Complex Health: Nutrition/Metabolic

Catalog description

Prerequisite: Acceptance to Year Two of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. Building upon the knowledge obtained from previous curriculum and the first semester of professional nursing school, the student will be incorporating current standards, inter-professional collaboration, and evidence-based practice for the professional registered nurse. Complex features of selected acid-base, fluid and electrolyte disorders; selected exocrine disorders and injuries; and management of immune system problems are discussed and explored. The student will evaluate safe and effective care, health promotion, care of the older adult, and cultural awareness. The discussions will be centered on the nursing process and the Gordon's Functional Health patterns framework.