NUR 3180 - Nursing Care of Adults I

This course focuses on nursing practice with adults experiencing acute and chronic alterations in health. Health promotion strategies and health care principles are examined, and community resources are discussed. Emphasis is placed on a holistic understanding of the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the individual adult and family. Nurse accountability, adult and family psychosocial development and care, cognitive development, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, cultural diversity, spiritual and psychological needs, and the art of a nurse’s caring behaviors are integrated throughout the course. Care of the adult and family, family life processes, and adaptation are discussed. Ethical, legal, and sociocultural concerns related to the disorders will be explored. Pharmacology is emphasized. Application of the nursing process occurs throughout this course and in the clinical setting.

Lecture/Clinical
Credits: 5
Prerequisites: NUR 3010, NUR 3100, NUR 3110, NUR 3200
Corequisite: NUR 3250
Equivalent: NUR 318
Offered in the Spring Semester