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May 10, 2024
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NUR 2303 - Nursing Process IV 3 Credits
The focus of this course is to apply curricular concepts and apply evidence based care in the areaof mental health. Student behaviors will include application of the nursing process for clinicaldecision making to provide patient-centered care for the promotion, maintenance and restorationof health with a variety of developmentally and culturally diverse patients. Theory and clinicalcontent will emphasize the concepts of quality and safety, legal and ethical considerations, andhealth care team roles in the area of mental health. Self-assessment and self-awareness areencouraged to enhance selfdevelopment and foster therapeutic relationships. Communication skills are further developed using theories of interpersonal relationships as a foundation with a focus on the development of goal directed therapeutic communication techniques. Application of knowledge and skills occurs in a variety of in-patient and out-patient clinical settings.
Prerequisite: ENG 1113 English Composition I* ^, NUR 1201 Critical Thinking Applications II , NUR 1208 Nursing Process II OR NUR 1216 Accelerated Nursing , BIOL 2244 Microbiology* , all passed with a grade of “C” or better
^LPN to RN only
Corequisite: PSYC 1103 General Psychology* , NUR 2107 Nursing Process III
Typically Offered: Spring Semesters
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