5/9/2025 6:31:42 AM	PSYT 71L Course Outline as of Fall 2003	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PSYT 71L	Title:  FUND OF NURSING
Full Title:  Fundamentals of Nursing
Last Reviewed:2/10/2003

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	6.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	6.00	Lab Scheduled	0		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	18.00			Contact DHR	315.00
		Contact Total	18.00			Contact Total	315.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 315.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  P/NP Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Emphasis is on the application of fundamental principles of nursing care for adult patients with common medical, surgical conditions. Focus is on planning and implementation of patient care in sub-acute and long term settings including medication administration and documentation. Anatomical, physiological and psychosocial concepts are applied throughout the course.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in PSYT 71

Recommended Preparation:
Previous work experience (WEOC 99) at state hospitals, developmental centers, group homes, psychiatric or long term care settings.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Application of principles of nursing care for adults with common med/surg conditions. Focus is on planning and implementation of patient care in subacute & long term care settings.

(P/NP Only)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in PSYT 71
Recommended:Previous work experience (WEOC 99) at state hospitals, developmental centers, group homes, psychiatric or long term care settings.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Spring 2011
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate competency of learned nursing procedures/skills.

2.  Accurately calculate medication dosages for enteral and parenteral

   (subcutaneous and intramuscular) medications.

3.  Safely administer medications to assigned residents at a sub-acute

   care facility.

4.  Utilize the nursing process and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory

   in providing safe, competent nursing care for residents'at assigned

   long term care and sub-acute facilities.

5.  Describe emergency care procedures.

6.  Practice within professional, legal and ethical standards/laws.

Topics and Scope

1.  Basic nursing procedures in the skills laboratory setting.

2.  Medication dosage calculation.

3.  Safe medication administration.

4.  Safe, competent care of residents at a long term care setting and a

   subacute care facility utilizing the nursing process and Maslow's

   Hierarchy of Needs theory.

5.  Emergency care procedures.

6.  Professional, legal and ethical standards/laws.

Assignments:

1.  Return demonstration to demonstrate competency of learned basic

   nursing procedures.

2.  Clinical preparation to include collecting a data base and a list of

   medications and abnormal diagnostic tests for each assigned resident

   at long term care and sub-acute care facilities.

3.  Research of assigned resident's disease process pathophysiology.

4.  Research abnormal diagnostic tests for each assigned resident.

5.  Provide nursing care to assigned residents in long term care and

   sub-acute care facilities.

6.  Research of medications and development of medication cards for

   assigned residents.

7.  Memorization of residents' medications.

8.  Administration of enteral and parenteral (subcutaneous and

   intramuscular injections) medications to assigned residents.

9.  Participation in post-clinical conferences.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 30%
Written homework, Narrative and POMR nursing documentation
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 25 - 50%
Field work, Analysis, assessment and evaluation of client care
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 35 - 50%
Class performances, Field work, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 10%
Completion, Math/Medication dosage and Med abbreviation exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, 7th edition 2001

Instructor prepared materials

TEXTBOOK OF BASIC NURSING, 8th ed. with Acc. Student Workbook by

Rosdahl. 2003

Psych Tech Law with rules and regulations. July 2002

Procedure Checklist, Earnest 2003

Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, Edmunds 2003

Instructor prepared materials

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