Nursing (NUR) at Danville Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- NUR 25 - Nursing Assistant
- Teaches fundamentals of patient care with laboratory experience in foods and fluids, elimination, moving patients, morning, afternoon and evening care, care of hospital equipment, means of providing special comforts and safety, and admission and discharge procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
3 credits - NUR 27 - Nurse Aide I
- Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology; personal care, nutrition and patient feeding; death and dying. May include laboratory or clinical hours.Lecture 2-4 hours. Laboratory 3-9 hours. Total 6-11 hours per week.
3-5 credits - NUR 29 - Home Health Aide
- Emphasizes caring for older patients; includes social, emotional and spiritual needs; procedures; communication; charting; reporting; infection control; safety; anatomy and physiology, nutrition; personal care; death and dying. Provides clinicals in nursing home/patient's residence.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - NUR 98 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - NUR 100 - Introduction to Nursing and Health
- Introduces concepts of nursing and health. Includes historical and cultural aspects, legal, and ethical responsibilities and an overview of health and the health care delivery system.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 106 - Nursing Principles and Health Assessment
- Introduces principles of nursing, health and wellness concepts, and the nursing process. Identifies nursing strategies to meet the needs of individuals across the lifespan based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Content includes basic principles of medication administration, math computation skills, nutrition, sleep and rest, growth and development, documentation, elimination, oxygenation and communication. Acquisition of a health history and physical assessment are taught incorporating lifespan concepts. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.Lecture 1-5 hours. Laboratory 2-15 hours. Total 7-16 hours per week.
5-6 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 114 - Geriatric Nursing
- Presents theoretical and clinical nursing aspects of the aging population. Includes the aging process, psychological aspects, common age-related disorders, pharmacologic aspects, care facilities, and relationships between elders and caregivers.Lecture 1-4 hours. Laboratory 1-9 hours. Total 3-13 hours per week.
3-4 credits - NUR 120 - Nursing Terminology and Charting
- Focuses on basic terminology used in nursing. Emphasizes combining word forms and applications to nursing situations and the patient's record.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 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 193 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits - NUR 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 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 255 - Nursing Organization and Management
- Addresses management and organizational skills as they relate to nursing. Emphasizes group dynamics, resolution of conflicts, and leadership styles.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - NUR 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits