NURS 149 — Advanced Placement in Nursing
Units: 2.5 Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 27 Outside Hours: 72 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable Conditions of Enrollment: Prerequisite: NURS 144 and NURS 146; and MEDT 101 with a minimum grade of C Enrollment Limitation: students must be admitted into the Nursing Program and students must have completed the Readiness Assessment Test – ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI-TEAS) with the state recommended passing score. This course acquaints Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurses (LVN/LPN), and transfer students to concepts of nursing as they apply to the Compton College nursing program. Students will become familiar with the program philosophy, basic needs theory, nursing process, critical thinking, and communication. Course discussion will examine problems associated with ingestive, excretory, physical integrity and oxygenation (O2CO2) needs. Course discussion will also include transition to the registered nursing role and the impact of legal and ethical boundaries. Students will practice basic nursing skills and demonstrate competency.