NUR 255 - Nursing Care of the Adult II

In this course the student continues to develop and become proficient in the Core Competencies© related to the comprehensive care of adult clients, families, groups, and communities with complex acute or chronic/persistent health problems. Additional focus is on the competencies related to beginning leadership, management, and collaboration skills within a variety of health systems.

At the completion of the course, the student will:

Identify the multiple dimensions of patient-centered care for patients and communities with medical/surgical and public 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 public health problems.
Use leadership and management skills to influence the behaviors of individuals and groups to achieve shared goals.
Examine the roles of the interdisciplinary health care team as they relate to care of patients with medical/surgical and public health problems.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of NUR 205, NUR 206, BIO 235 and MAT 177.
Corequisite(s): ENG 102, NUR 256, Humanities elective.
Note(s): NUR 256 must be taken concurrently with NUR 255.

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