NUR 201A Advanced Medical-Surgical Care

The fourth nursing course in the lecture series. Explores advanced medical-surgical care and concepts. Focuses on the pathophysiology and nursing care of acute and chronic disease processes. Required: Admission to Nursing program.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

NUR 103A with a grade of C or better and successful completion of NUR 103B.

Corequisite

NUR 201B

Notes

Career Technical Education (CTE) course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Examine nursing care of diverse individuals with a variety of chronic and acute health conditions in a variety of settings. Explore collaboration within the healthcare team and discuss how to manage safe, culturally-appropriate, and evidence-based care. Analyze and discuss principles of ethics that apply to nursing care and how they relate to patient advocacy. Investigate ways to promote health and to plan patient education for patients with advanced medical-surgical issues.