NURS 2150 - Adult Nursing V

5.0 Credits

Adult Nursing V is taught in the last quarter of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Metropolitan Community College. This course is designed to be a continuation and advancement of previous content in the program and includes the content areas of management of the perioperative patient, emergency trauma and bioterrorism and mass casualty, gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, endocrine disorders, hematology and cancer, code management and end of life, neurological disorders, and musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases. This course also includes a clinical component. Synthesis of previous and current knowledge will allow students to use clinical reasoning skills and the nursing process to determine clinical decisions.

Prerequisites: (2) NURS 2140 and NURS 2310

Pre/Corequisite: (1) NURS 2150L

Lecture Hours: 3.0
Lab Hours: 6.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

1. Practice professional nursing competently in diverse settings, utilizing caring, critical thinking, and therapeutic nursing interventions with individuals, families, and communities, at any developmental stage and with varied lived health experiences. [EOP SLO #1 [ PCC], Clinical Objective I]

2. Utilize the requisite knowledge, skills, ethics, morals, and legal aspects of nursing while working independently and collaboratively with other health professions. [EOP SLO #2, [T/C], Clinical Objective II]

3.Integrate evidenced-based research findings and nursing theory in decision-making within professional nursing practice. [EOP SLO #3, [EBP], Clinical Objective III]

4. Participate in the advancement of the profession to improve healthcare by utilizing data to monitor and improve the quality and safety of patient care. [EOP SLO #4 [QI], Clinical Objective IV]

5. Accept responsibility and accountability for the effectiveness and safety of one’s own nursing practice and professional growth as a learner, clinician, and leader. [EOP SLO # 5 [S], Clinical Objective V]

6. Maximize technologies for the management of information and in the delivery of patient care. [EOP SLO #6 [I], Clinical Objective VI]

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