Level 1 Curriculum
Course Number 140
Clinical Experience
Two (2) days per week are spent in adult client contact situations. The student has supervised clinical experiences on long term care divisions and is introduced to the practical nurse role as part of the health care team. The nursing process and nursing procedures taught in course 162 will be practiced in the clinical area.
Course Number 121
Mathematics for Nursing
This course is designed to review basic arithmetic skills needed by practical nursing students in solving dosage calculations problems. After successfully passing a Basic Mathematics test with a minimum score of 77%, the student must also successfully pass a dosage calculation test with a minimum score of 77%.
Course Number 131
Nutrition
This course is designed to alert the student to the central role that diet plays in the growth, development, maintenance and repair of the body. By studying the roles of the six basic nutrients in the daily diet, the student practical nurse will be able to make safe and economical choices regarding foods for patients. Through discussion of the nursing process and Daily Food Guides, the student develops a basic ability in the selection and planning of diets necessary for normal development and maintenance of health.
Course Number 134
Human Growth and Development
This course presents an overview of one's growth and development throughout the life cycle. During each life stage, one's general physical, psychosocial, and sexual development is discussed and integrated with Erikson's developmental tasks and Freud's developmental stages. Emphasis is placed in identifying the norms found in each phase of development. The effects of changing environments and hereditary factors on one's development are examined. Specific life stages are emphasized in nursing courses 434, 435, and 436.
Course Number 143
Anatomy and Physiology I
This course is the study of the normal structure and function of the adult body beginning at the cellular level and continuing through the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. The interaction between the physical and physiological processes, and the need to maintain homeostasis are stressed. Basic planes, positions, and directional terms are presented. The course serves as a foundation for Anatomy and Physiology II.
