Generic Track Course Overviews

The following courses are required for the Nursing- Generic Track A.S. Degree. For information on electives, please refer to the curriculum.

Major Courses:

NUR 1020C - Nursing Process Fundamentals

This course is an introduction to the core concepts of the nursing curriculum. All subsequent nursing courses are built on these concepts. Students are introduced the nursing process and holistic care. Effective interpersonal communication and professional accountability (legal and ethical standards) are also taught. The role of the Associate Degree nurse in health promotion, maintenance, and restoration is explored. Developmental needs and cultural considerations are as they relate to nursing care are examined. Students use the nursing skill laboratory to demonstrate their competence in selected fundamental skills. Clinical experience is included in local health care facilities. The concepts of the core curriculum as identified by the Florida Department of Education are integrated throughout this course.

Corequisite: BSC 2094C - Anatomy and Physiology II and DEP 2004 - Developmental Psychology

NUR 1730C - Nursing Process Adults and Children I

This course uses the framework of the nursing process. Students help adults and children maintain their basic human needs when experiencing simple acute and chronic responses to physical and psychosocial stressors. Students have the opportunity to develop competency in selected intermediate skills, and learn how to apply these skills for patient care.

Prerequisite: NUR 1020C - Nursing Process Fundamentals
Corequisite: MCB 2010C - Microbiology and HUN 2202 - Human Nutrition and Diet Therapy

NUR 1214C - Nursing Process Clinical Applications

Primarily a clinical course in adult health, students develop competence in clinical skills, problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. The nursing process is further integrated with previously acquired knowledge to deliver nursing care to patients in a clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on focused assessments, priority setting, organization, psychological assessment, and communication (both the theoretical and clinical).

Prerequisite: NUR 1730C - Nursing Process for Adults and Children I

NUR 2732C - Nursing Process Adults and Children II

This course uses the nursing process and Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs as its framework. The focus is placed on caring for adult and child clients. These clients are experiencing complex acute and chronic responses to physical stressors. Students integrate curriculum concepts (cultural diversity, developmental theory, legal/ethics, and interpersonal theory) to plan and implement patient care. Students attend to the maintenance, restoration, and promotion of basic human needs. An introduction to the special needs of clients in critical care situations is given. The course's strong laboratory focus enables students to demonstrate competence in selected advanced nursing skills.

Prerequisite: NUR 1213C - Nursing Process Clinical Applications or NUR 2004C - Nursing Process Transition

NUR 2423C - Nursing Process for Maternal/Newborn

Students apply theories and skills from prerequisite courses to caring for childbearing families. Optimum health care of the mother, her significant other, and the newborn as it relates to the health of the individual, family, and society is applied to the nursing process. Focus is placed on the family unit as the foundation for fulfilling basic human needs. Holistic care of the childbearing family is emphasized. This course allows students to care for families experiencing alterations in the normal childbearing process. Students can develop competence in selected maternal and infant care skills.

Prerequisite: NUR 2732C - Nursing Process for Adults and Children II
Corequisite: NUR 2520 - Nursing Process for Mental Health

NUR 2520C - Nursing Process for Mental Health

This course builds on mental health concepts and inter-personal skills learned in previous classes. Students apply curriculum concepts to multiple-aged clients experiencing an interruption of psychosocial needs. Communication skills are refined. Students are taught to use therapeutic problem solving as a method of intervention with clients in any care setting. Clinical experiences are provided in mental health acute care inpatient facilities, community mental health centers, and selected community mental health agencies/support groups. Strong laboratory experiences allow students to demonstrate competence in selected mental health skills.

Prerequisite: NUR 2732C - Nursing Process for Adults and Children.
Corequisite: NUR 2423C - Nursing Process for Maternal/Newborn

NUR 2943C - Nursing Process Practicum

During this course, students begin transitioning from student nurse to graduate nurse. The first part of the course is in a seminar-like atmosphere. Group and student led discussions are held regarding current trends and issues in nursing and health care. Focus is placed on the associate degree nurse's role in protecting client's rights, leadership, promoting effective change and professional growth, and career planning. The second part of the class helps students apply the nursing process in a clinical setting. Students apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills while caring for a group of patient. Students are under the supervision of a nurse preceptor with guidance from an instructor.

Prerequisite: NUR 2423C - Nursing Process for Maternal/Newborn and NUR 2520C - Nursing Process for Mental Health.

Support Courses

HUN 2202 - Human Nutrition and Diet Therapy

This course focuses on the scientific principles of normal nutrition. Topics include specific nutrients and nutritional requirements for different age groups. The class also explores digestion, absorption, and metabolism. A special focus is placed on applying nutritional principles to physical health. The interdisciplinary team approach to disease prevention and health restoration is also studied.

Prerequisite: BSC 1010C with minimum grade of C