Maricopa Community Colleges  NUR209   19972-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/17/03
NUR209 19972-20032 LEC
LAB 		5 Credit(s)
5 Credit(s) 		5 Period(s)
15 Period(s)
Nursing Process IV
System of nursing practice continued from Nursing Process III to include expanded focus on client, family, and community systems. 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 and clinical concepts of complex needs of medical/surgical, obstetrical, and pediatric clients. Emphasis on comprehensive assessment, analysis, and management of client care using critical thinking. Clinical experiences structured for advanced development and delineation of registered nurse behaviors consistent with the roles of the Associate Degree Nurse (ADN). Prerequisites: NUR208, ENG102, BIO205, and any approved course within the Humanities area of General Studies.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
NUR209   19972-20032 Nursing Process IV
1. Demonstrate the responsibilities and standards of entry level ADN including the provider of care, manager of care, and member within the profession. (I)
2. Apply principles of health adaptation to individuals and families with complex obstetrical, pediatric, and/or medical/surgical problems. (II)
3. Evaluate the individual needs of the client, family, and/or community using a holistic perspective. (III)
4. Assess and evaluate the interrelationship between life span development and obstetrical, pediatric, and/or medical/surgical disorders. (IV)
5. Utilize effective communication as a member of the health care team. (V)
6. Analyze and implement nursing practice and expanded nursing skills for groups of obstetrical, pediatric, or medical/surgical clients with complex disorders. (VI)
7. Evaluate nursing care to ensure recognition and respect of multicultural values. (VII)
8. Apply advanced theoretical concepts, skills, and nursing process to clients and families with complex obstetrical, pediatrics, and/or medical/surgical disorders. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
NUR209   19972-20032 Nursing Process IV
    I. Professional Role Development in Nursing Practice
        A. Nursing role transition to the graduate nurse
          1. Critical thinking
          2. Accountability/legal responsibilities
          3. Advocacy
          4. Management
        B. Health care delivery
          1. Trends and issues
          2. Models
      II. Health Adaptation within the Health Illness Continuum
          A. Adaptation of the individuals and families with complex problems
            1. Obstetric
            2. Pediatric
            3. Medical/surgical
          B. Therapeutic strategies
        III. Needs Evaluation of the Individual/Family/Community Utilizing a Holistic Perspective
            A. Obstetrical
            B. Pediatric
            C. Medical/surgical
          IV. Life Span Development
              A. Interrelationship with obstetrical, pediatric and selected medical surgical conditions
              B. Assessment and evaluation
            V. Communication
                A. Interdisciplinary collaboration
                B. Information systems
                C. Case management
              VI. Nursing Practice
                  A. Application of nursing process to groups of clients with complex, obstetrical, pediatric and/or medical surgical disorders
                  B. Advanced health assessment for clients experiencing deviations from normal
                  C. Continued expansion of nursing skills to care for clients/families as a graduate nurse
                VII. Multicultural Values in Nursing Care
                  VIII. Principles of Care
                      A. Body systems
                        1. Cardiac and hematology
                        2. Neurological
                        3. Respiratory
                        4. Immune/oncology
                        5. Integumentary
                        6. Eye and ear
                        7. Musculoskeletal
                      B. High risk obstetrics
                      C. High risk pediatrics
                      D. Advanced physiology
                      E. Nursing process
                      F. Rehabilitation
                      G. Pharmacology
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