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Dec 26, 2024
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NURS 464 - Adult Health & Geriatric Medical Surgical Theory (8 units)
Foundation and theoretical basis of professional nursing care for adults and geriatric patients experiencing disease and illness, including common geriatric syndromes, using a conceptual model.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Accelerated Second Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ASBN) Program.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 8
Offered: Every Summer
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. develop a foundation for implementing the nursing process through the application of nursing and scientific knowledge, with a focus on prioritization of safe nursing care.
2. apply an expanding range of knowledge to promote health and well-being to prevent complications in adults and geriatrics experiencing illness and disease.
3. synthesize knowledge to inform patient-centered nursing care using information technologies and evidence-based research.
4. design nursing strategies to address needs for health promotion, risk reduction and disease prevention for adult and geriatric patients with acute and complex health alterations.
5. integrate scientific, cultural, and psychosocial concepts in the nursing process in a care provider role for adult and geriatric populations.
6. differentiate between principles of normal and abnormal assessment when using the nursing process to optimize care for patients experiencing acute and chronic health alterations.
7. integrate evidence based research findings to support safe and effective nursing practice.
8. recognize physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and cultural alteration experienced by adults and geriatric patients with chronic healthcare needs.
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