Adult Health Nursing I PNSG 1605

6 Credits
Focuses on client care and clinical client care including using the nursing process, performing assessments, developing
critical thinking, engaging in client education, and displaying cultural competence in the adult population and with
attention to special populations. Lecture/lab topics include terminology associated with healthcare, structure and function
of body systems, health management and maintenance; prevention of illness; care of the individual as a whole;
immunology; as well as pathological diseases, disorders, and deviations from the normal state of health, client care,
treatment, pharmacology, nutrition and standard precautions concerning the cardiovascular, respiratory, and
hematological and immunological systems. Clinical topics include but are not limited to hygiene and personal care;
mobility and biomechanics; fluid and electrolytes; oxygen care; perioperative care; immunology; mental health; and
oncology, and standard precautions about cardiovascular, hematological, immunological, respiratory, neurological,
sensory, musculoskeletal, endocrine, gastrointestinal, urinary, integumentary and reproductive systems. This course
contains lectures and regular lab 4125/50 =82.5 hours and clinical has 3750/60 =62.5 hours.

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