COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
San Joaquin Delta College 2017-2018 Catalog 335
client variables such as health status, life span, diet, lifestyle and
habits, environment, and culture in relationship to drug therapy.
Emphasis is placed on nursing responsibilities, such as
maximizing therapeutic drug effects and minimizing adverse
effects of drug therapy, appropriate client and family teaching, and
ongoing assessment of the client. Opioid analgesics, anxiolytics,
sedatives, hypnotics, anti-microbials, Anti-diabetics, and
gastrointestinal, respiratory, Cardiovascular and Renal
Medications are highlighted.(CSU)
NURSPT 022 - Pharmacology III - Units 1
Prerequisites: NURSPT-020 Pharmacology I with a grade of "C"
or better.
This course provides psychiatric technician students with the
more complex dosage calculations using dimensional analysis.
Content includes general principles of pharmacology, legal,
ethical, and safety aspects of medication administration. Drug
information includes pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics,
pharmocokinetics, contraindications and precautions, adverse
effects, and drug interactions, as well as client variables such as
health status, life span and gender, diet, lifestyle and habits,
environment, and culture in relationship to drug therapy.
Emphasis is placed on nursing responsibilities such as
maximizing therapeutic effects and minimizing, adverse effects of
drug therapy, appropriate client and family teaching, and ongoing
assessment of the client.
Drugs highlighted include: central nervous system medications,
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, endocrine, antivirals,
immunosuppressants and cancer medications, antipsychotics,
antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and drugs of abuse. (CSU)
NURSPT 030 - Developmental Disabilities Nursing - Units 3.5
Prerequisites: NURSPT-010, Foundations of Nursing, and
NURSPT-010L, Foundations of Nursing Lab, each with a grade
of "C" or better.
This course provides an introduction to developmental disabilities
nursing through the Client Needs model. The nursing process is
used to promote psychosocial integrity within the context of the
health illness continuum across the life span. Topics include:
orientation to developmental disabilities, client rights, assessment
and intervention, behavioral analysis, etiologies, genetics, and
ethical dilemmas. Emphasis is on nursing care, habilitation,
adaptation, and normalization to maximize the individual`s
potential. The student will use the Nursing Process as the vehicle
for meeting client needs. (CSU)
NURSPT 030L - Developmental Disabilities Nursing Lab - Units
3
Prerequisites: NURSPT-010 Foundations of Nursing with a
grade of "C" or better.
Corequisites: NURSPT-030 Developmental Disabilities
Nursing.
This course provides an introduction to developmental disabilities
nursing through the Client Needs model. The nursing process is
used to promote psychosocial integrity within the context of the
health illness continuum across the life span. Topics include:
orientation to developmental disabilities, client rights, assessment
and intervention, behavioral analysis, etiologies, genetics, and
ethical dilemmas. Emphasis is on nursing care, habilitation,
adaptation, and normalization to maximize an individual`s
potential. The student will use the Nursing Process as the vehicle
for meeting client needs. Clinical experiences will provide
opportunities for students to participate in therapeutic activities in
a variety of settings. (CSU)
NURSPT 031 - Advanced Developmental Disability Nursing -
Units 3.5
Prerequisites: NURSPT-030, Developmental Disabilities
Nursing, and NURSPT-030L, Developmental Disabilities
Nursing Lab, each with a grade of "C" or better.
This course broadens the student`s understanding and
knowledge of developmental disabilities nursing through the
Client Needs model. The focus is on attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorder, normalization and active treatment,
technological assistance, innovations for independence, test and
measurements, sensory and motor integration, nutritional needs
of the individual with developmental disabilities, associated
diseases, case management, critical thinking, cultural
competency, end of life care, team building, leadership,
supervision, and ethical conduct. Emphasis is on nursing care,
habilitation, adaptation, and normalization to maximize an
individual`s potential. The student will apply the nursing process
to develop safe and effective practices that meet client needs.
(CSU)
NURSPT 031L - Advanced Developmental Disability Nursing Lab
- Units 3
Prerequisites: NURSPT-030 Developmental Disabilities
Nursing with a grade of "C" or better.
Corequisites: NURSPT-031 Advanced Developmental
Disability Nursing.
This course broadens the student`s understanding and
knowledge of developmental disabilities nursing through the
Client Needs model. The focus is on attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorder, normalization and active treatment,
technological assistance, innovations for independence, test and
measurements, sensory and motor integration, nutritional needs
of the Individual with developmental disabilities, associated
diseases, case management, critical thinking, cultural
competency, end of life care, team building, leadership,
supervision, and ethical conduct. Emphasis is on nursing care,
habilitation, adaptation, and normalization to maximize an
individual`s potential. This is the laboratory portion of the course.
Supervised clinical experiences will provide opportunities for
students to participate in therapeutic activities in a variety of
settings. The student will apply the nursing process to develop
safe and effective practices that meet client needs. (CSU)
NURSPT 040 - Psychiatric Nursing I - Units 3.5
Prerequisites: NURSPT-010L, Foundations of Nursing Lab, and
NURSPT-010, Foundations of Nursing, each with a grade of "C"
or better.
This course is designed to prepare the student to provide care to
mentally ill clients in acute and chronic psychiatric settings,
through the Client Needs model. Emphasis is placed on ethics
and legal issues, history of mental health and illness, treatment
modalities, DSM IV T-R, group dynamics/group process,
therapeutic relationships, communication and interviewing skills,
documentation, assertiveness, client education, dissociative
disorders, psychiatric illness associated with childhood and
adolescence, social psychology, and prevention & management
of assaultive behavior. The student will apply the nursing process
to develop safe and effective practices that meet client needs.
(CSU)
NURSPT 040L - Psychiatric Nursing I Lab - Units 3
Prerequisites: NURSPT-010 Foundations of Nursing with a
grade of "C" or better.
Corequisites: NURSPT-040 Psychiatric Nursing I.
This course is designed to prepare the student to provide care to
mentally ill clients in acute and chronic psychiatric settings,
through the Client Needs model. Emphasis is placed on ethics