Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  09/25/01
NUR208      19972-20016	LEC LAB	4 Credit(s) 5 Credit(s)	4 Period(s) 15 Period(s)
Nursing Process III
System of nursing practice expanded from Nursing Process II to include client, family, and community. Holistic perspective integrating advanced concepts of health adaptation; individual, family, and community needs; multicultural values; communication; life span development; nursing process; and professional role. Theoretical concepts of complex communication techniques, mental health/mental illness and advanced pathophysiology associated with selected body systems. Clinical experiences structured for planning and delivery of client care in psychiatric and medical/surgical areas for beginning role development of registered nurse responsibilities and skills. Prerequisites: NUR109, BIO202, and ENG101.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
NUR208   19972-20016	Nursing Process III

1.	Explain the responsibilities and standards of professional role development with emphasis on the registered nurse role. (I)
2.	Apply principles of health adaptation to individuals and families with psychiatric and medical/surgical problems. (II)
3.	Analyze the individual needs of the client, family, and/or community using a holistic perspective. (III)
4.	Assess the interrelationship between lifespan developments and psychiatric and/or medical/surgical disorders. (IV)
5.	Apply therapeutic communication in the delivery of health care. (V)
6.	Analyze and implement nursing practice and expanded nursing skills for groups of clients with psychiatric and/or medical/surgical disorders. (VI)
7.	Assess the multicultural values of the client and family, and incorporate these values into nursing care. (VII)
8.	Apply advanced theoretical concepts, skills, and nursing process to clients and families with psychiatric and/or medical/surgical disorders. (VIII)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
NUR208   19972-20016	Nursing Process III

I. Professional Role Development in Nursing Practice A. Nursing role transition from LPN to RN 1. Critical thinking 2. Accountability/legal responsibilities 3. Confidentially 4. Client rights B. Health care delivery 1. Trends and issues 2. Models II. Health Adaptation within the Health Illness Continuum A. Individual/family adaptation in illness 1. Psychiatric 2. Medical/surgical B. Therapeutic strategies III. Needs Analysis of the Individual/Family/Community Utilizing a Holistic Perspective A. Medical/surgical B. Psychiatric settings IV. Lifespan Development A. Interrelations with psychiatric and selected medical/surgical conditions B. Assessment and evaluation V. Communication A. Therapeutic communication and intervention B. Information systems C. Client/family education VI. Nursing Practice A. Application of nursing process to clients/families with psychiatric and medical/surgical disorders B. Advanced health assessment for clients experiencing deviations from normal C. Expansion of nursing skills to care for clients as a graduate nurse VII. Multicultural Values A. Incorporation of value systems into nursing care B. Family dynamics VIII. Principles of Care A. Body systems 1. Fluid and electrolytes 2. Endocrine 3. Gastrointestinal 4. Renal 5. Male reproductive B. Psychiatric conditions C. Pathophysiology and psychopathology D. Nursing process E. Rehabilitation F. Pharmacology

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