Nursing (NUR) at Brightpoint Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- NUR 31 - Advanced Skills for Nurse Aides
- Teaches advanced level skills for Certified Nurse Aides.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 4-7 hours per week.
2-3 credits - NUR 111 - Nursing I
- Introduces nursing principles including concepts of health and wellness and the nursing process. Develops nursing skills to meet the biopsychosocial needs of individuals across the lifespan. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care, communication skills, introduction to nursing, health, the health care system, legal aspects of nursing care, diagnostic testing, assessment, teaching and learning, asepsis, body mechanics and safety, personal care, activity/rest, wound care, nutrition, elimination, oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, pain control, medication administration, aging populations and pre/post operative care. Provides supervised learning experiencesLecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 2-21 hours. Total 9-22 hours per week.
7-8 credits - NUR 115 - LPN Transition
- Introduces the role of the registered nurse through concepts and skill development in the discipline of professional nursing. This course serves as a bridge course for licensed practical nurses and is based upon individualized articulation agreements, mobility exams, or other assessment criteria as they relate to local programs and service areas. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. (THIS COURSE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE VARIABLE CREDIT POLICY.)Lecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 1-18 hours. Total 2-19 hours per week.
2-7 credits - NUR 135 - Drug Dosage Calculations
- Focuses on apothecary, metric, household conversion in medication dosage calculation for adult and pediatric clients. Provides a practical approach to learning to calculate and prepare medications and solutions. Includes calculating intravenous flow rates.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - NUR 221 - Second Level Nursing Principles and Concepts
- Focuses on nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups with multidimensional needs in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care and nursing care related to infectious, immunological, oncological, hematological, gastrointestinal, vascular, sensory, genitourinary musculoskeletal, regulatory, endocrine, and women's health disorders and pre/intra/post operative care. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.Lecture 1-9 hours. Laboratory 2-27 hours. Total 11-28 hours per week.
9-10 credits - NUR 223 - Second Level Nursing Principles and Concepts III
- Focuses on nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups with multidimensional needs related to medical/surgical disorders in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; nursing care related to organ procurement; emergency care; and, cardiac, respiratory, endocrine vascular, burn, immunological, neurological, hematological disorders. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.Lecture 1-9 hours. Laboratory 3-27 hours. Total 11-28 hours per week.
9-10 credits - NUR 226 - Health Assessment
- Introduces the systematic approach to obtaining a health history and performing a physical assessment.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 2-9 hours. Total 3-9 hours per week.
2-3 credits - NUR 230 - Pharmacology
- Introduces general principles of drug action, pharmacology of the major drug classes, and specific agents within each class. Includes math calculations necessary to adapt dosages to the multidimensional needs of individuals across the lifespan.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - NUR 245 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing
- Develops nursing skills in caring for families in the antepartum, intrapartum, and post-partum periods.Lecture 1-3 hours. Laboratory 1-9 hours. Total 3-9 hours per week.
3-4 credits - NUR 246 - Parent/Child Nursing
- Develops nursing skills in caring for both well and ill children in a variety of settings. Emphasizes theories of growth and development and the family as a unit.Lecture 1-3 hours. Laboratory 1-9 hours. Total 3-9 hours per week.
3-4 credits - NUR 247 - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
- Develops nursing skills in caring for individuals, families, and/or groups with mental health needs. Explores various treatment models, diagnostic categories, and rehabilitative measures.Lecture 1-3 hours. Laboratory 1-9 hours. Total 3-9 hours per week.
3-4 credits - NUR 254 - Dimensions of Professional Nursing
- Explores the role of the professional nurse. Emphasizes nursing organizations, legal and ethical implications, and addresses trends in management and organizational skills. Explores group dynamics, relationships, conflicts, and leadership styles.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits