Nursing NUR

29 courses · Palo Verde College · 2026-2027 Catalog

Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027

NUR 100 Certified Nursing Assistant

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Corequisite: NUR 118
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate technical proficiency in basic care skills for the long term resident. Demonstrate the role of the CNA and function within the scope of practice. Demonstrate skills during clinical rotation and on campus at semester end.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Clinical Theory of basic nursing practice including, but not limited to: communication and interpersonal skill, infection control, safety and emergency procedures, patient rights and ethics, basic nursing skills, personal care skills, mental health and social service needs, care of the cognitively impaired, and basic restorative services.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 101 Certified Home Health Aide

Units: 1.5
Hours: 45 hours total, 1.25 hours lecture weekly, 1.25 hours clinical
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Effectively perform skills necessary for certification as a Home Health Aide in the State of California. Demonstrate ability to recognize safety hazards in the home care settings Demonstrate ability to correctly perform vital signs on the home care patient.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Grading: This course can be offered as pass/no pass.

Role of the Home Health Aide in providing personal care in assisted living and home care settings. Topics include: interpretation of medical and social needs of patients, preparation of nutritionally-appropriate meals, assistance with client self-administration of medication, provision of personal care and cleaning tasks in patients homes, and client care status reporting procedures.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 102 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: The student will understand the function of each body system and how they interact in harmony with, or in isolation from, other body systems. The student will understand how regulatory mechanisms coordinate the activity of each of the systems of the body to maintain homeostasis.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This Course provides an overview of structure and function of the human body for allied health students or for those who desire a basic understanding of the design and operation of the human body.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 115 Pharmacology I for Fast Track VN

Units: 2
Hours: 54 hours total, 1.75 hours lecture weekly, 1.25 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: Students must be accepted for the Fast Track VN Program, Entry into the VN Fast Track program requires the following prerequisites: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000) or higher, College Math NUR 102 or BIO 210, AND BIO 211, NSC 128, PSY 201, Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions
Corequisite: NUR 116 and NUR 141
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Safely and accurately administer medications to clients across the lifespan experiencing a variety of medical conditions. Complete a pharmacology calculation test, with metric, apothecary and house hold measurement and conversions with 90 accuracy, with maximum of (3) three attempts Demonstrate safe and accurate medication administration to clients across the lifespan, using the 10 "patient rights" of medication administration.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course needs to be taken during the first semester of the VN Fast Track program. This course is designed specifically for students in the Fast Track VN program. The course begins with an introduction to the nursing process and then introduces information needed to safely and accurately calculate medication dosages. The course progresses into the techniques used for safe and accurate medication administration along with the necessary components of monitoring for therapeutic effects, side effects, and adverse effects. This course introduces students to drug classifications, therapeutic actions, major potential and common expected side effects, as well as the required nursing assessments and interventions. NOTE: This class is not transferable as a stand-alone pharmacology class. It meets the requirements of the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 116 Fast Track VN Fundamentals Theory

Units: 11
Hours: 199.98 hours total, 11.11 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: Students must be accepted for the Fast Track VN Program, Entry into the VN Fast Track program requires the following prerequisites: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000) or higher, College Math, NUR 102 or BIO 210, AND BIO 211, NSC 128, PSY 201, Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions
Corequisite: NUR 141
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the process to competently perform a head-to-toe and the implications for nursing care. Utilize critical thinking skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care by using the nursing process. Identify the role of the nurse in assisting patients in the management of their protection, comfort, physiological, safety, and situational needs.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course needs to be taken during the first semester of the VN Fast Track program. The course covers theories of basic nursing, legal/ethical aspects of nursing care, therapeutic communication techniques, and cultural and ethnic considerations. It also includes an introduction to nursing concepts and rationales for nursing skills. The Nursing Process is presented and stressed as the essence of meeting the client's needs and providing total patient care. This course begins with a focus on the physiological nursing needs of adult clients and then progresses into specific nursing healthcare of the respiratory, cardiac, and endocrine systems, along with urgent alterations in health. This course also provides the student with the nursing knowledge required to assist the patient facing end-of-life issues and Alzheimer's disease. For the first 17 weeks, the course is scheduled for 11 hours per week and the 18th week is scheduled for 13 hours due to BVNPT and Title IV regulations to meet minimum total program hours of 1530 and 576 hours of theory.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 118 Certified Nursing Assistant- Clinical

