Adult/Child Health Nursing

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and pediatric patients with commonly occurring health alterations in the medical-surgical practice environment. Emphasis is placed on using the nursing process to develop competence in emerging therapeutic relationships and providing and coordinating legal and ethical nursing care. Diverse learning opportunities in the classroom, skills lab, simulation, and clinical agencies are used to build intellectual knowledge, promote critical thinking, and develop clinical judgment for the lifelong learner. Co-requisite: NUR 2120. Six hours theory, three hours clinical/ clinical simulation/lab. Nine semester credit hours. NUR 2103- STUDENT NURSE ACADEMY II — This course is designed to allow the student the opportunity to practice learned nursing skills and apply cognitive knowledge of nursing practice in the clinical area. The student will use the nursing process in caring for patients of all ages under the direct supervision of an experienced registered nurse. Prerequisite: NUR 1110, NUR 1219/NUR 1116, NUR 2120, ENG 1113, ENG 1123, EPY 2533. Co- requisite: NUR 2319, NUR 2120, PSY 1513. One hundred thirty-five clinical hours. Three semester credit hours.