High Risk Care of the Adult with Practicum

Catalog description

This hybrid course requires the student to integrate concepts from all previous courses into the management of patients with acute and chronic complex or high-risk health alterations. Concepts include health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, and decision making for the emergent or critically ill patient within the nursing process, as well as management of family dynamics in those circumstances. The clinical component will allow the student the opportunity to practice theoretical knowledge in the clinical setting. Prerequisites: Admission to ADN program or permission of Program Director; NUS 255 ; NUS 258 ; NUS 260 .