2019-2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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General Information
College-level prerequisites: Enrollment in most college-level courses requires qualifying test scores or completion of corequisite learning support coursework. See Mandatory Placement of Degree Admission Students for more information regarding admission to college-level courses.
Tennessee Board of Regents designations: Courses denoted with the ♦ symbol are General Education courses transferable within the Tennessee Board of Regents system. Every TBR institution incorporates a common 41-hour General Education core into its degree requirements and accepts all courses designated with the ♦ symbol as meeting these requirements. A complete matrix of courses that satisfy General Education requirements at all TBR institutions is available on the TBR webpage.
University of Tennessee designations: Courses denoted with the ★ symbol are Pellissippi State courses that receive direct course equivalency at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Courses
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NRSG 1320 - Women’s Health & the Childbearing Family Credit(s): 3
This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for providing safe nursing care for women, infants, childbearing patients and families including pharmacological management. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 1710 or consent of dean/director
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NRSG 1330 - Pediatric Nursing Credit(s): 3
This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for providing safe nursing care for children with alterations in health including pharmacological management. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 1710 or consent of dean/director
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NRSG 1340 - Mental Health Nursing Credit(s): 3
This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for providing safe nursing care for clients with alterations in mental health including pharmacological management. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 1710 or consent of dean/director
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NRSG 1700 - Transition to Professional Nursing Credit(s): 7
This course is designed to assist the student in transitioning to the role of the professional nurse. This course is not transferable for meeting degree requirements. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2010 and BIOL 2020 and ENGL 1010 and PSYC 1030 and acceptance and admission to the Associate of Applied Science degree program in Nursing at Pellissippi State Community College.
Corequisite(s): One unduplicated course chosen from NRSG 1320 or NRSG 1330 or NRSG 1340
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NRSG 1710 - Fundamentals of Nursing Credit(s): 7
An introduction to the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills and attitudes that emphasize fundamental principles necessary to provide safe nursing care for individuals with basic alterations in homeostasis and health to include clinical and lab. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance and admission to the Associate of Applied Science degree program in Nursing at Pellissippi State Community College
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NRSG 1720 - Medical-Surgical Nursing I Credit(s): 7
This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for providing safe nursing care, including pharmacological management, for adults with alterations in health that are primarily chronic in nature. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 1710
Corequisite(s): One unduplicated course chosen from NRSG 1320 or NRSG 1330 or NRSG 1340
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NRSG 2240 - Professional Practice in Nursing Credit(s): 2
This course examines management and leadership concepts, issues, roles and functions as applied to the role of the professional nurse in various health care settings. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 2730
Corequisite(s): NRSG 2740 and one unduplicated course chosen from NRSG 1320 or NRSG 1330 or NRSG 1340
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NRSG 2730 - Medical-Surgical Nursing II Credit(s): 7
This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for providing safe nursing care, including pharmacological management, for adults with alterations in health that are primarily acute in nature.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 1700 or NRSG 1720
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one unduplicated course chosen from NRSG 1320 or NRSG 1330 or NRSG 1340
Corequisite(s): One unduplicated course chosen from NRSG 1320 or NRSG 1330 or NRSG 1340
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NRSG 2740 - Medical-Surgical Nursing III Credit(s): 7
This course applies the core concepts that provide the basis for knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for providing safe nursing care, including pharmacological management, for adults with alterations in health of a more complex nature. Students will participate in clinical experiences in the laboratory, at area hospitals, mental health facilities, extended care facilities, and community agencies as designated by faculty. Preplanning for the experience may necessitate travel to the clinical facility prior to the scheduled clinical day.
Prerequisite(s): NRSG 2730
Corequisite(s): NRSG 2240 and one unduplicated course chosen from NRSG 1320 or NRSG 1330 or NRSG 1340
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