NUR357 Medical-Surgical Nursing II

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. Upon successful course completion, students are able to utilize clinical decision-making and the nursing process to provide care for adults, from early adulthood through geriatrics. Learning opportunities are presented in the classroom, simulation, and in supervised clinical experiences.

Prerequisite: NUR 356