ADRN211 Adult and Family Nursing III
Department of Health Sciences: Nursing
- I. Course Number and Title
- ADRN211 Adult and Family Nursing III
- II. Number of Credits
- 8 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 12000
- IV. Prerequisites
- ADRN210 (C or better) Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOCI110
- Corequisites
- ADRN212
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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Total Instructional Minutes Breakdown: Theory 3000, Clinical 9000
Students must meet with student faculty advisor once per semester.
Prior to the start of this course, students must submit:
- A "Request for Criminal Record Check"
- Child Abuse Clearance Form
- Certification of Health Status and Immunization Record
- Certification in CPR: Healthcare Provider
Students are required to have program prescribed uniform and associated items.
Fees: See Nursing Course Fees Table for current fees
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course examines concepts that exemplify acute and critical health and illness issues. Complex theoretical concepts and clinical reasoning strategies are explored to provide evidence-based nursing care encompassing physiological and psychosocial processes. Simulation and clinical experiences foster clinical judgement when caring for diverse populations across the lifespan.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
- Utilize clinical judgment in the provision of evidence-based nursing care to critical/acutely ill adults and families;
- Implement strategies for therapeutic communication with acutely ill individuals with alterations in physical and mental health;
- Apply principles of safe, quality nursing care for selected concepts and specific health issues while implementing the nursing process;
- Evaluate nursing practice within legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks of the professional nurse and current nursing practice guidelines; and
- Perform nursing skills inclusive of appropriate patient care technologies and informatics independently within the scope of practice of the nursing.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Health Illness Wellness: Biophysical/Psychosocial
- Tissue - Burns
- Perfusion - Shock, Multiple System Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome (MI), Cerebral Vascular Accident
- Growth and Development - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Infection - Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Immunity - Autoimmune Disorders
- Cellular Regulation - Cancer-Non-Hematologic
- Mobility - Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Spinal Cord Injury
- Intercranial Regulation - Traumatic Brain Injury
- Sexuality - Sexual Dysfunction
- Self - Self Esteem, Patient Autonomy, Personality Disorders, Feeding/Eating Disorders, Anxiety Disorders/OCD/Panic/Phobias
- Stress and coping - Crisis Events
- Cognition - Delirium, Psychosis
- Behaviors - Addition
- Mood and Affect - Bipolar Illness, Suicide
- Violence - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Intimate Partner Violence
- Professional Nursing Practice
- Communication - Group Process
- Healthcare Systems
- Health Care System - Emergency Preparedness
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Students satisfy the course learning goals via class discussion, case studies, simulation, written exams, NCLEX® style questions, and/or performance-based tasks and projects. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Current textbooks are listed on the student reference list in the course syllabus. All listed texts are on reserve in the library.
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Date Created/Revised by Department: March 2019/November 2020