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NURS 112 - Medical-Surgical Nursing I Concepts Basic to Nursing Practice

Description:	NURS 112 describes the roles of the ADN graduate as member of the healthcare team, provider and manager of care, and member of the profession. This course introduces and utilizes the program's conceptual framework for nursing practice: nursing, individual, environment, health, nursing process, critical thinking, communication, professionalism, legal/ethical concepts, teaching, and learning, systems theory, stress, adaptation, responses to illness, and caring. It outlines the role of the nurse in promoting, maintaining, and restoring health and in assisting clients and families with adaptation to health problems. Respect for diversity is fostered. Accountability and commitment to excellence in nursing skills for meeting needs related to safety, principles of mobility, fluid and electrolytes, ambulation, nutrition, elimination, medication administration, asepsis, and infection control are the goals. Clinical experiences involving adult health care consumers and hospitals require outside class and clinical preparation and provide nursing experience.
Credit hours:	6-9-9
Prerequisite(s):	completion of NURS 111 and completion of or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 201, PSYCH 110, and ENGL 101
Applicability towards graduation:	Certificate or degree - All Certificates, AAS, ALS Group requirement - Not Applicable Area of concentration - Nursing
Offered:	Offered in Fall and Spring.

Spring 2010 Offerings

Course	Sec	Beg	End	Days	Instructor	Notes
NURS 112	01	7:00a 9:00a	3:30p 12:00p	W T,Th	Ostermeier	Web-enhanced class. Lab skill completion pending coordination with lab faculty. Students are required to prepare for clinicalin the hospitalsetting the evening prior to clinical. Meets at St. Mary's Hosp
NURS 112	02	7:00a 9:00a	3:30p 12:00p	F T,Th	Ostermeier	Web-enhanced class. Lab skill completion pending coordination with lab faculty. Students are required to prepare for clinicalin the hospital setting the evening prior to clinical. Meets at St. Mary's Hosp
NURS 112	03	7:00a 9:00a	3:30p 12:00p	W T,Th	Ostermeier	Web-enhanced class. Lab skill completion pending coordination with lab faculty. Students are required to prepare for clinicalin the hospital setting the evening prior to clinical. Meets at Decatur Memorial Hosp.

Fall 2009 Offerings

Course	Sec	Beg	End	Days	Instructor	Notes
NURS 112	01	7:00a 9:00a	3:30p 12:00p	W T,Th	Ostermeier	Web-enhanced class. Lab skill completion pending coordination with lab faculty. Students are required to prepare for clinicalin the hospital setting the evening prior to clinical. Meets at St. Mary's Hosp
NURS 112	02	7:00a 9:00a	3:30p 12:00p	F T,Th	Ostermeier	Web-enhanced class. Lab skill completion pending coordination with lab faculty. Students are required to prepare for clinicalin the hospital setting the evening prior to clinical. Meets at St. Mary's Hosp
NURS 112	03	7:00a 9:00a	3:30p 12:00p	W T,Th	Ostermeier	Web-enhanced class. Lab skill completion pending coordination with lab faculty. Students are required to prepare for clinicalin the hospital setting the evening prior to clinical. Meets at Decatur Memorial Hosp.

Nursing Courses

Number	Title	Hours
NURS 111	Introduction to Nursing	1-0-1
NURS 112	Medical-Surgical Nursing I Concepts Basic to Nursing Practice	6-9-9
NURS 152	Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	2-6-4
NURS 154	Pharmacological Principles for Nursing Practice	3-0-3
NURS 155	Medical-Surgical Nursing II Care of the Chronically Ill Client	3-6-5
NURS 203	LPN Bridge Course	6-0-6
NURS 206	Family Health Nursing	4-6-6
NURS 250	Medical-Surgical III Care of the Surgical Client	3-6-5
NURS 252	Medical-Surgical IV Care of the Acutely Ill Client	3-6-5
NURS 254	Transition from Education to Practice	3-9-6