January 2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
January 2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NP 230 - Nursing Specialty


This course prepares the practical nursing student with entry level knowledge and skills needed to care for obstetric, neonatal, pediatric, and mental health patient. Learning experiences focus on the normal growth and development of the specialty patients and commonly encountered disorders. Coordination of care, documentation, medication administration, and legal and ethical issues, historical perspectives and emerging trends within the specialties will be emphasized. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/45/90 Lecture Contact Hours: 45. Clinical Contact Hours: 45. Prerequistes: NP 110 Pharmacology for Nurses with Lab  and NP 125 Medical Surgical Nursing I for LPNs .  Corequisites: None