Students are introduced to how genomics offers new possibilities for therapies and treatments for some complexdiseasesandnewdiagnosticmethods.BasicEKGandarrhythmiadeterminationandABGanalysisare included. RN180–NursingTransitionAdvancedPlacementTheory&LabCourse–120ClockHours/5SemesterCredit Hours Prerequisite: None This course introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of the registered nurse and the Associate DegreeNursingProgramframework.Emphasisisplacedonvariousrolesoftheregisterednurse,legaland ethical responsibilities, nursing process, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice, delivering competent care to diverse demographics of multicultural clients throughout the lifespan. Lecture contents include the role of the registered nurse and the care of adult, maternity, and pediatric clients. Thelabcomponentofthiscoursefocusesonutilizingthenursingprocess,criticalthinking,andapplyingtheory to skills in various patient case scenarios. Thefollowingskills competencies focused on in this course: dosage calculation, assessment, intravenous administrations, central venous access, medication administration, nasogastric feeding, foley catheter insertion, tracheostomycare,andsuctioning. RN200–Medical/SurgicalITheory–IntroductiontoMed/Surg–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None Corequisite: This course is paired with RN 201. Failure in one paired course equals failure in both paired courses. This course provides basic medical/surgical theory related to endocrine, musculoskeletal, integumentary, and sensory system disorders, perioperative care, and fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Develop an understanding of the dynamic sequence of biological, psychological, and sociological changes in older adulthood. Usual growth and development patterns and disruption in critical periods of development are presentedandhelpthedevelopmentofnursinginsightthatwillenablesafe,effective,patient-centeredcare. RN201–Medical/SurgicalIClinical–IntroductiontoMed/Surg–90ClockHours/2SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None Corequisite: This course is paired with RN 200. Failure in one paired course equals failure in both paired courses. This course applies the theoretical content of patient-centered care of patients with medical-surgical conditions. Emphasis is on care planning, assessment, teaching, and clinical interventions to promote healthy outcomesforpatients. RN202–Medical/SurgicalIITheory–IntermediateMed/Surg–45ClockHours/3SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None Corequisite: This course is paired with RN 203. Failure in one paired course equals failure in both paired courses. This course provides basic medical/surgical theory related to endocrine, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and hematology problems in cancer patients and palliative care. Develop an understanding of the dynamic sequence of biological, psychological, and sociological changes in older adulthood. Usual growth and development patterns and disruption in critical periods of development are presented and help the developmentofnursinginsightthatwillenablesafe,effective, patient-centered care. RN203–Medical/SurgicalIIClinical–IntermediateMed/Surg–90ClockHours/2SemesterCreditHours Prerequisite: None Corequisite: This course is paired with RN 202. Failure in one paired course equals failure in both paired courses. This course applies the theoretical content of patient-centered care of patients with medical-surgical conditions. Emphasis is on care planning, assessment, teaching, and clinical interventions to promote healthy outcomesforpatients. 283