First Year

This course provides a comprehensive study of the structure and function of the human body as a foundation for nursing and health sciences. It covers anatomical terminology, levels of structural organization, body systems, and the physiological mechanisms that maintain homeostasis. Topics include cellular organization, tissues, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Laboratory experiences reinforce theoretical concepts through observation, identification, experimentation, and application of anatomical and physiological principles relevant to health assessment, disease processes, and professional nursing practice.

1.     This course is designed introduce the students into the facilities of health care institutions as well as the different members of the health care team. It will cover the concepts of man, health and illness, communication skills and orientation of students of the beginning health worker. Transcultural awareness is integrated in this course to provide culturally congruent care through "cognitively based assistive, supportive, facilitative, or enabling acts or decisions that are mostly tailor-made to fit with the individual, group's, or institution's cultural values, beliefs, and lifeways. This will also develop the skills of students in patient safety, infection control and providing first aid measures, gender and development and cultural awareness concepts to become sensitive to the needs of patients from various cultures especially as societies become increasingly global and complex.