NUR 182 - Oxygenation Needs I

Institution:

Onondaga Community College

Subject:

Description:

The student will use the nursing process in the human needs area of basic oxygenation. This course introduces students to the need for adequate oxygen supply to maintain cellular metabolism and to the interrelationship of respiratory and cardiovascular function in maintaining oxygen supply. Students learn to assess oxygenation status, plan and implement measures learned to promote respiration/ventilation and circulation and to evaluate their effectiveness. Measures learned to assess oxygenation status include assessment of blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiration and peripheral circulation. Students learn to promote respiration/ventilation by use of medications, oxygen administration, ventilation aids, breathing exercises. Students learn to promote circulation through the use of the environment and exercise. Co-requisite: NUR 180.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sunyocc.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 498-2622

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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