MED100 Medical Terminology
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This course presents and builds upon the basic concepts of building a medical word from its components parts. Through word analysis and exercises the student learns the anatomic and clinical terms pertaining to each body system. Study of the basic structure of medical words, including prefixes and suffixes, word roots, combining forms, singulars and plurals. Students will be able to recognize, spell, pronounce, and define medical words by combining prefixes, suffixes, and roots.
Credit Hours: 1.50
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
NUR207 Medical Surgical Nursing III
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course introduces the student to the care of individuals from conception through the childbearing years. Care of the well child and common disorders related to the care of sick children are also included. Students continue to build on previously acquired knowledge and skills. Various nutritional needs of these clients are addressed. In the clinical setting, students will use informatics to manage and communicate client data. Students will also begin to identify specific hazards that may impact patient care and communicate them to the RN, who is a member of the interdisciplinary team.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR206
Corequisites: None
NUR208 Medical Surgical Nursing III
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course introduces the students to the care of individuals and families from conception through the childbearing years. Care of the well child and common disorders related to the care of sick children are also included. Nutritional needs for these clients are addressed. Students will also begin to identify specific hazards that may impact client care and communicate them to the interdisciplinary team.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR203
Corequisites: None
NUR206 Medical Surgical Nursing II
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: The focus of the course includes health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration. Students continue to build on previously acquired knowledge and skills. Opportunities for experience in caring for clients with perioperative needs, digestive and urinary alterations, hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic disorders, and cancer are provided to coordinate with classroom instruction. The student will be given practice in identifying best practices from provided sources of current nursing evidence. In addition, the student will continue to identify how the interdisciplinary team functions for individual clients with serious healthcare deviations and how the practical nurse communicates information that may be utilized by the interdisciplinary team. Students will utilize nursing informatics to organize client care. Application of the nursing process continues as well as theory and practice in documentation. Nutritional needs for these clients are addressed.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: NUR205
Corequisites: None
NUR203 Medical Surgical Nursing II
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course focuses on identifying best practices in caring for clients with digestive disorders, urinary alterations, hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic disorders and cancer. Students will practice using nursing informatics in organizing client information and care. Nutritional needs for these clients are addressed.
Credit Hours: 4.00
Prerequisites: NUR169
Corequisites: None
NUR357 Medical Surgical Nursing II
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course continues to develop student abilities in setting priorities, communicating, planning and providing care for medical-surgical patients with multiple physiological and psychosocial needs in diverse health care settings. Students continue implementing principles of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Students engage in health teaching and counseling when caring for medical-surgical clients. Opportunities to identify best practices from selected sources of current nursing evidence are provided. Students communicate with the interdisciplinary team to initiate plan of care and participate in quality improvement processes. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom, simulation, and in supervised clinical experiences.
Credit Hours: 5.00
Prerequisites: NUR356
Corequisites: None
NUR205 Medical Surgical Nursing I
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course introduces the student to health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration as it relates to client-centered care. Students continue to build on previously acquired knowledge and skills. Application of the nursing process continues as well as theory and practice in documentation. Students are beginning to explore the quality improvement process in the classroom and clinical setting. Concepts of mental health across the lifespan are introduced. Opportunities for experience in caring for selected clients mental health deviations are provided to coordinate with classroom instruction.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR179
Corequisites: None
NUR356 Medical Surgical Nursing I
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course introduces the student to setting priorities, communicating, planning and providing care for medical-surgical patients with multiple physiological and psychosocial needs in diverse healthcare settings. Students learn health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Students engage in health teaching and counseling when caring for medical-surgical clients. Opportunities to identify best practices from selected sources of current nursing evidence are provided. Students communicate with the interdisciplinary team to initiate plan of care and participate in quality improvement processes. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom, simulation, and in supervised clinical experiences.
Credit Hours: 5.00
Prerequisites: NUR221, NUR309, NUR310
Corequisites: None
NUR190 Medical Surgical Nursing I
College of Nursing Nursing Department
Course Description: This course allows students to apply foundational concepts and skills in caring for clients with mental health alterations in care settings across the lifespan. Students are introduced to the quality improvement process. Students will identify the functions of the interdisciplinary team and communicate and document healthcare information. Students will assist with the planning, provision and evaluation of care.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: NUR169
Corequisites: None
MED254 Medical Office Procedures II
College of Health Science Medical Assisting Department
Course Description: This course is designed to develop an awareness of the responsibilities of the office professional. Emphasis is on current operating functions, ethics and professional liability, basic bookkeeping and accounting aspects of a medical practice management, supervisory duties, and professionalism. Other topics include but not limited to: process payments and collect overdue payments, process payroll, develop and control revenues and expenses, conflict resolution, leadership and legal concepts and ethical responsibilities. “Hands-on” simulations and role-playing to promote development of competencies required in a medical setting are emphasized with the use of virtual medical office software.
Credit Hours: 3.00
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None