PNSG 2210 Medical Surgical Nursing I (3-2-4)
This course focuses on client care, including using the nursing process, performing assessments, using critical thinking, engaging in client education, and displaying cultural competence across the life span. It gives attention to special populations. 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; pathological diseases, disorders, and deviations from the normal state of health; client care; treatment; pharmacology; nutrition; and standard precautions with regard to the cardiovascular, respiratory, hematological, and immunological systems.
Prerequisite
Program admission,
ALHS 1011 with a grade of C or higher