Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR212   19922-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/17/03
NUR212 19922-20032 LEC
LAB
4 Credit(s)
5 Credit(s)
4 Period(s)
15 Period(s)
Nursing III
Advanced nursing concepts and principles. Focus on application of the nursing process in meeting needs of clients in maternal-newborn, pediatric, and psychiatric/mental health settings. Emphasis on communication skills in the care of clients of all ages in situations of increasing complexity. Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in NUR113, BIO202, and PSY240.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NUR212   19922-20032 Nursing III
1. Meet client's needs at various developmental levels. (I, II, III)
2. Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to promote nurse-client interactions. (I, II, III)
3. Use principles of teaching-learning process in developing individualized teaching plans. (I, II, III)
4. Apply knowledge of legal aspects of related to delivery of patient care. (I, II, III)
5. Apply theoretical concepts and principles related to care management. (I, II, III)
6. Provide care for antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal and newborn clients. (I)
7. Provide care the client in the various stages of the mental health - mental illness continuum with the following conditions: thought disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders and substance abuse. (II)
8. Manage the nursing care for clients with complex problems in selected emergency situations. (?)
9. Provide care for pediatric clients during infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and early adolescence. (III)
10. Use computer programs to enhance knowledge of nursing care for patients in the area of obstetrical, pediatric, and psychiatric/mental health nursing. (I, II, III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NUR212   19922-20032 Nursing III
    I. Obstetrical Nursing
        A. The intrapartal period
        B. The neonate
        C. The postpartal period
      II. Psychiatric Nursing
          A. Foundations for psychiatric nursing
          B. Treatment modalities
          C. Clinical entities in psychiatric nursing
          D. Somatic treatments
          E. Care of the elderly
          F. Psychiatric nursing of children
        III. Pediatric Nursing
            A. Infancy
            B. Early childhood
            C. Middle childhood & early adolescence
          IV. Nursing management of patients with hematologic problems
              A. Assessment
              B. Management
            V. Nursing management of patients with renal and urinary problems
                A. Assessment of urinary function
                B. Management of renal/urinary dysfunctions
                C. Management of renal/urinary disorders
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