Jul 04, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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NURS 2111 - Medical Surgical Nursing II
This course focuses on patient-centered care for adults experiencing common acute and chronic physical health alterations. The student will build on fundamental concepts of collaboration, evidence-based practice, and safe, effective quality care. Topics include care of patient with problems related to the respiratory, cardiac, renal systems, shock and acid-base imbalances.
Requisites: NURS 1211, 1231, 1221, and BIOS 1310
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, 2.0 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 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 explain the impact of psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and individual physiological differences on adult patients with health alterations.
- Students will be able to apply the nursing process to adult patients with 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 health nursing concepts and skills.
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