Overview of commercial greenhouse operations including materials and construction, heating and cooling systems, containers and greenhouse equipment. Management of growing medium, irrigation, fertilization, temperature, growth regulators, CO2, and light. Alternative cropping systems, post-production storage and handling discussed. Crops surveyed include foliage, cut flowers, potted flowering plants and bedding plants.
Field and shop practice in the safe and proper operation of necessary horticultural equipment. Preventative service and maintenance will be stressed during all lab and lecture sessions.
Care and management of trees common to residential, public, and commercial landscaping. Emphasizes correct planting, irrigating, fertilizing, pest control, and pruning. Use of saws, ropes, and other safety equipment in the tree industry is covered. Prepares student for the International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Exam.
This advanced course prepares the student to install and maintain new and established gardens. Course work will include, but is not limited to irrigation and sprinkler systems, drainage and erosion control, xeriscaping, maintenance estimates, proposals and agreements. Instruction in troubleshooting and supervising others will be included.
The principles and practices of garden planting and maintenance will be covered in practical laboratory experiences in the Horticulture Center and on the college campus. Care and maintenance of established gardens; irrigation, fertilizing, pruning, identifying and controlling weeds and plant pests and diseases.
Overview of environmental horticulture: nursery and greenhouse production; landscape design, installation and maintenance. Career opportunities are explored in class and on field trips. Introduction to technical aspects including plant anatomy, soils and amendments, composting, plant propagation, planting and transplanting, irrigation, landscape maintenance, pruning, pests, and tree care.
Acquaints student with historical and current trends, issues in nursing practice, and the concept of professional development. Emphasis placed on legal and ethical aspects of nursing and the California Board of Registered Nursing Practice Act. Students examine contemporary issues that affect the practice of registered nursing.
Advanced medical-surgical nursing of adults, and leadership and management theories.
Application of the nursing process in the care of adults with acute and chronic complex
health impairment and illness. Clinical experience is planned at acute and non-acute
hospitals, facilities, and out-patient sites.
This course covers the principles and practices of psychosocial health and nursing care. Emphasis is placed on the development of therapeutic communication skills, fundamental to all nursing care. Prevention and treatment of psychopathology is explored. Clinical nursing experience will be in the acute care inpatient settings and in outpatient settings.
Growth and development of children from birth through adolescence. Nursing education for health maintenance, prevention, medical treatment, and nursing interventions for common disease condition or injuries that affect children. The nursing clinical experience will be at multicultural inpatient hospital units, outpatient areas, and schools in San Francisco.