NRN 3 - Intermediate Nursing Concepts of Health and Illness

Institution:

Riverside City College

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CSU Prerequisite: Completion of NRN-2 or successful completion of the Advanced Placement Exam and Nursing 17 or 30-Unit Option requirements. Concepts from previous courses are applied to caring for multicultural clients with a variety of health and illness problems requiring intermediate nursing skills, interventions and concepts of health assessment. The health care and comprehensive learning needs of the young and middle-aged adult with medical-surgical health problems and mental health clients throughout the life cycle with a special focus on the psychosocial assessment of the older and very old adult are addressed. Emphasis on health promotion utilizing the nursing process and multidisciplinary treatment plan to care for assigned clients with common, recurring problems in acute care and other communitybased settings. Clinical laboratory experience will be directed toward correlation and application of nursing concepts discussed in lecture. 72 hours lecture and 270 hours laboratory.

Credits:

9.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcc.edu/riverside/

Phone Number:

(951) 222-8000 ext 8979

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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