Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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NURS 2041 - LPN-RN Bridge
Nursing care related to acute and chronic health alterations. Emphasis is placed on the roles of the associate degree nurse as a member within the discipline of nursing and as a provider and manager of care for children, adolescents and adults with mental and emotional problems. Emphasis will be placed on establishing a caring and therapeutic relationship between the patient, family, and nurse.
Requisites: Admission to AA2342
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 0.0 clinical, 1.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to apply evidence-based clinical reasoning to the care of adult patients with mental and physical health alterations.
- Students will be able to demonstrate safety principles in the performance of nursing skills.
- Students will be able to utilize technology for patient care.
- Students will be able to discuss the impact of psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and individual physiological differences on adult patients with mental and physical health alterations.
- Students will be able to apply the nursing process to adult patients with mental and physical health alterations.
- Students will be able to apply knowledge and resources necessary to teach adult patients and/or caregiver(s) about pertinent health issues.
- Students will be able to demonstrate effective communication with patients, caregiver(s), members of the community, and members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Students will be able to demonstrate professional behavior in the classroom, lab, and clinical area.
- Students will be able to demonstrate the nurse’s legal, ethical, and professional standards of care with regards to adult mental and physical health nursing concepts and skills.
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