ADN213 — Meeting Human Needs V
ADN 213 - Meeting Human Needs V ADN 213 - Meeting Human Needs V The focus of this course is on the nursing care of persons who have actual/potential health problems related to Gordon’s health patterns of Values/Beliefs, Role/Relationship, and Self Perception/Self-Concept. Classroom theory and clinical practice integrate all eleven of Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns. Applications specific to Leadership/Management and Mental Health Disorders are presented. The concepts of hierarchy of human needs across the life-cycle are applied to the nursing care of people with common health problems. The nursing process is utilized as the modality through which critical thinking skills are applied with an emphasis on health assessment, health promotion, health restoration and health maintenance. The student provides care to people in specialty and general medical/surgical units, long term care, as well as community settings. Students assume the nursing practice roles of the Associate Degree nurse with increasing autonomy. When caring for persons experiencing disruptions in Values/Beliefs, Role/Relationships, and Self Perception/Self-Concept, the student will: Demonstrate accountability within the legal ethical and regulatory framework of nursing. Appraise therapeutic communication techniques regarding nursing ethics/values to meet patient, family and colleague needs. Evaluate patients across the life-cycle with a focus on patients with mental health disorders. Adapt interventions to pro