ADN 140 - Health Illness Concepts II

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours: 7

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: ADN 130 (B- or Higher) and C or Higher in the Following Courses: BI 121 and BI 122

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: ADN 135 and EN 102

Description: This course is designed to further develop health care recipient, health and illness, and professional nursing and health care concepts with emphasis on the adult client. Health care recipient concepts include functional ability and culture. Health and illness concepts include hormonal regulation, fluid and electrolytes, nutrition, elimination, perfusion, gas exchange, inflammation, pain, stress and coping, addiction, and interpersonal violence. Professional nursing and health care concepts include professional identity, clinical judgment, health promotion, communication, safety and health care policy. Upon completion, students will apply these concepts to determine relevant cues from a variety of sources as a foundation for prioritizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating safe nursing practice in the acute care setting.

Course Fee: $230.00

General Education Distribution Category Met: None

Department Consent: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed: No