Advanced Concepts of Nursing

Catalog description

concepts of nursing care as they relate to patients across the lifespan with complex, multisystem alterations in health, as well as an integrative, family-centered approach to the care of mothers, newborns, and children. Focus is also placed on implementing time management and organizational skills while managing the care of patients with multiple needs, collaborating with the interprofessional team, and the transition of the student into the role of a professional nurse in the microsystem of a work unit. Emphasis is placed on patient management, developing the skills of delegation, conflict management, leadership, standards of practice and the significance of functioning according to state regulations. Additional emphasis is placed on normal and high-risk pregnancies, normal growth and development, family dynamics, common pediatric disorders, and the promotion of healthy behaviors in all patients across the lifespan. Complex clinical skills, as well as priority setting, clinical judgment, and tenets of legal and ethical practice, are integrated throughout the course. Clinical/clinical simulation experiences provide the student an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts, and function in a leadership role, while implementing safe care to patients and groups across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Co-requisite: NUR 2941, NUR 2121. Six hours theory. Four hours clinical/clinical simulation/lab. Ten semester credit hours.