January 2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
January 2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NA 220 - Medical Surgical Nursing I for RNs


This course expands on the scope of adult medical-surgical nursing by focusing on adult clients with increasingly complex self-care deficits and subsequent increase in nursing agency. The student will use critical thinking processes to guide care-planning decisions for the adult client. This course includes the nurse’s role in assisting the client with self-management of acute and chronic illness. Emphasis will be placed on working as an effective member of the healthcare team, and beginning leadership skills will be presented. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 60/0/0/60 Prerequisite: NA 208 Fundamentals of Nursing . Corequisite: NA 221 Med Surgical Nursing I for RNs Clinical  or NA 225 Medical Surgical Nursing I for RNs Clinical .