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 fluid and electrolyte balance, oxygenation, cardiac output and tissue perfusion, regulation and metabolism, and integument. Principles of pre and post-operative care and IV therapy are also addressed.
Course Notes: Practical Nursing Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Fall semester for the full-time program and Summer semester for the part-time programs.Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Fall semester for the full-time program and Summer semester for the part-time programs.
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full-time program and the Fall semester for the part-time program.
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
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course meets in person occasionally for testing and NCLEX prep.
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Fall semester for the full-time program and the Spring semester for the part-time program.
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course requires a three-day clinical rotation at Larned State Hospital. Further information will be given at the beginning of the semester.
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
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Fall semester for the full-time program and the Spring semester for the part-time program.
Course Description: Physical therapy for orthopedic diseases and disorders. Anatomy and physiology of exercise and its principles and application to common orthopedic conditions. The study and application of manual testing, progressive resistive exercise, stretching, and functional activities.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Physiology of nervous system including pathological conditions; assessment and intervention with cerebrovascular accident (CVA), spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other neurological disorders; patient interactions, interpersonal communication, professionalism, documentation and time management.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Study of specialty areas including amputation, prosthetics, diabetes, wound management and burn management; special treatment related to the cardiovascular and respiratory system as well as consideration for the pediatric and geriatric patient; application of principles and techniques in the classroom and laboratory of each specialty area.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Opportunities to practice physical therapist assisting skills. Assignments on the basis of demonstrated need for additional knowledge and/or skill in a given are to hospitals, nursing homes, sub-acute hospitals, pediatric facilities. Opportunities to advance skills to an independent level. (Full-time for 5 and 6 weeks).
Course Notes: PT217 Clinical Practice I.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Full-time for 5 weeks.
Course Description: Fundamentals of radiographic pathology including the definition and description of diseases and conditions, radiographic appearance of pathologies, and the diagnostic tests used in identification of diseases.
Course Notes: Radiology Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HR105 Medical Terminology should be taken as a corequisite with this course.
Course Description: Radiographic and digital imaging quality and factors that affect them. Laboratory exercises using radiographic exposure, routine radiographic positioning and image critiques. Students required to be at an affiliate clinical site a total of 36 hours.
Course Notes: Radiology Acceptance, and RA105 Radiographic Exposures I.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Development of clinical skills through supervised practice of radiologic science theory and techniques learned in Clinical Training I. Application of computed tomography theory and techniques under direct supervision of a registered CT technologist.
Course Notes: RA201 Clinical Training I with a Grade of C or Higher.
Spring
Credit Hours: 8.00
Section Notes: Training in the imaging sciences conducted at assigned health care facilities. Course grade of 85% or greater required to advance to RA203. Corequisite: RA212 Physical Foundation of RadiologyCredit Hours: 8.00
Section Notes: Training in the imaging sciences conducted at assigned health care facilities. Course grade of 85% or greater required to advance to RA203. Corequisite: RA212 Physical Foundation of Radiology
Course Description: X-ray beam production, modification of exposure factors, photon interactions within the patient, and radiation protection principles review.
Course Notes: RA201 Clinical Training I.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Selected cardiopulmonary diseases, including definition, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic findings, prognosis, prevention, treatment with plan of care, and documentation.
Course Notes: Respiratory Care Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to mathematical concepts, basic chemistry, basic physics, venturi principle, theory of humidity and aerosols, and basic microbiology as it applies to the practice of respiratory therapy.
Course Notes: Respiratory Care Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm measurements and interpretation, nontraditional modes of ventilation, waveform interpretation, advanced cardiac electrophysiology, advanced ventilation management, filtration of the kidney, critical care pharmacology, hemodynamics, chest tube placement and function, and bronchoscopies.
Course Notes: Respiratory Care Acceptance.
Spring
Credit Hours: 4.00