NRSG 219 - Health and Illness 4: Advanced Acute Care

5 Credits

In this theory course, students will explore health problems that lead to pathophysiologic alterations. concepts will include alterations in perfusion, oxygenation, cellular regulation and tissue integrity. Priority nursing assessments, actions, and emergencies will be discussed and safety measures will be applied. Students will finalize their proposed capstone topic and begin gathering and organizing research.

Pre-requisite(s) NRSG 139 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 Fourth quarter AAS-Registered Nurse program students.
Active Date 20230320T10:56:50

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
Advanced Medical Surgical Acute Care

Tissue Integrity, Perfusion, & Oxygenation
- Clotting
  - Sickle cell anemia
  - DIC
  - HIT
Inflammation & Infection
- MODS
- Sepsis
- ICP
Medical Emergencies
- Sepsis
- MODS
- TBI
- ARF
- CRF
- Shock
Cellular Regulation
- Cancer
- Guilanne Barre
- Myasthenia Gravis

Student Learning Outcomes
Clinical Judgment

Formulate clinical decision making based on scientific evidence and available data.
Differentiate priority assessment and nursing actions using clinical judgment.

Safety

Summarize measures to mitigate risk of harm and maintain patient safety in health and illness.

Person-Centered Care

Organize priority nursing actions and assessments used to maintain person-centered care.
Analyze nursing care and assessment of individuals experiencing pathophysiologic alterations

Informatics & Quality Improvement

Identify priority information and discrepancies to include in documentation that reflects a continuum of quality improvement.