NUR 201 - Nursing IV

Institution:

Linn-Benton Community College

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Description:

(17 class hrs/wk, 9 cr) F NUR 201 is the fourth course in the nursing sequence. This course focuses on comprehensive nursing interventions to promote positive patient responses to health and illness issues. Content includes pathophysiology, nursing assessment, nursing implications of related diagnostic tests, and pharmacology for patients with fluid management disorders, chronic/degenerative neurological disorders, cardiac disorders, hematology problems, cancer, elder care, and mental health disorders. Students will utilize the nursing process to promote positive outcomes in patients experiencing complex physiologic and psychosocial alterations in those body systems. Emphasis is placed on the roles of the nurse as care giver, communicator, educator, and critical thinker. Issues surrounding chronicity and nursing care of high-risk populations in the community, including issues related to the care giver and patient are also addressed. Emphasis is also placed on critical thinking skills and the nursing process as it relates to patient care in the hospital setting. Simulated practice of nursing skills occurs in the nursing skills lab. Clinical application of both theory and skills occurs in the hospital and community settings. Prerequisites: NUR 101, 102 and 103 Nursing I, II and III; NUR 268A, 268B, and 268C Drug Therapy and Nursing Implications, or completion of all advanced placement requirements.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.linnbenton.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 917-4999

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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