Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

NURS 2110 - Adult Health II: ADN


Focuses on the concepts of care relating to the cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems. Utilizes the nursing process reflecting the use of critical thinking and evidence-based practice to manage individualized client care related to actual or potential problems of oxygenation, perfusion, and ventilation and renal system problems. Emphasizes health promotion and maintenance of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems due to the high number of clients with these diagnoses.

Requisites: BIOS 1310 and NURS 1210 and 1220 and PSY 1010 and ((BIOS 2010 and NURS 2120 and 2130 and (EDEC 1600 or PSY 2410)) or concurrent)
Credit Hours: 7
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 5.0 lecture, 4.0 clinical, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Acknowledge age related changes that may affect cardiac, respiratory, and renal systems.
  • Apply the nursing process to facilitate the management of safe and effective care for the client with problems relating to the cardiac, respiratory, or renal systems.
  • Discuss provision of care for clients in the administration of medications and parenteral therapies relating to cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems.
  • Identify and provide appropriate nursing care for the client with a problem related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems.
  • Identify pathophysiology related to decreased cardiac output, abnormal hemodynamics, cardiac dysrrhythmias, and a decrease in oxygenation and perfusion.
  • Identify significant information related to cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems that may indicate a problem and the need for health care.
  • Recognize tasks/assignments specific to the members of the healthcare team, identifying those the R.N. is prepared to perform and those that can be delegated.


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