PN 118 - Health Illness Concepts for the Practical Nurse 1

Credits: 6
Contact Hours: 10

Prerequisites: PN 110 (B- or Higher) and NUR 115 (B- or Higher)

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: This course introduces individual, health & illness, and professional nursing & health care concepts as they apply to the adult and geriatric client. Individual concepts include functional ability and culture. Health & illness concepts include glucose regulation, nutrition, elimination, perfusion, gas exchange, immunity, inflammation, infection, pain, stress & coping, and interpersonal violence. Professional nursing & health care concepts include professional identity, clinical judgment, health promotion, communication, collaboration, safety and health care policy. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care to the geriatric and adult client incorporating the concepts identified in this course. This course includes a clinical component.

Department Consent: Department Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None