NUR 107 - Adult/Child Nursing

8 Hrs.

Prerequisite: NUR 101 or BIO 201 and BIO 202, NUR 102, NUR 103, NUR 104, NUR 105, NUR 106, MTH 116 or higher, and ENG 101.
Corequisite: NUR 108 and NUR 109.
This course provides students with opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the life span in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process in a variety of settings. Emphasis is placed on providing care to individuals experiencing complex alterations in sensory/perceptual reproductive, endocrine, genitourinary, neurological, immune, cardiovascular, and lower gastrointestinal systems. Additional instruction is provided for care for clients experiencing burns, cancer, and emergent conditions. Nutrition, pharmacology, therapeutic communication, community, cultural diversity, health promotion, error prevention, critical thinking, and impacts on maternal and child clients are integrated throughout the course.