Finally, the social context within which nursing is practiced is reviewed, providing the student with an appreciation of the health care system, with particular emphasis on legal and ethical frameworks. This course provides the beginning knowledge needed to assess the health status of individuals from infancy through old age, including physical, developmental, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions. The laboratory experience provides students the opportunity for skill acquisition in history taking, assessment skills, and documentation of findings, focused on the adult client. The nursing process is used as the integrating framework. Acute Care Nursing I - Clinical Practice with emphasis on progressive development of technical skills.
Nursing process focuses on individualized care planning and evaluation.
Concepts learned in the previous semesters are applied to develop nursing interventions to care for this population. Principles of nursing care for children of all age groups experiencing health deviations and their adaptation to the stressors of hospitalization are addressed. Promoting health and fostering normal growth and development are emphasized. Using the nursing process as a framework, students focus on incorporating growth and development assessment, as well as response to illness, into the development of nursing interventions appropriate for the specific child and family. Opportunity for interaction with the well child in community settings also is provided.