NUR 205 - Nursing Care of the Adult I

In this course the student begins to integrate knowledge of medical/surgical and bio-psycho-social nursing concepts into the holistic perspective of patient-centered care. The focus is on the continued development and integration of the Core Competencies© of the professional nurse as they apply to the adult client with common acute and chronic/persistent physical and/or mental health problems.

At the completion of the course, the student will:

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care for patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Apply safety design principles to the care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Model the attributes of professionalism.
Analyze the concept of evidence-based practice as it applies to care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Examine the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team as they relate to care of patients with medical/surgical and mental health problems.
Use effective communication to foster mutual respect and team learning.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of NUR 155, NUR 156, NUR 160, BIO 232, and ANT 101.
Corequisite(s): BIO 235, MAT 177, NUR 206
Note(s): NUR 206 must be taken concurrently with NUR 205.;Open to Nursing students only.

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