NSG-088: Supplement to Nursing and Self-Care IV - Part II (NSG 222)

This course is INACTIVE
School
Health and Human Services
Division
Nursing
Department
Nursing
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Nursing
Course Number
088
Course Title
Supplement to Nursing and Self-Care IV - Part II (NSG 222)
Credit Hours
0.50
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
8.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
8.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
S/U
Co-requisites
NSG-222
Catalog Course Description

Emphasizes the use of critical thinking to enhance understanding of medical-surgical nursing theory to clinical practice. NOTE: Students who register for NSG 088 must also register for NSG 222 at he same time. Both are 8-week courses. One hour of contact per week.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Collaborative care with advanced medical surgical patients and families.
  2. Legal/Ethical principles in the care of medical surgical patients and families.
  3. Therapeutic Interventions in the care of medical surgical patient.
  4. Health Promotion/Illness Management concepts in the care of medical surgical patient and their families.
  5. NCLEX-RN exam strategies.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)

1. Apply legal and ethical principles necessary for the collaborative care for adults with common medical-surgical health problems of eye, ear, muscloskeletal, gastrointestinal, and reproductive.

2. Apply health promotion/illness management factors that affect self-care abilities in specific medical-surgical disease conditions.

3. Discuss medical surgical clinical scenarios in study groups that assist self and group learning.

4. Apply critical thinking to medical-surgical nursing theory for specific clinical scenarios.*

5. Enhance test taking skills in preparation for NCLEX-RN examination. 

General Information

From old nursing curriculum.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

S/U.  To receive a satisfactory grade, students must attend 80% of the class hours, participate in class discussions, complete all assigned course work. 

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2019
Deactivation Date
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date