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• NUR 120: Health Assessment Concepts for Nursing Practice

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course emphasizes holistic assessment of an adult including head-to-toe assessment skills, interviewing techniques and diagnostic data analysis through didactic instruction and simulated lab experience. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    Admission to the Nursing Program Corequisite:    (If not previously completed successfully):NUR 110, BIO 161, PSY 101, MAT 106 or MAT 108 
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• NUR 130: Basic Health Concepts Nursing Practice

  6.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is designed to build upon the foundational spheres of the individual, healthcare delivery systems and nursing. The emphasis is on caring for the older adult client during health and illness through didactic, simulated laboratory and clinical experiences. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 110, NUR 120, BIO 161, PSY 101, MAT 106 or MAT 108  Corequisite:    (If not previously completed successfully): Take NUR 140, PSY 108, ENG 101 and BIO 162 
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• NUR 140: Evidence Based Nursing Drug Therapy

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This didactic course covers the nurse's role in safe medication drug administration. It utilizes an evidence based approach to patient teaching, assessment of adverse effects, evaluation of medication effectiveness and avoidance of medication errors. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 110, NUR 120, BIO 161, PSY 101, MAT 106 or MAT 108  Corequisite:    (If not previously completed successfully): NUR 130, PSY 108, ENG 101 and BIO 162 
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• NUR 210: Professional Nursing Issues

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This didactic course explores concepts of professional behaviors and issues that impact nursing in the current and future health care delivery system. The emphasis is on group learning through discussion of legal and ethical issues, professional responsibilities and accountability and evidence based practice research. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 130 and NUR 140  Corequisite:    (If not previously completed successfully): NUR 220, NUR 230 and ENG 102 
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• NUR 220: Adult Health Concepts for Nursing Practice

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is comprised of two major components. The first component addresses the psychosocial concepts of patients experiencing stressful events and acute and chronic illness. The second component addresses care of patients with cancer and other cellular alterations. Both components include, didactic, simulation laboratory and clinical experiences. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 130, NUR 140, BIO 162, BIO 175 and PSY 108  Corequisite:    (If not previously completed successfully) ENG 102 
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• NUR 230: Family Health Concepts for Nursing Practice

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course covers care practices for women, infants, children and adolescents. The course explores the expanding family during health and illness through didactic, simulated laboratory and clinical experiences. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 130, NUR 140, BIO 162, BIO 175, PSY 108  Corequisite:    (If not previously completed successfully): ENG 102 
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• NUR 240: Complex Health Concepts for Nursing Practice

  7.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course focuses on caring for adults with complex, acute and chronic health problems through didactic instruction, simulated laboratory and clinical experiences. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 210, NUR 220, NUR 230  Corequisite:    Take 3 credits Humanities (if not previously completed sucessfully)
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• NUR 250: Leadership and Management Concepts

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This capstone course is designed to integrate previous concepts through an in-depth clinical experience. The emphasis is placed on the transition from the student role to that of the professional nurse. The focus is on coordination and supervision of patient care utilizing leadership and management concepts. Clinical assignment during this course requires students to be flexible based on the mentors work schedule. This course includes an NCLEX review that requires an additional fee. This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    NUR 240   
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• OTA 101: Introduction to Occupational Therapy

  5.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is an introduction to occupational therapy and the role of the occupational therapy assistant in health care. Topics include history and philosophy, theories of practice, definition of the profession, disability groups treated, treatment settings, terminology used and modalities employed. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    Acceptance into OTA Program  
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• OTA 102: Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

  5.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is an introduction to pediatric pathological and behavioral conditions which inhibit normal development. Emphasis is oncurrent diagnostic and treatment methods used in clinical situations and the role that occupational therapy plays in this process.This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate. Prerequisite:    OTA 101, BIO 161  Corequisite:    OTA 112C and BIO 162 
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