NURS 310 - Population Health: Medical Surgical II

This course, which builds on Medical Surgical I, integrates concepts and skills presented in previous courses. Clinical learning experiences allow the student to apply leadership and management principles to the care of individuals, families, and groups, implementing and evaluating nursing interventions for the adult and elderly client experiencing altered health states. Emphasis is placed on the shared decision-making process required for complex clinical situations. Students are introduced to prioritizing and predicting individual’s needs and evaluating outcomes of care. Clinical and simulation experiences focus on implementing and evaluating nursing care with increasing independence.

Prerequisites
NURS 210 Population Health: Medical Surgical I and NURS 205 Integrated Concepts of Pharmacology & Pathophysiology

Corequisites
NURS 300 Population Health: Maternity or NURS 305 Population Health: Pediatrics

Credits 3

Notes
There is a clinical associated with this course worth 1 credit.. Students must register for the lecture and clinical.

Compass Attributes
Natural Science