NURS 2150 Adult Nursing V

3.0 - 6.0 - 5.0

Prerequisite

(2) NURS 2140 and NURS 2310 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Corequisite

(1) NURS 2150L - must be taken at the same time as this course.

Course Description

Adult Nursing V is taught in the last quarter of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Metropolitan Community College.  This course is designed to be a continuation and advancement of previous content in the program and includes the content areas of management of the perioperative patient, emergency trauma and bioterrorism and mass casualty, gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, endocrine disorders, hematology and cancer, code management and end of life, neurological disorders, and musculoskeletal and connective tissue diseases.  This course also includes a clinical component. Synthesis of previous and current knowledge will allow students to use clinical reasoning skills and the nursing process to determine clinical decisions.