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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Nursing Assistant

  • This course is especially designed to give you an in depth knowledge about the Nursing Assistance. Topics of this course include Introduction to Health Care, Environmental Safety, Accident Prevention, and Disaster Plans.

  • 6 Credits

  • Pharmacology

  • This course will examine drugs used to treat diseases that affect various organs of the body (e.g. cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, etc.) and some fundamental principles. There will be emphasis on how the drugs target organ, the mechanisms of drug action, and adverse effects of the drugs on the system

  • 6 Credits

  • Medical-Surgical Nursing

  • This comprehensive course prepares you to care for adult clients with medical or surgical disorders or diseases. With an emphasis on the nursing role, it explains the risk factors, causes, and pathophysiology of common disorders and diseases, and reviews diagnostic tests and medical management of the disorders.

  • 6 Credits

  • Maternity and Pediatrics Nursing

  • This course is designed for you to gain an in-depth knowledge about Maternity and Pediatrics Nursing. The topics of this course include Legal and Ethical Issues in Maternal-Child Nursing, Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology, Health Promotion of the Newborn and Adapting Procedures in the Care Of Children.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Concepts in Nursing

  • This course focuses on the advanced concepts in Nursing. The topics of this course include Acute Pain in the High Acuity Patient, Alterations in Pulmonary Gas Exchange, Mechanical Ventilation, Alterations In Cardiac Output, Oxygenation and Shock States

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing

  • This course delivers essential understanding of complex patients and instructs you on how to provide nursing care in varied clinical settings. As the topics progress in difficulty; this course addresses the multiple-system problems that nurses face when caring for high acuity patients.

  • 6 Credits

  • Nursing Management

  • This course is a comprehensive resource on leadership and management specific to nursing professionals. Topics include details of the leadership and management skills need to perform professionally in today's nursing profession. Health care quality, policy, issues and diversity is also detailed in the course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Nursing

  • Legal and ethical issues in nursing continue to increase in scope and importance as profession struggles with complex technology, impacts of nursing shortages in all practice settings, and increasing demands of consumers. This course meets these needs. Course also details tort law, employment laws, and selected federal laws for nurses.

  • 6 Credits

  • Child Health Nursing

  • This course reflects the core value of family-centered care. Recognizing the family as the central influence in each child's life and respect for families of all cultures makes this course unique and detailed for nursing profession. Care for child with certain disorders is also included in the course.

  • 6 Credits

  • Pharmacology of Nursing

  • Using strong pathophysiology prototype approach to place drugs in context with how they are used therapeutically, this course gives you an apparent picture of different alternate therapies for drugs. Course provides details on relationship between disorders and their drugs; which drugs should be used? And how they affect the disorder?

  • 6 Credits
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Nursing Assistant

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to health care
    The nursing assistant
    Communication and interpersonal skills
    Relating to your patients
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Infection control
    Environmental safety: accident prevention and disaster planning
    Emergency situations
    Body systems and common diseases
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Vital signs
    Positioning, moving and ambulation
    Admission, transfer, and discharge
    The patient's environment
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Hygiene and grooming
    Special skin care
    Nutrition
    Elimination needs
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Specimen collection and testing
    Am and pm care
    Restorative care and rehabilitation
    Additional patient care procedures
    Preoperative and postoperative care
    Subacute care
    Special skills in long-term care
    Death and dying

Pharmacology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to pharmacology
    Law and ethics of medications
    Dispensing prescription, terminology, and abbreviations
    Administration of medications
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Measurement systems and their equivalents
    Calculation of dosages
    Nutritional aspects of pharmacology
    Antibacterial and antiviral agents
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Vaccines and immune globulins
    Analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory agents
    Antineoplastic agents
    Effects of drugs on the central nervous system
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Anesthetic agents
    Effects of drugs on skin conditions
    Effects of drugs on the cardiovascular system
    Effects of drugs on the vascular system
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Effects of drugs on urinary tract disorders and electrolyte balance
    Effects of drugs on the endocrine system
    Effects of drugs on reproductive system disorders
    Effects of drugs on gastrointestinal disorders
    Effects of drugs on eye, nose, and ear disorders
    Toxicology
    Geriatrics

