NSG 233 - Medical-Surgical Nursing III

This comprehensive course expands on previously acquired knowledge and skills necessary to manage and plan care for complex patients. Focused on nursing care of complex patients, families, and groups in unstable situations with unpredictable outcomes. The course focuses on nursing practice that facilitates the wellbeing of individuals within the context of critical or complex illness and continues in preparing the student as a provider of care. In the clinical setting, students care for selected patients in various settings, integrating knowledge of pathophysiology and psychosocial dynamics for patients with acute or complex medical and/or surgical problems. Semester Credit Hours: 5.00 Contact Hours: 45/30/45/120 Prerequisite: NSG 223 Medical-Surgical Nursing II. Corequisite: None