NUR-231 Health Concepts III

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and childbearing families experiencing complex physical health problems across the lifespan. The student will use clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and prioritizing interventions to provide safe patient-centered care.

Credits

6

Prerequisite

NUR-121, NUR-122 and NUR-123

Corequisite

BIO-230, NUR-232 and NUR-233

Department

• Nursing

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: Hybrid
• Spring: Hybrid

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

NUR 231: Health Concepts III

Department

Nursing

Course Description

This course expands the concepts of health care to individuals and childbearing families experiencing complex physical health problems across the lifespan. The student will use clinical judgment, interprofessional communication and teamwork, and prioritizing interventions to provide safe patient-centered care.

Credit Hours

6

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	3
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring

Prerequisites

NUR-121, NUR-122 and NUR-123

Corequisites

BIO-230, NUR-232 and NUR-233

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Utilize knowledge of pathophysiology to apply expanded clinical judgement skills to care to individuals and childbearing families experiencing complex physical/mental health problems across the lifespan.
2. Perform complex psychomotor skills that follow professional nursing standards.
3. Provide prioritized safe, patient-centered care to individuals with complex physical/mental health problems in a variety of healthcare settings.
4. Communicate competently with patients, families, and members of the interprofessional team to provide safe, patient-centered care.
5. Demonstrate professional nursing behaviors within established legal and ethical guidelines.

Topic Outline

1. 1. Cognition
2.     a. Seizure disorder
3.     b. Eclampsia
4.     c. Hydrocephalus (prematurity)
5.     d. Meningitis
6. 2. Elimination
7.     a. Bowel obstruction
8. 3. Hemolytic reactions
9.     a. Transfusion reaction
10.     b. Hemolytic disease of the newborn
11. 4. Metabolism
12.     a. Cirrhosis
13. 5. Mobility
14.     a. Spina bifida
15.     b. Multiple sclerosis
16.     c. Parkinson's disease
17. 6. Nutrition
18.     a. Pancreatitis
19.     b. Anorexia nervosa
20.     c. Bulimia
21. 7. Perfusion
22.     a. Coronary artery disease
23.     b. Dysrhythmias
24.     c. Sickle cell disease
25.     d. Stroke (hemorrhagic, premature infants)
26. 8. Reproduction
27.     a. Antepartum
28.     b. Intrapartum
29.     c. Postpartum
30.     d. Newborn and prematurity
31. 9. Sexuality
32.     a. Sexually transmitted infections
33. 10. Culture and spirituality
34.     a. Ethical and moral dilemmas
35.     b. Jehovah's Witness beliefs (blood transfusions, pediatrics)
36.     c. Spiritual distress
37.     d. Hispanic traditions related to childbirth