This course will build on prior learning to gain knowledge of nursing care in specialty nursing areas such as mental health, pediatrics and the childbearing family. Various concepts of the nursing process will be utilized to facilitate the patient¿s/client¿s adaptation. Assessment will follow the systems approach utilizing developmental stages to determine the nursing care of the biopsychosocial spiritual, culturally diverse patient/ client and family within the health-illness continuum. The teaching-learning process will be utilized to provide the patient/client with the knowledge to prevent, maintain, and restore health status to assist them attain a safe, and therapeutic environment. Using the nursing process concepts as a framework, the students explore the collaborative role of nursing with the client, family and other members of the health care delivery system. (F)
NURS 134: Specialty Nursing Topics (Mental Health, Maternal, and Peds)
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