NUR 2107 - Nursing Process III

7 Credits

This course continues to integrate curricular concepts and evidence based practice with focus on patient centered care with specific long and short term health problems in the areas of maternal and children’s health. Student behaviors include application of quality and safety standards and clinical decision making with specified nursing problems in relation to developmentally and culturally diverse patients and families. In collaboration with the health care team, the areas of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration are also examined. Knowledge and skills from previous courses are reinforced and related to new content. Clinical experiences will focus on patient responses in the area of maternal-child health, primarily in acute care settings.

Prerequisite: ENG 1113 English Composition I*, NUR 1201 Critical Thinking Applications II, NUR 1208 Nursing Process II, BIOL 2244 Microbiology*, all passed with a grade of “C” or better.

Pre or Corequisite: PSYC 1103 General Psychology*

Corequisite: NUR 2303 Nursing Process IV. Must pass NUR 2303 with a “C” or better to progress.

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate caring behaviors with patients, families, and other members of the interprofessional health care team. (PLO 1)
2. Utilize individualized teaching plans. (PLO 1,2,4,5)
3. Collaborate with members of the interprofessional health care team, patients, families and/or significant others to adapt the hospital environment to meet the unique needs and promote continuity of care to the maternal/child patient. (PLO 2,7)
4. Employ critical thinking behaviors in nursing practice decisions when managing and delegating the care of patients in the maternal-child settings. (PLO 3)
5. Apply the nursing process, supported by current evidence-based practice standards, resulting in quality and safe care in the maternal-child health care settings. PLO (4)
6. Utilize principles of growth and development in planning care for children, adolescents, and adults. (PLO 2,3,5)
7. Apply principles of nursing pharmacology in the safe administration of medication(s) to maternal/child patients. (PLO 4,8)
8. Provide and manage holistic patient centered care to culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients, families and/or significant others. (PLO 5)
9. Utilize effective therapeutic communication, including verbal, written, and electronic; with patients, family, and/or significant other, faculty, peers, and interprofessional health care team members in the maternal-child care settings. (PLO 6)
10. Demonstrate responsibility for self-development and accountability through the use of appropriate resources. (PLO 7)
11. Explore leadership opportunities within the maternal/child healthcare setting and classroom setting. (PLO 7)
12. Practice competently within the legal and ethical guidelines for the role of the Associate Degree Nurse in the maternal-child care setting. (PLO 8)
13. Apply the nursing process in response to the nutritional needs of the maternal/child patient. (PLO 3,4,5)