This course covers application of the nursing process to the care of women and their families who are experiencing alterations in their health states. The role of the nurse in utilizing knowledge of nursing, the nursing role, responsibility, communication, safety, pharmacology, growth and development, sociocultural diversity and nutrition to promote, maintain and restore optimum wellness for the client is addressed. BIOL 125 and NURS 182. This course covers the application of the nursing process to the care of children, from birth to eighteen, who are experiencing alterations in their health states. The role of the nurse in utilizing knowledge of the nursing role, communication, safety, pharmacology, growth and development, sociocultural diversity and nutrition to promote, maintain and restore optimum wellness for the client is addressed.
Students review fundamental nursing concepts and basic nursing skills.
Special emphasis is placed on the introduction of the nursing process that is used as the framework to direct and manage the care of clients experiencing basic alterations in their health states. Concepts related to nursing role, communication, safety, pharmacology, growth and development, sociocultural diversity and nutrition are presented as they relate to promoting, maintaining and restoring optimum wellness for the client. Students use the nursing process to direct the care of children, women and their families who are experiencing alterations in the health status. The role of the nurse in utilizing knowledge of the nursing role, communication, safety, pharmacology growth and development, sociocultural diversity and nutrition to promote, maintain and restore optimum wellness for the client is addressed. NURS 220 or its equivalent, NURS 221 or its equivalent.