NURS 110 Introduction to Pathophysiology

• Holistically care for self, patients, colleagues, and community within an ethical, legal, and diverse framework within the scope of practice of the RN
  • Use Pathophysiology to understanding patient care for clients with physiologic disturbances
• Demonstrate competency in educating and communicating with patients, families, interdisciplinary teams, and systems with a focus on quality health care promotion and functional patient centered outcomes
  • Identify and discuss risk factors, etiologies, and elements of pathophysiology of regulation/control, oxygenation/circulation, elimination/nutrition, and protection/defenses
• Implement the nursing care process to demonstrate safe, competent and evidence-based care within a variety of settings using appropriate tools and technologies
  • Using appropriate medical terminology, explain aspects of pathophysiology, in stable situations with predictable outcomes
  • Use information technology to obtain information in regard to Pathophysiology problems identified (GO: Information Technology)
• Utilize clinical reasoning skills to synthesize patient assessment data, scientific knowledge, and pharmacology to safely manage a rapidly changing health care status
  • Differentiate between normal physiologic and pathophysiologic process
  • Use critical thinking skills to identify risk factors/behaviors that lead to alterations in health (GO: Critical Thinking)
  • Recognize critical Pathophysiology states that would require immediate intervention
• Provide leadership to effectively collaborate and delegate with patient, family, interdisciplinary, systems administration and the wider community
  • Communicate effectively with other health care team members regarding Pathophysiology problems identified and share the outcome of the communication with patient and patient family in a compassionate manner taking into consideration patient cultural background (GO: Communication)