Elective Courses

These courses are designed to assist students preparing for entrance into the Nursing Program, students already in the Program, and practicing RNs.

• 301 A, B, C, Success Strategies for Nursing (3) CSU
  • Lecture/Lab 3.5 hours per week
  • This course is designed to assist the beginning and continuing nursing student to prepare for and to review nursing concepts and the roles and responsibilities of the registered nurse. Content includes review of basic mathematics skills, test taking skills, study skills, critical thinking, and  effective communication. The course consists of three 1 unit consecutive modules. Each module may be taken separately for one unit of credit. The modules are as follow:
    • Nursing 301A - Orientation to Nursing (1)
    • Nursing 301B - Critical Thinking and Nursing Study Skills (1)
    • Nursing 301C - Successful Test Taking and the Nursing Process
       
• 302 Mathematics of Drugs and Solutions (3) CSU
  • Lecture/discussion 3 hours per week
  • After a review of relevant basic arithmetic, the student will use concepts of higher mathematics to gain knowledge of measurement systems, including apothecary and metric, and techniques, including solving for an unknown, for computing medication dosages, I.V. flow rates, and weight related dosages for children and adults.
     
• 337 Operating Room Nursing (1) CSU
  • Prerequisite: Completion of first semester of Nursing Program with grade "C" or better and eligible for 2nd semester, or admitted to the program advanced placement and completed one semester of clinical course work with a grade of "C" or better and completed Microbiology 1 or 20 with grade of "C" or better. Repeat: Eligible for 3rd semester or higher of nursing program. Laboratory 54 hours, e.g. per week for 3 weeks.
  • This elective course introduces the student to the operating room and the surgical sterile technique required in the O.R. arena. The student will perform as first and second scrub nurse and circulating nurse. Assessment of the effect of anesthesia on the client and required nursing care of the client emerging from anesthesia is included. Repeats permit more advanced skills and responsibilities.
     
• Pharmacology (3)
  • Lecture/Discussion 3 hours per week.
  • This course provides an understanding of basic pharmacology and the standards, policies, and regulations involved in medication and administration. A brief review of the math concepts involved in the calculations of dosages is included. The course focus is on drug classifications, pharmacodynamics, chemical interactions, toxicology, and the use of the nursing process in medication and administration.