Adult Physical Health Nursing I

Catalog description

This course focuses on the delivery of patient and family-centered care with anemphasis on critical thinking to plan and prioritize the adult individual's healthcare needs experiencing acute and chronic conditions. Application of essentialconcepts in cultural and spiritual competence, safety, pharmacology, nursingprocess, caring, health promotion maintenance and self-health management,communication, documentation, teaching and learning, teamwork andcollaboration, legal and ethical principles, and evidence-based practice areincorporated into this course. Registration in this course requires that studentspurchase liability insurance through the College. (2.5 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs.laboratory, 4.5 hrs. clinical) Prerequisite: NUR102 and NUR116. Corequisite forDay Program: NUR136.