

DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM
Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau •
Lake Region State College • Williston State College
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NURS 121 Syllabus - Fall 2016
COURSE:
NURS 121: Practical Nursing I
CREDIT HOURS:
3 semester hours (Didactic course – 48 hours classroom)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Explore three core concepts of health assessment, nutrition and mental health as they relate to client care. Learn
how the nurse incorporates this knowledge in caring for the diverse client from the moment they begin care for an
individual to any point along the health-illness continuum.
MEETING TIME:
Section I 0930 – 1050 on T and R -
BSC-Bismarck A and B, BSC-Hazen, LRSC-Devils Lake, WSC-
Williston, WSC-NHSC
Section II
1330 - 1450 on T and R
- DCB-Bottineau, DCB-Minot, DCB-BJC, DCB-Rugby, DCB-Valley City,
LRSC-Mayville, LRSC–Grand Forks
INSTRUCTORS:
Dawn Romfo, MSN, RN (
Health Assessment on
Tuesdays
)
DCB Nursing Program Director
Dakota College at Bottineau
105 Simrall Blvd.
Bottineau, ND 58318
Office Hours: email or call
for an appointment (Best way to contact me is by email)
Office Phone: 701-228-5433
dawn.romfo@dakotacollege.eduDenise Beaver-Eslinger, MSN, RN
(Nutrition on
Thursdays
Weeks 1-6)
Nursing Instructor
Dakota College at Bottineau
@ Valley City Site
101 College St. SW
Valley City, ND 58072
Office Hours email or call for an appointment
Office Phone: 701-845-7681
denise.beavereslinger@vcsu.eduGail Raasakka, MSN, RN, CNE
(Mental Health on
Thursdays
Weeks 7-17)
WSC Nursing Program Director/Associate Professor of Nursing
Williston State College, HSSC 165
1410 University Avenue
Williston, ND 58801
Office Phone: (701) 774-4290 Toll Free: 1-888-863-9455
Office Hours: email or call for an appointment
gail.raasakka@willistonstate.edu