Course Description: An introduction to practical nursing and the roles of the practical nurse as well as profession and client related concepts. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, quality care. The theoretical foundation for basic data collection and nursing skills is presented and an introduction to the nursing process provides a framework for decision making.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: The evolving role of the practical nurse in the health-care system. Essential techniques for success as a practical nursing student.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Explore issues related to the aging adults. Course content addresses the impact of ageism,l alterations is physiological and psychological functioning, and the role of the practical nurse in caring for older adult clients across a continuum of care.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Provides an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of childbearing women, newborns, and children. Emphasis is placed on care of the pregnant woman and newborn, normal growth and development, and common pediatric disorders.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Focuses on the care of the adult clients experiencing common medical/surgical health alterations with predictable outcomes. Emphasis is placed on the care of clients with alterations in acid-base balance, cognition and sensation, mobility, elimination, immunity and hematology, and reproduction. Principles related to emergency preparedness are also addressed.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Course Description: This course provides orientation to leadership roles of the LPN and related responsibilities. It will introduce issues to the student they will encounter in the workplace. An individualized plan of study will be developed for NCLEX-PN success.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: An introduction to the skills required to practice nursing. The theoretical foundation for basic data collection and nursing skills is presented and the student is given the opportunity to demonstrate these skills in a clinical laboratory setting. Students are also given an opportunity to practice application of the nursing process to client-related situations.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Focuses on the care of the adult clients with common medical/surgical health alterations. The clinical laboratory experience provides the student an opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts from Nursing Care of Adults II and implement safe client care in selected settings. Students are given the opportunity to practice leadership skills while managing a caseload of clients.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Provides an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of childbearing women, newborns, children, and adolescents. Students are given the opportunity to observe the uncomplicated birth process and practice postpartum care as well as care of the newborn in the clinical laboratory setting. Common pediatric diseases and the growth and development process is the focus of child-related clinical laboratory experiences.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Class will meet on 2/14 for Pediatric Project.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: An introduction to the principles of pharmacology. Emphasis is placed on nursing care related to safe calculation and administration of medications to clients across the life span.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: A survey of the fundamental principles of behavior including physiological, perceptual, historical, methodological, learning, memory, development, motivational, emotional, social and applied perspectives.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid format class will meet weekly for 8 weeks, additional work to be completed online.
Course Description: A survey of the theories of and current research into the psychological development of individuals from birth to death focusing on the progressive changes experienced in the physical, cognitive and social-emotional domains of life.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Develop practical skills of public speaking by implementing the following principles: research, organization, audience analysis, effective use of language, and presentation of techniques. Learn how to change a speech for different occasions and audiences, how to support ideas, and how to select and organize materials. Through techniques taught, gain confidence and master skills to present relevant information in academic, business, and social settings. A minimum of 4 speeches will be delivered to an audience.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. 2nd Hour. Textbook provided. Also meets Wednesdays 8:44 am - 9:30 am.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. 4th hour. Textbook provided. Class also meets Wednesdays 10:26 am - 11:12 am.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid format class will meet weekly for 8 weeks, additional work to be completed online.
Course Description: This course involves the study of communication in human relationships with emphasis on the patterns and processes of face-to-face communication. The study of interpersonal communication is important for anyone who wants to learn better methods of building meaningful relationships with a spouse, colleague, supervisor or friend. The course stresses how to become a more effective and competent communicator by its analysis of personal communication goals, communication barriers, relational breakdowns, and conflict scenarios. Features include structural experiences, readings from special studies, group interaction, and personal feedback exercises. Written and oral presentations are fundamental to the course objectives.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Development and interaction of the individual in society with consideration of the culture, structures, functions of societies, social groups and institutions with emphasis on social interaction and its relation to personality and human action.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. Textbook provided. Class meets at HutchCC McPherson Center.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Fundamentals of pronunciation and minimum essentials of grammar. The oral approach is used with emphasis on understanding, speaking, reading, and writing phrases of practical value. Hispanic life and culture are studied. For students who have no Spanish or one semester of high school Spanish.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. 7th hour. Will also meet Wednesday 11:17 am - 12:03 pm.
Course Description: Through classroom and lab/shop activities; theory associated with the handling, preparation and process for common production base metals, GTAW electrode and filler metal classifications relative to base metals and joint criteria; proper electrode and filler metal selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; safe and correct set up of the GTAW workstation; welding on carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel base metals covering various weld joints in the flat (1F & 1G) and horizontal (2F & 2G).
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McP. HS students only. Meeting May 6th & 8th during regular scheduled time. - May 19th -June 6th meeting 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Course Description: Project layout, the economics of welding design, fabrication and blueprint reading; application of geometric principles and linear measurements applied to fabrication and welding through the practical application of principles.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: MHS Students only