COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course examines adult chronic health alterations using the art of nursing and a holistic approach. Emphasis is placed on the nursing process and development of clinical reasoning skills through reflective practice. Increasingly complex experiential learning opportunities serve to further develop students’ clinical judgment. Students work collaboratively with other members of the interprofessional team to provide client-centered care to individuals, families, and communities in various acute care medical surgical settings.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Demonstrate the clinical judgment necessary for provision of safe, evidence-based nursing care to promote safe health outcomes for adults with chronic health conditions.
- Demonstrate the use of information management and client care technology that supports the provision of safe, quality nursing care of adults with chronic health conditions.
- Demonstrate leadership principles by modeling professional nursing values that support delivery of safe, effective health care to adults with chronic health conditions.
- Develop effective interprofessional communication and collaboration that contribute to safe, quality, team-based care of adults with chronic health conditions.
- Implement strategies that promote professional growth, integrity, and healthy behaviors for self-care.
