NURS 411 Nursing Care of the Critically Ill

The focus of this clinical nursing course is the client system experiencing crisis composed of persons across the lifespan in the context of family. Throughout this course increasingly complex health problems are examined. Emphasis is on identification of client system strengths and stressors affecting lines of resistance. Physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables are incorporated in the nursing process. The concept of secondary prevention is expanded in this course to include the provider of care role in acute/critical care settings. The concept of tertiary prevention is expanded as it relates to the designer/manager/coordinator of care role in the acute and critical health care environment. Clinical learning experiences occur in adult and pediatric critical care settings and in emergency medical services. The length of this course is one-half of the Fall Semester. (Four lecture hours/week, 12 clinical hours/week). Course fee $235.