Credits

4 (2/2/0)

Description

This course prepares students to provide safe, therapeutic nursing care to diverse patient populations across the age span. The course also integrates the content and skills necessary to promote and maintain health and wellness of the gastrointestinal, metabolic, immune, hematologic, cardiovascular, respiratory and urinary systems as well as fluid and electrolyte balance.

Prerequisites

BIOL2260
BIOL2261
BIOL2267
BIOL2268
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support
Current, clear national background check
Current, clear Minnesota Department of Health criminal background check
ENGL1101
Experience as a nursing assistant as guided by the generic ADN application packet
NURS1400
NURS1406
PSYC2222
Up-to-date immunizations and health form

Competencies

Apply teaching and learning principles in health promotion, maintenance and/or restoration of health across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote gastrointestinal wellness across the age span.
Demonstrate skills related to the gastrointestinal system across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote immunological wellness across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote metabolic wellness across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote hematological wellness across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote cardiovascular wellness across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote urinary wellness across the age span.
Demonstrate skills related to the urinary system across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote respiratory wellness across the age span.
Demonstrate skills related to the respiratory system across the age span.
Examine nursing care to maintain and promote fluid/electrolyte/acid/base wellness across the age span.
Demonstrate basic skills related to infusion therapy across the age span.