NURS 2410 - Application of Nursing Care for Persons with Common Health Alterations

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture 0 Lab 2
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This experiential learning course provides opportunities to deliver safe, effective patient care to persons with common health alterations.  Multiple experiential learning activities provide students with the opportunities to practice clinical reasoning skills. Settings for experiential learning include clinical, simulation, and lab.  
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 2400  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. apply nursing interventions necessary to provide high-quality, evidence-based, holistic care.  
2. demonstrate clinical judgement while providing safe care for persons with common health alterations. 
3. evaluate the impact of social determinants of health on persons with common health alterations. 
4. facilitate safe and effective communication and collaboration with all members of the care team. 
5. demonstrate nursing professionalism in all actions based on professional, legal and ethical standards.
6. apply leadership behaviors in coordinating care for persons with common health alterations. 

 
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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