NURSING 213 — Advanced Medical Surgical
This course focuses on advanced concepts of nursing care as they relate to adult patients with acute, complex, and multiple comorbidities. Previously learned concepts continue to be emphasized along with evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and leadership. Implementation of priority setting, clinical judgment and tenets of legal and ethical practice are integrated throughout the course. More complex health assessment and nursing skills continue to be 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 concept and implement safe, quality, evidenced-based care to patients, families and 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. Written assignments as appropriate to the discipline are a part of this course.