NRS 111 - Foundations of Nursing in Chronic Illness I

Credits - 6 Lecture - 3 Lab - 1 Clinical - 2
This course expands on assessment and common interventions with the focus on patients with chronic illnesses common across the life span in multiple ethnic groups. The patient’s and family’s “lived experience” of the condition is explored. Clinical practice guidelines and research evidence are used to guide clinical judgments in the care of individuals with chronic conditions. Multidisciplinary team roles and responsibilities are explored in the context of delivering safe, high-quality health care to individuals with chronic conditions (includes practical and legal aspects of delegation). Cultural, ethical, legal, and health care delivery issues are explored through case scenarios and clinical practice. The course includes classroom and clinical learning experiences. The clinical portion of the course includes practice with selected core nursing skills.
Prerequisite: NRS 110
Corequisite: NRS 230 or NRS 231 (Clinical Pharmacology) and NRS 232 or NRS 233 (Pathophysiological Processes).
Term(s) Offered: Winter
Course Designation: C/T Elective - A maximum of 12 credits of college-level career and technical courses may be used as electives in the A.A.O.T. and the A.A.S. degrees. Meets the Human Relations requirement.