NURS9224 — Nursing Care of Adults I
NURS 9224 - Nursing Care of Adults I NURS 9224 - Nursing Care of Adults I Description The content of this course focuses on the theory necessary for care of adults with selected health-related problems. Nursing Care of Adults I Theory is the first of a series of adult health nursing courses. Building on the Fundamentals of Nursing course, this course provides for the acquisition and application of basic medical/surgical nursing theory incorporating communication, collaboration, caring, and clinical reasoning/nursing judgment necessary for safe, patient-centered nursing care to a diverse population of adult patients experiencing acute and chronic illnesses requiring medical/surgical interventions. Incorporates evidence-based practice, quality improvement, professional standards, and legal and ethical responsibilities of the nurse. Nursing Describe appropriate health promotion and restorative nursing behaviors for selected health related problems. Identify the findings of diagnostic procedures as they relate to the pathophysiological processes underlying selected health-related problems. Explain the impact of legal, ethical and cultural issues as they relate to selected health-related problems. Discuss self-care initiatives related to the nursing professional and client care as it relates to select health-related problems. Utilize the nursing process when caring for adult patients with selected health-related problems. Discuss safe, quality, evidence-based, patient -centered ca
Prerequisites: BIOL2214, BIOL2224, MATH1203, MATH1313, PSYC2003, ENGL1013, MBIO2014, PSYC2103, ENGL1023, HIM1123, NURS9313, NURS9135, NURS9133, NURS9102, NURS9101, NURS9122, NURS9121