2019-2020 College Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2019-2020 College Catalog [Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

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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 area of mental health. Student behaviors will include application of the nursing process for clinical decision making to provide patient-centered care for the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health with a variety of developmental and culturally diverse patients. Theory and clinical content will emphasize the concepts of quality and safety, legal and ethical considerations, and health care team roles in the area of mental health. Self-assessment and self-awareness are encouraged to enhance self development 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 outpatient 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



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