Nursing Health Care 2

This part of term course is designed to further develop the concepts necessary to provide safe, patient-centered nursing care to a diverse population using critical thinking and clinical-decision making skills. New concepts within the three domains of the individual, health and illness, and professional nursing and healthcare concepts include: acid-base and metabolism/nutrition. Expansion on the following concepts: communication, comfort, fluid & electrolytes, gas exchange, immunity, perfusion, and safety is also included. The student will utilize the nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes needed provide evidence-based, safe, effective quality care to patients experiencing alterations in health in the lab, simulation, and healthcare facility.