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Fall 2018 Catalog 
    
Fall 2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NU 237 - Lab for NU 236


Credit Hours: 5.5

College and clinical laboratory experiences are designed to assist the student in management of clients with acute/simple health problems generally involving one system. Emphasis will include pediatric and adult clients in the acute care setting.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the student will:
 

  • utilize the concepts of health restoration, acute/simple in caring for clients;
  • show awareness of the influence of the stages of maturity in clients requiring health restoration, acute/simple;
  • show awareness of cultural beliefs and lifestyle behaviors that influence clients requiring health restoration, acute/simple;
  • demonstrate caring behaviors in the clinical setting;
  • demonstrate therapeutic communication with selected clients;
  • apply critical thinking skills to caring for one client requiring health restoration, acute/simple;
  • utilize principles of infection control in the clinical setting;
  • apply the steps of the nursing process in caring for clients requiring health restoration, acute/simple;
  • utilize library and multimedia resources;
  • show awareness of principles of management/leadership style used in the health care setting;
  • practice effective health teaching in the clinical setting;
  • demonstrate skill in designated nursing procedures; and
  • select health/community resources available for clients requiring health restoration, acute/simple.


Prerequisites: NU 116, NU 117 or NU 120, NU 128, NU 126, NU 127
Corequisites: BI 230, BI 231, NU 236, PS 201
F/S (C, N)