Wenatchee Valley College (Nursing Program)

Wenatchee Valley College offers a career ladder program in nursing:

- Nursing Assistant certificate of completion
- Practical Nursing certificate of completion
o Completion of the first year (four quarters) of the associate degree program entitles the student to take the licensure examination for practical nursing.
- Associate Degree Nursing associate of technical sciences degree
o Completion of the two-year (seven-quarter) program entitles the student to take the licensure examination for registered nursing.

Nursing is a continually evolving health profession practiced in a changing society. The nurse of the 21st century will provide care for a culturally diverse population within a community-based health care delivery system. Professional nurses must keep abreast of technological advances while demonstrating the value of human caring. Nurses also have an important role in encouraging and instructing individuals to choose behaviors that promote health. The registered nurse is a vital leader on the health care delivery team.

The nursing program has a limited enrollment and is subject to special admission requirements and procedures for both the first and second year, in addition to the prerequisites. Since the nursing program requires intensive study, students should complete the required general education courses before entering the program. Students should expect to carry a heavy class schedule unless they have previously completed some of the required general education courses.

Hands-on clinical work in a variety of health care settings in the community provides invaluable experience, offering opportunities for critical thinking and effective decision-making by the student nurse. Clinical students will be assigned day and evening shifts, and may have out-of-town travel. Second-year students may have to work some night shifts or Saturdays. All students when given out-of-town assignments (for short periods of time) are responsible for their own living expenses.

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Nursing Program Courses

NURS 090
6 credits
Universal Self-Care for Nursing Assistant
Introduction to the basic skills and knowledge required for competency as a caregiver in accordance to WAC 303-121-110 for nursing assistants. Includes instruction of personal-care skills, roles and responsibilities of nursing assistants, communication skills, and safe and emergency procedures. Includes seven hours of HIV/AIDS training required byWashington state.

NURS 100
5 credits
Introduction to Discipline of Nursing
Introduction of professional nursing focusing on Orem's nursing modeland the nursing process as frameworks. Universal self-care introduced, considering the integrated whole person and developmental self-care through the life span. Nursing systems, the health-illness continuum, gerontological principles, professionalism and basic pharmacology are studied. Prerequisites: acceptance to the WVC Nursing Program, concurrent enrollment in PSYC 101, NURS 101 and NUTR 115.

NURS 101
5 credits
Nursing Lab I
Learning will take place in the campus lab as well as in community long-term care facilities. Nursing process and holistic assessment are introduced as vehicles for providing client care. Students apply the principles of self-care to themselves and to clients in the health-care environment. Prerequisites: acceptance into the WVC Nursing Program, concurrent enrollment in NURS 100, NUTR 115 and PSYCH 101.

NURS 102
7 credits
Universal Self-Care of Adult/Aging Adult
Universal self-care for the adult and aging client with selected health deviations will be studied within the context of nursing process and the integrity of the whole person. Include concepts related to specific systems: the internal environment, cardiac, respiratory, muskuloskeletal and endocrine. The childbearing family will also be studied. Prerequisites: NURS 100, 101; NUTR 115; PSYC 101; concurrent enrollmentin PSYC 201 and NURS 103.

NURS 103
6 credits
Nursing Lab II
The student implements the classroom knowledge in the clinical setting. Assessment and management of the needs for selected adult and aged adult clients are completed during the clinical experience. Use of nursing process is continued during each consecutive day. Prerequisites:NURS 100, 101; NUTR 115; PSYC 101; concurrent enrollment in NURS 102 and PSYC 201.

NURS 104
7 credits
Universal Self-Care of the Childbearing Family
Universal self-care provides focus for study of the childbearing family. Study of mental health concepts. Presentation of wellness and nursing management of common health deviations. Prerequisites: NURS 100, 101, 102, 103; PSYCH 101, 201; concurrent enrollment in NURS 105 and PCOL 110.

NURS 105
6 credits
Nursing Lab III
Continuity of care will be stressed in the clinical setting. Care is based on assessment and analysis of needs of selected clients, and nursing process is used as a problem-solving vehicle in provision of care. Clinical care will be provided in various health-care settings to childbearing families or to clients experiencing a health deviation. Prerequisites: NURS 102, 103; concurrent enrollment in NURS 104 and PCOL110.

NURS 106
6 credits
Universal Self-Care: Client with Acute Health Deviation
A selected group of health deviations studied from the perspective ofuniversal self-care. Exploring the LPN role and responsibilities willenhance the successful transition of the student to the workplace. Prerequisites: NURS 104, 105; concurrent enrollment in NURS 107.

