Course
Discontinued
No
Course Code
NURS 4511
Descriptive
Nursing Art and Science: Acuity & Complexity
Department
Nursing
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester Length
15
Max Class Size
36
Course Designation
None
Industry Designation
None
Contact Hours
Lecture: 4 hours/week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Learning Activities
Faculty will facilitate the student's integration of nursing theory and promote the development of critical inquiry, clinical reasoning and judgment through learning activities such as lectures, group discussions, client-based scenarios, and using electronic resources.
Course Description
In this course, students continue to build and refine the core competencies required to care for a diverse population of clients with a range of complex health challenges in various contexts. Clients may experience co-morbidities and acute, chronic, deteriorating, and unpredictable health conditions. Students integrate and apply relevant theories and concepts, including the core curriculum concepts and themes. Students will examine regional, national, and global trends and issues, using an epidemiological lens. Students develop advanced level theory in preparation for the BCCNM entry-level competencies and their final preceptorship.
Course Content
Health trends/issues/challenges:
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Electrolyte abnormalities
- Arterial blood gasses
- Acid-base imbalances
- Fluid resuscitation
- Infections and wound care
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
- Renal failure
- Head injury / traumatic brain injury
- Dementia as a co-morbidity and differentiated from other disorders
- Multi-organ dysfunction and organ failure
- Transplant and organ donation
- Sepsis
- Shock (various types)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Diabetes
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Metabolic syndrome
- Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic (non-ketotic) state
- Cardiac variations and failure
- Acute MI
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) arrythmias (introduction)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Respiratory variations and failure
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Intubation
- Tracheostomy
- Hepatic variations and failure
- Cirrohsis
- Pancreatitis
- Hepatitis
The concepts relative to health challenges to be explored include:
- Management of deteriorating health status and codes
- Transmission, prevention and infection control
- Select pharmacological studies
- Cultural competence
- Cultural safety
- Cultural humility
- Transition
- Loss
- Death and dyiing
- Stress and anxiety
- Hardiness and resilience
- Coping
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Integrate the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and abilities required to provide safe, ethical, competent, compassionate, and evidence-informed nursing care to clients with complex health challenges;
- Synthesize multiple forms of knowledge in planning care for clients;
- Demonstrate advancing clinical decision-making, clinical reasoning, and judgment;
- Apply leadership skills to contribute to the transformation of nursing practice.
Means of Assessment
This is a graded course, and the means of assessment are consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the evaluative components of the course.
Textbook Materials
The instructor's course outline will be available to students by the first class and list the required textbooks and materials that students must purchase.
Prerequisites