Provides beginning nursing concepts that relate to the health-illness continuum, the health-care delivery system, and steps in the nursing process.  The student will explore legal, ethical, and theoretical foundations of nursing care delivery.   Infection control methods, basic personal care skills, and beginning assessment of vital signs are introduced in this course.

Provides the student with a systematic method for collecting data using the nursing process.  In this course the student will learn the skills to complete physical, psychosocial, and spiritual assessments.  The student will apply these skills to collect a comprehensive data base, demonstrate a complete physical examination, and create a plan of care.

Introduces the student to principles and related skills fundamental to nursing practice.  Content areas of the course include: activities of daily living, perioperative care, pain management, medication administration, sterile technique, safety and support of oxygenation.  Builds upon the information provided in NURS 101 and NURS 103 as the student uses the nursing process to care for clients.

Provides the student with a theoretical base for meeting the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the adult family.  The student will in collaboration with the health care team, assist the patient in health promotion, restoration and maintenance through the use of the nursing process.  The practice component will focus on organization of nursing care protocols, intervening by means of appropriate therapeutic modalities and evaluating the efficiency of the health care provided.

Focuses on promoting, maintaining, and restoration of mental health, while practicing as a caring collaborative, and professional nurse.  Emphasis is placed on clients' physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs in the inpatient and community health settings.

Applies knowledge acquired in prior courses and provides the student with additional theoretical information for meeting physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the childbearing family.  The student will, in collaboration with the health care team, assist the family in health promotion, restoration and maintenance through the use of the nursing process.

Provides the student with a variety of opportunities to prepare for the NCLEX licensure exam.  Systems review, case study review, question and research discussion, video review and computerized assisted testing are some of the methods utilized to review the principles of nursing care with emphasis on nursing process.   Test-taking strategies are incorporated in the course.