Holistic interdisciplinary nursing care and skills are emphasized within the framework of the nursing process. Focus is on the principles underlying nursing knowledge required to care for patients in the medical/surgical environment. Nursing competencies introduced in the classroom are practiced and assessed in the nursing laboratory.

This course is restricted to students in the Practical Nursing program

PREREQUISITES:
ENGL 100; COMM 125;
ANAT 1101 Anatomy and Physiology;
NURS 1101 Nursing Arts;
NURS 1202 Nursing Foundations 1;
NURS 1301 Mathematical Principles of Medication Administration;
NURS 1102 Applied Pharmacology
NURS 1103 Pathophysiology
NURS 1201 Adult Health Assessment
NURS 1203 Nursing Foundations 2