Mayland Community College
Course Descriptions:
NUR (Nursing)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Practical Nursing program
Corequisite: BIO 163, CIS 111 or CIS 113, PSY 150
This course introduces concepts as related to the practical nurse’s caregiver and discipline-specific roles. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process, legal/ethical/professional issues, wellness/illness patterns, and basic nursing skills. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate beginning understanding of nursing process to promote/maintain/restore optimum health for diverse clients throughout the life span. This is a diploma-level course.

Prerequisite: NUR 101
Corequisite: ENG 111 and NUR 117
This course includes more advanced concepts as related to the practical nurse’s caregiver and discipline-specific roles. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process, delegation, cost effectiveness, legal/ethical/professional issues, and wellness/illness patterns. Upon completion, students should be able to begin participating in the nursing process to promote/maintain/restore optimum health for diverse clients throughout the life span. This is a diploma-level course.

Prerequisite: NUR 102
Corequisite:
This course focuses on use of nursing/related concepts by practical nurses as providers of care/members of discipline in collaboration with health team members. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process, wellness/illness patterns, entry-level issues, accountability, advocacy, professional development, evolving technology, and changing health care delivery systems. Upon completion, students should be able to use the nursing process to promote/ maintain/restore optimum health for diverse clients throughout the life span. This is a diploma-level course.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program
Corequisite: BIO 165, ENG 111, NUR 116, PSY 150
This course introduces concepts basic to beginning nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the application of the nursing process to provide and manage care as a member of the discipline of nursing. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate beginning competence in caring for individuals with common alterations of health.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program
Corequisite: BIO 165, ENG 111, NUR 115, PSY 150
This course provides an opportunity to utilize the provider of care and manager of care roles to meet nursing needs of older adults in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on the aging process as it applies to normal developmental changes and alterations in health commonly occurring in the older adult. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the nursing process in caring for the older adult.

Prerequisite: NUR 115 or NUR 101
Corequisite: BIO 166, CIS 113, NUR 133, NUR 135 (ADN)/NUR 102, ENG 111 (PN)
This course introduces information concerning sources, effects, legalities, and the safe use of medications as therapeutic agents. Emphasis is placed on nursing responsibility, accountability, and application of the nursing process regarding drug therapy. Upon completion, students should be able to compute dosages and administer medication safely.

Prerequisite: NUR 115, NUR 185
Corequisite: ENG 114, PSY 241
This course introduces nursing concepts related to the delivery of nursing care for the expanding family. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the nursing process as a framework for managing/providing nursing care to individuals and families along the wellness-illness continuum. Upon completion, students should be able to utilize the nursing process to deliver nursing care to mothers, infants, children, and families.

Prerequisite: NUR 115, NUR 116
Corequisite: BIO 166, CIS 113, NUR 117, NUR 135
This course provides theory and application experience for performing nursing assessment of individuals. Emphasis is placed on interviewing and physical assessment techniques and documentation of findings appropriate for nursing. Upon completion, students should be able to complete a health history and perform a noninvasive physical assessment.

Prerequisite: NUR 115, NUR 116
Corequisite: BIO 166, CIS 113, NUR 117, NUR 133
This course introduces concepts related to the nursing care of individuals experiencing acute and chronic alterations in health. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the nursing process as a framework for providing and managing nursing care to individuals along the wellness-illness continuum. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the nursing process to individuals experiencing acute and chronic alterations in health.

Prerequisite: NUR 135
Corequisite: BIO 175
This course includes concepts related to the nursing care of individuals experiencing alterations in social and psychological functioning. Emphasis is placed on utilizing the nursing process to provide and manage nursing care for individuals with common psychiatric disorders or mental health needs. Upon completion, students should be able to apply psychosocial theories in the nursing care of individuals with psychiatric/mental health needs.

Prerequisite: NUR 125
Corequisite: Humanities Elective, NUR 235, NUR 244
This course is designed to be offered as a corequisite to any core NUR course. Emphasis is placed on applying the nursing process in a clinical setting. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate delivery of nursing care at the level required for the core NUR course.

Prerequisite: PN License, conditional acceptance into the Associate Degree Nursing Program, advanced placement
Corequisite: BIO 166, CIS 113
This course is designed to assist the licensed practical nurse in transition to the role of the associate degree nurse. Topics include the role of the registered nurse, nursing process, homeostasis, and validation of selected nursing skills and physical assessment. Upon completion, students should be able to articulate into the ADN program at the level of the generic student.

Prerequisite: NUR 125
Corequisite: NUR 186, NUR 244, and a Humanities Elective
This course provides expanded concepts related to nursing care for individuals experiencing common complex alterations in health. Emphasis is placed on the nurse’s role as a member of a multidisciplinary team and as a manager of care for a group of individuals. Upon completion, students should be able to provide comprehensive nursing care for groups of individuals with common complex alterations in health.

Prerequisites: NUR 125
Corequisites: NUR 186, NUR 235, and a Humanities Elective
This course presents an overview of current trends and issues in nursing as they affect nursing practice in a changing health care environment. Emphasis is placed on making an effective transition into the roles of the practicing nurse. Upon completion, students should be able to articulate professional aspects of the practice of nursing.