Nursing I

Introduction to Nursing	Introduces the beginning student to the practical nursing program and to nursing as a career. Information is provided on the expectations and relationships encountered in nursing practice. Legal and ethical aspects, licensure, employment, and current trends in health care are included.
Structure and Function	Describes the healthy person as a physical being. The sequence of the course begins with cells and proceeds to tissues, organs and systems.
Nursing Skills	Provides knowledge of the principles as well as the performance of the procedures that are essential to the basic nursing care of patients. Learning experiences are provided by classroom instruction and laboratory practice.
Nutrition	Emphasizes basic nutritional requirements to maintain wellness in various developmental stages. A study of the nutrients, their sources and functions, basic requirements, and an introduction to diet therapy are included.
Geriatric Nursing	Teaches the normal processes of aging and helps the student to develop a positive attitude toward the aging individual in society.
Pharmacology	Provides basic information to prepare and administer medications and observe for therapeutic and/or side effects.
Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing	Provides the knowledge and understanding of selected disease conditions and their causes, treatments and nursing care. The course supplies the student with the background for recognition of the major classifications of illness and the major health problems of the community.