NURSING 210 — Intermediate Medical-Surgical Nursing
This course focuses on the care of adult patients with multiple comorbidities who require medical and/or surgical interventions. Emphasis is placed on helping patients, their families, and groups cope with alterations in body functions. Concepts focused upon in previous courses continue to be emphasized along with teamwork and collaboration, informatics, evidence-based practice and quality improvement. More complex health assessment and nursing skills are presented and students practice and demonstrate these skills in the laboratory and clinical settings. Clinical experiences provide the student with an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts and implement safe care to one or two clients and selected groups in a variety of settings. Theoretical concepts and clinical nursing skills contained in this course are consistent with the skills standards developed from the State of Illinois as stated in the Nurse Practice Act, IL 1300.340 Approval of Programs sub section F Curriculum and instruction. Writing assignments as appropriate to the discipline are a part of the course.