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Apr 28, 2024
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NURS 151 Medical/Surgical Nursing- Chronic Illnesses I (5 credits)
Prerequisite Enrollment in the Associate Degree Nursing Program.
Course Description
Applying evidence-based nursing concepts, theories, and pathophysiology for health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of patients experiencing chronic illnesses across the lifespan.
Course Content
Chronic illnesses across the lifespan
Nursing theory and nursing process
Delegation and health care roles
Best practices within the nursing role
Use of data to monitor outcomes of care processes
Guidelines of safe nursing practice
Pharmacological principles in chronic illnesses
Current technological advances in health care
Dosage calculation for medication administration
Diseases
Meds
Pressure Ulcers
Antibiotics
Low Back Pain
NSAIDs
Opiates
Muscle relaxants
Benzodiazepines
OA
NSAIDs
Opiates
Gout
NSAIDs
Opiates
Indomethacin
Prednisone
Allopurinol
Probenecid
Colchicine
Hiatal Hernias
Pain management
Anti-emetics
Abdominal Hernias
Pain management
Anti-emetics
Hemorrhoids
Rectal corticosteroids
GERD
Famotidine
Omeprazole
Pantoprazole
Calcium carbonate
Magnesium hydroxide
IBS/IBD
Bentyl
Imodium
Lomotil
Sulfasalazine (IBD)
Oral corticosteroids (IBD)
Methotrexate (IBD)
Urolithiasis
Anti-emetics
Pain management
Incontinence
Oxybutynin
Dysmenorrhea
Anti-emetics
Pain management
Birth control
BPH
Finasteride
Tamsulosin
HPV
Antivirals
Vaccine
Fibroids
Anti-emetics
Pain management
Birth control
Erectile Dysfunction
Sildenafil
Menopause
Hormones
Asthma
Albuterol
Ipratropium
Beclomethasone
Montelukast
Tiotropium
Oxygen
COPD
Albuterol
Ipratropium
Beclomethasone
Montelukast
Tiotropium
Oxygen
Hypertension
Diuretics
ACE inhibitors
ARBs
Calcium channel blockers
Beta blockers
Athero- and Arteriosclerosis
Statins
Bile acid sequestrants
Hearing loss/vertigo
Meclizine
Meniere’s Disease
Meclizine
Anti-emetics
Visual acuity
Mydriatic
Cycloplegic
Glaucoma
Latanoprost
Timolol
Headaches
NSAIDs
APAP
Triptans
Ergot Alkaloids
Anti-seizure drugs
CVA
ASA
Plavix
Thrombolytics
Perioperative
Student Outcomes
Apply multiple dimensions of patient-centered care for the individuals with chronic illnesses across the lifespan including disease pathophysiology and pharmacology.
Identify the contributions of others on the healthcare team in helping patient/family achieve health goals.
Examine the role of evidence in pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in determining best clinical practice for patients with chronic deviations in all body systems.
Identify data and methods that improve the quality of health care systems.
Describe the impact of national patient safety resources, initiatives and regulations on positive patient outcomes.
Identify information and technological skills that are essential for safe patient care including dosage calculation and medication conversions.
Degree Outcomes
Patient-centered care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
Teamwork and collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
Evidence-based practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
Quality improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Safety: Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Core Abilities
Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information, and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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