Adult Nursing II
Course Code: NUR2243C
Credit Hours: 11
Effective beginning: Spring 2021
Course Description:This course is designed to provide information to assist the student in acquiring the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care for clients with advanced medical and/or surgical problems. This course builds upon material previously presented in Adult Nursing I. The nursing process will be a guide for the student to utilize critical thinking skills to promote or restore the health of clients within a holistic framework. Clinical experience is provided in acute care setting and/or specialty care areas. Observational time may be scheduled to enhance learning experiences. All courses without the NUR prefix may be taken prior to entering the program. NUR courses must be taken in the semester that they are scheduled per the academic advising guide and admission schedule. Microbiology with Lab must be completed by the end of the semester listed on the academic advising guide. Humanities must be completed by the end of the semester listed on the academic advising guide. Students may not progress to the following semester unless all courses in the present semester have been completed with a “C” or higher. 1/2 didactic hour per credit and 1 clinical hour per credit each week.
Course Details
Prerequisites:
PREREQUISITES: NUR 2440C/L, NUR 2522C/L, NUR 2142, Humanities
COREQUISITES: NUR 2243L NUR 2950
Instructors:
Dr. Chastity R. Duke, Ed.D, MSN, RN
dukec@chipola.edu
Office: Q-220
Required textbooks/ course materials:
ATI Resources
Ignatavicius, D. & Workman, L. (2018). Medical-Surgical Nursing Patient-Centered Collaborative Care (9th edition). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN: 9780323444194
(All previous course related textbooks)
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS:
Colgrove, K. & Callicoatt, J. (latest edition). Med-surg success: a course review applying critical thinking to test taking. F. A. Davis Company. ISBN 13: 9780803615762
Assignment/course outline:
See the First Day Handout and Course Schedule for individual instructor assignment schedule.
Discipline-level learning outcomes:
Professional standards that guide the student learning outcomes include the following sources: Healthy People 2020, National Patient Safety Goals, and ACEN standards.
N1. Demonstrate effective therapeutic communication within a variety of health care contexts.
N2. Provide patient-centered nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings to a diverse patient population.
N3. Demonstrate clinical judgement in the delivery of nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings.
N4. Demonstrate use of information and technology for nursing care.
N5. Will demonstrate professional practice as defined by the State Board of Nursing Scope for Practice for the registered nurse.
Professional Standards:
| Course-level student learning outcomes | Discipline-level learning outcomes | Assessment methods |
|---|---|---|
|
Demonstrate knowledge while prioritizing and planning nursing care of various complex adult patient conditions. Describe and demonstrate the physical assessment for the various advanced disease processes, advanced trauma, and body system disorders in the acute/critical care setting. Recognize advanced disease processes, predict potential complications, and formulate patient care goals/management of care. Function at the appropriate level in the role of the nurse while providing care for adult patients with advanced disease processes, advanced trauma, and body system disorders in the acute/critical care setting. Provide culturally competent care and psychosocial support of both the patient and the family within a variety of advanced disease processes, advanced trauma, and body system disorders, as seen in the acute/critical care setting. |
N2, N3 N2, N3 N2, N3 N1 - N5 N1, N2, N5 |
Unit Tests, Quizzes, Cumulative Final Exams, Skills Performance and Skills Demonstration, Projects, Skills Check, Practicum, Portfolio |
Lecture, discussions, selected reading, handouts, audio-visuals, simulation lab, preceptorship, adaptive quizzing, case studies, quizzing, and testing.
Evaluation Methods:
Unit Exams 70%
ATI Final Exam(s) 20%
Preceptorship 10%
Students are allowed one week from his/her unit exam date to review exams, after one week all grades are final.
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