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 Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs.Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered online in the Spring semeser for the full-time program and Summer semester for the part-time program.
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
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full-time program and Summer semester for the part-time program.
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: This course is offered in the Spring semester for the full and part-time programs. Class also meets on 2/15/24 for Peds Project.Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
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: 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 Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Canton-Galva & Goessel HS students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid format class will meet weekly for 8 weeks, additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY. GOLD DAYSSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid format class will meet weekly for 8 weeks, additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: High School Students ONLYSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: High School Students ONLYSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Inman HS only. Hybrid course w/ additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Nickerson HS students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HESSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY. This hybrid class will include online assignments.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Andale HS students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hutch HS students only.
Course Description: Psychological principles applied to everyday living with an emphasis on self-understanding and on building successful relationships.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid format class will meet weekly for 8 weeks, additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid format class will meet weekly for 8 weeks, additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: An examination of psychoanalytic, behavioral, trait, cognitive, humanistic and other contemporary theories of human personality including personality research, assessment and applications.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology with grade of C or higher.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Mental abnormalities and minor maladjustments, their causes and methods of treatment; an approach to understanding one's self.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
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
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Full-time for 5 weeks
Course Description: A continuation of Professional Issues I, developing research skills, documentation skills, community awareness and career planning.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Principles of weather, stressing the structure and composition of the atmosphere, the methods of perception and analysis of severe weather, as well as the use and understanding of meteorological instruments.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: The earth's structural and dynamic features, materials of the earth, processes and a brief history of the earth.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Course requires proctored exams.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Course requires proctored exams.