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Nursing (NUR) Courses

NUR 105 Nursing Process (1 week -15 hours) (1-0) 1 credit

This course is an overview of the Nursing Process aimed at guiding the learner in the use of the process in planning care. Each step – assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation – will be analyzed in relation to the Nursing Care Plan. Special focus will be applied to the process of diagnosis, i.e., the identification and description of client problems amenable to nursing care. Goal setting and the process of writing care plans will also be considered as major topics. (Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grade.) Prerequisite: NUR 100 or an L.P.N./R.N.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 106 Health Concepts I Bridge Course (1-0) 1 credit

This course is an overview of the foundational concepts of professional nursing aimed at guiding the learner in the use of clinical judgment. This will involve problem-solving, decision-making, and application of thinking. This course will be required for students entering with a Licensed Practical Nurse licensure. Co-requisites: MAT 115, NUR 112 and NUR 113.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 110 Gerontologic Nursing (3-0) 3 credits

This course is designed for nursing students and health care providers interested in the area of Gerontology. Topics can be applied in primary, secondary, or tertiary settings. Topics will include the cognitive disorders, drug interactions, group work, and rehabilitation techniques in the elderly. An overview of gerontology is offered.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 111 Health Concepts I (4-2) 6 hrs.

This course introduces foundational concepts of professional nursing to provide safe, patient-centered care. The student will focus on professional nursing role development in clinical judgment, communication, and interventions to provide safe patient-centered care to meet the basic needs across the lifespan. Co-requisites: BIO 171, MAT 115, PSY 100, and ENG 101 or NUR 112 and NUR 113.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 112 Professional Nursing (1-0) 1 hr.

This course will introduce the student to foundational professional nursing standards and scope of practice within the legal and ethical framework of the nursing profession. Co-requisites BIO 171, ENG 101, MAT 115, PSY 100, NUR 111, and NUR 113.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 113 Pharmacology I (1-0) 1 hr.

This course introduces the student to the nurse’s professional role and responsibilities for safe medication administration while applying the basic principles of pharmacology and pharmacokinetics as they impact nursing care. Co-requisites BIO 171, ENG 101, MAT 115, PSY 100, NUR 111, and NUR 112.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 121 Health Concepts II (4-3) 7 hrs.

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and families experiencing common physical/mental health problems. The student will focus on the professional nursing role in developing clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and prioritizing interventions to provide safe patient-centered care to patients with acute and chronic health problems across the lifespan. Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112, and NUR 113. Co-requisites: BIO 172, PSY 200, NUR 122, and NUR 123  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 122 Professional Nursing II (1-0) 1 hr.

The course will examine the nurse’s role as advocate, collaborator, and educator in the delivery of safe, quality, patient centered care. Emphasis is on clinical judgment through the analysis and integration of current evidence into nursing practice. Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112, and NUR 113. Co-requisites: BIO 172, PSY 200, NUR 121, and NUR 123  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 123 Pharmacology II (1-0) 1 hr.

This course examines the role of the professional nurse in pharmacological therapies for physical/mental health problems across the lifespan including an emphasis on a holistic perspective to provide safe patient-centered care. Prerequisites: NUR 111, NUR 112, and NUR 113. Co-requisites: BIO 172. PSY 200, NUR 121, and NUR 122  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 206 Nursing Clinical Practicum (1 week - 40 hrs) 1 credit

This intensive, one week elective is offered during January Intersession or Summer Session to provide reality-oriented nursing practice based upon knowledge and skills accrued by nursing students during their Freshmen or Sophomore year at Finger Lakes Community College. The course is intended to permit the nursing student the curricular freedom to identify personal learning needs and initiate these learnings under the guidance of an expert clinical nursing instructor in an acute care hospital setting. This course offers the student the unique exposure to a full day or evening shift of clinical experience for a week’s time, thereby allowing for continuity and intensity of clinical learning not provided in other nursing clinical laboratory courses. Prerequisite: Successful completion of NUR 100 or NUR 101 and current enrollment in the nursing program.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 211 Clinical Make-up Practicum (0-0-2) 1 credit

