Introduction to the nursing profession including history standards of practice legal and ethical issues and role of the vocational nurse. Topics include mental health therapeutic communication cultural and spiritual diversity nursing process pharmacokinetics and holistic awareness including nutrition sleep/rest activity coping and roles/relationships across the life span.
Credit hours
3 credit hours.
Lecture/Lab/Clinical
Three hours of lecture and one hour of lab each week.
Prerequisites
Admission to the Vocational Nursing program.
Note
Additional course fee(s) required.