Medical-Surgical Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The medical-surgical nurse
    The older adult client in health and illness
    Guidelines for client assessment -new title-
    Essential nursing pharmacology
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Caring for clients with altered fluid, electrolyte, or acid-base balance
    Caring for clients in pain
    Caring for clients with inflammation and infection
    Caring for clients with cancer
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Loss, grief, and end-of-life care
    The endocrine system and assessment
    Caring for clients with diabetes mellitus
    Caring for clients with nutritional and upper gi disorders
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Caring for clients with gallbladder, liver, and pancreatic disorders
    Caring for clients with upper respiratory disorders
    Caring for clients with lower respiratory disorders
    Caring for clients with cardiac disorders
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Caring for clients with peripheral vascular disorders
    Caring for clients with hematologic and lymphatic disorders
    Caring for female clients with reproductive system disorders
    Caring for clients with eye and ear disorders
    Caring for clients with skin disorders
    Caring for clients with anxiety disorders
    Caring for clients with personality disorders
    Caring for clients with substance abuse or dependency

Maternity and Pediatrics Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The lpn/lvn in maternal-child, community-based nursing
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Legal and ethical issues in maternal-child nursing
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Nursing care of the family
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reproductive anatomy and physiology
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reproductive issues
    Health promotion during pregnancy
    Health promotion during labor and delivery

Advanced concepts in nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Caring for the high acuity patient: patient, family, and nursing consideration
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Acute pain in the high acuity patient
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Fluid and electrolyte balance in the high acuity patient
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Determination and assessment of pulmonary gas exchange
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Alterations in pulmonary gas exchange
    Mechanical ventilation
    Nursing care of the patient with altered pulmonary gas exchange
    Determination and assessment of cardiac output

Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Caring for the high acuity patient: patient, family, and nursing consideration
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Acute pain in the high acuity patient
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Fluid and electrolyte balance in the high acuity patient
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Determination and assessment of pulmonary gas exchange
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Alterations in pulmonary gas exchange
    Mechanical ventilation
    Nursing care of the patient with altered pulmonary gas exchange
    Determination and assessment of cardiac output

Nursing Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Leadership.
    Change in decision-making in organizations.
    Keys to working with others: collaboration, coordination, and conflict negotiation.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Effective communication and working relationships.
    Organizational structure of effective care delivery.
    Acute care organizations.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Teamwork and motivation.
    Delegation.
    Tools to manage and evaluate patient care.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health care policy, legal, and ethical issues in health care delivery.
    Consumers and their health care.
    Recruitment and retention: meeting staffing requirements.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Keys to professional success.
    Health care financial issues.
    Technology and healthcare.
    Quality improvement and safety in health care.
    Pulling it all together: the culture of the organization.

Ethics and Legal Issues in Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ethics
    Legal concepts and the judicial process
    Anatomy of a lawsuit
    Standards of care
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Tort law
    Nursing liability: defenses
    Informed consent and patient self-determination
    Documentation and confidentiality
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Professional liability insurance
    Nurse practice acts, licensure, and scope of practice
    Advanced nursing practice roles
    Employment laws: corporate liability issues
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nursing administration and the nurse-manager
    Delegation and supervision
    Selected federal laws
    Acute care settings
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Ambulatory care settings
    Managed care settings
    Community health settings
    Long term care settings
    Academic settings

Child health Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nurse and rsquo;s role in the care of the child: hospital, community settings, and home.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Family-centered care: theory and applications.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Cultural influences.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Genetic and hereditary influences.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Concepts of growth and development.
    Child and family communication.
    Social and environmental influences on the child.
    Pediatric and newborn assessment.
    Infant, child, and adolescent nutrition.

Pharmacology of Nursing

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to pharmacology: drug regulation and approval
    Drug classes and schedules
    Pharmacokinetics
    Pharmacodynamics
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Psychosocial, gender, and cultural influences on pharmacotherapy
    Herbal and alternative therapies
    Substance abuse
    Drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Drugs for degenerative diseases of the nervous system
    Drugs for lipid disorders
    Drugs for heart failure
    Drugs for angina pectoris and myocardial infarction
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diuretic therapy and drugs for renal failure
    Drugs for fungal, protozoan, and helminth infections
    Drugs for peptic ulcer disease
    Drugs for disorders and conditions of the female reproductive system
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Drugs for disorders and conditions of the male reproductive system
    Drugs for bone and joint disorders
    Drugs for skin disorders
    Drugs for eye and ear disorders