PNSG 2310 Medical Surgical Nursing Clinic I (0-6-2)
This first clinical course is part of a series of four medical-surgical clinical courses. It focuses on clinical client care, including using the nursing process, performing assessments, applying critical thinking, engaging in client education, and displaying cultural competence across the life span. It gives attention to special populations. At the completion of the four-part sequence of these medical-surgical clinical courses, students will have completed a minimum of 412.5 hours of clinical experience, including 300 hours of comprehensive medical-surgical, 37.5 hours of maternal, 37.5 hours of pediatric, and 37.5 hours of mental health experiences. Topics include health management and maintenance, prevention of illness, care of the individual as a whole, hygiene and personal care, mobility and biomechanics, fluid and electrolytes, oxygen care, perioperative care, immunology, mental health, and oncology. Topics also include pathological diseases, disorders, and deviations from the normal state of health; client care; treatment; pharmacology; nutrition; and standard precautions with regard to cardiovascular, hematological, immunological, respiratory, neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal, endocrine, gastrointestinal, urinary, integumentary, and reproductive systems.