Nursing IV: Management of Individuals and Groups with Complex Health Issues

Catalog description

The course focuses on the nursing care of individuals and groups of patients with complex health issues. The student's knowledge of professional nursing practice is progressed through the application of the program concepts of clinical judgment, patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, safety, informatics, leadership, and professionalism. The concepts related to individuals seeking care, health and illness, and the roles of a professional nurse are utilized to achieve a deeper understanding of the illness management of these patients. The student will have the opportunity to apply these concepts when caring for groups of patients in medical-surgical areas, critical care and emergency department and in a simulated laboratory setting. The clinical experience culminates in a final capstone experience where the student experiences the full scope of professional nursing.