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Apr 28, 2024
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NURS 151 - Medical Surgical Nursing II
5.0 Credits
Second in a two course series using a systems approach to examine adult health and illness. Focus on altered functioning related to disease states, critical thinking, nursing process, cultural awareness, and integration of pharmacology. Permit code required. Prerequisite
NURS 141 and NURS 142. Corequisite
NURS 152.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and medical and nursing management of common disease processes.
- Use the nursing process to analyze data, identify nursing diagnoses, and develop a plan of care for adults with medical surgical disorders.
- Integrate of pharmacology, lab results, and diagnostic findings into client database.
- Incorporate social and cultural differences when planning nursing care.
- Apply legal and ethical principles involved in caring for the client and family.
- Integrate therapeutic communication techniques that promote client and family involvement in care.
- Communicate to the healthcare team in both oral and written formats incorporating professional communication skills, medical terminology, and legal principles.
- Utilize information technology to access current information and research available on disease processes and nursing care.
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