NUR 202 : Nursing Care of the Adult II
This course continues to address the nursing care of adults with common health problems as initiated in NUR 201. The focus is on the nursing care of adults with homeostatic deviances related to metabolic balance, activity, sensation, neurologic integrity, and emotional equilibrium. The course provides a variety of community-based learning experiences. Day, evening and weekend hours are used for clinical teaching. Prerequisite: NUR 201 with a grade of C+ (77) or better; BIO 239. Pre or co-requisite: NUR 203. Four lecture hours and fifteen practice hours per week in hospitals and health agencies. Instructional Support Fee applies.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Analyze theoretical frameworks that guide the selection of nursing interventions to assist adult patients in maintaining or restoring homeostasis when challenged by common pathophysiological and psychological alterations affecting activity, metabolic balance, sensory function, neurologic integrity, and emotional stability.
2. Evaluate and apply the nursing process to plan and implement evidence-based care for patients experiencing pathophysiological and psychological deviations from homeostasis across multiple body systems.
3. Demonstrate and adapt therapeutic communication and interviewing techniques when interacting with patients, families, significant others, faculty, healthcare staff, and peers to support collaborative patient care.
4. Design implement, and evaluate individualized short-term teaching plans for patients experiencing common pathophysiological or psychological disruptions in homeostasis.
5. Prioritize and coordinate nursing care for groups of patients by analyzing patient needs, clinical urgency, and available healthcare resources.
6. Advocate and evaluate strategies that support patient rights, ethical care, and patient well-being within the healthcare system.