NURS 220 - Nursing Fundamentals

3.5 units
2 hours lecture, 4.5 hours lab
Prerequisite: NURS 143 and NURS 144 and NURS 146 and MEDT 1 with a minimum grade of C in all prerequisites
Enrollment Limitation: Students must be admitted into the Nursing Program and students must have completed the Readiness Assessment Test - ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI-TEAS) with the state recommended passing score.
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU

This course introduces students to concepts related to the four domains of care which include the patient, professional nursing, health, and illness. The course further examines the nursing process as the foundation of nursing practice and emphasizes the delivery of care based on Maslow’s and Kalish’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and Watson’s Model of Caring. Emphasis will be placed on the concepts of infection, thermoregulation, pain, tissue integrity, gas exchange, perfusion, safety, nutrition, elimination, mobility, sleep, culture, spirituality, caregiving, and the health care system. The student will gain a conceptual understanding of principles and be able to apply them in all areas of nursing practice.