Units: 3
Hours: 144 hours total, 0.5 hours lecture weekly, 7.5 hours clinical
Corequisite: NUR 100
Transfers to: CSU

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Grading: This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

This course covers the practical application of basic nursing theories. Applications include psycho-social aspects of aging and techniques of nursing care. After successful completion of NUR 100 lecture and clinical, students are prepared and eligible to take the California Department of Health Services approved certification examination.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 119 Pharmacology II for Fast Track VN

Units: 1.5
Hours: 27 hours total, 1.5 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: NUR 102 or BIO 111, NSC 128, ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000), NUR 116, NUR 141, NUR 115, BIO 210, PSY 101 (now PSYC C1000)
Corequisite: NUR 143, NUR 144
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Use the nursing process and NCSBN clinical judgement measurement model to assess and evaluate client response to drug therapy. Safely and accurately administer medications to clients across the lifespan. Explain the administration methods, mechanism of action, expected side effects, interactions, and adverse effects of drugs used to treat a variety of health care issues in clients across the lifespan.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course is a part of the Fast Track Vocational Nursing Program and a continuation of the content learned in NUR 115. This course is a part of the Fast Track Vocational Nursing Program and concentrates on Medical Surgical, Obstetric, and Pediatric medication administration.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 141 Fast Track VN Fundamentals Clinical

Units: 5.5
Hours: 300.06 hours total, 16.67 hours clinical
Prerequisite: Students must be accepted for the Fast Track VN Program, Entry into the VN Fast Track program requires the following prerequisites: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000) or higher, College Math, NUR 102 or BIO 210, AND BIO 211, NSC 128, PSY 201. Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions
Corequisite: NUR 115, NUR 116
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration of medications through oral, injection, and rectal/ vaginal, ophthalmic and otic routes, including administration of oxygen. Demonstrate a head-to-toe physical assessment on each assigned client utilizing appropriate and safe techniques to obtain an accurate assessment Demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the client who requires: a. a nasogastric tube insertion and/or feeding tubes (including gastrostomy tube) b. isolation c. indwelling urinary catheter insertion or removal (male and female) d. specimen collection e. oxygen administration.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Grading: This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

This course needs to be taken during the first semester of the VN Fast Track program. This course emphasizes the development and application of client care skills related to the Vocational Nurse scope of practice. Students will learn and practice selected nursing skills under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor(s) in the skills lab setting prior to providing direct care to the patient in the clinical facility. Students will apply principles of care (e.g. asepsis, infection control) and the nursing process learned in NUR 115 while providing total patient care. Students will have an additional four hours of lab in the first three weeks of the course to learn the skills required for taking care of patients at the bedside.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 143 Fast Track Medical Surgical Theory

Units: 15.5
Hours: 279 hours total, 15.5 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: Students must be accepted for the Fast Track VN Program, Entry into the VN Fast Track program requires the following prerequisites: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000) or higher, College Math, NUR 102 or BIO 210, AND BIO 211, NSC 128, PSY 201, Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions. NUR 115, NUR 116, NUR 141
Corequisite: NUR 144, [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate understanding of the nursing process by completing a nursing plan of care for a client with an adult medical, pediatric or pregnancy-related disorder. Demonstrate understanding of strategies for effective leadership, including the styles of leadership.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course needs to be taken during the second semester of the VN Fast Track program. This course builds on the foundation of knowledge established in NUR 116. Coverage of selected medical-surgical disorders continues to emphasize the application of the nursing process in the assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. Obstetrical nursing includes prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care. Pediatric nursing introduces care of children, emphasizing age and developmentally-appropriate care, for common selected childhood disorders. Concepts of leadership and supervision, particularly delegation and conflict management, provide the basis for building team-leading skills.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 144 Fast Track Medical Surgical Clinical

Units: 7.75
Hours: 429.84 hours total, 23.88 hours clinical
Prerequisite: Students must be accepted for the Fast Track VN Program, Entry into the VN Fast Track program requires the following prerequisites: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000) or higher, College Math, NUR 102 or BIO 210, AND BIO 211, NSC 128, PSY 201 Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions. NUR 115 , NUR 141 , NUR 144, NUR 116
Corequisite: NUR 143
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration of medications through oral, injection, and rectal/ vaginal, ophthalmic and otic routes, including administration of oxygen. Demonstrate a head-to-toe physical assessment on each assigned client utilizing appropriate and safe techniques to obtain an accurate assessment. Demonstrate leadership by performing the role of team leader for an assigned team of peers.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Grading: This course is a pass/no pass course.

