Aug 06, 2026  
PVCC 2026-2027 College Catalog 
    
PVCC 2026-2027 College Catalog

NSG 170 - Health/Illness Concepts

Course ID 572829
Credits 6

Focuses on the nursing care of individuals and/or families throughout the lifespan with an emphasis on health and illness concepts. Includes concepts of nursing care for the antepartum client and clients with common and predictable illnesses. Provides supervised learning experiences in college nursing laboratories, clinical/community settings, and/or simulated environments. An additional career and technical education course specific fee of $50.00 per credit hour applies to this course. The price is discounted 50% to $25.00 per credit hour for the 2026-27 academic year only.

Lecture 4 hours, Laboratory 6 hours. Total 10 hours per week.

Prerequisite(s): BIO 142  NSG 100 , NSG 106 , NSG 130  and NSG 200