LPNU 2119 Medical/Surgical Nursing I
Nursing theory related to the care of the perioperative client and the adult medical/surgical client experiencing alterations in respiratory, integumentary and genitourinary functions are presented. Principles of fluid and electrolytes/acid base balance are discussed as well as perioperative nursing. Appropriate pharmacological agents related to these systems and their actions, uses, and side effects are discussed. Client education on proper nutrition and diet modifications related to the use of these medications are stressed as well as proper nutrition and diet therapy necessary for health restoration and to maintain health are included in the discussions. Nursing implications for discharge planning and client education for the promotion of health are stressed. This course includes a 180-hour clinical component.
The clinical portion of this course builds upon the nursing care theory and skills discussed in Nursing Fundamentals I, Nursing Fundamentals II, and Medical/Surgical Nursing Concepts I. Using the nursing process, students perform basic and increasingly advanced clinical nursing skills in appropriate health facilities under the supervision of the instructor. The student begins to use the nursing process to plan and implement safe nursing care.
Note: Students must pass both the theory and clinical components of this course with 80% in each component to successfully complete the course and advance in the Practical Nursing Program.
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