NUR 1320C - Transition II: 6 hrs lecture;12 hrs Lab/ Clinical

Institution:

Polk State College

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Description:

Prerequisite: NUR 1051C, NUR 1140C, DEP 2004; Corequisite: Any approved humanities if not previously completed. This course focuses on the professional roles of the nurse as provider of care and manager of care within the context of specialized environments of obstetrical nursing, pediatric nursing, and mental health nursing. Students learn family centered nursing interventions to assist women and children to maintain or achieve optimal health. The professional roles of the nurse as provider of care and manager of care are emphasized within the context of family centered care. The clinical focus is using the concepts and skills necessary to assist these patients and families who are undergoing changes in homeostasis. In the mental health setting the clinical focus is on using therapeutic communication skills and the therapeutic use of self in the nurse-patient relationship in the psychiatric-mental health areas

Credits:

10.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.polk.edu

Phone Number:

(863) 297-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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