Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR113   19926-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/17/03
NUR113 19926-20032 LEC
LAB
5 Credit(s)
5 Credit(s)
5 Period(s)
15 Period(s)
Nursing II
Intermediate nursing concepts and principles. Focus on application of the nursing process in meeting needs of clients with common medical-surgical problems. Emphasis on psychophysiologic interactions and crisis intervention. Maternal new-born concepts introduced. Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in NUR112, BIO201, and PSY101.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NUR113   19926-20032 Nursing II
1. Manage pre and post operative care of the surgical client. (I)
2. Describe selected biophysical and psychosocial aspects as related to health and illness. (II) (III)
3. Manage nursing care for clients with sexual and reproductive problems. (IV)
4. Utilize a family centered approach to maternal-child nursing. (V)
5. Manage nursing care for clients with: a) sensory organ disorders b) cancer c) diabetes mellitus d) cardiovascular and circulatory problems e) respiratory disorders f) renal disorders g) central nervous system (CNS) disorders. (VI)
6. Utilize computerized clinical case-study simulations in selected areasof psychosocial, medical/surgical and antepartal nursing to increase learning of the nursing process. (III) (V) (VI)
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NUR113   19926-20032 Nursing II
    I. Perioperative Management of the Surgical Client
        A. Preoperative nursing management
        B. Intraoperative nursing responsibilities
        C. Postoperative nursing management
      II. Biophysical Concepts Related to Health and Illness
          A. Homeostasis and pathophysiologic processes
          B. Nutritional considerations in health care
          C. Psychophysiological disorders
        III. Psychosocial Concepts Related to Health and Illness
            A. Anxiety and related disorders
            B. Stress and adaptation
            C. Illness as a human experience
          VI. Nursing Care for Clients with Sexual and Reproductive Problems
              A. Management during the reproductive cycle
              B. Management of clients with gynecologic disorders
              C. Assessment and management of clients with breast disorders
              D. Management of the male client with disorders related to the reproductive system
              V. Maternal Nursing: A Family Centered Approach
              A. Current perspectives of maternal nursing
              B. Dynamics of family life
              C. Sexual development and sexuality
              D. Genetic counseling
              E. Conception and fetal development
              F. Physical and psychological changes of pregnancy
              G. Antepartal nursing assessment
              H. Intrapartal nursing assessment and care
              I. Care of mother and baby during postpartal period
            VI. Client Management
                A. Sensory organ disorders
                B. Client experiencing pain
                C. Client with cancer
                  1. Diagnosis and treatment
                  2. Nursing care
                D. Clients with diabetes mellitus
                  1. Fluid electrolyte imbalance
                  2. Complications
                E. Digestive gastrointestinal problems
                  1. Assessment and management of clients with ingestive probems and upper gastrointestinal disorders
                  2. Assessment of digestive and gastrointestinal function.
                  3. Gastrointestinal intubation and special nutritional management
                  4. Management of clients with gastric and duodenal disorders
                  5. Management of clients with intestinal disorders
                F. Cardiovascular and circulatory problems
                  1. Assessment of cardiovascular function
                  2. Management of clients with cardiac disorders
                  3. Assessment of management of clients with vascular disorders
                G. Respiratory disorders
                  1. Management of clients with conditions of the upper respiratory airway
                  2. Assessment of respiratory function
                  3. Management of clients with impaired respiratory function
                H. Renal disorders
                  1. Fluid and electrolyte imbalance
                  2. Management of clients with renal disorders
                I. CNS Disorders
                  1. Management of clients with myasthemia gravis
                  2. Management of clients with multiple sclerosis
                  3. Management of clients with CVA
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