This intensive, forty hour clinical make up course is required for the student in good clinical standing who has been absent for more than 10% of the required clinical hours in an FLCC required nursing courses with a clinical component. This course offers the student exposure to clinical experience with time possibly being divided between day, evening or weekend shifts thereby allowing for continuity and intensity of clinical learning. This course is graded S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). Prerequisite: Successful completion of theory component of FLCC nursing course in which the student received an incomplete due to clinical absenteeism and recommendation of course level faculty.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 223 Pathophysiology (3-0) 3 credits

This course is designed for students who wish to apply their knowledge of physiology to disease states occurring across the lifespan. The course will consist of a review of the normal functioning of selected body systems, and then analysis of pathological function during disease of those systems and standard treatment for these pathological conditions. Prerequisite: BIO 172 (Also listed as BIO 223)  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 230 Physical Assessment (2-2) 3 credits

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for conducting a complete nursing physical assessment. Lecture, demonstrations, small group interactions, and videotaped interviews focus on subjective assessment. Laboratory practices and audiovisual materials focus on objective assessment. Prerequisites: BIO 171, 172, NUR 100, or completion of an LPN/RN program; or permission of instructor.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 231 Health Concepts III (3-3) 6 hrs.

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and childbearing families experiencing complex physical health problems across the lifespan. The student will use clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and prioritizing interventions to provide safe patient-centered care. Prerequisites: NUR 121, NUR 122, and NUR 123. Co-requisites: BIO 230, NUR 232, and NUR 233  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 232 Professional Nursing III (1-1) 1 hr.

This course will examine practice-focused leadership skills and the essential knowledge surrounding contemporary nursing topics. Emphasis is on the analysis of opportunities for patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, teamwork and collaboration to promote a culture of safety and quality in health care delivery. Prerequisites: NUR 121, NUR 122, and NUR 123. Co-requisites: BIO 230, NUR 231, and NUR 233  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 233 Pharmacology III (2-0) 2 hrs.

This course will enable the student to apply pharmacological concepts to manage patients with multisystem health problems across the lifespan incorporating clinical judgment and interprofessional collaboration Prerequisites: NUR 121, NUR 122, and NUR 123. Co-requisites: BIO 230, NUR 231, and NUR 232  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 241 Health Concepts IV (2-2) 4 hrs.

This course focuses on concepts and desired outcomes related to nursing management of individuals experiencing selected complex health problems with unpredictable outcomes. The student will expand the professional nursing role through increased proficiency in clinical judgment, teamwork and interprofessional collaboration, and prioritized interventions to provide safe patient-centered care. Prerequisites: NUR 231, NUR 232, and NUR 233. Co-requisites: NUR 242 and NUR 243  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 242 Concepts Synthesis (2-0) 2 hrs.

This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize and integrate program concepts to develop strategies for success as a professional nurse. Includes preparing the student for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nursing (NCLEX-RN®). Prerequisites: NUR 231, NUR 232, and NUR 233. Co-requisites: NUR 241 and NUR 243  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 243 Capstone (0-3) 3 hrs.

This course is a clinical immersion experience where the student will integrate management of care and professional competencies expected of a nurse generalist in providing safe patient-centered patient care across the lifespan under the mentorship of a Registered Professional Nurse. Prerequisites: NUR 231, NUR 232, and NUR 233. Co-requisites: NUR 241 and NUR 242  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 254 Nursing Leadership (3-0) 3 credits

Effective leadership is based upon awareness of self and others and confidence in communication combined with an understanding of the dynamics of the delivery system in which one assumes a leadership position. This course will include methods for understanding your leadership/coaching abilities and how to further develop these into successful skills that will position you for leadership in your future career endeavors.  View Course Syllabus

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NUR 265 Trans-Cultural Considerations in Health Care (3-0) 3 credits

This course is designed for healthcare providers and nursing students who are interested in examining several different cultures in regards to heritage, family, education, occupation, communication, family roles, work force issues and spirituality. Responses to health, illness and death will also be explored. Prerequisite: ENG 101.  View Course Syllabus

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