Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR231   20064-20075 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 10/25/05
NUR231 20064-20075 LEC 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Nursing Process and Critical Thinking III
Nursing and critical thinking strategies. Emphasis on complex human needs within the wellness/illness continuum in a variety of acute care and community settings. Theoretical concepts related to holistic care of adults with selected acute and chronic alterations in health and psychiatric/mental health disorders. Introduction to role of the professional nurse as member of the health care team. Integrates concepts of nutrition, communication, health promotion, and advanced pathophysiology. Application of previous knowledge of physical, biologic, social, and nursing sciences.
Prerequisites: NUR121, NUR127, and NUR129. Corequisites: NUR239 or permission of Nursing Department chairperson.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NUR231   20064-20075 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking III
1. Apply advanced pathophysiologic concepts to care for clients with selected health alterations. (I, II, IV)
2. Evaluate abnormal assessment data related to care of clients with selected health alterations. (I, II, IV)
3. Develop a holistic plan of care for clients and families with psychiatric/mental disorders. (I, III)
4. Develop a holistic plan of care for clients and families with acute or chronic health alterations. (I, III)
5. Describe nursing strategies that promote therapeutic environments for clients with psychiatric/mental disorders and selected health alterations. (I, III, IV)
6. Incorporate critical thinking skills to make inferences and judgments from client data that describe actual and potential nursing problems. (II, III)
7. Incorporate professional nursing standards in plan of care for clients and families with acute and chronic alterations of health and psychiactric/mental health disorders. (II, IV, V, VII)
8. Apply nutritional concepts that support wellness and therapeutic nutrition needs for selected health alterations. (III, IV)
9. Modify plan of care based on developmental and learning needs in selected client populations. (III)
10. Design a teaching plan in collaboration with client, family, and members of health team. (III, VII)
11. Integrate health strategies related to health promotion and maintenance. (V)
12. Analyze community based health care issues within a defined community. (VI)
13. Identify role, responsibilities, and scope of professional nursing practice. (VII)
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NUR231   20064-20075 Nursing Process and Critical Thinking III
    I. Caring
        A. Therapeutic Communication
        B. Therapeutic Environment
          1. Psychiatric/Mental Disorders
          2. Acute and Chronic Alterations in Health
        C. Client-Nurse Relationship
      II. Critical Thinking
          A. Analysis of Data
          B. Inferences and Judgment
          C. Recognition of Differences between Client-Nurse Views/Feelings
          D. Development/Modification of Nursing Care Plan
        III. Holism
            A. Bio-psycho-socio-cultural and Spiritual Health Perspectives
            B. Developmental and Learning Needs
            C. Wellness/Illness Continuum
            D. Chronic Illness and Disabilities
          IV. Safe Nursing Practice
              A. Nursing Process for Clients with Selected Psychiatric/Mental Health Disorders
                1. Advanced Psychopathology of Selected Psychiatric/Mental Health Disorders
                2. Psychiatric Assessment
                3. Laboratory/Diagnostic Procedures
                4. Treatment Modalities
                5. Planning
                6. Implementation
                7. Evaluation
                8. Documentation
                9. Reporting
              B. Nursing Process of Clients with Selected Acute and Chronic Alterations in Health
                1. Advanced Pathophysiology of Selected Disorders
                2. Assessment
                3. Laboratory/Diagnostic Procedures
                4. Treatment Modalities
                5. Planning
                6. Implementation
                7. Evaluation
                8. Collaborative Care and Management
                9. Documentation
                10. Reporting
            V. Health Promotion, Maintenance, and Disease Prevention
                A. Health Risk Appraisal
                B. Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
                C. Community Resource Identification and Referral
                D. Counseling
                E. Plan of Care
                F. Health Education
                G. Relapse Prevention
                H. Nutrition
              VI. Care of Clients in the Community
                  A. Nursing/Collaborative Care
                  B. Definition of Community-based Nursing
                  C. Community-based Settings and Resources
                VII. Professional Role Development
                    A. Role Transition to RN
                    B. Professional Nursing Practice
                      1. Scope of Practice
                      2. Specialty Standards of Care
                    C. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Care
                    D. Client Rights
                    E. Professional Boundaries
                    F. Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Team
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