NURS2375 Medical Surgical Nursing II - Replaced by NURS1376 - Summer 2024

This course focuses on care throughout the lifespan to include newborn to older adults with advanced medical/surgical health problems. Application of pathophysiology, nutrition, and pharmacology are applied to complex diseases within each concept.

Credits

8

Prerequisite

NURS1380

Course Requirements and Evaluation

Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.

Learning Outcomes

The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Demonstrate the nursing process when providing care
Communicate with the health care team to provide care for the client with advanced medical/surgical health problems
Complete focused assessments from an established plan of care for the client with advanced health problems
Prioritize potential/actual client complications or changes to report to the appropriate health care provider
Implement appropriate interventions within an established plan of care based on potential/actual client complications with advanced health problems
Apply knowledge of pharmacology, pathophysiology, and nutrition to the care of clients with advanced health problems
Apply safe nursing practice when performing skills
Maintain confidentiality of medical record and patient information
Demonstrate compliance with facility policies and procedures
Implement techniques to improve patient satisfaction

Text and References

A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the campus store and in eServices.

Course Scheduling

The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty two hours for each lab credit and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Credit Details section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.

Accommodations Statement

Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html

Campus

Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus:  952-995-1300

Credit Details

lecture:

4.5

lab:

3.5