Adult Health Nursing II: Complex and High Acuity Care Clinical

Catalog description

This clinical course provides nursing students with supervised experiential learning focused on the care of adults with complex, multisystem, and life-threatening conditions in high-acuity healthcare settings. Building on concurrent Adult Health II didactic content, students apply advanced clinical judgment, prioritize care for deteriorating patients, and integrate pathophysiologic, pharmacologic, psychosocial, and ethical considerations into nursing practice. Through direct patient care, interprofessional collaboration, documentation, and reflective practice, students examine how health systems, technology, policy, and equity influence outcomes for critically ill and dying patients. Grounded in Jesuit values of cura personalis and social justice, the clinical experience emphasizes compassionate, ethical, and accountable nursing care across acute, transitional, and community-linked settings. By the end of the course, students will demonstrate readiness to safely manage complex patient assignments, communicate effectively within interprofessional teams, and provide person-centered care in high-acuity and end-of-life contexts.