NURS 213 — Medical Surgical Nursing I
Medical Surgical Nursing I presents concepts, principles, techniques, and skills applicable to meeting the client’s needs for health promotion and health maintenance in adulthood with an emphasis on the elderly population. Care is provided in a variety of settings. The course encompasses implementing a basic understanding and implementation of the nursing process and its application to providing safe and therapeutic care to clients. Selected Medical Surgical conditions will be presented. Skills laboratory content and practice for IV Therapy meets the Missouri State Board of Nursing requirements for Practical Nursing graduates to be certified. Medical Surgical clinical will include IV therapy application in patient car e settings. Mental Health and Pharmacology/Medication Administration are integrated into clinical practice.
Prerequisites: NURS 112