NURSING CONCEPTS II

Catalog description

This course emphasizes nursing considerations with respect to selected core concepts in providing safe, complex care for patients with acute and chronic health problems within a family and community context. This course further builds upon the concepts of elimination, oxygenation, mobility, perfusion, metabolism, nutrition, immunity, tissue integrity, sensory perception, cognition, stress and coping, communication, leadership, economics, and legal issues. Content focuses on the continued application of the nursing process and the role of the nurse related to prioritization of assessment data and coordination of care, including delegation, supervision, and assignment principles. Lab and clinical required. (A special fee will be assessed.)