NRSG 139 - Health and Illness 3: Acute Care Management

5 Credits

A theory course to examine health and illness across the lifespan with focus on normal and abnormal pathophysiological alterations. Students will build on clinical judgment, informatics, and quality improvement with focus on priority nursing actions in delivering person-centered care. Concepts include nutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, metabolism, oxygenation, perfusion, infection, inflammation, and elimination.

Pre-requisite(s) NRSG 129 with minimum GPA of 2.5.
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program NRSG
FeesNT

Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Third quarter AAS-Registered Nurse program students.
Active Date 20230320T10:56:32

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
ProfTech Related Instruction

Communications
Safety
Human Relations

Course Outline
Medical Surgical Acute Care

Nutrition
Fluids & electrolytes - SIADH, DI
Metabolism/autoimmunity - Addisons
Inflammation & infection
Elimination
Perfusion
Oxygenation

Student Learning Outcomes
Clinical Judgment

Examine the role of evidence in determining best practice.

Safety

Correlate general categories of errors and hazards in care with factors that create a culture of safety

Person-Centered Care

Describe the limits and boundaries of therapeutic patient-centered care
Examine the nursing role and responsibility for assessment and care of individuals experiencing pathophysiologic alterations