Dec 26, 2024  
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 201 - Advanced Nursing Concepts II


Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
A continuation of the nursing principles introduced in NURS 200 . The focus is on providing care to clients with complex care needs related to obstetrical conditions and disease processes in selected body systems.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing Program; Grade C or better in NURS 200  and NURS 210 .
Corequisite(s): NURS 211 .
Course Outcomes:
  • Integrate research/nursing science, current standards of practice, clinical expertise, and patient preferences to formulate sound nursing judgments.
  • Plan and provide safe, holistic nursing care that is individualized to address patients’ diverse preferences, values and needs, and respects their capacity as a full partner with shared decision making.
  • Effectively use interpersonal communication and management/leadership principles when collaborating with health care team members to promote optimal health outcomes and minimize risk of harm.
  • Use technology to manage and communicate information, enhance patient safety, and support decision-making within professional, ethical, and legal standards.
  • Continuously improve the quality, value, and safety of patient care and health care systems by using data and improvement methods to implement and evaluate changes.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviors that are consistent with moral/ethical and legal principles, that adhere to regulatory guidelines and standard-based care, and which promote the profession of nursing.
Course Topics:
  1. Hematologic
  2. Immune II
  3. Maternal-Newborn II
  4. Neurologic I
  5. Respiratory II