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May 16, 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. [REASON]
- Use the nursing process to analyze data, identify nursing diagnoses, and develop a plan of care for adults with medical surgical disorders. [REASON]
- Integrate of pharmacology, lab results, and diagnostic findings into client database. [REASON]
- Incorporate social and cultural differences when planning nursing care. [EXPLORE]
- Apply legal and ethical principles involved in caring for the client and family. [REASON]
- Integrate therapeutic communication techniques that promote client and family involvement in care. [COMMUNICATE]
- Communicate to the healthcare team in both oral and written formats incorporating professional communication skills, medical terminology, and legal principles. [COMMUNICATE]
- Utilize information technology to access current information and research available on disease processes and nursing care. [REASON]
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