Alteration in Adult Health

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This course provides the student with the basic nursing theory and skills to provide safe and effective care for a client experiencing an alteration in health in systems selected from the following: vascular; respiratory; sensory and integumentary; musculoskeletal; gastrointestinal; blood, lymphatic, and immunosuppressive; urinary; reproductive; endrocrine; and neurological. The systems not covered in this course are taught in Medical/Surgical Nursing (PNV-1614). Pharmacological and nutritional therapy, as well as oncological considerations, for various disorders is included.