NURS172

This course develops the nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes of the student in providing patient­centered care to adults with common problems of homeostasis related to concepts of oxygenation, perfusion, metabolism elimination and cognition and memory. The student will also learn to provide nursing care for adults with adaptive and maladaptive psychosocial behaviors. Communication, the nursing process, clinical reasoning and clinical decision-making continue to be emphasized (Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or higher in BIOL-111, BIOL-112 HESC-107 NURS-111, NURS-125, NURS-171; and ENGL-121, PSYC-106; Admission to the Nursing Program; Prerequisite or Corequisite: A grade of "C" or higher in NURS-112)