Community and Mental Health Nursing

NURS 256 – Community and Mental Health Nursing

Prerequisite:
“C” or better in NURS 122

Examines nursing care directed toward clients of all ages in a wide variety of settings. Includes health education, maintenance, restoration, coordination, management, and evaluation of care of individuals, families, and aggregates, including communities. Explores the theories of personality, human interaction and communication, normal and abnormal psychosocial adaptation, and the care and treatment of persons with maladaptive psychosocial behavior.

Family Health

NURS 235 – Family Health

Prerequisite:
“C” or better in NURS 110

Focus on family centered care of the pregnant woman from conception to delivery and the care of the child from neonate to adolescent. Includes the care of the high-risk mothers, infants and children with emphasis on the Micronesian culture. Reviews growth and developmental theories as a basis for care during health and illness.

Nursing of Adults II

NURS 222 – Nursing of Adults II

Prerequisite:
C or better in NURS 122

Examines the care of adults, primarily the elderly, the critically ill, and those with compromised self-care ability. Focuses on the changes of aging and diseases and the management of persons experiencing loss of one or more bodily functions. Introduces students to key components of rehabilitation nursing  including the care and treatment of persons with maladaptive psychosocial behavior.

Nursing of Adults I

NURS 122 – Nursing of Adults I

Prerequisite:
“C” or better in NURS 110

Focuses on nursing care of hospitalized young and middle-aged adults in the acute and perioperative health care settings. Includes normal and pathological functions of body systems and structures.  Emphasizes care of acute, non-critical conditions in young adults.  Includes classroom instruction and clinical practicum.

Pharmacology

NURS 113 – Pharmacology

Prerequisite:
SCI 210 or concurrent with SCI 210

Introduction to pharmacological agents, their sources, actions, uses, side effects, and metabolism within the body. Reviews system of measurement and dosage calculation. Includes nursing actions relative to safe drug administration and control.

Fundamentals of Nursing

NURS 110 – Fundamentals of Nursing

Prerequisites:
SCI 210 or concurrent with SCI 210

Introduces students to the conceptual framework of nursing practice.  Provides skills needed in performing basic therapeutic interventions for individuals with common health alterations.  Obtains nursing skills  provided by demonstration and simulation in the nursing labs and in the clinic practice setting.

Nutrition

AH 114 – Nutrition

Prerequisite:
C or better in ENG 101

Presents basic nutrition concepts and their application in planning nutritional meals for persons of various age groups. Consideration is given to physiological, economic, psychological, geographic, and cultural factors of food acceptance and availability. Special and therapeutic diets and their rationale are studied.

English for Maritime Students

MART 107 – English for Maritime Students

Designed to provide instruction in the fundamentals of writing, reading, listening and speaking in English with emphasis on nautical terminology.

Seamanship I

MART 106 – Seamanship I

Designed to provide instruction in basic seamanship skills necessary for employment aboard ocean vessels.

Mathematics for Mariners I

MART 105 – Mathematics for Mariners I

Designed to provide instruction in basic math skills necessary for employment aboard seagoing vessels.  Emphasizes practical application problems relating to shipboard work.