NURS 365 - Nursing Care of Adults I

Credit(s): 3

NURS CARE OF ADULTS I
Component: Lecture
Examines selected concepts and theories related to restoring and maintaining optimal health in adult populations. Focuses on risk reduction, recovery and palliative care of adult clients who are experiencing acute and chronic alterations in health. Integrate concepts of population health and theoretical and scientific underpinnings of integrated healthcare delivery with diverse populations. Care emphasis includes patient safety, family-centered care, and inter-professional collaboration and care transitions. Concepts and exemplars of illness/disease will include fluid and electrolytes, digestion, elimination, cellular regulation, comfort, infection, immunity, inflammation, metabolism, perioperative and end of life care.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: NURS 222 and NURS 243 and NURS 263

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Summer and Spring

General Education Objectives:
GE1A: Read Critically GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE1C: Engage in Constructive Ideation GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE2B: Communicate Orally GE2C: Communication Through Creative Expression GE3A: Work Collaboratively Across Cultures GE3B: Work Independently Across Cultures GE4: Critically Evaluate Ethical Implications GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically