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NRS 420 - Nursing Care Of The Complex Adult Patient

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program, NRS 222 , NRS 223 , NRS 310  and for Track I, NRS 391  
Corequisite(s): NRS 421    
Description: This course focuses on principles of nursing care delivery for patients experiencing more complex medical-surgical, multi-system alterations in health. Enhancement of knowledge 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 systems, analyze nurse sensitive indicators, and increase quality of life. Focus on care planning for the complex patient utilizing the nursing process and Neuman Systems Model. Emphasis is placed on nursing case management models, roles and strategies used for managing high-risk vulnerable populations, provided comprehensive care coordination within the interdisciplinary team, leadership roles, patient-centered care, patient education, informatics, quality improvement, discharge planning, patient/family advocacy, and inter-professional interventions for the complex patient.
Graded: Letter Grade


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