NUR 106 - Advanced Professional Nursing Across the Lifespan I

5 Credit(s)

Builds on knowledge gained in NUR 102-Transtion to Professional Nursing. Evidence-based nursing knowledge presented will focus on the nursing process encompassing the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of physical and mental health and the prevention of illness for individuals across the lifespan. Engaging and interactive class time, along with assignments and exams, provide emphasis on complex nursing knowledge necessary for the care of individuals with alterations in mental health as well as respiratory, cardiac, neurological, hematological, oncological, and immunological disorders.

Prereqs: NUR 102
Co-reqs: NUR 116 & NUR 126
Course Type: Lecture
Tuition Tier: Tier III
Delivery Method:
In-Person
Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 1) Students will identify the roles and responsibilities of a practical nurse managing the care of patients with alterations in mental health as well as respiratory, cardiac, neurological, hematological, oncological, and immunological disorders.
CLO 2) Students will apply critical thinking skills and knowledge of the nursing process and clinical judgment measurement model to create an individualized plan of care for patients with complex mental health, respiratory, cardiac, neurological, hematological, oncological, and immunological disorders.
CLO 3) Students will analyze the relationship between physiological alterations; selected disease processes; and patient’s values, spirituality, and culture; and roles in family and community settings.
CLO 4) Students will implement strategies to reduce risks to patient safety based on selected disease processes.
CLO 6) Students will apply current standards of practice for selected disease processes to a patient scenario using reliable, up to date technological resources.
CLO 7) Students will identify a trend in nursing practice that affects how nurses provide patient care.
CLO 8) Students will analyze personal practice of resilient behavior to manage stressors unique to being a healthcare professional.