NU 110 Medical-Surgical Nursing I

Credit, eight hours.
A study of the nursing needs of patients whose health problems are perceived as moderately threatening, with the expected prognosis being a return to health or control of the problem. Identification of factors which influence perception of and reaction to stressors; selection of nursing actions to meet selected patients’ needs; and intervention, evaluation, and revision of nursing care to resolve nursing problems are emphasized. Prerequisite(s): NU 105, NU 106, NU 107, NU 151; BIO 201. Corequisite(s): NU 206. Prerequisite or Corequisite: BIO 202.