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Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence using diatonic harmony through NAS/HHA 121. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ASSISTANT/HOME HEALTH AIDE
analysis, writing, sight singing, dictation and keyboard skills. (CLINICAL). 3 hrs.
MUS 203. MUSIC HISTORY I. 3 hrs. PREREQUISITE: Admission to program. It is required that student complete all developmental re-
quirements prior to enrolling in this class.
This course provides a study of the development of music from ancient times through the Baroque COREQUISITE: NAS/HHA 120.
Period. Emphasis is placed on period style characteristics, representative composers and their works, This course is designed for students to apply knowledge and skills needed to perform basic nursing
and socio-cultural influences. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge, care safely and efficiently in various supervised health care settings. Emphasis is placed on safety,
understanding and an aural perception of period style characteristics, forms, composers, and repre- therapeutic communication, infection control, critical thinking, and proper documentation. Upon
sentative works. completion of this course, the student will demonstrate beginning competency in the delivery of care
MUS 204. MUSIC HISTORY II. 3 hrs. to patients and clients in various health care settings.
This course provides a study of the development of music from the Classical Period to the present. NAS/HHA 130. BASIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INTERPRETATION. 2 hrs. Descriptions Course
Emphasis is placed on period style characteristics, representative composers and their works, and socio- This course provides students with the basic knowledge to interpret electrocardiograms. Students learn
cultural influences. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding, to identify the different categories of dysrthmias on an EKG strip/monitor and acquire the technical
and an aural perception of period style characteristics, forms, composers, and representative works. skills to perform a 12 lead EKG in the clinical setting . An overview of the electrical conduction of
MUS 211. MUSIC THEORY III. 1-4 hrs. the heart and cardiac circulation is included to assist students to identify common and life threatening
dysrthmias. This course includes both class and lab: 15 hours of lecture 30 hours of lab.
PREREQUISITE: MUS 112. NAS/HHA 115. CPR & BASIC FIRST AID. 2 hrs.
This course introduces the student to the chromatic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Pe- This course is designed to help the student feel more confident and act appropriately in an emergency
riod. Topics include secondary functions, modulatory techniques, and binary and ternary forms. Upon situation. Emphasis is placed on providing the student with theoretical concepts to develop skills in
completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence using chromatic harmony through basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Upon successful course completion, which includes
analysis, writing, sight singing, dictation and keyboard skills. specific competencies in basic life support, the student will receive appropriate course completion
MUS 212. MUSIC THEORY IV. 1-4 hrs. documentation.
PREREQUISITE: MUS 211.
This course completes the study of chromatic harmonic practices in the Common Practice Period and NURSING, ASSOCIATE DEGREE (NUR)
introduces the student to twentieth-century practices. Topics include the Neapolitan and augmented NUR 112. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF NURSING. 7 hrs.
sixth chords, sonata form, late nineteenth-century tonal harmony and twentieth-century practices PREREQUISITE: Admission to program
and forms. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence using chromatic This course teaches foundational knowledge of nursing concepts and clinical decision making to pro-
harmony and basic twentieth century techniques through analysis, writing, sight singing, dictation vide evidence-based nursing care. Content includes but is not limited to: healthcare delivery systems,
and keyboard skills. professionalism, health promotion, psychosocial well-being, functional ability, gas exchange, safety,
pharmacology, and coordinator/manager of care.
NURSING ASSISTING/ HOME HEALTH AIDE (NAS/HHA) NUR 113. NURSING CONCEPTS I. 8 hrs.
PREREQUISITE: NUR 112, BIO 201, MTH100 or higher
NAS 100. LONG TERM CARE NURSING ASSISTANT. 4 hrs. This course teaches foundational knowledge of nursing concepts and clinical decision making to
PREREQUISITE: Determined by instructor. provide evidence-based nursing care. Content includes but is not limited to: coordinator/manager of
This course fulfills the seventy-five (75) hour Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) require- care, perfusion, oxygenation, infection, inflammation, tissue integrity, nutrition, elimination, mobility/
ments for training of long-term care nursing assistants in preparation for certification through com- immobility, cellular regulation, acid/base balance, and fluid/electrolyte balance.
petency evaluation. Emphasis is placed on the development of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills NUR 114. NURSING CONCEPTS II. 8 hrs.
required of the long-term care nursing assistant. Upon completion of this course, the student should PREREQUISITE: NUR113, ENG 101, BIO202, PSY210
demonstrate satisfactory performance on written examinations and clinical skills. This course teaches foundational knowledge of nursing concepts and clinical decision making to
NAS/HHA 120. FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ASSISTANT/HOME HEALTH AIDE. 7 hrs. provide evidence-based nursing care. Content includes but is not limited to: coordinator/manager of
PREREQUISITE: Admission to program. It is required that student complete all developmental re- care, sexuality, reproduction and childbearing, infection, inflammation, sensory perception, perfusion,
quirements prior to enrolling in this class. cellular regulation, mood disorders and affect, renal fluid/electrolyte balance, and medical emergencies.
COREQUISITE: NAS/HHA 121. NUR 115. EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL REASONING. 2 hrs.
This course provides the student with the necessary theory and laboratory experiences for the develop- PREREQUISITE: NUR113, PSY210, ENG101, BIO202
ment of skills required to qualify as a long-term care Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide. Emphasis This course provides students with opportunities to collaborate with various members of the health
is placed on the acquisition of skills in communication, observation, safety, mobility/body mechanics, care team in a family and community context. Students utilize clinical reasoning to assimilate concepts
personal and restorative care, and infection control necessary to care for patients and clients of all ages. within the individual, health, and nursing domains.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to apply concepts and skills in areas required NUR 203. NURSING THROUGH THE LIFESPAN III. 6 hrs.
by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) and the National Association of Home Care. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of NUR 202, SPH 107, and PSY 210.
This course builds upon previous instruction and provides additional opportunities to develop compe-
tencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical
manner using the nursing process. Students manage and provide collaborative care to clients who
are experiencing selected alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological systems. Additional