PNSG 1120 — Medical Surgical Nursing I
Focuses on health management and maintenance and the prevention of illness, care of the individual as a whole, and deviations from the normal state of health. The definition of client care includes using the nursing process, performing assessments, using critical thinking, and providing client education. Topics include: health management and maintenance; prevention of illness; care of the individual as a whole; pathological disorders and deviations from the normal state of health in the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, urinary, and gastrointestinal systems; client care, treatment, pharmacology, and nutritional aspects related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, urinary, and gastrointestinal systems; and standard precautions related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, urinary, and gastrointestinal systems.
Prerequisites: PNSG 1020, PNSG 1030, PNSG 1100