Description
Average of 11 class and clinical hours per week, but hours per week will vary.
Nursing IIA builds on the knowledge and skill acquired in Nursing I. In this course students learn about holistic health care across the life span, and application of the nursing process to diverse clients needing primary prevention and those whose normal lines of defense have been invaded to the extent secondary and tertiary preventions are necessary. Faculty designs learning experiences to assist students in identifying stressors and commonly occurring responses to stressors affecting clients' abilities to meet needs for pain management, cellular function, healing after surgery, oxygen, perception and mobility, and physiological safety. Through laboratory and clinical experiences, students continue to develop assessment and intervention skills with emphasis on beginning secondary prevention for the adult client. Students learn additional nursing skills and provide care in community and acute care facili