This course needs to be taken during the second semester of the VN Fast Track program. This course is designed to provide the student with basic knowledge in the nursing specialty areas of pediatrics and obstetrics. Pediatric nursing introduces basic care of children, emphasizing age and developmentally-appropriate care, under the supervision of the clinical instructor. As appropriate, the student will observe the pregnant client in labor and delivery and postpartum, including newborn care. Coverage of selected medical-surgical disorders continues to emphasize the nursing process in assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. Opportunities to apply concepts of leadership and supervision, particularly delegation and conflict management, provides the basis for building team-leading skills.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 145 Fast Track VN Clinical Focus

Units: 5
Hours: 240.06 hours total, 2.67 hours lecture weekly, 37.34 hours clinical
Prerequisite: Students must be accepted for the Fast Track VN Program, Entry into the VN Fast Track program requires the following prerequisites: ENG 100 (now ENGL C1000) or higher, College Math, NUR 102 or BIO 210, AND BIO 211, NSC 128, PSY 201 Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions. NUR 115, NUR 116, NUR 141, NUR 143, NUR 145
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Provide safe, accurate, and effective nursing care to patients across the lifespan. Demonstrate time management and nursing care skills appropriate for an entry level vocational nurse.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

Grading: This is a pass/no pass course.

This summer session clinical rotation is explicitly designed for students in the Fast Track VN program. The nursing process and health teaching principles are focused on the client receiving care in specialty areas that include but are not limited to, Gerontology, Perioperative, Emergency, Intensive Care, and Pediatric Ventilation. Leadership and supervision are emphasized in addition to the student's skill in effectively communicating with members of the health care team. Students will have one day of lecture during the first two weeks of the course to review leadership content and will practice those skills in the clinical environment during the first two weeks. The final four weeks is the students' preceptorship in which the students will be at various facilities paired up with a Vocational Nurse or Registered nurse working with the nurse on the nurse's daily assignment.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 151 Introduction to Identification of Cardiac Rhythm Strips

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 3 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Successfully complete a comprehensive complex exam, distinguish between normal and abnormal sinus, junctional, ventricular rhythms, and evaluate all forms of blocks with 90 accuracy. Describe the anatomy, physiology and normal electrical conduction of the cardiac system, and its relationship to the printed rhythm strip.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course is designed to teach the beginning student the pathophysiology of the heart and the cardiac conduction system, teach the criteria for dysrhythmia recognition, teach the beginning student identification of the most common dysrhythmias (benign and lethal), and how to identify a rhythm on the cardiac monitor. Treatment modalities for serious and lethal dysrhythmias will be discussed. This course also satisfies professional licensure board requirements for 54 continuing education hours for the RN, LVN, CNA, and EMT professionals.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 250 IV Therapy Techniques for Nurses

Units: 2
Hours: 54 hours total, 1.7 hours lecture weekly, 1.3 hours lab weekly
Prerequisite: Graduate of VN Program, RN, selected X-Ray Technologists, or Paramedic candidates
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Perform 10 successful venipuncture including: selection of the appropriate size device for the MD's order, demonstration of aseptic technique, drawing blood from the IV device, securing and dressing the insertion site, and documenting the procedure List the differences in the Standards of Practice and Nursing Practice Acts for the LVN or LPN responsible for IV therapy in the State of California and the State of Arizona

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This 54-hour, 2 unit class prepares students for initiating and/ or maintaining common intravenous (IV) therapies. Nursing assessments, documentation, and special patient care are included. Although focus is on the hospitalized patient, knowledge can easily be transferred to the home health setting. Covers insertion techniques, administration of TPN, blood and blood products, piggybacks, intermittent infusion sets, common IV drugs, growth and development issues related to IV starts, Pediatric start techniques (including special pediatric equipment, site selection and IV administration considerations). The course covers minimum competencies for both Arizona and California IV certification and the regulations and scope of practice rules for both states.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 251 Fundamentals in Nursing

