For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
The Nursing Program at Seward County Community College prepares competent practical and associate degree nurses to assist in meeting the health care needs of clients by delivering quality wholistic care.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.
Outcome #3: Communicate their ideas clearly and proficiently in speaking, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations
Outcome #4: Demonstrate mathematical skills by using a variety of techniques and technologies.
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
Outcome #6: Exhibit skills in information and technological literacy.
Outcome #7: Understand each other, moving beyond simple acceptance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of other cultures by working as a team to learn, engage communities, exhibit cultural awareness, and create equity.
Outcome #9: Exhibit workplace skills to include respect for others, teamwork competence, attendance/punctuality, decision making, conflict resolution, truthfulness/honest, positive attitude, judgment, responsibility.
- Apply understanding of foundational principles for medication therapy (drug categories, mechanism of action, half-life, etc.)
- Adhere to accepted safety standards of medication administration while providing nursing care across the life span.
- Utilize therapeutic communication techniques to facilitate the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health in clients with diverse cultural population.
- Collaborate as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team by providing safe and skillful therapeutic care.
- Demonstrate competency for calculating and administering medication administration.
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- History
- Classification
- Drug Names
- Drug Approval & Regulation
- Role of the FDA
- Controlled Substances
- Nursing Responsibilities
- Movement of Medications
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Therapeutic vs Non-Therapeutic Response
- Principles of Medication Administration
- The Nursing Process in Pharmacology
- Nursing Responsibilities and Considerations
- Rights of Medication Administration
- Reading Medication Orders
- Medication Administration I
- Oral Medication Administration
- Topical Medication Administration
- Inhaled Medication Administration
- Safety & Competency
- Medication Administration II
- Subcutaneous Medication Administration
- Intramuscular Medication Administration
- Intradermal Medication Administration
- Insulin Administration
- Safety & Competency
- Medication Administration III
- Dosage Calculation
- Safety & Competency
- Client Education
- Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
- Medication Administration IV
- Administering Medication through Gastric Tubes
- Administering Tube Feedings
- Nursing Responsibilities and Considerations
- Risk Reduction
- Medication Errors
- Safety Devices and Scanning
- Individual Variations in Drug Response
- Monitoring Side Effects and Contraindications
- Medication Administration V
- Medications for Eyes, Ears & Nose
- Administration of Otic Medications
- Administration of Optic Medications
- Administration of Nasal Sprays
- Medication Consideration Across the Lifespan
- Introduction to Pediatric Dosing
- Considerations for Older Adults
- Polypharmacy
- Complementary & Alternative Therapy
- Complementary and Alternative Medications & Treatments
- Role of the Nurse in Providing CAM
- Experimental Treatments and Medications
- Medications to Promote Comfort
- Introduction to Sleep Aids
- Opioid Pain Medications
- Non-Opioid Pain Medications
- Responsibility of the Nurse
- Introduction to Intravenous Fluids
- IV Fluids: Hypotonic, Isotonic and Hypertonic
- Medications used for Electrolyte Imbalances
- Medications used for Fluid Overload
Lectures, discussion, demonstration, computer assisted instruction including online assignments, medication computation worksheets; skills laboratory and clinical instruction (including pre and post conference).
Handouts, computer assisted instruction, supplies and equipment used in hospitals and the skills lab settings, selected reference readings
- SCCC Outcome #1 will be assessed and measured by class participation, written examinations and written assignments indicating comprehension of material read.
- SCCC Outcome #2 will be assessed and measured by writing assignments and by documentation in the clinical areas.
- SCCC Outcome # 3 will be assessed through skills lab and clinical interaction
- SCCC Outcome #4 will be assessed and measured by written examination and in the clinical areas particularly with medication administration.
- SCCC Outcome #5 will be assessed and measured by written examinations, verbal report
- SCCC Outcome #6 will be assessed and measured by clinical competencies, testing, and in the skills lab.
- SCCC Outcome #7 will be assessed and measured by class participation, clinical care, and medication administration to members of society.
- SCCC Outcome #9 will be assessed and measured by class and clinical participation, ability to respond to clinical situations, attendance, ability to work as a team member, and overall dependability.
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Seward County Community College (SCCC) is committed to ensuring digital and physical accessibility for all students, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In alignment with the U.S. Department of Justice Title II accessibility compliance deadlines, SCCC continues to enhance the accessibility of its instructional materials, technology, and online content.
SCCC utilizes tools to evaluate and improve the accessibility of digital course content and help the College reach its compliance goals.
If you need support or academic accommodations due to a documented disability, please contact the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or visit the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic Building, Room A149.
To promote equal access, SCCC strives to provide captions and transcripts for all course videos and multimedia materials. If you encounter any issues with captions, transcripts, or other accessibility features in this course, please notify your instructor immediately so the issue can be addressed and corrected as quickly as possible.
SCCC remains committed to creating a learning environment that ensures all students can fully participate in academic programs and college activities.