Black Hawk College Catalog – 2014 NURS 270 Health Assessment 2 cr. hrs.; 2 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisites: Completed first semester of ADN program and instructor consent. This course is designed to develop the student’s understanding of a health history and physical examination. By completion the student will perform a detailed history and head to toe physical examination. NURS 286 Train the Trainer for RNs 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisites: Registered Nurse, at least one year of applicable experience and two years licensure. This lecture-format class prepares learners for employment as Illinois CNA instructors. The Alzheimer’s component is included. An IDPH Evaluator workshop will be offered in conjunction with some sessions. NURS 295 Special Topics in Nursing 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisite: RN or instructor consent. Designed to meet the special needs or interests of registered and student nurses. Topics will vary, but examples of course offerings include new concepts in diabetes care, fluid and electrolyte imbalances in hospitalized patients, cultural diversity in health care, and fetal monitoring.
Nursing Assistant NA 100 Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program 8 cr. hrs.; 7 lecture hrs; 3 lab hrs per wk. (40 hrs clinical) Prerequisite: Must be at least 16 years old and at least an 8th grade education. This course provides the nurse assistant students with knowledge, understanding and skills to function as a responsible member of the health team. Students combine theory with practical application to various health care situations. Additional emphasis has been incorporated regarding the aging process, problems of the aged, and death and dying. IAI: LP 901L
Orientation OR 100 Introduction to College 1-3 cr. hrs.; 1-3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Topics of Introduction to College courses are designed to develop academic and personal skills that support student success in a learning-centered environment, including orientation to college, college study skills, and human potential. Students may take either OR 100 series for 1-3 credits or OR 101 for 3 credits, but not both OR 100 and OR 101. OR 101 Becoming a Master Student 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Facilitates student success in a learning-centered college environment by covering such topics as college resources, processes, and procedures; academic integrity; information literacy; study skills; critical thinking; time management;
Page 207 academic goal-setting; and educational planning. Students may take either OR 101 series for 3 credits or OR 100 for 1-3 credits, but not both OR 101 and OR 100. OR 110 Career Management for Everyone 2 cr. hrs.; 2 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. The focus of this course is on career goal-setting and strategies to achieve career goals for individuals who have made a career decision and/or are employed. Topics covered include decision making, time and stress management, strategic career planning, career management techniques, career success techniques and lifelong learning.
Philosophy PHIL 100 Logic 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Introduces the student to formal and informal logic. Examines logical fallacies that are found in everyday arguments as well as the basics of symbolic logic. IAI: H4 906 PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Appropriate COMPASS score or ENG 091 or REA 098 “C” or better. Some of the basic problems of philosophy. A consideration of the great philosophical systems dating from Socrates to the present. IAI: H4 900 PHIL 103 Ethics 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Appropriate COMPASS score or ENG 091 or REA 098 “C” or better. Presents an introduction to the moral problems of society with an emphasis on concepts and systems. IAI: H4 904 PHIL 205 Studies in Philosophy 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Appropriate COMPASS score or REA 098 “C” or better; ENG 091 “C” or better; one course in philosophy or instructor consent. Intensive study of one or more philosophical topics, philosophical traditions, or major philosophers. Philosophy of science and language, social and political philosophy, philosophy of law, rationalism, empiricism, analytic philosophy, Aristotle, Hume, Quine, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and aesthetics are among the offerings. PHIL 206 Philosophy of Religion 3 cr. hrs.; 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. Prerequisite: Appropriate COMPASS score or REA 098 “C” or better; or ENG 091 “C” or better. Discusses the intellectual problems of the religious experience. IAI: H4 905