Gwynedd Mercy University
AY2020-2021 / Undergraduate Academic Catalog
absorption , elimination , urinary , movement , sensory input and the nurse patient relationship and the roles of the professional nurse are explored . Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge and practicing skills in the nursing skills lab , simulation lab , and clinical setting . |: Requisite Main : NUR-208 , NUR-212 , NUR-213 , MTH-103 , NUT-200 , BIO-108 , BIO-108L , BIO-121 , ENG-101 - CHM-111 or CHM-116 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course . Main Weekend : NUR-208 , NUR-212 , NUR-219 - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course . ABSN : NUR-212 , NUR-219 , NUR-324 - Must be taken at the same time as this course
NUR-212 Health Assessment in Nursing ( 3 ) This course is designed to develop health assessment skills across the lifespan . Emphasis is placed on the development of skills essential for using health and physical examination as tools for nursing assessment . Normal and abnormal history and physical assessment findings are differentiated . Biological , psychosocial , spiritual and cultural dimensions of the individual are explored . Health promotion strategies including risk factor reduction as they relate to the adoption of healthy lifestyles are identified . Opportunities are provided to practice health assessment . Requisites : Main : None Main Weekend : NUR-208 , NUR-209 , NUR-219 - Must be taken at the same time as this course . ABSN : NUR-209 , NUR-219 , NUR-324 - Must be taken at the same time as this course
NUR-213 Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing ( 2 ) This course provides information about the origins of evidence-based practice and its application in nursing clinical practice . Students are provided with critical thinking , informational literacy and the technology skills to enable them to research a basic clinical practice question . Key outcomes of this course include acquisition of a beginning understanding of clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice and how these concepts contribute to safe , quality nursing person-centered care . Requisites : Main : CHM-116 , CHM-116L OR CHM-111 , CHM-111L MTH-103 , NUT-200 , BIO-108 , BIO-108L , BIO-121 , NUR-208 , NUR-209 , NUR-212 , ENG-101 ; - Must be taken either prior to or at the same time as this course .
NUR-219 Nursing Medication Mathematics ( 1 ) This course will serve as an introduction to calculating medication dosages for the professional nurse . It will include a review of essential mathematical concepts for fractions , ratio / proportions , percentages , medication abbreviations , measurements and conversions , reading medication labels , measuring amounts in syringes , and solving basic dosage calculations . Requisites : Weekend : NUR-208 , NUR-209 , NUR-212 - Must be taken at the same time as this course . ABSN : NUR-208 , NUR-209 , NUR-212 , NUR-324 - Must be taken at the same time as this course .
NUR-307 Nursing Care of Adults ( 6 ) This course focuses on the physical , psychological , social , spiritual and cultural forces that influence the health of the adult population . Students will utilize the nursing process as a framework to apply nursing knowledge . Course concepts are grounded in evidence-based practice to promote , maintain and restore
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