Nursing (NUR) at Southside Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- NUR 21 - Nurse Aide Clinical Experience
- Provides guided nurse aide experiences for practicing skills in the clinical setting. Applies fundamental principles of basic nurse aide care.Laboratory 3-6 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 27 - Nurse Aide I
- Teaches care of older patients with emphasis on the social, emotional, and spiritual needs. Covers procedures; communication and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology; personal care, nutrition and patient feeding; death and dying. May include laboratory or clinical hours.Lecture 2-4 hours. Laboratory 3-9 hours. Total 6-11 hours per week.
3-5 credits - NUR 93 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits - NUR 100 - Introduction to Nursing and Health
- Introduces concepts of nursing and health. Includes historical and cultural aspects, legal, and ethical responsibilities and an overview of health and the health care delivery system.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 111 - Nursing I
- Introduces nursing principles including concepts of health and wellness and the nursing process. Develops nursing skills to meet the biopsychosocial needs of individuals across the lifespan. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care, communication skills, introduction to nursing, health, the health care system, legal aspects of nursing care, diagnostic testing, assessment, teaching and learning, asepsis, body mechanics and safety, personal care, activity/rest, wound care, nutrition, elimination, oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, pain control, medication administration, aging populations and pre/post operative care. Provides supervised learning experiencesLecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 2-21 hours. Total 9-22 hours per week.
7-8 credits - NUR 115 - LPN Transition
- Introduces the role of the registered nurse through concepts and skill development in the discipline of professional nursing. This course serves as a bridge course for licensed practical nurses and is based upon individualized articulation agreements, mobility exams, or other assessment criteria as they relate to local programs and service areas. Includes math computational skills and basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care. (THIS COURSE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE VARIABLE CREDIT POLICY.)Lecture 1-7 hours. Laboratory 1-18 hours. Total 2-19 hours per week.
2-7 credits - NUR 120 - Nursing Terminology and Charting
- Focuses on basic terminology used in nursing. Emphasizes combining word forms and applications to nursing situations and the patient's record.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 135 - Drug Dosage Calculations
- Focuses on apothecary, metric, household conversion in medication dosage calculation for adult and pediatric clients. Provides a practical approach to learning to calculate and prepare medications and solutions. Includes calculating intravenous flow rates.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 136 - Principles of Pharmacology I
- Focuses on principles of medication administration which include dosage calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects of medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic computer applications.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 137 - Principles of Pharmacology II
- Continues discussion on principles of medication administration which include dosage calculations, major drug classifications, drug legislation, legal aspects of medication administration, drug action on specific body systems, and basic computer applications.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 161 - Nursing Perspectives
- Teaches the philosophy and curricular framework of the nursing program. Explores the dimensions of the discipline of nursing. Includes historical aspects and selected current trends, ethical/ legal issues, and responsibilities of the associate degree nurse.Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits - NUR 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - NUR 193 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits - NUR 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - NUR 196 - On-Site Training
- Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - NUR 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - NUR 221 - Second Level Nursing Principles and Concepts
- Focuses on nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups with multidimensional needs in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care and nursing care related to infectious, immunological, oncological, hematological, gastrointestinal, vascular, sensory, genitourinary musculoskeletal, regulatory, endocrine, and women's health disorders and pre/intra/post operative care. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.Lecture 1-9 hours. Laboratory 2-27 hours. Total 11-28 hours per week.
9-10 credits - NUR 222 - Second Level Nursing Principles and Concepts II
- Focuses on nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups with multidimensional needs in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computation skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care and nursing care related to cardiac, respiratory, neurological disorders; emergency care, and leadership principles. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.Lecture 1-9 hours. Laboratory 2-27 hours. Total 11-28 hours per week.
9-10 credits - NUR 223 - Second Level Nursing Principles and Concepts III
- Focuses on nursing care of individuals, families, and/or groups with multidimensional needs related to medical/surgical disorders in a variety of settings. Uses all components of the nursing process with increasing degrees of skill. Includes math computational skills, basic computer instruction related to the delivery of nursing care; nursing care related to organ procurement; emergency care; and, cardiac, respiratory, endocrine vascular, burn, immunological, neurological, hematological disorders. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories and/or cooperating agencies.Lecture 1-9 hours. Laboratory 3-27 hours. Total 11-28 hours per week.
9-10 credits - NUR 226 - Health Assessment
- Introduces the systematic approach to obtaining a health history and performing a physical assessment.Lecture 0-2 hours. Laboratory 2-9 hours. Total 3-9 hours per week.
2-3 credits - NUR 254 - Dimensions of Professional Nursing
- Explores the role of the professional nurse. Emphasizes nursing organizations, legal and ethical implications, and addresses trends in management and organizational skills. Explores group dynamics, relationships, conflicts, and leadership styles.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - NUR 293 - Studies In
- Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instructor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits - NUR 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits