January 2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
January 2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NO 210 - Adult Nursing Systems II


This course continues the concepts of medical-surgical nursing, as begun in Adult Nursing Systems I, and subsequent courses are built upon the concepts and skills learned in medical-surgical nursing. Students are prepared for the vast opportunities in modern healthcare delivery and nursing practice. The science of adult medical-surgical nursing emphasizes health promotion, assessment, care plans, risk factors, genetics, pharmacology, ethics, patient education control and mobility, digestion and elimination, reproductive and sexual disorders, physical and mental integrity, the integration of body systems, and other related areas. Basic medical-surgical nursing care is directed toward the adult in acute and chronic settings. The role of the associate’s-degree nurse is stressed in physiology, pathophysiology, and psychosocial context as it relates to patient care. 2.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 30.00 Prerequisites: NO 109 - Adult Nursing Systems I /NO 110 - Adult Nursing Systems I Clinical . Corequisite: NO 211 - Adult Nursing Systems II Clinical .