NRS 420 - Nursing Care of the Complex Client Across the Continuum

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: NRS 222 , NRS 223 and NRS 310
Corequisite: NRS 421 and NRS 401
Principles of nursing care delivery for patients and families experiencing more complex medical-surgical health care problems. Development of skills in managing the care of patients in the acute care setting and/or in the community in order to maintain maximum levels of function, manage symptoms, and increase quality of life. Focuses on nursing case management models, roles and strategies used for managing high-risk client populations and for providing comprehensive care coordination, brokerage, monitoring, discharge planning, client/family advocacy, and nursing interventions.