NURS 250 - Complex Health Concepts for Nursing Practice

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Nursing

Description:

Covers safe nursing care for adult patients from socially, economically, and culturally diverse backgrounds. This course is designed to further develop concepts of accountability, acid-base balance, advocacy, caring, clinical-decision making, collaboration, communication, culture, diversity, ethics, evidence-based practice, family, grief and loss, health care systems, health policy, health/ wellness/illness, illness, intracranial regulation, mobility, perfusion, professional behaviors, quality improvement, safety, spirituality, teaching and learning, therapeutic communication, and time management/organization. In addition, this course is structured to assimilate the concepts learned in previous semesters as students are able to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide quality, individualized entry-level nursing care for professional nursing practice. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Nursing AS program. Prerequisites: NURS 241 and BIOL 221 with grades of C or higher.

Credits:

2.50

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

BIOL 221

Corequisites:

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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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