NUR 232 — Medical/Surgical 3
NUR 232: Medical/Surgical III provides the proficient nursing student with more complex patients. This allows the student to utilize previously learned aspects and apply those to more critically ill clients. NUR 232 focuses on nursing care requirements in response to clients with complex respiratory, cardiac, mobility, neurological, genitourinary, sensory perception and communication issues from infancy to senescence. The proficient student nurse learns from experience what typical events to expect in a given situation and how plans need to be modified in response to these events. Students are able to prioritize, analyze, plan and evaluate patient responses. The use of case studies enhances their ability to grasp situation and share situations where they felt successful and thought their interventions made a difference. Principles of rehabilitation and health teaching are integrated throughout the course. The student has the opportunity to function in a leadership role, collaborate with the health care team, and use the nursing process in providing care to individuals and groups of patients. Beginning management and organizational skills learned in Nursing 234 are applied in the management component of clinical.
Prerequisites: NUR 231A, NUR 231B