Units: 4.5-5 units effective Spring 2027
Hours: 81 - 90 hours effective spring 2027, 4.5 - 5 hours effective spring 2027
Prerequisite: Must be accepted into the ADN program. Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions.
Corequisite: NUR 252
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Develop a patient-centered care plan and evidence-based teaching plan using the nursing process that will enable the older adult to meet health needs and promote health Apply the six core Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies to patient care processes Describe methods used to collaborate with the nursing and interprofessional team to help patients meet selected physiologic health needs. Differentiate between normal changes of aging and disease processes

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course introduces the knowledge essential for nursing practice at the foundational level of the Registered Nurse. The Nursing Process is the center of nursing care and excellence and will guide the student in basic nursing care throughout the lifespan. The course will introduce quality and safety competencies, patient-centered care, quality improvement and excellence, informatics and technology, clinical judgement, critical thinking, ethics, caring, cultural concerns and healthcare disparities. Safe medication administration and calculations, therapeutic communication and nursing as a profession will also be introduced. Students will be provided a hands-on application of knowledge in the lab and clinical setting. This course is only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

NUR 252 Clinical practice for NUR 251

Units: 5
Hours: 279 hours total, 7.78 hours lab weekly, 7.72 hours clinical
Prerequisite: Admission to the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program. Please see a counselor or the nursing department for any questions.
Corequisite: NUR 251
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration of medications through oral, injection, and rectal, vaginal, ophthalmic, topical, sublingual, intranasal, nasogastric, gastrostomy tube, and otic routes. Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate a complete and thorough physical assessment and health history on each assigned patient utilizing appropriate and safe techniques. Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the client who requires: nasogastric tube insertion and/or gastrostomy tube care, isolation, indwelling urinary catheter insertion or removal (male and female) and care, colostomy or ileostomy care, drain care, wound care, specimen collection, oxygen administration, colostomy care, suctioning, tracheostomy care, and/or end of life care, Upon completion of this course, the student will differentiate between normal and abnormal findings during physical assessment and health history and plan individualized care accordingly for assigned patients.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Grading: This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

This course emphasizes the development and application of client care skills related to the Registered Nurse scope of practice. Students will learn and practice selected nursing skills under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor(s) in the skills lab setting prior to providing direct care to the patient in the clinical facility. Students will apply principles of care and the nursing process learned in NUR 251 while providing total patient care. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Spring 2027 (2 sections, listed as NUR-252)

NUR 255 Medical-Surgical Nursing l

Units: 5
Hours: 90 hours total, 5 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: NUR 252
Corequisite: NUR 256
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will have an in-depth understanding of the principles of medical-surgical nursing including safe, culturally competent, and professional care of the preoperative, intraoperative, and post-operative patient. Upon completion of this course, the student will have a thorough understanding of health concepts, risk factors, causes, signs and symptoms, treatment methodologies, drug therapy, and pathophysiology of a variety of complex health issues including but not limited to: disorders of the endocrine system, reproductive system, cardiac and respiratory systems, exocrine system, gastrointestinal system, integumentary system, neurological system, and musculoskeletal systems. Upon completion of this course, the student will be prepared to care for patients in emergency situations and patients with fluid, electrolyte, acid-base, and infusion therapy problems.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This course provides an overview of health concepts, risk factors, manifestations of disease processes, treatment methodologies, drug therapy, diagnostics, complications, expected outcomes, pathophysiology, and discharge teaching for adults with: acid-base imbalance, fluidand electrolyte imbalance, clotting problems, impaired cognition, cancer, discomfort from disease and surgery, problems with glucose regulation, disorders of immunity, mobility, perfusion, reproduction, and tissue integrity. Students will learn how to provide holistic, culturally competent, interprofessional care for the surgical patient, hospitalized patient, and the patient experiencing a medical emergency or trauma. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as NUR-255)

