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  • NSG 280: Manager Of Nursing Care

    4.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    This course focuses on the role of the professional nurse as a manager of care. It emphasizes management and leadership principles and skills necessary to become competent in directing care for a group of individuals and their families in a variety of settings. Campus laboratory provides the opportunity to practice time management strategies, stress reduction techniques, assertive communication skills, conflict management tactics and critical thinking skills. Clinical laboratory experiences in a variety of settings offer the opportunity to apply critical thinking, management, and leadership principles and skills. Prerequisite:    Level I ADN Support Courses Corequisite:    Level II ADN Support Courses
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  • NUR 155: Intro To Nursing

    9.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Presents an overview of health care and the nursing process. Man is studied as a system with basic human needs. Each need is examined and the nurse's role in promoting, maintaining and restoring health is emphasized. Related skills are practiced in the campus laboratory. Experience in area health care facilities and clinical laboratory enhances the student's understanding of basic concepts.
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  • NUR 156: Nursing Care I

    11.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Introduces the student to the nursing care of adults, children and the childbearing family experiencing alteractions in human needs. The focus is on alterations of nutrition and elimination needs, and psychosocial and sexual needs. Clinical laboratory experience in area health care agencies provides opportunity for applications of concepts to the care of adults, children and childbearing families.
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  • NUR 157: Nursing Care II

    10.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Continues the study of adults experiencing common health problems with alterations in human needs. The focus is on alterations in the need for activity and rest, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, and safety and security. In addition to the role as provider of care, the role of the practical nurse within the discipline of nursing is studied. Students are assigned for clinical laboratory experience in both acute care agencies and long-term care facilities.
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  • NUR 255: Nursing Process I

    10.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Emphasizes the utilization of the nursing process in care of patients with alterations in psychosocial and sexual needs, safety and security needs and the need for activity and rest. Common health problems of the chronically ill, the mentally ill, children and the childbearing family are studied. The course focuses on the role of the nurse as provider of care and emphasizes principles of teaching/learning in meeting learning needs. Clinical laboratory experience in area health care agencies provides the student with opportunities to apply concepts.
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  • NUR 256: Nursing Process II

    9.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Continues to emphasize the utilization of the nursing process in the care of patients with alterations in basic human needs. Alterations in the need for nutrition and elimination, the need for carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange and the need for safety and secruity in acutely ill adults with complex common health problems are examined. In addition to the role of the nurse as a provider of care and member within the discipline, this course focuses on the role as a manager of care. Experience in area health care agencies provides the student with the opportunity to apply concepts in the practice setting.
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  • NUR 257: Nursing Seminar

    1.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Studies the role of the associate degree nurse as a member within the discipline of nursing. The history of nursing and currrent professional issues in both nursing and health care are examined.
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  • OFA 102: Basic Keyboarding

    1.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Enables students to keyboard data by touch on a microcomputer. Covers the letter and number keys, symbols, ten-key numeric key pad and centering.
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  • OFA 109: Keyboarding I

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Uses a microcomputer to stress keyboard accuracy and speed build- ing, letter styles, tables, and reports. Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to type a minimum of 35 words per minute.
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  • OFA 123: Applied Medical Terminology

    3.00 Credits
    Westmoreland County Community College

    Especially designed for medical secretaries. Continues the study of medical terminology with emphasis on terminology in special- ized areas. Also includes discussion of human element, medical laws, medical equipment, common disorders and diseases, and laboratory and radiology procedures, as well as the application of medical terminology in transcription. Prerequisite:    ALH 122 and OFA 109
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