NUS 211 - Nursing Concepts and Practice III

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

NUS 211 provides the student with the opportunity to integrate previously acquired knowledge with new concepts and technologies relating to patients with complex multi-system needs. Ethical and legal aspects, and principles of management are explored. The use of case studies provides the student the opportunity to explore nursing management of selected patient situations. Application of theory is in acute, long-term care and community settings. The student will gain an appreciation for the scope of nursing practice by integrating the roles of provider and manager of care. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Use leadership skills to manage nursing care for a group of patients. Analyze pertinent ethical and legal issues in the practice of nursing. Integrate previously learned knowledge when providing care to the older adult. Integrate previously learned knowledge when providing care to patients with complex need interferences in oxygenation. Integrate previously learned knowledge when providing care to patients with complex need interferences in sensory-motor functions. Evaluate the outcome of the nursing process when caring for patients with complex multi-system needs utilizing advanced technologies. Prerequisites: NUS 210 Corequisite: PSY 220 10 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours 14 Weekly Laboratory Hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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