NURS 221:Adult Nursing III

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours per week: 3
Lab hours per week: 0

Prerequisite(s): NURS 200 , NURS 201 , NURS 202 , NURS 205 NURS 210 , NURS 211 , NURS 212 , NURS 213 , and NURS 214
Corequisite(s): NURS 220, NURS 222, NURS 223, NURS 224, NURS 225 , and NURS 226
This course is a continuation of concepts presented in Adult Nursing I and Adult Nursing II. Focus is on the nurse’s role in health and illness utilizing the nursing process to provide patient-centered care within evolving practice environments and across the spectrum of health and illness. This course addresses nursing care issues from a physiological, pathophysiological and psychosocial context. Presentation of evidenced-based, best practice standards provides opportunities to think critically, creatively, and compassionately. Course focuses on nursing care of adults experiencing complex illnesses and therapeutic communication that incorporate teaching strategies used to enhance nursing care with regard to cultural and life-span diversity and promote, maintain, and restore optimal health. Enrollment in the 200 Level of Nursing (NURS) courses is limited to those student who have been selected and admitted to the program. Program courses are sequenced by semester and must be taken as a group each semester per program requirements and policies.