NURS 2210 - Adult Health III: ADN

• Student will be able to collaborate with clients, families, and members of the healthcare team when providing client care.
• Student will be able to identify significant information related to topics for this course that may indicate a problem or the need for health care.
• Student will be able to student will be able to determine content of the nursing process to facilitate the management of safe and effective care for the client with a problem relating to these systems.
• Student will be able to recognize tasks/assignments specific to the members of the healthcare team, identifying those the R.N. is prepared to perform and those that can be delegated to others.
• Student will be able to relate and interpret steps of the nursing process to facilitate the management of safe and effective care for the clients with problems covered in the content for this course.
• Student will be able to identify sensory/perceptual deficits of the adult client in an acute care setting that may impede client safety.
• Student will be able to identify and practice infection control for all clients in all settings.
• Student will be able to recognize appropriate nursing care for the client with a problem related to the topics for this course.
• Student will be able to determine age specific risk factors/behaviors that influence accidents throughout the lifespan of the adult client.
• Student will be able to utilize appropriate precautions when caring for the immune-compromised client.
• Student will be able to identify risk factors for disease and illness.
• Student will be able to recognize actions and lifestyle choices to maintain health and prevent disease.
• Student will be able to consider self care needs when developing or revising a plan of care.
• Student will be able to recognize client need to discuss sensitive issues relating to sexuality, such as the client with a spinal cord injury.
• Student will be able to recite the effect of expected body image changes associated with topics for this course.
• Student will be able to apply nursing principles of practice and nursing process to provide nursing care that promotes and supports the emotional and social well-being of the client and family experiencing an acute or chronic illness.
• Student will be able to assess clients response to illness.
• Student will be able to recognize the need for psychosocial support required by clients and family to cope effectively with life changes, such as role transition, family dynamics and actual or perceived loss.
• Student will be able to identify nursing interventions that meet the cultural and spiritual needs of the client.
• Student will be able to identify signs and symptoms of impaired cognition.
• Student will be able to determine family/caregiver needs for the client with acute or chronic processes for the topics for this course.
• Student will be able to evaluate altered communication and nursing interventions that can promote successful communication adaptation.
• Student will be able to understand pathophysiology that determines abnormal symptoms and/or patient outcomes associated with the topics for this course.
• Student will be able to identify steps of the nursing process and collaborative care for the client experiencing increased intracranial pressure.
• Student will be able to identify care of the client experiencing or who has experienced a seizure.
• Student will be able to discuss provision of care for clients in the administration of medications and parenteral therapies, relating to topics for this course.
• Student will be able to use critical thinking when addressing actions of prescribed pharmacology agents on clients.
• Student will be able to relate knowledge and critical thinking to discuss and reduce the likelihood that clients will develop complications or health problems related to existing conditions, treatments or procedures.
• Student will be able to describe the use of specific orthopedic devices, such as traction, splints, braces, and casts.
• Student will be able to compare and contrast the use of heat and cold therapy for the treatment of musculoskeletal problems.
• Student will be able to verbalize knowledge and critical thinking of case management concepts to provide care for clients with acute, chronic or life-threatening physical conditions including unexpected response to therapies.
• Student will be able to recognize nursing interventions to prevent potential neurologic complications.
• Student will be able to perform and document system specific assessments crucial to basic care and comfort of the medical-surgical client.