PNUR 1210 - Practical Nursing Process III

Institution:

Arkansas State University-Three Rivers (formerly College of the Ouachitas)

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Description:

This nursing process continues to prepare the student in the nursing care of the adult patient throughout their lifespan, incorporating all phases of the nursing process to insure personal responsibility for the maintenance of one's health management. This nursing process will also include an introduction to the foundations of pharmacology, principles of medication action and interaction, use of the nursing process, and routes of administering medications. The student will learn the skills needed to administer medications through the various routes. This course also utilizes the nursing process and body systems approach to guide the students in learning medication actions, dosages, expected reactions, side effects, contraindications and points of observation following the administration of medications. A clinical section will give the student an opportunity to continue the application of nursing skills to the patients in hospitals. Experience with geriatric, and medical/surgical patients will be provided in a long-term care facility, acute care facility or ambulatory care facility; facilities as assigned by the department. At the end of this course, the student will have met all Arkansas State Board of Nursing requirements for class and clinical experience for nursing process III. Prerequisite: All first semester courses.

Credits:

10.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.asutr.edu/

Phone Number:

(501) 337-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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