NURS 250 - Concepts of Nursing Practice III

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 4.5-10.5-8
This course continues the application of the nursing process as the student develops expertise in identifying and meeting basic needs in culturally diverse clients across the lifespan who are experiencing multiple acute alterations in health which may result in long-term physical/psychosocial sequelae. The student will provide care within the ethical and legal parameters of nursing. As a member of the health care team, the student will utilize the nursing process in a variety of health care settings to care for and educate clients incorporating the levels of prevention in addressing their health care needs. Emphasis will be placed on, but not limited to, the concepts of addiction behavior, cognition, infections, inflammation, metabolism, mood/affect, oxygenation, perfusion, self, stress/coping, and violence. Prerequisite: Minimum grade “C” in NURS 160 , and NURS 164 . Must take BIO 240 and SPCH 101 prior to or concurrently.