PNUR 1316 Practical Nursing III Syllabus 010 Summer 2026

Credit Hours 6.00 Lecture Hours 3 Clinical/Lab Hours 6
Type of Credit
CIP Code
51.3901
Course Description

The course is designed to prepare the practical nursing student to care for persons during the normal childbearing cycle, children during the neonatal period, and individuals throughout the life cycle. Emphasis is placed on organizing care for a group of clients.

Prerequisites
General Education Outcomes

General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:

  1. Communication
  2. Critical Thinking
  3. Responsibility

Faculty Contact Information

Faculty Name
Patricia Bukowski, Mary Kyrouac

Course Information

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Examine practices within the definition of a Licensed Practical Nurse as contained in the Nurse Practice Act.
  2. Implement effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication with clients, families and health care team members.
  3. Utilize the nursing process to deliver safe and effective care to clients throughout the life span.
  4. Organize a caring, person-centered environment where client choices related to cultural values, beliefs, and lifestyle are respected.
  5. Demonstrate effective utilization of resources to meet client needs.
  6. Relate evidence-based research findings to nursing care and clinical decision-making.
Topical Outline
  1. Professional Roles of the LPN
  2. Visual, Auditory, and Integumentary Problems
  3. Growth & Development Related Health Promotion/Problems (Infant-Adolescents)
  4. Maternal Child Health
  5. Endocrine Problems
  6. Neurologic Problems
Academic Division

Health Careers

Dean, Brad Wood; 815-802-8815; M107; bwood@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8800

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