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 BIO-165 PSY-150 ACA-111;

Corequisite: none

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; Take NUR-117 BIO-165 PSY-150 ACA-111;

Corequisite: none

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-112 NUR-117 NUR-212 ACA-111 BIO-165 BIO-166 PSY-150 PSY-241;

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-117 NUR-112 NUR-212 NUR-113 NUR-211 BIO-165 BIO-166 PSY-150 PSY-241 ACA-111;

Corequisite: none

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-117 NUR-112 NUR-212 NUR-113 BIO-165 BIO-166 PSY-150 PSY-241 ACA-111;

Corequisite: none

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 NUR-117 NUR-112 BIO-165 PSY-150 ACA-111;

Corequisite: none

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 All: NUR-112, NUR-113, NUR-114, NUR-211, and NUR-212

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: none

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: none

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: none

Corequisite: none