Major drug groups will be addressed in relation to specific drug examples, actions, therapeutic and adverse effects uses, interactions, precautions, contraindications, methods of administration, and consumer information. Related issues such as substance abuse and drug effects on children, the elderly and during pregnancy and lactation also will be discussed. This course focuses on the use of the nursing process and therapeutic communication skills to assist an adult or family to adapt when experiencing situational and maturational crises. Attention will be given to the most frequently occurring physical and psychosocial acute illnesses in the adult lifespan. This course focuses on applying the nursing process using primary and secondary interventions.
Clinical experiences occur in the acute care setting and in the community.
This course for senior level nursing students and RN Advanced Placement students fosters an understanding of the context and content of the practice of community health nursing. The course will focus on theory, models, target populations, and practice within community health nursing. A three-hour, weekly clinical experience will involve the students in a variety of community health agencies. This course will examine complex topics in the field of nursing. Topics to be studied will be selected by the students in consultation with the supervising instructor.