NURS 160 - Concepts of Nursing Practice II

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 4.5-10.5-8
This course expands on the utilization of the nursing process, levels of prevention, and meeting the basic needs in culturally diverse clients with common basic alterations in health including women’s health related needs across the lifespan. The student will provide care within the ethical and legal parameters of nursing. Emphasis will be placed on, but not limited to, the concepts of acid-base imbalances, cellular regulation, family health, immunity, metabolism, oxygenation, perfusion, and reproduction.Prerequisite: NURS 140
(if applicable), NURS 150 , and NURS 163 with minimum grade “C”. Must take BIO 251 , HEAL 109 , PSYC 215 prior to or concurrently. Concurrent: Must take NURS 164 concurrently.