RNSG 1441 - Common Concepts of Adult Health

4 credit hours. 3 lecture hours. 1 lab hours.

Prerequisites: RNSG 1309 RNSG 1360
Corequisites: RNSG 1461
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Basic integration of the role of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of the health care team, and member of the profession. Study of the common concepts of caring for adult patients and families with medical-surgical health care needs related to body systems, emphasizing knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.

Emphasis is on nursing clinical judgment and concepts of pharmacology with emphasis on the actions, interactions, adverse effects, and nursing implications of drug classifications for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving perioperative, pain, respiratory, fluid and electrolyte, infection/immune, and peripheral vascular disorders.
Additional Fees: $64 Simulation Fee
Measurable Learning Outcomes:

Explain the roles of the professional nurse in caring for adult patients and families with medical-surgical health care needs.
Utilize critical thinking skills, clinical judgment and a systematic problem solving process in providing care for adult patients and families with common health needs.
Implement pharmacotherapy concepts with emphasis on the actions, interactions, adverse effects, and nursing implications of drug classifications to the care of clients experiencing medical-surgical health care needs involving perioperative, pain, respiratory, fluid and electrolyte, infection/immune, and peripheral vascular disorders.