NUR357 Medical Surgical Nursing II

College of Nursing Nursing Department

Course Description: This course continues to develop student abilities in setting priorities, communicating, planning and providing care for medical-surgical patients with multiple physiological and psychosocial needs in diverse health care settings. Students continue implementing principles of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration. Students engage in health teaching and counseling when caring for medical-surgical clients. Opportunities to identify best practices from selected sources of current nursing evidence are provided. Students communicate with the interdisciplinary team to initiate plan of care and participate in quality improvement processes. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom, simulation, and in supervised clinical experiences.

Credit Hours: 5.00

Prerequisites: NUR356

Corequisites: None