"Introduction to the Management Process" (NS 222) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College to introduce students to basic management concepts, methods of nursing care delivery, patient classification systems, and methods of enacting change and working as a change agent. Upon completion of the…

"Utilization of Skills in the Care of the Patient with Common, Well-Defined Health Deviations I" (NS 217) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College to help students develop new competencies necessary for the care of patients with deviations of the cardiovascular, endocrine, integumentary, and…

"Utilization of Skills in the Application of the Management Process" (NS 239) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College to prepare students to assume the role of planner and coordinator of patient care. The course focuses on competencies related to the care of patients with deviations of the…

Course syllabi are provided for the pharmacology course sequence in the associate degree nursing program at Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Pharmacology I introduces students to basic information related to pharmaceutical preparation, presenting standards and legislation pertaining to the administration of medication. Pharmacology…

"Utilization of Skills in the Care of the Adult with Common, Well-Defined Health Deviations II" (NS 227) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College to help students implement increasingly complex nursing strategies and develop new competencies related to patients with cardiovascular, respiratory,…

This document consists of an instructor's manual and student manual for a nurse assistant curriculum. The instructor's manual provides answers to activity sheets and unit evaluations along with individual unit overviews. Suggested teaching strategies and audiovisual supplements are included for each lesson. The student manual contains eight units:…

"Introduction to Cognitive and Affective Skills" (NS 127) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College to help students develop competencies in decision making, communication, teaching-learning, and management. The course syllabus for NS 127 begins with information on class, laboratory, and credit…

"Introduction to Psychomotor Skills" (NS 117) is the first of seven core courses in the associate degree nursing program at Chattanooga State Technical Community College. The course was designed to help students develop competencies in psychomotor skills necessary to assume the role of provider of direct patient care. The course syllabus for NS…

"Utilization of Skills in the Care of Patients with Deviations in Psychosocial Adaptation" (NS 207) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College. The course stresses the individual as a system in his/her psychosocial adaptation to internal and external stressors, and highlights the…

"Utilization of Skills in the Care of the Parent Child System" (NS 139) is an associate degree nursing course offered at Chattanooga State Technical Community College to provide essential theory and experience in caring for the parent-child system throughout various stages of development. The course syllabus for NS 139 begins with information on…

This continuing education article is designed to teach nurses to describe sickle cell anemia, identify complications, specify signs and symptoms, and describe nursing interventions. It concludes with a multiple-choice test. (SK)

The purpose of this project was to produce an integrated program that effectively improves adult literacy, affects employment, enhances employability, and provides career adaptability. The goals directing these efforts were to design a series of modules for teaching reading, writing, and math, and to provide adults with basic employment skills.…

This textbook, intended for registered nurses (RN's) returning to school, is designed to provide practicing RN's with professional concepts to advance their careers. The book contains 22 chapters organized in five sections. Each chapter includes chapter objectives, key terms, key points, chapter exercises, references, and a bibliography. Section I…

This timely book provides a foundation in library and electronic research in the fields of nursing and allied health. It explains essential sources and techniques that can be used by nursing students, healthcare researchers, and nurse practitioners who need to gather information independently. Pathways to Nursing covers both physical libraries and…

A syllabus for the "Health and Humanities" interdisciplinary course at Northwestern State University, Louisiana, is presented. An introduction suggests that with the proliferation of technological advances in the field of health care, there is a need for reconsideration of many moral, ethical, legal, and humanistic questions. Information…