NUR 2462L NURSING III CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 6 credits

Prerequisites: NUR 1211/1211L and NUR 1142C with grades of "C" or better or NUR 1001, NUR 1001C and NUR 1060C with grades of "C" or better. Corequisite: NUR 2462 and NUR 2511C. This clinical course provides opportunities to apply the concepts and principles related to the nursing care of child-rearing families and adult clients experiencing complex alterations in the functional dimensions of health. Focus is on development of the roles of nursing through the application of theoretical concepts and nursing process in providing care to child-rearing families and adult clients. Emphasis is on actual or potential threats to homeodynamics. Selected advanced nursing skills are introduced and previous nursing skills must be adapted for use in the treatment of children. Management of the nursing care of child-rearing families and adult clients in both hospital and community settings is emphasized. A variety of clinical and community settings are used to further develop nursing roles. This course contains a number of critical behaviors, including medication administration, that must be performed without error by the end of the course to successfully complete this course. (This course meets for 272 clinical hours over the course of the session.) 272 contact hours.