NURS 312 - Adult Health Nursing I Clinical

Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding of health care problems in the adult population and performance of nursing skills in lab and clinical nursing situations. Students will apply knowledge of assessment and management of patient problems related to cancer, perioperative care, altered sensory input, integumentary problems and oxygenation. In addition, students will apply knowledge of concepts related to patient teaching, evidence-based practice, quality, safety and patient-centered care within the clinical arena. Course emphasizes the development of nursing skills and the application of the nursing process in a variety of medical-surgical clinical settings.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of NURS 201, NURS 203, NURS 211, NURS 212, NURS 231 and NURS 232 NURS 242 with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisites: NURS 301, NURS 311, NURS 321 and NURS 322
Course Level: Undergraduate
Hours: 135 lab/clinical hours.
Pass/Fail: This course is offered on a Pass/Fail basis.