Nursing Care of the Adult II

Catalog description

The course focus is theories underlying principles involved in planning and implementation of nursing intervention appropriate for adults with various complex health problems. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in problem-solving and clinical reasoning allowing students to function in a variety of patient situations in an acute inpatient setting. Students will assess, analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate the nursing care of adult patients. Comprehensive nursing care for a patient with a wide range of disorders is addressed including the need for patient teaching and continuity of care as the patient returns to the community. Additional course fee. (Prerequisites: NURS 2310, NURS 2320, NURS 2330, NURS 2340, NURS 3310, NURS 3320 and NURS 3340)