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ADRN211 Adult and Family Nursing III

Department of Health Sciences: Nursing

I. Course Number and Title
ADRN211 Adult and Family Nursing III
II. Number of Credits
8 credits
III. Number of Instructional Minutes
12000
IV. Prerequisites
ADRN210 (C or better) Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI110
Corequisites
ADRN212
V. Other Pertinent Information

Total Instructional Minutes Breakdown: Theory 3000, Clinical 9000

Students must meet with student faculty advisor once per semester.

Prior to the start of this course, students must submit:

  1. A "Request for Criminal Record Check"
  2. Child Abuse Clearance Form
  3. Certification of Health Status and Immunization Record
  4. Certification in CPR: Healthcare Provider

Students are required to have program prescribed uniform and associated items.

Fees: See Nursing Course Fees Table for current fees

VI. Catalog Course Description
This course examines concepts that exemplify acute and critical health and illness issues. Complex theoretical concepts and clinical reasoning strategies are explored to provide evidence-based nursing care encompassing physiological and psychosocial processes. Simulation and clinical experiences foster clinical judgement when caring for diverse populations across the lifespan.
VII. Required Course Content and Direction
  1. Course Learning Goals

    Upon completion of this course, the student will:

    1. Utilize clinical judgment in the provision of evidence-based nursing care to critical/acutely ill adults and families;
    2. Implement strategies for therapeutic communication with acutely ill individuals with alterations in physical and mental health;
    3. Apply principles of safe, quality nursing care for selected concepts and specific health issues while implementing the nursing process;
    4. Evaluate nursing practice within legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks of the professional nurse and current nursing practice guidelines; and
    5. Perform nursing skills inclusive of appropriate patient care technologies and informatics independently within the scope of practice of the nursing.
  2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities

    • Health Illness Wellness: Biophysical/Psychosocial
    • Tissue - Burns
    • Perfusion - Shock, Multiple System Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome (MI), Cerebral Vascular Accident
    • Growth and Development - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    • Infection - Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • Immunity - Autoimmune Disorders
    • Cellular Regulation - Cancer-Non-Hematologic
    • Mobility - Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Spinal Cord Injury
    • Intercranial Regulation - Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Sexuality - Sexual Dysfunction
    • Self - Self Esteem, Patient Autonomy, Personality Disorders, Feeding/Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders/OCD/Panic/Phobias
    • Stress and coping - Crisis Events
    • Cognition - Delirium, Psychosis
    • Behaviors - Addition
    • Mood and Affect - Bipolar Illness, Suicide
    • Violence - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Intimate Partner Violence
    • Professional Nursing Practice
    • Communication - Group Process
    • Healthcare Systems
    • Health Care System - Emergency Preparedness
  3. Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

    Students satisfy the course learning goals via class discussion, case studies, simulation, written exams, NCLEX® style questions, and/or performance-based tasks and projects.
  4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:

    Current textbooks are listed on the student reference list in the course syllabus. All listed texts are on reserve in the library.

Date Created/Revised by Department: March 2019/November 2020

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