Course Descriptions

NUR 050 - Application of the Nursing Process
Introduction to curriculum concepts with emphasis on the use of the nursing process as the student assesses the basic needs of clients. Selected nursing content from the core curriculum is discussed. Selected academic and nursing skills will be reviewed. Competency will be assessed. NUR 050 is required for students who are transferring into the program, admitted with advanced standing, or returning to the program after an absence of one year. Completion of NUR 050 requirement is valid for one year. Students reentering NUR 111 do not need to take NUR 050. No Credit.

NUR 100 - Nursing Orientation Seminar
This course focuses on assisting the nursing student to acquire the essential skills, techniques and behaviors that will lead to success as a student, a lifelong learner and a beginning member of the nursing profession. 1 Credit.

NUR 110 - Foundations of Nursing
NUR 110 is a nonclinical course in which the foundation of professional nursing is examined through exploration of the healthcare delivery system, nursing roles, nursing origins, and the educational, legal, and ethical bases of practice. Future challenges for the nursing profession are introduced. 1 Credit.

Co-Requisite(s): NUR 111.

NUR 111 - Fundamentals of Nursing
NUR 111 focuses on the Basic Needs of the non acute adult patient to provide quality, safe patient centered care for diverse populations. The MCC nursing program’s conceptual framework and the core competencies of Associate Degree Nursing practice: Professional Identity, Nursing Judgment, Human Flourishing, and Spirit of Inquiry, are introduced. Students use knowledge, science and evidence to begin to assess a patient’s ability to meet Basic Needs and to implement fundamental nursing interventions. This course has a required clinical component 7 Credits.

Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in high school chemistry, biology and either Sequential Math, Math A Regents or High School Algebra; Co-requisite(s): NUR 110, PSY 101, BIO 144, and MTH 160, unless previously taken.

NUR 112 - Nursing Care of the Adult and Child-I
NUR 112 focuses on Basic Needs of adult and child patients using the Nursing Process to provide quality, safe patient centered care for diverse populations. Teamwork and collaboration are introduced and explored. Students use knowledge, science and evidence to manage, with assistance, the essential issues of patients with both acute and chronic conditions in several healthcare environments. The core competencies of Associate Degree Nursing practice introduced in NUR 111 are expanded upon in clinical nursing practice. This course has a required clinical component. 8 Credits.

Prerequisites: NUR 110, NUR 111, MTH 160, PSY 101 and BIO 144, all with a minimum grade of C; Corequisites: BIO 145, PSY 212 and ENG 101 or ENG 200, unless previously taken.

NUR 210 - Issues in Nursing
NUR 210 is a nonclinical course in which issues of professional nursing are critically examined through exploration of current themes including quality and safety initiatives, leadership and management practices, licensure and legal implications, employment matters and professional responsibility. 1 Credit.

Prerequisites: NUR 110 and NUR 112 with a minimum grade of C.

NUR 211 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
NUR 211 focuses on the Basic Needs of patients with psychiatric/mental health problems using the Nursing Process to provide quality, safe patient centered care for diverse populations through teamwork and collaboration. Students use knowledge, science and evidence to manage the issues of patients with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions in a variety of healthcare environments. The core competencies of Associate Degree Nursing practice expanded upon in NUR 112 are applied to this patient population. This course has a required clinical component. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 112, BIO 144, BIO 145, PSY 212 and ENG 101 or ENG 200, all with a minimum grade of C. Corequisite(s): NUR 210, BIO 202 and SOC 101, unless previously taken.

NUR 212 - Maternal - Neonatal Nursing
NUR 212 focuses on the basic needs of maternal and neonatal patients, using the Nursing Process to provide quality, safe, patient centered care for diverse populations through teamwork and collaboration. Students use knowledge, science and evidence to manage maternal and neonatal considerations in the acute care setting. The core competencies of Associate Degree Nursing practice expanded upon in NUR 112 are applied to this patient population. This course has a required clinical component. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite(s) :NUR 112, BIO 144, BIO 145, PSY 212 and ENG 101 OR ENG 200, all with a minimum grade of C. Corequisite(s): NUR 210, BIO 202, SOC 101, unless previously taken.

NUR 214 - Nursing Care of the Adult and Child-II
NUR 214 focuses on basic needs of adult and child patients using the Nursing Process to provide quality, safe patient centered care for diverse populations through teamwork and collaboration. Students use knowledge, science and evidence to manage the complex issues of patients with both acute and chronic conditions in a variety of healthcare environments. The core competencies of Associate Degree Nursing practice are integrated into clinical nursing practice. This course has a required clinical component. 8 Credits.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 210, NUR 211, NUR 212, SOC 101, BIO 202, all with a minimum grade of C. co-Requisite(s): HEG 215 and PSY 108, unless previously taken.

NUR 290 - Independent Study
See the Department Chairperson. Variable Credit.