NUR 256 Clinical Practice for NUR 255

Units: 5
Hours: 279 hours total, 0.78 hours lab weekly, 14.72 hours clinical
Prerequisite: NUR 252
Corequisite: NUR 255
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: The student will demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration and evaluation of medications administered through oral, injection, and rectal, vaginal, ophthalmic, topical, sublingual, intranasal, nasogastric, gastrostomy tube, otic, and intravenous routes. The student will demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the client who requires: nasogastric tube insertion and/ or gastrostomy tube care, isolation, indwelling urinary catheter insertion or removal (male and female) and care, colostomy or ileostomy care, drain care, wound care, specimen collection, oxygen administration, colostomy care, suctioning, tracheostomy care, infusion care, blood transfusions, and pre-op and post-op teaching and care. Upon completion of the course the student will differentiate normal/abnormal diagnostic tests, physiological assessments, psychological tests and health histories to specific nursing and medical diagnoses for adult and older adult patients in diverse settings by using a variety of skills.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

Grading: This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

This course is the clinical component that supports NUR 255. Students will be in the clinical environment under the supervision of their clinical instructor in which they will connect theory to practice using the knowledge gained in previous and concurrent courses. Students will be evaluated weekly, using QSEN competencies to ensure that course and student objectives are met. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as NUR-256)

NUR 258 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Units: 1.5
Hours: 30 hours total, 5 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: NUR 256
Corequisite: NUR 260 [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog] NUR 262 [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, students will use appropriate therapeutic communication to complete mental health assessments of clients across the lifespan continuum. Upon completion of this course, students will develop evidence-based, patient specific care plans and teaching plans for the client with a variety of mental health disorders. Upon completion of this course, students will integrate their understanding of the legal, economic, sociocultural, and ethical issues impacting the psychiatric/mental health delivery system

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

This course offers fundamental knowledge of mental health concepts, issues, principles, therapeutic skills, and disorders throughout the life span. Specific psychological and psychosocial conditions such as: suicide, domestic violence, child and elder abuse, and substance abuse will be reviewed. A multidisciplinary approach describing treatment of clients with mental health disorders will be introduced to the students. This course is only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as NUR-258)

NUR 259 Clinical Practice for NUR 258

Units: 0.5
Hours: 36 hours total, 6 hours clinical
Prerequisite: NUR 256
Corequisite: NUR 258 [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog] NUR 262 [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Use appropriate therapeutic communication when assessing, treating, and evaluating the client with mental health issues. Develop evidence-based, patient specific care plans and teaching plans, for clients with a variety of mental health disorders, that will decrease the potential for complications and/or trauma.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

Grading: This course is offered as pass/no pass.

This course is the clinical portion for NUR 258. The course emphasizes the development and application of client care skills related to the Registered Nurse scope of practice in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Students will be under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor(s) and apply principles of care and the nursing process learned in NUR 258. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Spring 2027 (2 sections, listed as NUR-259)

NUR 260 Family-Child Nursing

Units: 1.5
Hours: 30 hours total, 5 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: NUR 256
Corequisite: NUR 258 NUR 260 [not named in the college's catalog] NUR 262 [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Develop evidence-based, patient specific care plans and teaching plans for the pediatric patient and family unit. Demonstrate understanding of the different physical, emotional, and cognitive disorders in children. Develop appropriate nursing interventions for the child and family experiencing health disturbances that will improve the quality of life for the patient and family unit despite the dysfunctions

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

This course will cover the science and art of safe, caring pediatric nursing care. The course will provide the student with knowledge of syndromes, disorders, and disease specific to the pediatric population using an integrated approach to development and a focus on health care promotion (physical, psychosocial, emotional, mental, and spiritual) with the family as the unit of care. The course delivers an extensive coverage of age appropriate therapeutic communication, disorders and health problems specific to age groups, as well as childhood needs specific to; nutrition, play, safety, dental care, sexuality, sleep, self-esteem, and, of course, parenting. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as NUR-260)

NUR 261 Clinical Practice for NUR 260

Units: 0.75
Hours: 48 hours total, 8 hours clinical
Prerequisite: NUR 256
Corequisite: NUR 258 NUR 260 [not named in the college's catalog] NUR 262 [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration of medications to the pediatric patient experiencing health issues. Demonstrate a complete and thorough health assessment and health history on each assigned patient utilizing appropriate and safe techniques for the patient's developmental stage. Demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the pediatric patient and/or family with health issues.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

Grading: This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

This course emphasizes the development and application of client care skills related to the Registered Nurse scope of practice in family and child health nursing. Students will learn and practice selected nursing skills under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor(s) and apply principles of care and the nursing process learned in NUR 260 in the clinical setting. During emergency situations, class will be held synchronously on-line.

