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NURS 131 Medical Surgical Nursing II

4 credits
This course introduces common disturbances of homeostasis across the adult life span. Students continue to build on knowledge gained in prerequisite course work in developing an understanding of disease processes and the role of the nurse in the care of clients with altered functioning related to disease processes.

Prerequisites: NURS 121  and NURS 122  

Corequisites: NURS 132  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Integrate evidence-based knowledge to make sound clinical judgements reflective of safe practice standards.
  • Apply the concepts of leadership, management, quality improvement, and patient safety in the delivery of patient care
  • Communicate effectively and accurately through verbal, written, and electronic mediums.
  • Plan and provide safe, inclusive, equitable, effective, and financially responsible nursing care through the appropriate utilization of available resources.
  • Incorporate the concepts and competencies reflected in the LWTech

Total Hours: 40 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40