NURS 455 - Nursing Care of Adults II and Populations with Complex Health Disorders

5 credit hours - This course focuses on the nursing care of adults and populations with complex health disorders. Disorders involve patients experiencing high acuity complex conditions across the lifespan. Pathological conditions of the cardiac, pulmonary, genitourinary, neurological, vascular, hepatic, and biliary systems are covered. Students will incorporate critical thinking, quality improvement, collaboration, and information technology as they plan and provide evidence-based care for patients experiencing alterations in health, which identifies these patients as experiencing highly acute complex conditions in a variety of high acuity health care settings. Class: 3 hours didactic; Clinical: 2 semester hours clinical [96 hours clinical]. Grade of ‘C’ or higher in all courses. Admission to the Nursing Program. Prerequisite(s): NURS 360. Co-requisite(s): NURS 420, NURS 421. Course Fee $ 200.00