Course Detail
Fundamentals of Nursing
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 13, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: R,T
Meeting Times: 05:00PM-09:00PM,05:00PM-08:00PM
Location
Campus: Hillsboro
Building: ARR,CTE
Room: ARR,100A
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 6
Subject Code: PNE
Course Number: 141
Section Number: 01
CRN: 30783
Tier: 3
Instruction TypeEvening/Weekend Program
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 0
Filled Seats: 30
Maximum Seats: 30
Comments: *PNE141-01: Corequisite PNE 142 Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical.
Course Description: Prerequisites: Admission to Bi-Level Nursing program and reading proficiency
Corequisite: PNE142
Fundamentals of Nursing course is designed to assist a beginning nursing student in acquiring a foundation of basic nursing theory. Students will explore the role of the practical nurse as a supportive member of the healthcare team and in performing skills associated with care of the adult and elderly client. Embedded within the course are 32 hours of clinical simulation laboratory time. (F, S)
Corequisite: PNE142
Fundamentals of Nursing course is designed to assist a beginning nursing student in acquiring a foundation of basic nursing theory. Students will explore the role of the practical nurse as a supportive member of the healthcare team and in performing skills associated with care of the adult and elderly client. Embedded within the course are 32 hours of clinical simulation laboratory time. (F, S)
Faculty Information
Name: Sarah Akridge
Title: Associate Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Bachelor of Science Nursing: Saint Louis University,Master of Science Nursing: Walden University
Office: CTE 137A
E-Mail: sakridge@jeffco.edu
Phone Extension: 3415
Bio: Mrs. Akridge entered the healthcare field after attending Certified Nurses Aide classes at Jefferson College in 2006. Since then, she has obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from St. Louis University (2011) and Masters in Nursing Education from Walden University (2019). Mrs. Akridge worked in acute care for over 10 years as well as hospice. She has been certified in medical surgical nursing, and has also participated in many leadership roles and research studies. She joined the Jefferson College Bi-Level Nursing team in the spring of 2017 as a clinical instructor, teaching medical-surgical clinical rotations, before accepting a full-time faculty position in the fall of 2017. Mrs. Akridge is excited to share her clinical reasoning, knowledge, and leadership with the nursing students of Jefferson College.
