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  • NURS 143: Concepts of Informatics in Nursing Practice

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Introduces the concepts and skills related to Informatics in nursing practice. Didactic instruction focuses on basic computer competency, information literacy as aids in the decision making process and the provision of evidenced-based nursing practice. In addition, the necessity for providing a "culture of safety," related to the use of Informatics in nursing practice, is stressed. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: BIOL 121 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 140 and 142.
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  • NURS 144: Fundamental Concepts for Nursing Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Introduces students to the foundational concepts for the practice of nursing. The foundational concepts emphasized are: accountability, advocacy, caring, cellular regulations, clinical decision making, communication, critical thinking, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, infection, inflammation, legal issues, metabolism, mobility, nursing process, 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 Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: BIOL 121; NURS 140, and 142 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 141, 143; BIOL 122; and ENGL 101.
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  • NURS 146: IV Essentials and Dosage Calculation

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    IV Essentials and Dosage Calculation Prerequisite:    NURS 141
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  • NURS 146: IV Essentials and Dosage Calculation

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Emphasizes the critical thinking skills required to assess and check patency of an intravenous peripheral infusion device (IPID); to hang and maintain a primary IV solution and prepare and administer intravenous piggyback (IVPB) medications; and to complete dosage calculation problems. This course is designed for students entering their second semester of the Nursing program or have obtained permission to enroll in the course by the Instructor. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 141 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    NURS 141
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  • NURS 150: Holistic Health Concepts for Nursing Practice I

    5.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Addresses safe nursing care for the adult patient. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, behaviors, caring, clinical decision making, cognition, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, immunity, infection, inflammation, metabolism, mobility, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, sexuality, spirituality, stress and coping, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, time management/organization, and tissue integrity. Students gain the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills needed to organize and provide safe nursing care for diverse individuals. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 141, 144; BIOL 122; and ENGL 101 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 143, and PSYC 209. (W)
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  • NURS 151: Holistic Health Concepts for Nursing Practice II

    4.50 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Addresses safe nursing care for the adult patient and their families. This course is designed to develop the concepts of accountability, acid-based balance, advocacy, caring behaviors, clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, elimination, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, fluid and electrolytes, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, immunity, inflammation, intracranial regulation, mobility, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, sexuality, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, and time management/organization. Special consideration is placed upon events that are common in the normal life cycle. In addition, this course uses theory and guided clinical experiences to allow students to focus on meeting basic human needs while providing safe nursing care for diverse individuals and families. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 143, 150; BIOL 122; and ENGL 101 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: PSYC 209.
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  • NURS 220: Pharmacology for Nurses

    3.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Introduces students to pharmacology and the safe administration of drugs. This course emphasizes the study of groups of drugs, their actions, and their side effects with special attention placed on nursing implications and pharmacokinetics. Enrollment is restricted to students in Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 151 with a grade of grade of C or higher; Permission of the Nursing faculty; Nursing licensure - PN or RN. Prerequisite:    NURS 151
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  • NURS 225: Advanced Dosage Calculations

    1.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Emphasizes critical thinking skills required to prepare and administer intravenous (IV) medications and advanced pediatric dosages. This course is designed for students, who are entering their second year of the nursing program or have obtained permission to enroll in the course by the Instructor. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: Permission of the Nursing Program Faculty.
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  • NURS 240: Adult Health Concepts for Nursing Practice I

    2.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Addresses safe nursing care and the needs of patients with cancer and other cellular alterations. This course is designed to further develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, caring, cellular regulation, clinical decision making, collaboration, comfort, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/ wellness/illness, illness, immunity, infection, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, and time management/organization. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 151; BIOL 221; SOCI 201; and PSYC 209 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 242, 243, and 244. Prerequisite:    BIOL 122
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  • NURS 241: Adult Health Concepts for Nursing Practice II

    2.50 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    Covers safe nursing care for patients with complex physiological needs. This course is designed to further develop the concepts of accountability, acid base balance, advocacy, caring clinical decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/wellness/illness, illness, infection, inflammation, metabolism, mobility, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, and time management/ organization. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 240; BIOL 221; SOCI 201; and PSYC 209 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 242, 243, and 244; and ENGL 102.
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