NURS 101 Basic Care Concepts

Prerequisite: Registration in the Nursing program
4 lectures, 2 college lab hrs, 6 clinical lab hrs per week: 7 hrs credit
This theoretical and clinical course is course designed to assist the student in understanding concepts necessary to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care. Concepts include: communication, culture, development, palliation, safety, mobility, hygiene, perfusion, nutrition, gas exchange, and elimination. Emphasis is placed on developing intrapersonal and interpersonal communication skills while utilizing the nursing process to optimize health and wellness and differentiate the normal from the abnormal.