NURS 217 - Nursing in Physical/Mental Health III

Institution:

Cayuga County Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: NURS 102, 214 and 215; BIOL 203 and 204; adult, child, and infant CPR certification. Builds on the skills, abilities, and knowledge from NURS 101, 102, 214 and 215. The student learns interpersonal, technical, and cognitive skills related to individualized nursing care of adults with complex medical-surgical disorders. Learning activities develop the ability to think critically, reason, and form judgments and assess, analyze, and resolve client-centered problems. Content includes neurological, endocrine, renal and hepatic disorders. The roles of nurse as provider and manager of care and member of the profession are developed with increased autonomy and focus on developing leadership skills. Clinical experiences are correlated with theory by selection of clients in acute care settings and the clinical preceptorship. Additionally, the student is expected to demonstrate competency of selected nursing skills in the nursing campus laboratory. Four class hours, 12 clinical hours weekly for seven weeks.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.cayuga-cc.edu/

Phone Number:

(315) 255-1743

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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