NURS 220 — Nursing Fundamentals
Units: 3.5 Lecture Hours: 36 Lab Hours: 81 Outside Hours: 72 Grading Method: Letter Credit Status: Credit, degree applicable Conditions of Enrollment: Prerequisite: NURS 143, NURS 144, and NURS 146; 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 introduces students to concepts related to the four domains of care which include the patient, professional nursing, health, and illness. The course further examines the nursing process as the foundation of nursing practice and emphasizes the delivery of care based on Maslow’s and Kalish’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and Watson’s Model of Caring. Emphasis will be placed on the concepts of infection, thermoregulation, pain, tissue integrity, gas exchange, perfusion, safety, nutrition, elimination, mobility, sleep, culture, spirituality, caregiving, and the health care system. The student will gain a conceptual understanding of principles and be able to apply them in all areas of nursing practice.