NURS 2400 - Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course emphasizes the etiology, pathophysiology, and the nursing care of persons experiencing common alterations of body systems. Building on the basic concepts of health and illness learned in NURS 2300, Nursing Fundamentals and Assessment, this course introduces the learner to common acute and chronic health alterations. The course provides opportunities for learners to apply clinical reasoning skills to care for persons throughout the lifespan, utilizing systematic problem solving and critical thinking. This course provides opportunities to study various concepts related to acute and chronic health alterations and to apply evidence-based nursing interventions. 
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): NURS 2300 , NURS 2310 , and NURS 2320 ; BIOL 2031  and COMM 1031  or COMM 1041  or COMM 1051  with grades of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2410  and NURS 2420  
Recommendation: Completion of BIOL 2032  or concurrently enrolled; math, writing, reading, and study skills. 

Major Content

1. Professional Nursing related to Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations
   1. Attributes and Roles
      1. Professionalism
      2. Clinical Judgement
      3. Leadership
      4. Ethical/Legal
      5. Nurse as Health Promoter
      6. Nurse as teacher/learner
   2. Care Competencies
      1. Communication
      2. Collaboration/ Teamwork
      3. Quality and Safety
      4. Evidence-based Practice
      5. Technology and Informatics
   3. Health Care Delivery
      1. Care Coordination/ management of care
2. Health and Illness related to Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations
   1. Physiologic Adaptations
      1. Oxygenation and Homeostasis
         1. Perfusion
         2. Gas Exchange
         3. Clotting
      2. Protection and Movement
         1. Immunity
         2. Inflammation
         3. Mobility
         4. Tissue Integrity
      3. Regulation
         1. Cellular Regulation
         2. Thermoregulation
         3. Glucose Regulation
         4. Metabolism
         5. Intracranial Regulation
         6. Acid-Base Balance
         7. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
         8. Nutrition
         9. Elimination
      4. Reproduction/Sexual Health
   2. Psychological Adaptations
      1. Behavioral Health
      2. Cognition
      3. Coping and Stress
      4. Grief and Loss
      5. Resiliency
3. Determinants of Health and Person-Centered Care (Individual, Family, Community) related to Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations
   1. Life Span and Development
   2. Functional Ability
   3. Culture
   4. Spirituality
   5. Determinants of Health
      1. Health Disparities
      2. Social Justice 
      3. Social & Economic Factors
      4. Genetics
      5. Nutrition
      6. Environment
      7. Motivation
      8. Adherence

1. support clinical judgments with knowledge and methods from nursing and other, related disciplines.  
2. explain the influence of a student’s personal values in decision making for nursing practice. 
3. apply nursing knowledge to gain a holistic perspective of the person with common health alterations. 
4. investigate evidence-based priority nursing interventions to improve outcomes and safety. 
5. describe the impact of social determinants of health on populations with common health alterations. 
6. apply clinical judgment and the best available evidence to provide nursing care for persons experiencing common health alterations. 
7. use information and communication technology to deliver safe nursing care.  
8. evaluate the role of collaboration in providing safe care to persons with common health alterations. 
9. describe the care competencies necessary to provide safe care to persons with common health alterations. 
10. determine leadership behaviors needed to coordinate care. 

 
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None

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