expands upon the concepts of professional nursing presented in previous levels. The knowledge of therapeutic communication and group process is utilized by the student in the community setting. Independence and self-direction, which have been gained through successful completion of previous clinical and theory experience of increasing complexity, are necessary tools for the less structured community health care setting. Cultural differences are addressed in theory and clinical experience to allow the student to develop an understanding and acceptance of different values, lifestyles and religious and ethnic backgrounds. Care of the individual, family or group is addressed with focus on the welfare of the community or population as a whole.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level II and III nursing courses or concurrent enrollment with N302 Nursing Research, N309 Care of the Gerontological Client, or N310 Nursing Care of the Mental Health Client for Pre Licensure or LPN students. Satisfactory completion of Level II nursing courses for RNs.)
N405 or RN405 3T, 1C 4 Credits
Nursing Leadership and Management
Leadership and management in nursing prepares individuals to assume leadership roles based on the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, staffing, controlling and evaluating. This course builds upon the roles of case finder, communicator, change agent, and facilitator and is designed to provide the student with an understanding of issues of nursing practice, roles, and responsibilities. Legal and ethical responsibilities will be stressed. Continuous Quality Improvement, Total Quality Management, and Change Theories are applied to develop a Change or Quality Improvement Project in the clinical setting. Recognized leaders in clinical and community settings will percept students to enhance their self-directed learning objectives, which are congruent with course and level objectives.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all Level II and III nursing courses.)
N407 or RN407 3T 3 Credits
Nursing Ethics
The course expands upon the concepts of professional nursing presented in previous levels. Nursing involves complex decisions on which nurses utilize the nursing process. Collection and analysis of facts alone cannot guide a nurse to make ethical decisions regarding patients and their care. This course will assist nurses in determining the judgment and values which guide a nurse in decision making. A variety of current topics will be discussed including autonomy, veracity, fidelity, the sanctity of human life, HIV/AIDS care, consent/right to refuse treatment, death and dying, and experimentation on human beings.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level II & III course. Pre Licensure and LPN students who wish to take this course for an elective must have the permission from the instructor.)
N408 or RN408 3T 3 Credits
Professional Nursing Seminar
The course prepares all students (basic BSN and RN/BSN completion students) for transition into professional nursing practice. Issues facing nursing practice today will be addressed. A synthesis of previous coursework is required for successful completion.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all Level II and III nursing courses or permission of the instructor.)
N499 1T -3T 1-3 Credits
Independent Study
The Independent Study provides students whose transfer course credit is not equivalent to LCN’s credit to receive addition credit for nursing courses. Independent study also offers students the opportunity for in depth exploration of a topic of professional interest. The focus of study may be a research project, clinical experience, non-clinical professional experience, or service project.
(Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of Level I courses or by permission of instructor.)
Prerequisites:
CHEM 114 3T, 1L 4 Credits
Chemistry 114
Introduction to the general principles of inorganic chemistry. Emphasis is placed on matter and energy, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions and colloids, acids/bases, salts, and nuclear chemistry.
(Prerequisite: One year of secondary school algebra or equivalent.)
CHEM 115 3T, 1L 4 Credits
Chemistry 115
Introduction to the general principles of organic and biochemistry. This course is based on carbon compounds, structure, identification, and reactions. Emphasis is placed on natural products, structure, properties, synthesis, function, and metabolism in the body.
(Prerequisite: One year of secondary school algebra or equivalent.)
Stats 320 3T 3 Credits
Statistics 320
An introductory course in statistics designed for the nursing student and medical field practitioner. The course uses examples and application relevant to the health sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, variability, correlation and regression, hypothesis testing, and analysis of variance. Computer applications of statistical analysis are also presented.
(Prerequisite: One year of secondary school algebra or equivalent.)
N203 Online Only 1 Credit
The Language of Health Care
The Language of Health Care is an online course that prepares students to understand the language used in health care. Medical terminology, abbreviations, and basic health care terms are covered by systems to help the student. Methods of learning will include online learning, creative learning strategies, end of chapter tests, and homework. Emphasis is placed on students developing the ability to communicate with other members of the health care team. (Prerequisite: English Comp. I & II, Anatomy & Physiology)
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Due to the dynamics of health care, changes within the course content may not be reflected in this publication.
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