RNSG 1308 Professional Practice III: Medical Surgical I Nursing
This course focuses on the implementation of the nursing process with adult clients requiring partial compensatory and total compensatory nursing care as described by Orem. Program content examines selected predictable stressors causing illness in adult clients in the context of the Orems Self-Care Theory. Normal aging is emphasized to assist the learner in recognizing deviations from normal. Systems instability in the perioperative clients and alterations in client health patterns related to common and predictable respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine, neurological, musculoskeletal, integumentary, and acid-base stressors are discussed. The effects of chronic illness and strategies for coping with these illnesses are also presented. Students learn an approach to nursing care that incorporates a client-centered approach, respect for human diversity, and provision of a safe and effective care environment. Student Clinical assignments focus on the nursing care of adult clients with illnesses experiencing selected related to predictable stressors.
Prerequisite
RNSG 1300; RNSG 1304;
Corequisite
RNSG 1312;
Syllabus for this course.