NURS 255 - Medical- Surgical Nursing Care III

Institution:

Truckee Meadows Community College

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Description:

Prerequisite: All first year nursing courses, NURS 235, 251, 293 and 295 plus required support courses to date. Open to accepted nursing students only. This course is taken concurrently with NURS 294. A continuation of the study of major medical-surgical, critical care and extended care conditions affecting the individual throughout the adult life cycle. Focus is on the application and testing of concepts relevant to the care of clients who have encountered stressors with stable, reconstituted, impaired lines of defense and/or progressive degeneration. Emphasis is placed on integration of physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables together with refinement of communication and physical assessment skills. The content of this course builds upon the knowledge from previous nursing courses and includes the following content: cardiovascular, neurological, integumentary, metabolic, endocrine, immunology, critical care respiratory, oncology and emergency nursing.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(775) 673-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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