SCC Course Catalog
Nursing (NUR)
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | 16/8 |
This course introduces the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including medication administration, assessment, nutrition, ethics, interdisciplinary teams, informatics, evidence-based practice, individual-centered care, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: Take HUM-115
Corequisite: Take ACA-122 BIO-168 PSY-150
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 112 | Health-Illness Concepts | 9/5 |
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of acid-base, metabolism, cellular regulation, oxygenation, infection, stress/coping, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, quality improvement, and informatics. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: Take NUR-111
Corequisite: Take NUR-117 BIO-169 PSY-241
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 113 | Family Health Concepts | 9/5 |
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of oxygenation, sexuality, reproduction, grief/loss, mood/affect, behaviors, development, family, health-wellness-illness, communication, caring interventions, managing care, safety, and advocacy. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: Take NUR-111 NUR-212
Corequisite: none
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 114 | Holistic Health Concepts | 9/5 |
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, inflammation, sensory perception, stress/coping, mood/affect, cognition, self, violence, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, caring interventions, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: Take NUR-111 NUR-211
Corequisite: Take ENG-111
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 117 | Pharmacology | 4/2 |
This course introduces information concerning sources, effects, legalities, and the safe use of medications as therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on nursing responsibility, accountability, pharmacokinetics, routes of medication administration, contraindications and side effects.Upon completion, students should be able to compute dosages and administer medication safely.
Prerequisite: Take BIO-165 PSY-150 ACA-111;
Corequisite: none
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 211 | Health Care Concepts | 9/5 |
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of cellular regulation, perfusion, infection, immunity, mobility, comfort, behaviors, health-wellness-illness, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, managing care, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: Take NUR-111 NUR-113
Corequisite: Take ENG-111
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 212 | Health System Concepts | 9/5 |
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of grief/loss, violence, health-wellness-illness, collaboration, managing care, safety, advocacy, legal issues, policy, healthcare systems, ethics, accountability, and evidence-based practice. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course
Prerequisite: Take NUR-111
Corequisite: Take NUR-117 BIO-169 PSY-241
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 213 | Complex Health Concepts | 22/10 |
This course is designed to assimilate the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of fluid/electrolytes, metabolism, perfusion, mobility, stress/coping, violence, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, caring interventions, managing care, healthcare systems, and quality improvement. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized, entry level nursing care.
Prerequisite: Take NUR-111
Corequisite: Take NUR-112 NUR-113 NUR-114 NUR-211 NUR-212, Take ENG-112 or ENG-114
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 214 | Nsg Transition Concepts | 6/4 |
This course is designed to introduce concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing as the LPN transitions to the ADN role. Emphasis is placed on the concepts within each domain including evidenced-based practice, quality improvement, communication, safety, interdisciplinary team, clinical decision-making, informatics, assessment, caring, and health-wellness-illness. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: none
Corequisite: Take ACA-122 BIO-169 PSY-241
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 221 | LPN to ADN Concepts I | 15/9 |
This course is designed for the LPN to ADN student to explore the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of safety, perfusion, inflammation, oxygenation, mood/affect, behavior, development, family, health-wellness-illness, sensory perception, stress/coping, cognition, self, violence, and professional behaviors. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.
Prerequisite: none
Corequisite: Take NUR-117 ENG-111
| Prefix | Number | Title | Contact / Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUR | 223 | LPN to ADN Concepts II | 15/9 |
This course is designed for the LPN to ADN student to assimilate the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of fluid/electrolytes, metabolism, thermoregulation, oxygenation, tissue integrity, infection, perfusion, mobility, reproduction, sexuality, health-wellness-illness, professional behaviors, accountability, advocacy, and collaboration. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized, entry-level nursing care.
Prerequisite: Take NUR-221
Corequisite: Take ENG-112 or ENG-114