Nursing Care of Adults II

Catalog description

This course is the second semester of a two-semester series that examines theoretical and scientific knowledge necessary to care for culturally diverse adults. The physiologic pathology of selected diseases of adults, adaption to stressors, and the dysfunction of systems will be discussed. This course also includes a clinical component that focuses on nursing strategies utilized to promote restoration of health during illness of adults. Critical thinking and the development of evidence-based practice will be emphasized. (3 hours class and 9 hours clinical per week.) Prerequisites: NUR 334, 341.