Nursing Program - Course Descriptions
LNUR1000 Licensed Nursing Assistant (5 Credits)
A 106-hour program with 40 hours of classroom instruction, 60 hours of group clinical instruction, and 6 hours of lab. The State Board of Nursing regulates attendance. The classroom instruction portion is delivered at the College in three-hour sessions, one night a week during the semester. The lab is held two evenings during the semester either at the college or at the Huot Vocational Training Center at the Laconia High School. The group clinical instruction is arranged at a care facility and can entail Saturday and Sunday participation. At the conclusion of the program, all students are administered a written and a clinical assessment of skills to certify that they have achieved required competencies. This final evaluation is required by the NH Board of Nursing. (This course is not part of the A.S. in Nursing program).
LNUR1010 Medication Nurse Assistant (5 Credits)
The Medication Nurse Assistant is prepared to maintain and promote a safe environment to provide medications to stable patients within health care facilities or individual homes. The Medication Nurse Assistant cares for the patients under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse. As a provider of medications, the Medication Nurse Assistant is prepared with basic intellectual, interpersonal, and psychomotor skills needed to meet common independence in a health care facility or home through the administration of medications. (This course is not part of the A.S. in Nursing program). Prerequisite: LNUR1000 and three years experience as a Licensed Nursing Assistant.
LNUR1300 Fundamentals of Nursing (7 Credits)
Presents concepts which provide an orientation to the historic and philosophic perspectives of nursing and the scientific principles which form the foundation for nursing practice. An introduction to the role of the nurse, legal and ethical considerations in nursing practice, the nursing process and the helping relationship are presented. Basic physiologic and psychosociocultural needs of the individual and adaptive responses to health and illness are addressed. Examines the physiological and psychosocial needs and nursing care of the individual and family experiencing the stress of surgery and treatment of cancer. Principles of medication administration, fluid and electrolyte balance and oxygenation are introduced. Concepts of pharmacology, nutrition and legal-ethical issues are integrated. (Corequisite: LSCI1450)
LNUR1310 Clinical I (5 Credits)
The clinical consist of two 7.5 hour days each week in which students will be expected to master basic nursing skills. The settings will include a college based lab and a long term care facility. (Corequisites: LNUR1300 and LSCI1450)
LNUR1400 Nursing Care of Families (7 Credits)
Presents the nursing process as a framework for nursing care of the family experiencing childbirth and parenting. The course continues to examine the physiologic, psychosocial and cultural factors which influence the individual's and family's response to health and illness. Nursing interventions that support adaptive responses to normal growth and development of the child and family are introduced. Nursing care of the child experiencing common health problems is also addressed integrating the concepts of pharmacology, nutrition and legal-ethical concerns. (Prerequisites: LNUR1300, LNUR1310; Corequisite: LSCI1460)
LNUR1410 Clinical II (5 Credits)
The clinical consists of two 7.5 hour days in which students will gain experience in nursing assessment and care of pediatric, obstetric, and medical surgical patients. (Prerequisites: LNUR1300, LNUR1310; Corequisites: LNUR1400, LSCI1460)
LNUR1450 Bridge to Nursing (2 Credits)
Bridge to Nursing is a foundation course for paramedics entering the nursing program. Students will be introduced to the concepts of the nursing model rather than the medical model. Nursing process, nursing theorists, nursing diagnosis and the difference between medicine and nursing will be discussed. (Prerequisite: Interview and acceptance by Nursing Admissions Committee; AND LSCI1450; LPSY1250; LSCI1460; LENG1200; LSCI2410; LENG Elective, LHUM Elective, LMAT Elective)
LNUR2200 Psychiatric/Medical/Surgical Nursing (7 Credits)
Examines the theoretical concepts of comprehensive nursing care to individuals experiencing multiple health problems. Basic psychosocial and cultural aspects are integrated with physical parameters within the framework of the nursing process which supports and promotes the effective adaptation in individuals confronted with complex illnesses. The role and responsibility of the technical nurse is integrated with clinical experiences. (Prerequisites: LNUR1400, LNUR1410, LNUR1460 and LPSY1250; Corequisite: LSCI2410
LNUR2210 Clinical III (5 Credits)
The clinical consists of two 7.5 hour days in which students will increase their skills in critical thinking, prioritizing, and advanced care of the medical surgical/psychiatric patient. (Prerequisites: LNUR1400, LNUR1410; Corequisites: LNUR2200 and LSCI2410)
LNUR2300 Advanced Psychiatric/Medical/Surgical Nursing (7 Credits)
Continues to focus on the delivery of comprehensive care, including psychiatric nursing, to those experiencing multiple health problems. Current health care trends and issues are integrated. Students will provide comprehensive nursing care based on the nursing process to multiple patients with complex problems in the acute care setting and leadership in a variety of settings. (Prerequisites: LNUR2200, LNUR2210, LSCI2410)
LNUR2310 Clinical IV (5 Credits)
The clinical consists of two 7.5 hour days in which students will incorporate expanded roles in professional practice. These will include medical surgical, psychiatric, and school/community nursing. Prerequisites: LNUR2200, LNUR2210; Corequisite: LNUR2300)
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