Nursing Across the Lifespan III (NURS 230)

Term: 2024-2025 School Year Spring Term

Faculty

Mrs. Diana AlbersShow MyInfo popup for Mrs. Diana Albers

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Educational Background:

Southeast Technical Institute: LPN Diploma 2013

Southeast Technical Institute: ADN 2016

Clarkson College: BSN 2018

Capella University: MSN-Nursing Education 2023

 

Nursing Experience:

Sioux Falls VA Hospital:

2013-2016 CLC-2: long term care/hospice/rehab

2016-2017 Medical-Surgical ward

2017-2020 Intensive Care Unit

2020-2023 Emergency Room/ER Unit Educator

Avera McKennan 

2019-Present GI Procedures

 

STC Position:

Nursing Faculty for LPN and RN Program

 

Description

Lifespan III incorporates knowledge from prior courses and concentrates on the health and illness of the individuals and families across the lifespan by identifying and utilizing patient centered care. Through collaboration with their peers and the use of advanced critical thinking skills, the students will formulate and deliver holistic plans of care by using the nursing process, evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives in a variety of mental health settings. Within this course, the students will learn health promotion, risk reduction, physiological adaptation, pharmacological and parental therapies, nutrition, and basic care and comfort within the context of mental health populations, fostering the development of safe, holistic care plans. Prerequisite: NURS 220, NURS 220S Corequisite: NURS 230S