PNUR 144 - Fundamental Concepts for Practical Nursing

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

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Description:

Introduces students to the foundational concepts for the practice of practical nursing. The foundational concepts emphasized are: accountability, advocacy, cellular regulations, clinical decision making, comfort, communication, critical thinking, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, infection, inflammation, legal issues, metabolism, oxygenation, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, sensory perception, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, thermoregulation, time management/organization, tissue integrity, and violence. Students incorporate cultural values and the client's right to choose in the process of health care decision-making. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing certificate. Prerequisite: Students are to follow a cohort and follow a sequence of courses designed by the Department of Nursing.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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