NUR 230: Advanced Nursing Concepts III

Class Program
Credits 5 Lecture Hours 55

Focus on advanced theoretical knowledge as it relates to complex/multiple disease entities and emergency situations.

Prerequisites

CMST& 220 with a minimum 2.0 G.P.A or above.

Quarters Offered
Spring
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Apply multidisciplinary concepts to prioritize nursing care for selected complex conditions. (MOC)
  2. Analyze an emergency situation in the acute care or long term care setting. (MOC)
  3. Explain the initial steps required for safe and effective management of the patient/client. (MOC)
  4. Examine the physical and psychosocial issues in physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect across the lifespan. (POC.1)
Institutional Outcomes

IO2 Quantitative Reasoning: Students will be able to reason mathematically using methods appropriate to the profession.

Course Content Outline

1.    Complex conditions of the gastrointestinal systems across the lifespan. 
2.    Complex conditions of the hepatic systems across the lifespan.
3.    Complex conditions of the nervous systems across the lifespan.
4.    Complex conditions of the endocrine system across the lifespan.
5.    Complex psychiatric conditions across the lifespan
6.    Advanced pediatric nursing
7.    Emergency situations.