ADN 554 - Medical Surgical Nursing of Adult 2

Prerequisites:
BIO 151, BIO 168, BIO 173, BIO 186 and EDU 160
NURSING CREDIT TYPE
6 credit(s)

Examines the associate degree study of medical-surgical nursing with a focus on leadership in the management for care of patients with cardiac disorders; respiratory disorders; oncological disorders; neurological disorders; visual and auditory disorders; and peripheral vascular disorders. Course work develops the skills for the nursing process, and comprehensive nursing interventions for maintenance and health promotion of complex health deviations. The associated clinical components include acute medical-surgical care settings, a preceptor experience in leadership/management on acute care medical-surgical units and clinical simulation with a focus on course content.

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Utilize the steps of the nursing process, including assessment, establishing goals, planning interventions, and evaluating said interventions with patients diagnosed with medical-surgical disorders involving, emergency and trauma nursing, skin and burn disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders and musculoskeletal disorders.

2. Safe and effective care environment: Collaborate with the interprofessional team to provide leadership in the management and care for medical-surgical disorders relating to emergency and trauma nursing, skin and burn disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders.

3. Health promotion & maintenance: Educate the family and patient regarding available resources for the care and management of medical-surgical disorders relating to emergency and trauma nursing, skin and burn disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders.

4. Psychosocial integrity: Implement nursing interventions to help patients and families cope with the psychosocial impact of emergency and trauma nursing, skin and burn disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders.

5. Physiological integrity: Create an evidence-based plan of care for patients with emergency and trauma nursing, skin and burn disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders.

6. Develop competence with current technology to facilitate confidential clinical documentations.