NP 231 - Nursing Specialty

This course prepares the practical nursing student with entry level knowledge and skills needed to care for obstetric, neonatal, pediatric, and mental health patient. Learning experiences focus on the normal growth and development of the specialty patients and commonly encountered disorders. Coordination of care, documentation, medication administration, and legal and ethical issues, historical perspectives and emerging trends within the specialties will be emphasized. Clinical simulation provides a controlled environment in which students can sharpen their clinical judgment and decision-making skills before caring for patients in the clinical setting. Scenarios are developed to prepare students for realistic encounters in specialty settings. Semester Credit Hours: 4.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/95/140 Prerequisites: NP 125 - Medical Surgical Nursing I for LPNs and NP 110 - Pharmacology for Nurses with Lab. Corequisites: None.