Offered: Spring 2027 (3 sections, listed as NUR-261)

NUR 262 Maternal-Newborn Nursing

Units: 1.5
Hours: 30 hours total, 5 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: NUR 256
Corequisite: NUR 258 NUR 260 [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate the ability to use the nursing process to care for the mother and newborn safely and competently using evidence based practices. Differentiate between prenatal, antepartum, intranatal and postpartum care for the mother, newborn, and family using the nursing process and evidence-based interventions to ensure safe and competent care. Recognize high-risk mothers, families, and children, and be able to develop care and teaching plans appropriate for these high-risk populations.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

This course offers students a foundation of evidence-based practices for the nurse caring for the female patient, pregnant patient, postpartum patient, and newborn. Students will master evidence-based practices that will enable them to use therapeutic communication and incorporate culture into the care of the obstetric patient, female patient, and newborn patient using the nursing process to provide safe, efficient, and effective care. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Spring 2027 (1 section, listed as NUR-262)

NUR 263 Clinical Practice for NUR 262

Units: 0.5
Hours: 36 hours total, 6 hours clinical
Prerequisite: NUR 256
Corequisite: NUR 258 NUR 260 [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog] NUR 262
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate safe, accurate, and appropriate administration of medications to the female or newborn patient experiencing health issues. Demonstrate a safe, and thorough, culturally appropriate health assessment and history on each assigned patient. Demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the female or newborn patient experiencing health issues.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 6

Grading: This course is offered as Pass/No Pass.

This course emphasizes the development and application of client care skills related to the Registered Nurse scope of practice in maternal and newborn health nursing. Students will learn and practice selected nursing skills under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor(s) and apply principles of care and the nursing process learned in NUR 262 in the clinical setting. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Spring 2027 (2 sections, listed as NUR-263)

NUR 264 Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours total, 6 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: [not named in the college's catalog]
Corequisite: [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Have an in-depth understanding of the assessments and interventions needed to provide safe, evidence-based, competent care of the patient withendocrine, gastrointestinal, urinary, and renal disorders. Have the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for providing safe, evidence-based, competent care of the critically ill patient. Have incorporated into their care the use of clinical judgement skills and be able to identify a change in their assessments with clinical reasoningto determine the change in their patient.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 9

This course is the adaption of advanced nursing concepts and skills in the development of the professional nurse's roles with adult patients involving multiple body system issues. Emphasis on advanced knowledge, clinical judgment, advanced nursing skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course focuses on clients with common complex health concerns.The content of this course will assist the student to develop their role as a member of the profession in providing patient-centered care, while emphasizing patient safety and advocacy and collaboration among the health care team. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as NUR-264)

NUR 265 Clinical Practice for NUR 264

Units: 2.5
Hours: 144 hours total, 16 hours clinical
Prerequisite: [not named in the college's catalog]
Corequisite: NUR 264 [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate safe and appropriate care for the client with complex health issues Upon completion of this course The student will demonstrate use of professional and therapeutic communication that facilitates collaboration with the health care team and trust and empathy with patients with complex health issues Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate integration of the nursing process with patient care through the written care plan and discharge teaching for the patient experiencing complex health issues

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 9

Grading: This course if offered as pass/no pass.

This course is the clinical component that supports NUR 264. Students will be in the clinical environment under the supervision of their clinical instructor in which they will connect theory to practice using the knowledge gained in previous and concurrent courses. Students will be evaluated weekly, using QSEN competencies to ensure that course and student objectives are met. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections, listed as NUR-265)

NUR 266 Leadership

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours total, 2 hours lecture weekly
Prerequisite: [not named in the college's catalog]
Corequisite: [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course the student will have gained the leadership skills necessary for a smooth transition into the nursing profession. Upon completion of the course the student will have the knowledge, skills, and attributes required to professionally advocate for him/herself as a nurse, the patient, the community, families, the healthcare team, and nursing as a profession. Upon completion of this course, the student will have the ability to critically think about the nursing profession, historical and theoretical framework, moral and legal issues, and standards of nursing practice

