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2017-2018 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
2017-2018 Catalog & Student Handbook Archived Catalog

NURS 1420 - Nursing Care II

9 sem hrs cr (6 hours lecture-9 hours lab)

Guided learning opportunities focus on the care of clients and families with reproduction and childbearing, parenting and community health experiences as well as adult/pediatric health concerns.
This course includes lecture, clinical, and skills lab components which focus on normal reproductive processes, childbearing, parenting, family dynamics, community health issues, application of growth and development concepts, and adult/pediatric health concerns.  There is emphasis on the nursing core competencies which are professional behavior, communication, assessment, clinical decision making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care.  In addition, client teaching as well as improved competency in all previously taught skills are emphasized.
Clinical and skills experiences provide opportunities for students to acquire skills and utilize critical thinking to manage the care of multi-generational clients from multi-cultural backgrounds in a variety of health care settings.  Prerequisite: ENGL 1010, NURS 1400, NURS 1070, NURS 1410. Prerequisite or Corequisite: PSYC 1030, BIOL 2230.