PN 131 - Family Health Illness Concepts for the Practical Nurse

Credit Hours: 5
Contact Hours: 8

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: PN 118 (B- or Higher)

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: This course is designed to further develop health care recipient, health and illness, and professional nursing and health care concepts. Health care recipient concepts include functional ability and culture. Health and illness concepts include functional ability, gas exchange, infection, interpersonal violence, nutrition, pain, perfusion, reproduction, and stress and coping. Professional nursing and health care concepts include collaboration, communication, clinical judgment, health care policy, health promotion, professional identity, and safety. Upon completion, students should be able to provide safe nursing care incorporating the concepts identified in this course.

Course Fee: $250.00

General Education Distribution Category Met: None

Department Consent: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed: No