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 9

This course is designed to enhance the nursing student's leadership skills and help them transition into the role of the nurse upon graduation and becoming licensed. Upon completion of the course, students will understand how nursing has evolved as a profession and what opportunities they have to advance in a career in nursing or nursing education. The course will provide the student with the knowledge of barriers that exist to professionalism in nursing and how to overcome those barriers. Skills involved in interprofessional collaboration as well as legal and ethical issues that nurses may face in nursing will be discussed. The course will assist students with ways to develop clinical judgement while collaborating and communicating with the healthcare team so that the graduate nurse can provide the patient with the best evidence-based, patient-centered care possible. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as NUR-266)

NUR 267 Clinical Practice for NUR 266

Units: 3.75
Hours: 202.5 hours total, 4.5 hours lab weekly, 18 hours clinical
Prerequisite: [not named in the college's catalog]
Corequisite: [not named in the college's catalog] [not named in the college's catalog]
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate appropriate prioritization of patient care for a number of patients with complex and acute health issues. Demonstrate safe and competent evidence-based, individualized care for a group of patients using the nursing process. Demonstrate prioritization of care using clinical judgement and evidence-based practice.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 9

Grading: This course if offered as pass/no pass and face to face only

Students will be paired with a trained RN preceptor over the course of nine weeks. The student will negotiate with her/his preceptor for a schedule and work with the preceptor and his/her assignments. The preceptor will orient the student to the floor/unit and the routine at the facility. The student will work toward the ability to take a full RN assignment with the preceptor's approval. The preceptor handbook will be given to each preceptor assigned to a student. The assigned instructor will evaluate the student's performance with feedback from the preceptor and a PASS/FAIL grade will be given. QSEN competencies will be used. Students will also complete a community mass casualty project as a part of the course. This course is a course only included in the Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) Program. This course is offered as pass/no pass and face to face only

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections, listed as NUR-267)

NUR 268 LVN-ADN Transition

Units: 4
Hours: 171 hours total, 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 8 hours clinical
Prerequisite: Entry into the traditional ADN program requires the following prerequisites: CHE 109 or CHE 101, BIO 210, BIO 211, BIO 111, NSC 128 Please see a nursing counselor to determine eligibility prior to enrolling.
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Perform the role of the (3rd semester) nursing student administering safe, competent nursing care to a variety of adult med/surg patients within a family and community. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Apply the nursing process to the plan of care and incorporate best practice standards based on clinical evidence into the care of adult patients experiencing complex medical/surgical conditions. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Integrate analyses of multiple dimensions of patient-centered care of the adult med/surg patient with complex conditions. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Communicate with faculty, other nursing students, and interprofessional teams and healthcare providers to promote positive patient outcomes using a variety of therapeutic and/or professional communication strategies.

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 18

This is a 1 semester (18 week) course that gives the LVN an introduction to the ADN program; mission, values, goals, and graduate learning outcomes. Focuses on the concepts of safe, quality evidence-based care, critical thinking, caring, professionalism, leadership, collaboration/communication, and nursing informatics. Assists LVN's with transition to the ADN program. 27 hours lecture and 144 hours laboratory/clinical. Completion of this course is a requirement for the LVN to gain entrance into the ADN program.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section, listed as NUR-268)

NUR 269 Gerontological Nursing

Units: 1
Hours: 18 hours total, 2 hours lecture weekly
Transfers to: CSU

Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will have an in-depth understanding of the principles of geriatic nursing that includes safe, culturally competent, and professional care of the older adult population Upon completion of this course, the student will have a through understanding of health concepts, risk factors, causes, signs and symptoms, treatment methodologies, drug therapy, and pathophysiology of a variety of complex health issues, including but not limited to the geriatric response to disorders of the endocrine, reproductive, cardiac, respiratory, exocrine, integumentary, neurological and musculosketal systems. Upon completion of this course, the student will have identified different approaches and treatment of the older aged adult and the different responses and options for treatment of complex health conditions

General Education: Not approved for General Education

Course Duration (Weeks): 9

In this course students will analyze and understand their own attitudes toward caring for older adults as they examine issues and trends related to health and quality of life of older adults. Understand the normal physiologic changes of aging compared to changes of acute and chronic illness or injury. Utilize standardized tools to assess physiologic, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual functioning in older adults. Begin to apply the nursing process in the care of older adults with multisystem and chronic health issues and develop health educational materials addressing the unique health concerns of aging adults.

Not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules.

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