Description
This course includes and expands on the knowledge from prior courses with a focus on health and illness in adults while continuing to utilize nursing diagnoses, nursing interventions, patient outcomes, and the nursing process. Students will use patient centered care, evidenced based practice, quality improvement initiatives, and the LPN scope of practice to provide a safe plan of care. Topics include patients experiencing gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, mental health, cardiac, neurological, reproductive, and respiratory disorders with special considerations discussed on the effects of aging. Prerequisite: First semester coursework