NURS 107
6 credits
Nursing Lab IV
The student applies universal self-care and views development of the role of the practical nurse. The student implements theoretical content in providing nursing care for clients with health deviation in a variety of clinical settings. Nursing process is used as a vehicle for providing continuity of care. Prerequisites: NURS 104, 105; PCOL 110; concurrent enrollment in NURS 106.

NURS 112
2 credits
Nursing Success
Designed to integrate study skills and nursing knowledge. Students will learn to use knowledge of their personal learning styles to adapt lecture information, reading assignments and study. Includes how to imporove academic performance using a variety of resources, practice and application of the nursing process. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NURS 100 or 102.

NURS 113
1 credit
Nurs Success

NURS 114
1 credit
Nurs Success

NURS 190
6 credits
LPN Transition
Theory and clinical portions of selected areas of nursing knowledge and competencies from first-year curriculum for LPNs entering second-year nursing after time away from the classroom. Includes Orem's theoretical framework, nursing process, medication management and selected areas of nursing practice presented to the student to review as a lifelong learner. Prerequisites: ENGL 101; H.S. CHEM; MATH 100; BIOL 221, 222,223; NUTR 115; PCOL 110; PSPYC 101, 201; LPN accepted as a transitional student.

NURS 198
5 credits
Independent Project
Provides an opportunity for study in a special area of interest related to nursing. Licensed practical nurses may also enroll in the courseto achieve professional development needs.

NURS 200
5 credits
Nursing System: Client in Community and RN Role
The course uses the nursing process and principles of universal self-care to explore nursing systems in caring for clients with increasingly complex health deviations. The registered nurse role and responsibility is studied in a variety of community settings. Prerequisites: NURS106, 107; acceptance into second-year nursing, which may include completion of NURS 190; concurrent enrollment in NURS 201 required.

NURS 201
6 credits
Nursing Lab V
The student demonstrates accountability for providing nursing care toclients with more complex illnesses. Assessment and analysis of the integrated whole person is emphasized. Prerequisites: NURS 106, 107 and/or acceptance into second-year nursing which may include completion of NURS 190; concurrent enrollment in NURS 200.

NURS 202
7 credits
Nursing System: Client in Secondary/Tertiary Care
This course broadens the application of nursing process and universalhealth care, incorporating principles of leadership and management inpromoting health. Health deviation in acute neuroendocrine and respiratory systems are studied. Prerequisites: NURS 200, 201, and concurrent enrollment in NURS 203.

NURS 203
6 credits
Nursing Lab VI
Students participate in health-care delivery in the prevention and management of health deviations in various settings. Nursing process andthe role of the registered nurse as a leader are emphasized. Traditional and nontraditional settings are used to broaden the student's awareness of health care provider roles and agency services. Prerequisites: NURS 200, 201, and concurrent enrollment in NURS 202.

NURS 204
6 credits
Universal Self-Care: Holistic Care Across Life Span
Integrates previous learning to apply nursing process to client care at the beginning RN level. Requires students to synthesize, integrate and apply concepts of nursing care across the life span. This family-focused course studies complex health deviations in mental health, complications of childbearing, pediatrics and critical care nursing. Prerequisites: NURS 202, 203; concurrent enrollment in NURS 205.

NURS 205
6 credits
Nursing Lab VII
The student, as a novice, demonstrates effective use of nursing process for team leading and care of clients with complex health deviations. Various settings and preceptor experiences with registered nurses are included. The student is nurtured toward a philosophy of lifelong learning and global awareness using critical thinking. Prerequisites: NURS 201, 203; concurrent enrollment in NURS 204.

NURS 210
1 credit
Senior Seminar I
Employs patient-care scenarios to enhance the continued development of critical thinking by the student. The critical thinking activities promote application of holistic concepts, health care promotion and illness prevention. Course is organized around Orem's conceptual framework. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in NURS 200, 201.

NURS 214
1 credit
Senior Seminar II
The seminar prepares the student for entry level into the workforce. It explores issues affecting current nursing practice. Scenarios, roleplay, discussion and modeling of professionalism will be used. Prerequisites: NURS 202, 203, and concurrent enrollment in NURS 204 and 205.

NURS 298
5 credits
Independent Project
Provides an opportunity for study in a special area of interest related to nursing. Licensed registered nurses may also enroll in the course to achieve professional development needs.

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