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  • NSG 111: Foundations Of Nursing Care

    7.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course presents the basic concepts and practice skills that are fundamental to providing nursing care for individuals with basic human needs. An integration of principles from the biolog- ical, physical, and behavioral sciences with nursing theory, prepares the student to use the nursing process to promote, main- tain, and restore health. The teaching of related practice skills takes place in the campus laboratory. The application of the basic care concepts and practice skills occurs in various health care settings.
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  • NSG 112: Introduction to Professional Nursing & Health Promotion Across the Lifespan

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    The five critical elements of the WCCC nursing program caring, competency, communication, critical thinking, and commitment serve as a framework of the course. The course focuses on the profession of nursing, health care environment, and health promotion/disease prevention. Broad course content includes the fundamental knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to assimilate values, concepts, and ethical standards central to nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on strategies to promote health and prevent disease for individuals and families across the lifespan in community settings. Prerequisite:    BIO 171 and CPT 150 Corequisite:    BIO 172, NSG 114
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  • NSG 114: Health and Physical Assessment Throughout the Lifespan

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    The five critical elements of the WCCC nursing program caring, competency, communication, critical thinking, and commitment serve as the framework of the course. This course provides the basic knowledge needed to assess the health status of individuals from infancy through old age, including physical, developmental, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions. The laboratory experience, focused on the adult individual provides students the opportunities for skill acquisition in history taking, assessment skills and documentation of findings. Prerequisite:    BIO 171 and CPT 150 Corequisite:    BIO 172, NSG 112, NSG 116
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  • NSG 116: Foundations Of Nursing Care

    7.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course presents the basic concepts and practices skills that are fundamental to providing nursing care across the life-span for individuals with basic human needs. An integration of principles from the biological, physical and behavioral sciences with nursing theory, prepares the student to use the nursing process to promote, maintain and restore health. The teaching of related practice skills takes place in the campus laboratory. The application of the basic concepts and practice skills occurs in various health care settings. Prerequisite:    BIO 171 and CPT 150 Corequisite:    BIO 172, NSG 114
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  • NSG 120: Basic Medical Surgical Nursing Care In Acute Settings

    6.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Emphasizes the role of the nurse as provider of care for adults with common well-defined health problems experiencing alterations in basic human needs. The focus is on caring for individuals with alterations in oxygenation, nutrition and elimination, safety and security, activity and rest, and psychosocial-sexual needs. The opportunity to practice related nursing skills, including intravenous therapy, is provided in the campus laboratory setting. Clinical laboratory experiences provide the opportunity for application in acute medical surgical settings. Prerequisite:    NSG 110 and NSG 111 Corequisite:    BIO 172, PSY 161
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  • NSG 121: Basic Medical Surgical Nursing Care In Selected Settings

    5.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Emphasizes the role of the nurse as provider of care for adults with common well-defined health problems experiencing alterations in basic human needs. The focus is on caring for individuals with alterations in oxygenation, nutrition and elimination, safety and security, activity and rest, and psychosocial-sexual needs. The opportunity to practice related nursing skills is provided in the campus laboratory setting. Clinical laboratory experiences provide the opportunity for application in subacute and extended care settings. Prerequisite:    NSG 110 and NSG 111 Corequisite:    BIO 172, PSY 161, NSG 122
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  • NSG 122: Mental Health Concepts

    1.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course offers the student the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and behaviors essential for providing care for individuals experiencing alterations in psychosocial needs and their families. The focus is on basic mental health theories, concepts and principles that provide the rationale for interventions to promote mental health. The opportunity to develop and practice selected therapeutic communication skills to promote mental health is provided in the campus laboratory setting. Prerequisite:    NSG 110 Corequisite:    BIO 172, PSY 161
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  • NSG 124: Medical - Surgical Care/Adult

    9.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course emphasizes the role of the nurse as provider and manager of care for adults, with common health problems who have alterations in physiologic, safety, esteem, and self-actualization human needs. In addition, an emphasis is placed on health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and treatment to prevent health problems from occurring or reoccurring. Mental health concepts and management principles are introduced in this course to provide a basis for care of adult patients in the acute care setting. The opportunity to develop and practice selected skills is provided in the campus laboratory and in the acute care clinical setting. Prerequisite:    BIO 171, BIO 172, CPT 150, NSG 112, NSG 114, and NSG 116 Corequisite:    ALH 120, PSY 160
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  • NSG 200: LPN Transition Into Associate Degree Nursing

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Designed specifically for the LPN who meets the criteria for advanced placement in the ADN program. Provides theoretical knowledge and practical experience which assists the student in making the transition from the practical to the professional nursing student role. The LPN will be familiarized with the nursing program at WCCC. The course emphasizes the major components of the conceptual framework of all nursing courses. These include caring, competency, communication, critical thinking, and commitment/conduct. The course includes critical thinking concepts and the nursing process, organization of assessment data using functional health patterns, communication and care across life spans with emphasis on beginning therapeutic communication skills. Students will demonstrate application of these concepts and technical skills/math skill in the campus lab and clinical lab segment of the course. Prerequisite:    Level I ADN Support Courses, ADN Program Acceptance, and Must Be an LPN
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  • NSG 210: Role Of The Associate Degree Nurse

    2.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Introduces the student to the role of the professional nurse with an emphasis on provider of care. The roles of the nurse as a manager of care and member of a discipline are introduced. Focus is on the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to become a caring, competent and committed nurse who thinks critically and communicates effectively when caring for individuals and their families in a variety of settings. The campus laboratory provides the opportunity to practice activities to promote health, prevent disease and to develop skills related to the role of the professional nurse as provider of care. Prerequisite:    Level I ADN Support Courses
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