NURS2400 — Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations
NURS 2400 - Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations NURS 2400 - Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: This course emphasizes the etiology, pathophysiology, and the nursing care of persons experiencing common alterations of body systems. Building on the basic concepts of health and illness learned in NURS 2300, Nursing Fundamentals and Assessment, this course introduces the learner to common acute and chronic health alterations. The course provides opportunities for learners to apply clinical reasoning skills to care for persons throughout the lifespan, utilizing systematic problem solving and critical thinking. This course provides opportunities to study various concepts related to acute and chronic health alterations and to apply evidence-based nursing interventions. MnTC Goals none OR For mobility track: NURS 2320 and NURS 2350; BIOL 2031 and COMM 1031 or COMM 1041 or COMM 1051 with grades of C or higher. Major Content Professional Nursing related to Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations Attributes and Roles Professionalism Clinical Judgement Leadership Ethical/Legal Nurse as Health Promoter Nurse as teacher/learner Care Competencies Communication Collaboration/ Teamwork Quality and Safety Evidence-based Practice Technology and Informatics Health Care Delivery Care Coordination/ management of care Health and Illness related to Nursing Care for Pers
Prerequisites: NURS2300, NURS2310, NURS2320, BIOL2031, COMM1031, COMM1041, COMM1051, NURS2350