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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
Application of theories of psychiatric/mental health nursing. The nursing process is used in providing care for individuals undergoing treatment in a variety of behavioral health settings within the general hospital, including inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs. Clinical and theory (NURS 85A) components must be taken concurrently. Failure of either component requires both courses to be retaken.
NURS 85L Advanced Medical-Surgical Clinical 2 1/2 Units
Prerequisite: NURS 84, 84C and 84L (all courses with a grade of C or better). Corequisite: NURS 85L students must also enroll in NURS 85.
Seven and one-half hours laboratory (90 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Application of concepts learned in the theory class will occur in acute care settings. Students will be working with clients demonstrating acute health deviations. The nursing process and Orem’s conceptual model will be utilized in caring for unstable clients on a medical-surgical unit.
NURS 86 Leadership/Management in Nursing 2 Units
Prerequisite: NURS 85, 85A, 85AL and 85L (all courses with a grade of
C or better).
Corequisite: NURS 86 students must also enroll in NURS 86L.
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
Leadership/Management in Nursing is a quarter long course designed to prepare the Registered Nursing student to function as a graduate nurse. Focus includes the managerial/leadership role, interdisciplinary practice, legal challenges of clinical practice, and trends within the nursing profession.
NURS 86L Leadership/Management 5 Units Clinical Component
Prerequisite: NURS 85, 85A, 85AL, and 85L (all courses with a grade of C or better).
Corequisite: NURS 86L students must also enroll in NURS 86.
Fifteen hours laboratory (180 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
The clinical component to the Leadership/Management in Nursing course (to be taken concurrently). This course, the Prelicensure Preceptorship, is designed to prepare the student to function as a graduate nurse. Students will provide nursing care for patients under the guidance of a registered nurse working in the community, supervised by the faculty liaison. The student will work on the day, evening, or night shift, depending on the schedule of the assigned preceptor.
NURS 83PL Pharmacology III Laboratory 1/2 Unit
N Prerequisite: NURS 82P (with a grade of C or better).
Corequisite: NURS 83PL students must also enroll in NURS 83P.
One and one-half hours laboratory (18 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Pharmacology III Laboratory objectives will be met in the campus skills laboratory. The focus of the course is to provide the student pharmacology skill application with emphasis on maternal and child population. Practice in venipuncture and blood withdrawal will also be provided. Concepts of advanced vascular access, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition will be addressed.
NURS 84 Medical/Surgical II 4 Units (Care of the Older Adult)
Prerequisite: NURS 83, 83A, 83AL, 83L, 83P and 83PL (all courses with a grade of C or better).
Corequisite: NURS 84 students must also enroll in NURS 84L.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Utilization of the nursing process within the framework of Orem’s model of self-care in relation to the gerontological client and the client with chronic self-care deficits. Emphasis is on the study of the older adult who is experiencing the normal process of aging as well as the older adult experiencing a health deviation. Critical thinking and problem solving will be employed through group exercises and independent study with consideration for the Registered Nurse’s scope of practice. This course and its clinical component (NURS 84L) must be taken concurrently. Failure of either requires both to be retaken.
NURS 84C Critical Thinking in Nursing 2 Units
Prerequisite: NURS 83, 83A, 83AL, 83L, 83P and 83PL (all courses with a grade of C or better).
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
Designed to assist the nurse in developing critical thinking skills to facilitate decision making and effective clinical judgment. The nursing process will be utilized as a mechanism in developing coherent and logical thinking through the use of scenarios, debates, group and written assignments. Critical thinking and problem solving skills will be employed through group exercises and independent study with consideration for the Registered Nurse’s specific scope of practice.
NURS 84L Medical/Surgical II 5 Units (Care of the Older Adult) - Clinical
Prerequisite: NURS 83, 83A, 83AL, 83L, 83P and 83PL (all courses with a grade
of C or better).
Corequisite: NURS 84L students must also enroll in NURS 84.
Fifteen hours laboratory (180 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Utilization of the nursing process within the framework of Orem’s model of self-care in relation to the gerontologic client and the client with chronic self-care deficits. Emphasis is on the clinical nursing care of the older adult who is experiencing the normal process of aging as well as the older adult experiencing a health deviation. Clinical objectives are met through experiences in a variety of settings such as long-term care nursing facilities, medical-surgical units in acute care settings, adult community centers, and simulated laboratory settings. This course and its theory component (NURS 84) must be taken concurrently. Failure of either requires both to be retaken. Critical thinking and problem solving skills will be utilized in the application of theoretical concepts with consideration for the Registered Nurse’s specific scope of practice
NURS 85 Advanced Medical-Surgical Concepts 2 Units
Prerequisite: NURS 84, 84C and 84L (all courses with a grade of C or better). Corequisite: NURS 85 students must also enroll in NURS 85L.
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
Health deviations presented are encountered in the adult population. Topics include self-care deficits related to air, water, food, activity and rest, solitude/social interaction, elimination, prevention of hazards, and normalcy. Critical thinking and problem solving skills will be employed through group exercises and independent study with consideration for the Registered Nurse’s specific scope of practice.
NURS 85A Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 2 Units (Theory)
Prerequisite: NURS 84, 84C and 84L (all courses with a grade of C or better). Corequisite: NURS 85A students must also enroll in NURS 85AL.
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
Utilization of the nursing process in learning to meet clients’ self-care deficits, with an emphasis on the biopsychosocial needs of individuals across the life span who experience acute or severe psychopathology. Theories of psychiatric/ mental health nursing will be taught in concert with nursing care of individuals undergoing treatment in a variety of behavioral healthcare settings. Theory and clinical components must be taken concurrently. Failure of either component requires both courses to be retaken.
NURS 85AL Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 2 1/2 Units (Clinical)
Prerequisite: NURS 84, 84C and 84L (all courses with a grade of C or better). Corequisite: NURS 85AL students must also enroll in NURS 85A.
Seven and one-half hours laboratory (90 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
NURS 151 Nursing Laboratory Skills for Fundamental (Non-Acute) Nursing
Corequisite: NURS 151 students must also enroll in NURS 81L. Three hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Nursing skills practice in a campus laboratory setting.
NURS 152 Nursing Laboratory Skills for Fundamental Acute Nursing
Corequisite: NURS 152 students must also enroll in NURS 82L. Three hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Nursing skills practice in a campus laboratory setting.
NURS 153 Nursing Laboratory Skills for Pediatric and Perinatal Patients
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Corequisite: NURS 153 students must also enroll in NURS 83L or NURS 83AL. Three hours laboratory (36 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Nursing skills practice in a campus laboratory setting.
NURS 154 Nursing Laboratory Skills for Care of the Older Adult in an Acute Clinical Setting
Corequisite: NURS 154 students must also enroll in NURS 84L. One and one-half hours laboratory (18 hours total per quarter). Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Nursing skills practice in a campus laboratory setting.
Nutrition
NUTR 10
1/2 Unit
4 Units
Contemporary Nutrition
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introductory level nutrition. Relationship of nutrients to health and physical fitness. Physiological, cultural, psychological and economic influences on food choices. Evaluation of current nutritional issues and controversies.
NUTR 62 Nutrition and Athletic Performance 2 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Two hours lecture (24 hours total per quarter).
Principles of sports nutrition. Diet and nutrition concepts applicable to strength training, endurance activities and weight control. Use of dietary supplements as popular ergogenic aids.