Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size10–11 studentsCredits3.5PrerequisitePrerequisite: NURS 143, NURS 144, and NURS 146; MEDT 101 with a minimum grade of C Transfers ToCSUDescriptionAssessment Test � ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI-TEAS) with the state recommended passing score This course introduces students to concepts related to the four domains of care which include the patient, professional nursing, health, and illness. The course further examines the nursing process as the foundation of nursing practice and emphasizes the delivery of care based on Maslow's and Kalish's Hierarchy of Human Needs and Watson's Model of Caring. Emphasis will be placed on the concepts of infection, thermoregulation, pain, tissue integrity, gas exchange, perfusion, safety, nutrition, elimination, mobility, sleep, culture, spirituality, caregiving, and the health care system. The student will gain a conceptual understanding of principles and be able to apply them in all areas of nursing practice.Usually HeldTue Wed 7:30am–12:35pm, Mon Thu 5:00pm–7:20pm, Mon Thu 9:00am–11:10am, Tue Wed 4:40pm–9:45pm 