NURS 240 - Adult Health Concepts for Nursing Practice I

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Addresses safe nursing care and the needs of patients with cancer and other cellular alterations. This course is designed to further develop the concepts of accountability, advocacy, caring, cellular regulation, clinical decision making, collaboration, comfort, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/ wellness/illness, illness, immunity, infection, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, and time management/organization. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisite: NURS 151; BIOL 221; SOCI 201; and PSYC 209 with grades of C or higher. Corequisite: NURS 242, 243, and 244.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

BIOL 122

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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